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His parents are so cute. You can tell how he got his sense of humor
IKR omg they are awesome ~*~
His parents seem so great - no wonder Kamau has such a great sense of humor. Love any story of ancestry for Americans.
I like Kamau's mother. She is nice person, wonderful humor and a great personality. Is she really 80 years old?
both parents are soooo cute and youthful. i want to wrap them around my arms.
She's 80? She doesn't like a day over 50. She looks fantastic.
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@@kittenhoodie 50? C'mon now
@@Deenique16 LMAO 😁 😂🤣 😃
Oddly enough, his parents “look” married. They’re cute together.
My Mom thought she was part Native American because of how she looks, lighter skinned African American, more wavy hair etc but she came back 96% African and 4% European. That’s more African than some Africans! It’s already lighter Native Africans with wavy hair, people just assume all Africans are one type.
This is correct
That's not more African than most africans. We're a hundred percent African!!! TF are you saying??
Kristopher Ransom Your mother could be right? She could be Native American!! I encourage you to check out Dane Calloway’s page.
@@australianoriginal1321 , Don't put too much faith in Dan Calloway, he is a con man
Believe it or not, there's African pple who are light skinned and not mixed with anything. Black comes in all shades
On behalf of Kenyans... We accept you 😁🇰🇪
Marion Njaga 😆
Haha and on behalf of Central Kenya..
I mean look at him he looks very muranga-ish 😂😭
Marion Njaga No fool, they should accept you.
June Mwaura tutamchukua tu aende Murang'a
Kamau that is a Kenyan name.. to be precise among the biggest tribes here called Kikuyu. They (we) are generally found in the Kenyan Highlands I hope you discovered more about us in the recent episodes.
Hence I thought he was Kenyan American LOL -
Kohana atia!?
I was wondering why Kamau would do the research based on his DNA when both of his parents are still living. His parents' DNA would give him SO much more information than his own DNA. Glad to see in the preview that the parents are testing.
Doretta Irwin he might of got them tested afterwards, I got myself tested and asked my dad to and he is very skeptical so he wants to wait until I get my results back to see if he wants to.
He did have them tested also
Got mine tested first since I was the curious one. Lol!😁 If I would have waited on my Mama I would have been waiting for awhile. She was very stubborn about the whole thing. Didn't see the purpose and felt like we would still be called what society wanted to call us. (That's putting it lightly what she really said. 😂😜) It took me about a year to convince her.🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ So now hers, mine, my youngest son, and my Mom's oldest brother (85 years old & his revealed more) have all been done. So it is definitely worth it in the end.
Doretta Irwin do you get more info if your parents or grandparents do it rather than you? Why?
Dee why would he not want to? I mean what's the worst thing that can happen?
This is something that everyone should do. I was told I have NA but I took the test and have none at all.
Love how he said he wouldn’t show his daughter because the Internet is horrible, yes trolls are the worst.
I did Ancestry first and then MyHeritage and mostly got similar results, the latter has a more specific breakdown. My test came out to be African (mostly Nigerian) European (Scandinavian, Greek, Finnish, and Irish), and Asian (East Asia somewhere in the area of Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines).
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Hi. Just because no NA (or anything in particular) came up, it doesn’t mean that you don’t have forefathers who are not expressed in your particular DNA since each time (to make it very simple) you only inherit 50% of DNA from one parent and 50% from the other, so you can imagine that that process over several generations, especially if people are intermarrying in a cultural “melting pot” type environment, all kinds of DNA gets left behind. It doesn’t mean that the people in the past don’t exist as distant family, they just don’t exist in your specific DNA profile.
Mom is beautiful!
Dad too
Thanks
His parents are nice looking
And so are you
@Eloise Hall I was thinkin Lord let's not have a (u ain't the daddy with his father lookin nothin like him)🙊Sorry Kemau...No disrespect bro its the times were livin in)lol!
I'm not sure if I missed something. I understand that his parents were never married to each other. But I am curious to understand how his mother's last name, is also, Bell. I love these ancestry stories. They are always so intriguing to me.
