A focused population profile of Bedik people, their Senegalese and Upper Guinea background, closest modern genetic matches, ancestry model, and World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Bedik people are a minority population of Senegal, especially associated with eastern Senegal and the Upper Guinea borderlands near Guinea and Mali.
Bedik is part of the regional linguistic landscape, while French, Wolof, Mandinka, and other languages may be used in wider social life. The profile sits near Mandé and Senegambian references in the database.
As a genetic reference, Bedik is useful for comparison with Manjak Gambia, Mandinka Senegal, Malinke Mali, Mandinka Gambia, Serer Gambia, Wolof Gambia, Bambara Mali, Jola Gambia, Fulani Gambia SSA Profile, Soninke Gambia, Dogon, and Mossi.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, Bedik is closest to Manjak Gambia, Mandinka Senegal, Malinke Mali, Mandinka Gambia, Serer Gambia, Wolof Gambia, Bambara Mali, Jola Gambia, Fulani Gambia SSA Profile, and Soninke Gambia. The result places Bedik in a Senegambian, Upper Guinea, and Mandé-adjacent West African genetic space.
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The ancestry breakdown gives deeper component proportions, while closest matches show modern similarity. Bedik ancestry is best interpreted as West African and Upper Guinea/Senegambian, close to Manjak, Mandinka, Malinke, Serer, Wolof, Jola, Bambara, Soninke, and nearby regional references.
The heatmap should emphasize eastern Senegal, Gambia, Guinea borderlands, Mali, Upper Guinea, Senegambia, and Mandé/Atlantic West African reference zones.
Yes. Mandinka Senegal, Mandinka Gambia, and Malinke Mali are all among the closest matches.
Manjak and Bedik sit in a broader Senegambian/Upper Guinea West African genetic space in this dataset.
Bambara Mali and Dogon appear in the wider close list, fitting the Mandé and Sahel-West African context.
