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Community
Ismaili Khoja
Khoja
Kenyan AsiansPatrilineal lineageGujarati
Language
Gujarati
Lineage system
Patrilineal
Population
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Type
Community
About the Ismaili Khoja

Followers of the Aga Khan (Nizari Ismaili Muslims). Originally from Gujarat/Kutch. Major contributors to education, healthcare, and hospitality through Aga Khan institutions.

How they identify
Person (singular)Khoja
Language / dialectGujarati
Sources
  • 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Vol. IV, KNBS, 2019
  • India and East Africa: A History of Race Relations within the British Empire, Gregory, Robert G., 1971
  • Indians in Kenya — Wikipedia
Parent ethnic group
Kenyan Asians
Wahindi wa Kenya
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At a glance
NameIsmaili Khoja
EndonymKhoja
Ethnic groupKenyan Asians
TypeCommunity
LanguageGujarati
LineagePatrilineal
Sub-groups0 documented
Clans0 documented
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