Never have I wanted to know where someone is from as much as I did with Kamau. I met a guy in uni in the UK called Kamau, got all excited that there was another Kenyan in my class but he turned out to be of Jamaican ancestry but he thought far back, he might have been Ghanaian. What’s with this name Kamau? It’s so uniquely Kikuyu let alone Kenyan
Hehe ikr
That's why we tresha the Kikuyu in Kenya. Wako kila pahalj
Every African American is obsessed with having Native American in their ancestry, I feel like they are more interested to find out whether they have native than where do they really come from in Africa 🤷🏾♀️
Blame it on older generations pushing that narrative of having a Native American grandparent or great-grandparent when in reality it was likely a 'swarthy' European ancestor who they mistook for being Native American or were told they were Native American. There are probably more cases than we know of southern Europeans, particularly Italians, being identified as Native Americans in the family and then when the DNA results come back with higher than expected European results (especially if they're broken down into regions) then there are questions about great-great grandpa so and so. I've heard rumors that my family has Blackfoot Indian roots, but I've also heard that we have Greek blood as well somewhere 'down the line' as they say.
DarlingNikki2 true, I totally agree with everything you said :/ regardless of his ancestry, the guy and his family are beautiful
Dane Calloway covers this topic. All brown skinned people were not enslaved. Additionally the African American identity has changed multiple times in the U.S. Why change our identity multiple times? What are they hiding about our true identity? I commend those who do the paper trail to trace their roots. I took this DNA test once and received updated results which changed drastically from their original findings. 🤨🤔. I will just say I'm from the lost tribe of Africa
No they're not obsessed. Most African-American, black people (whatever you want to call us), don't really know where they come from. And it's always been the legend that we have Native American ancestry in us. So people can only say what they've been told.
So I do think these tests are pretty fascinating as it helps people to better ascertain their lineage. When you add these tests in addition with your family tree and documents it really helps African-Americans / black people to get better understanding of their roots and their family tree.
Etianne Ferrera and most have no native blood
i remember when i watched his Netflix special i googled him. Kamau is a Kikuyu in Kenya
His mom and dad are do adorable 😍❤❤❤
This is the best thing on CZcams! Great job Ancestry... I love this
I love the light hearted realism.
Hellooo my brother. Kamau is a Kikuyu name, the largest Bantu tribe in Kenya. A very business minded, smart, and courageous pple, they're also travellers, you'll find them nearly everywhere in the world. How did you come to be called Kamau? A "Kamau" is a warrior.
Kamau = quiet warrior. Well he is a warrior. However, quiet he is not, and aren't we lucky that he isn't. Can't wait for the next episode! Love you, Kamau!
Kamau is a kikuyu name from the bantu tribe in kenya........(acha nisi seme mob kwanza hiyo part ya worrior he he he ) east africa
@@angelatwist8085 nimecheka yangu yote 🤣
Its the African American version of Seth Rogan
TwistedTornsTirade YEEESSSS hahaha
TwistedTornsTirade We're Hebrew Israelites. You are probably a Amalekite.
great come back, i'll be whatever you want to call me, I learned you can't argue with keyboard warriors
@@mjulianlee You are not a hebrew Israelite. Stop trying to be something you're not, it's actually sad
Michael Michaelson
Revelation 2:9
[9]I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
KAMAU IS KIKUYU TRIBE NAME..... KENYA........................................
Adû a nyûmba ya Mûmbi,House of Mumbi. 🇰🇪
@@akhenatenmuriithi4493 ona nie
What if he was named kamau after a friend of his parents or they just liked the name😮.. Just a thought.
I'm kenyan
He has really cool parents,and quite good-looking. His dad is funny,but his mom is a rollicking. You can tell,she was ahead of her time,and i bet a no drama mother inlaw. dad is funny too and good looking
I’m mixed and my european side I could trace some lines all the way back to the 1400s..the African side, only 3 or 4 generations. Sad how we were stripped of our history. It also weirdly made me super interested in my european side (which I basically ignored all my life) since there was so much there to explore...majority of my makeup is from Europe but the one drop rule really does influence who you identify with. Taking the ancestry test and tracing my family tree really changed the way I saw myself. Some people don’t care much, but it had a profound impact on me I must say.
As a black man I was told I had Native Americanan ancestry from my family and my Ancestry DNA confirmed that even when they updated the DNA results.
Just imagine the name KAMAU is very common name in Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪 from a tribe called KIKUYU
Really enjoyed this. Very inspiring and makes me look forward to what I'll uncover in my Ancestry DNA test when I eventually take it.
You have very good looking parents. Your mother is beautiful and your dad has a great jawline.
I absolutely LOVE this wonderful episode...Sweet *ADORABLE* parents...Now we know where Kamau got his lovable charm... *: )*
I just adore the mom. She’s so sweet
Wow! His parents are pretty beautiful people. He got it from somewhere and now we know from where
Oh my goodness, you're parents are beatiful!!
