Tutsi
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Burundi | 1.7 million (14% of the total population) |
 Rwanda | 1–2 million (9%–15% of the total population) |
| Languages | |
| Kinyarwanda, Kirundi | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (80%), Islam (5%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Rwanda-Rundi peoples and Hima people | |
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Historically, the Tutsi were pastoralists and filled the ranks of the warrior caste. Before 1962, they controlled Rwandan society, which consisted of Tutsi aristocrats and Hutu commoners under a clientship structure, with Tutsi occupying dominant positions in the sharply stratified society, constituting the ruling class.