Akar NusaAkar Nusa / Family lines / Mother line N9
Mother line N9
The long eastern coastline
Age likely 35,000 to 50,000 yearsPassed down mother to childStops 5 on the road
THE ROAD OF THIS LINE. GOLD COUNTRIES ARE WHERE IT IS COMMON. SHAPES ARE SCHEMATIC.
The story
More than 50,000 years ago, a woman walked out of Africa. Her daughters, and their daughters, followed the coasts east into East Asia, where the N9 family grew. Its daughters spread widely, north to Korea and Japan and south through China into Southeast Asia. Every mother between her and you passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 50,000 years agoHer line, later named N, leaves Africa with some of the first people to settle Asia.
- South AsiaOn the way eastThe line follows the warm southern coasts of Asia.
- Southern ChinaTens of thousands of years agoBranch N9 likely grows up in East Asia.
- Korea and JapanIn later timesBranch N9a spreads widely across East Asia; branch N9b is found mostly in Japan.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found at modest levels from Japan and Korea through China to Southeast Asia, including some peoples of the Malay Peninsula.
Most often found in: China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam.