Kenyans are beautiful
lol dude has a kenyan name, and looks kinda kenyan
he don't look kenyan . like most black americans he favors a west african look.
Kamau is a Kenyan name from kikuyu tribe located at central kenya,welcome home bro
kamau wa wanjohi
Kamau wa Kengere
@@jobisaac2154 couldn't have said it better myself.
That laugh says that you are full brother to Seth Rogan.
Jones Family they could be twins.
Don't mean to offend you, but your father is so handsome. You're whole family is attractive, but your dad is a hottie.
Pollyanna Principle Polly slow down
Pollyanna Principle I thought the same things 😍💕💕💕💕
POLLYANNA!! YOU AINT BY YOURSELF!! THATS A HANDSOME MAN.... JUST A COMPLIMENT!!!
I really loved Kamau Bell. He so charismatic and funny. His family is equally lovely. So glad he was born! Wonderful to see how we all end up here.
Thanks so much for watching! We're glad you enjoyed the clip. Have a great day!
I love that this is a series! Can’t wait to see more
do.
Kamau should have a deep intellectual conversation with Questlove both are super dorky and intelligent
His parents are charming , and he's great
I love Ancestry, I took the dna test a year ago and have been doing a family tree. Would be awesome to have Ancestry's experts to help me out. Would love to find much more, especially being African American.
oh trust me it's not just black people who think they have Native American DNA. White families, every single one of us have a story and they rarely are ever true! What did I find when I got my results back? no Native American, but 97% European..
what about the other 3%? 1% Caucusus (Iraq, Turkey, Syria etc), 1% Southeast Asian and.. 1% African American - I almost fell out of my seat.. I'd always been told we had African American roots on my mothers side and I didn't believe it.. but if you look at a photo of my great grandmother.. there it is.. Somewhere, my 5th great grandparent was 100% African American
Sara English Yep!!! It’s an American thing...
Most Caucasians do not know about physical anthropology. If you studied anthropology you'd find that Africa is the birthplace of humanity. Not Europe. Non-Africans are types of Albinos. There's a close physical similarity between Albinos and people who are not brown Africans.
FileThis Information Lmfao
It's not intended to be a joke, Nest. People don't study enough about race. If you did a quick search of the word albinism and read the description you'd realize that ANYONE who isn't brown has a skin disorder called albinism. I did it for you:
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/albinism/symptoms-causes/syc-20369184
@@filethisinformation3277 lmfao
DNA lady reminds me of Melissa mcCarthy same voice even! Interesting video
Latoya Lees she kinda looks like her too... 😂
Yes she looks and sounds like her, even her laugh
I thought the same
Yes, she does! His wife reminds me of someone too!
Latoya Lees you remind me of my future wife.
I have enjoyed watching your ancestry search. Your parents are lovely. Your mother is beautiful. I also have searched for my ancestry to discover some immediate family. Its so sad that there is no one left for me to show what I have found. But I know and that counts to me.
Kamau Bell... Brilliant and funny. I see where you get it from.
Kamau is a Kenyan name from the tribe of kikuyu. Which is the largest tribe in Kenya. Kamau means quiet warrior in Kenya
As a bantu Kikuyu from central Kenya daughter of Kamau welcome to our family😊
You see those beautiful faces of those girls that are blurred because the internet is a horrible place - bravo sir! That's a parenting lesson for all!
His parents are just too adorable
My cousin is famous!!!!! Yay!!!! God bless you and your family, Oliver Cheatham was said to be a comedian. So cool to watch lots of heritage in Tennessee and Indianapolis IN
Just watched this episode and it's blowing me mind because my entire family is Dockery and I've never traced my roots but now I'm about to because I'm now more curious then ever because of the last name resemblance
@Tyecia Dockery hello Tyecia! I hope you don't find this intrusive, but I was wondering if you ever followed through on tracing your roots? I am fascinated by genealogy and how it draws people together, and I can't help but be curious if you found a connection with Kamau!
Love love Kamau! Your parents are still good-looking!
Love his parents! And Reason... sounds like a character out of a book or movie.
Why does he remind me of Norbit lol.
Mavis Username is your name Mavis?
sowhat why? Lol
Mavis Username I'll take that as a yes lol. Because I was wondering if Mavis means sth to do with black if I remember correctly because of the so called Moabites that I'm not very familiar with but I think might be some sort of black people or not.
sowhat Mavis is just a nickname of mine haha.
