Shape of earlobe | HAUSA | IGBO | YORUBA | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |||||||
Right ear | Left ear | Right ear | Left ear | Right ear | Left ear | Right ear | Left ear | Right ear | Left ear | Right ear | Left ear | |
(N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | (N, %) | |
Tongue | 6, 15.8% | 8, 21.1% | 6, 11.8% | 6, 11.8% | 5, 13.2% | 7, 18.4% | 13, 17.5% | 11, 14.9% | 8, 14.5% | 7, 12.7% | 8, 15.7% | 8, 15.7% |
Triangular | 3, 7.9% | 5, 13.2% | 1, 2.0% | 0, 0.0% | 1, 2.6% | 3, 7.9% | 3, 4.1% | 2, 2.7% | 8, 14.5% | 6, 10.9% | 3, 5.9% | 4, 7.8% |
Arched | 13, 34.2% | 11, 28.9% | 22, 43.1% | 23, 45.1% | 21, 55.3% | 20, 52.6% | 38, 51.4% | 35, 47.3% | 28, 50.9% | 30, 54.5% | 24, 47.1% | 20, 39.2% |
Square | 16, 42.1% | 14, 36.8% | 22, 43.1% | 22, 43.1% | 11, 28.9% | 8, 21.1% | 20, 27.0% | 26, 35.1% | 11, 20.0% | 12, 21.8% | 16, 31.3% | 19, 37.3% |
Total | 38 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 51 |