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Community
Goan
Goenkar
Kenyan AsiansPatrilineal lineageEnglish
Language
English
Lineage system
Patrilineal
Population
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Type
Community
About the Goan

Kenyan-Goans of Portuguese Indian origin. Predominantly Catholic. Historically prominent in the colonial civil service, railways, and hospitality.

How they identify
Person (singular)Goenkar
Language / dialectEnglish
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
NameGoan
EndonymGoenkar
Ethnic groupKenyan Asians
TypeCommunity
LanguageEnglish
LineagePatrilineal
Sub-groups0 documented
Clans0 documented
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