And hmm... I'm not sure, from what I've heard, Mavis is a French female name...? 🤔🤔
Lmao right 🤣🤣
You are from Ghana come home . brother we need you in your motherland ❤❤❤❤ DNA shows you are Akan tribe.
That ol' tale of an Indian in the family is just that, an ol' tale. Years back, to explain a lighter child of two dark parents was easier to stomach than the truth. The truth was forced coupling by those in power against the powerless.
maybe maybe..but black women like white guys too. I am proof
All native americans arent light. Most are kinda dark.
People.
Low DNA percentage points are just as significant as high.
Low percents just mean, that particular ethnicity is earlier(further back) in your family tree.
That means, typically, your ancestor was full blooded ______.
The Ancestry.com site explains how the generation equates to the percentage.
Yeah people need to think of those percentages as EXTREMELY INACCURATE estimates that represent numbers of people in their tree. So if your result = 1/32 Chinese, then there was one Chinese person among the 32 people in your tree several generations back. One in thirty-two of your ancestors were Chinese.
But... that 1/32 might actually show up as 0 - 5% depending on the dice you rolled, for several reasons.
The percentages are absolutely not accurate representations of your actual ancestry, which you can see for yourself by having a sibling or parent do the test and comparing your results with theirs
wicious The percentages are accurate and typically coincide with a person's family tree. For those with enough living relatives.
Mine did and family members.
You just don't know enough about genealogy to make your assertion.
Grateful Shakira
Not all the time. my grandmother received a "
Companies and third party sites like gedmatch can make mistakes based on how their algorithms are set and how adequate their reference data is.
APgeneticgenealogylover I understand what you are saying.
But that wasn't a mistake. That percentage was accurate as of the prior reference population & algorithm.
Their reference population expanded, in which the estimate they use had to change. Your family member still has traces of South Asia but the confidence level the company used, shrunk. Negating the need to put that in your updated DNA ancestry.
In other words, it's complicated.
The mom is so cute I wonder how she looked like during her teenager years
The way his mama busted out laughing! 😂😂
his name kamau is Kikuyu so somehow I don't know but also Jamaicans give their children Kikuyu names especially musician like the Marley's have Kimani
Ky Mani Marley also there is famous dance hall artist by name Kibaki to name a few
Jesus is KING of kings and Lord of Lords forever!
Their ancestors must have been slaves from Kenya. Kenya coastline was a major slave port with slaves from the country inland.
I think it’s a beautiful thing.
We are people. United, and our genetics will cross one way or another.
his parents were never married, but they have the same last name?
KatyLied thats what i was thinking
Either she took.his name..
Or they had the same last name to begin with
There are a lot of Bells and they aren’t all directly related
I know a couple who married who both had the same surname. They were not related though.
Hey
Welcome kamau you already have a name you will blend so well karibu kenya
His parents are really attractive, I just can't tell which parent he looks like. Maybe it's the glasses throwing me off.
Kamau's Mom reminds me of My Mexican Mom. She even dresses the same and has curly hair.
Kamau is the name of an Age set given to one of the earliest age set after circumcision and initiation to the warriors class (aanake)....i doubt it means quiet warrior. The aanake (Kikuyu Tribe Warriors), were anything but quiet given they had the Maasai warriors (Morans) to deal with every so often...
It's your name: what does it mean?
Why does this dude always smile & laugh?
Maybe he is a happy person.
I took the test a few months ago searching for the truth about my family's native American history and found out that my dad wasn't my dad. I am 42 years old and never had a reason to suspect that he wasn't my father. My parents are both deceased do I can't ask them anything and I had no close matches on ancestry so I have no idea. But I do know that I'm not native American and my African heritage is Benin/Togo and southern bantu peoples. Lol
I have just done my test, waiting on my results. Sooo excited. I definitely know that I am Tanzanian but I also know my paternal side migrated from somewhere. It will be fun to find out more.
Hey. Fellow Tanzanian here and we have similar name. My great grandma on my mom's side came from Congo and my great grandpa on my father's side was Ugandan. That's what I know but I grew up embracing sukuma tribe till I heard the story but still I identify myself as Sukuma because those outsiders married Sukuma people.
Precious family! ♥️ your mom is stunning, very pretty!
