Hutu

Hutu
Abahutu
Regions with significant populations
 Rwanda11.1–12 million (84%–90% of the total population)[1]
 Burundi10.4 million (85% of the total population)
Languages
Kinyarwanda, Kirundi
Related ethnic groups
Other Rwanda-Rundi peoples

The Hutu (/ˈht/), also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic or social group which is native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda where they form one of the principal ethnic groups alongside the Tutsi and the Great Lakes Twa.

  1. ^ Since the Rwandan massacre, no ethnic census has been conducted an estimated 84 to 90 percent of the population is Hutu.

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