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

Twelver Shia Muslim community of Gujarati/Kutchi origin. Active in trade and community philanthropy.

How they identify
Person (singular)Ithnasheri
Language / dialectGujarati

A member introduces themselves: “Ndi Ithnasheri”.

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
NameIthnasheri
EndonymIthnasheri
Ethnic groupKenyan Asians
TypeCommunity
LanguageGujarati
LineagePatrilineal
Sub-groups0 documented
Clans0 documented
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