I’m confused on your parents .. they never got married but are both bell's ??? ..loved your story tho, along with all the jokes👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Raquel Adauto that’s what I said 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Common law marriages in some states
@@jessicaingram5464 a common law would be marriage! If its a justice of the peace or clerk of the court! Thats a marriage! He said never married !
@Rob Gav not ! Name 1 ??? I sure cant !!! What black female would take her want to be husbands last name without the RING ? Stop with your imagination !!!
@Rob Gav right! My aunt and uncle did she never married him but always used his last name since before i was born they kids didn't even know he passed away she couldn't collect benefits and told us they never married and she black as ever he's dang near white
He is tall like his father and looks like his mother . How amazing is that ? God is awesome!
Kamau is a BANTU name. The largest group of tribes in Africa. He could be from anywhere in Africa as long as he belongs to the BANTU Group.
We now know where Kamau got his humor.
I already knew form the name, my grandfathers name is kamau 🇰🇪🇰🇪
1% and 2% are an 1/8 of native. My grandma is 1/2, my dad is 1/3 and my brothers and I are 1/4. My 23andme shows 1.8% Metis (I only know Metis because of my family, 23andme doesn't have a specific test yet) you may have been able to tick that in the college application after all 👌🏼
Of course I thought I was Scottish and Irish, but hey! I have a new dad and three new brothers out of the deal 👌🏼
I learned that Black Canadians that came here through the underground railroad or by enlisting as a loyalist has ancestral connections with Aboriginal Peoples of Canada. They were the only people that helped them out. The Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia taught them to build winter shelters and forage for food. Eventually, families became joined.
His family needs a reality show . Their dynamic is interesting
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Oh my gosh. I just love this episode! So absolutely fascinating
Kamau name have such an amazing meaning. Off topic Kamau in Cambodian means Black. Kamau is a true Kamau
It's interesting to see that he was actually Kenyan because I guessed that from his name, considering I have a Kenyan friend whose last name is Kamau. I know that has nothing to do with his dna, but it's an interesting coincidence.
Wow genetics are interesting who would have thought some one as dark as kamau is nearly 30% European.
13% not 30
Wait a minute. His parents were never married but have the same last name? Also Kamau's voice sounds like Michael Strahan
"In the end, it doesn't matter." Amen. My grandfather was adopted as an infant. We don't know his birth family. It doesn't really matter. His adopted parents built a new one.
How much or how little it matters rests entirely with the individual.
Many are of Cherokee mix because that particular tribe accepted those people who were fleeing from those unkind circumstances, in the tragic past.
Anne Jackson
Yes. I did know that. Thanks tho. I wasn't sure how that would go over. Better to get it straight tho. What were the other 4?
that is a moron adaption at best of a bad fake story. We didn't want blacks mixed with us Cherokee. old urban legend. he has white in him as probably you do. prize that irish/Scottish bloke blood
You have beautiful parents and a lovely family
Welcome home bro.... Always kenyan🇰🇪
When he said Alabama,all I can do if picture him shouting it repeatedly like he did on his Netflix special lol but this video was informative and interesting
One kenyan 🇰🇪🇰🇪 in the house 🙋🏾♂️🤩
#hakunamatata we will completely accept you back bro 😅👍🏾👍🏾
Kamau is a Kikuyu name. Welcome to the family.
Live love watching family ancestry,,ancestors are not chosen,but given
Beautiful family, oh bless you you.
Johnson name is my family. We were the settlers and from Europe, as royalty. If you can dispute me, please do because Bell is my family's name--
Kamau is Kenya name from Kikuyu tribe enterprenuer people of Kenya.
"Just a dude in the world???" lol
Kamau is Kikuyu name in Kenya and the guy actually looks Kenyan especially with his afro hair...wow!!
A professor at Stanford said that native American DNA tests aren't accurate because the main tribes did not participate in the DNA tests to establish this. Aztec Indian I've heard will show up but most likely not Cherokee. I have traced beyond a reasonable doubt that I have Chickasaw and Cherokee and my aunt took a test and it did not show.
It is exciting that Black celebrities and other wealthy African Americans can afford to trace their African ancestry. Alternately, I have a few tears because middle-class African Americans may or may not be able to squeeze out the money from our tight budgets and my students from Englewood in Chicago, IL will never be able to do trace their roots and they are the ones who need to connect to their heritage the most.
Kamau-From the Agikuyu community-welcome to Kenya
He’s right. It’s important that the daughters know their heritage