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Community
Omani Arabs
Wa-Omani
Kenyan ArabsPatrilineal lineageArabic
Language
Arabic
Lineage system
Patrilineal
Population
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Type
Community
About the Omani Arabs

Descendants of Omani settlers, particularly influential in Mombasa and Zanzibar under the Busaidi dynasty.

How they identify
Person (singular)Wa-Omani
Language / dialectArabic
Parent ethnic group
Kenyan Arabs
Waarabu wa Kenya
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At a glance
NameOmani Arabs
EndonymWa-Omani
Ethnic groupKenyan Arabs
TypeCommunity
LanguageArabic
LineagePatrilineal
Sub-groups0 documented
Clans0 documented
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