ALFRED: allele frequency database

The ALlele FREquency Database
ALFRED is a resource of gene frequency data on human populations
supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation.

ALFRED detailed record information

Population Information

Name	ALFRED UID	Primary Language	Language Family
Lambadi	PO000295Q	LAMBADI	Indo-European

Synonyms:
Geographic Location¹: 20N, 76.5E; 13N, 85E

Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: Ethnologue: Language Description Record Lambadi photos Record Lambadi Record
References: See references
Population Description: The Lambadi, a semi-nomadic tribe, is made of various groups found throughout India although most of them are found in Andhra Pradesh, especially in Telangana. They tend to live in small isolated groups; many now farm and breed cattle. Due to their isolation most are not well educated and are very poor. Compared to other groups in the area, the Lambadi are tall, have a fair complexion, have aquiline noses, and classical Nordic features. This tribal group is related to the European Roma (gypsies). This group originated in Rajasthan in northern India, which is reflected in the colorful dresses and ornate jewelry worn by the women in their traditional dance, the Lambada. The Lambadi are famous for their colorful culture. They have a total population of 2,867,000 individuals in Indian, speaking the Lambadi language, which is part of the Indo-European linguistic family. (Ethnologue, 1994)
References:
- Ailaiah W. "The Lambadis: their identity". Man in India 75:97-100. (1995)

- Meera S, Govinda Reddy P. "Life cycle ceremonies among the Lambadis of Periyar district, Tamil Nadu". Vanyajati 46:2-5. (1998)

- Samanta RK, Shyam Sundar L. "The Lambadis: their socio-psychological and agro-economic characteristics". Man in India 65:269-77. (1985)

- Trail RL. "Some Lamani sentence types: An experiment in pedagogical research". Pacific Linguistics A 53:1-22. (1980)

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Lambadi

Sample UID: SA001580O

Sample Description:This sample consists of consenting healthy, unrelated Lambadi individuals from Andhra Pradesh, India.

Number of Chromosomes: 214

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Bindu G, Trivedi R, Kashyap V. "Genotypic polymorphisms at seventeen autosomal short tandem repeat Loci in four tribal populations of Andhra Pradesh, India". J Forensic Sci. 50:978-983. (2005) Online citation.

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Lambadi

Sample UID: SA000412H

Sample Description:The Lambadi were collected from the Guntur and Hyderbad districts. With the help from community leaders blood samples were collected from apparently healthy normal, unrelated individuals.

Number of Chromosomes: 190

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Papiha SS, Singh BN, Lanchbury JS, Mastana SS, Rao YS. "Genetic study of the tribal populations of Andhra Pradesh, south India". Hum. Biol. 69:171-199. (1997) Online citation.

¹Geographic Coordinates represent two opposite corners of a rectangle encompassing the area where the population lives.This data is preliminary and changing.

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