Kumzari people

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Kumzari
Kumzar
کومزاري
Regions with significant populations
 Oman (Kumzar)5,000[1]
 Iran500[2]
Languages
Kumzari, Arabic
Religion
Islam[3]
Related ethnic groups
Lurs, Shihuh

The Kumzari or Kumzar (کومزاري) are an

Musandam peninsula in northern Oman. They speak the Kumzari language along with the Shihuh tribe who are Arabs unlike the Kumzar. They are traditional fisherman.[4]

History

The Kumzari are said to have been a

Azd tribe who came to Yemen in the third to fifth centuries AD.[7] The village was ruled by a shaikh who was elected by the Kumzari and Shihuh people of Kumzar.[8] Many Kumzari shaikhs married people outside of their village like Labtiab.[9]

Traditions

Kumzari men perform traditional dances like the Dandana which is a type of dance during Kumzari weddings.[10] They are regarded as semi-nomads and travel to the village of Khasab for trade.[11] They have been regarded as "brave fighters" when it comes to combat.[12]

Language

Main article: Kumzari language

The Kumzari people have spoken the Kumzari language, which has been designated as an Iranian language, but has a huge Arabic influence as well as Portuguese, English, and Balochi.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ https://multicast.aspra.uni-bamberg.de/resources/wowa/data/iranian/kumzari_musandam/wowa_iran_kumzari_musandam__metadata.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ https://multicast.aspra.uni-bamberg.de/resources/wowa/data/iranian/kumzari_musandam/wowa_iran_kumzari_musandam__metadata.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Rare language also under threat in Straits of Hormuz". 13 April 2012.
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  6. ^ "An Omani Village Emerges from Isolation". NPR.org.
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  10. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-couple-document-centuries-old-oral-language-to-sustain-it-1.3219025 [bare URL]
  11. ^ "Kumzari: The Omani language on the verge of extinction". YouTube.
  12. ^ "Tribes of Musandam".
  13. ^ "The hidden world of the kumzaris". 12 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Why the Kumzari tongue consists of ancient words with a future". 7 December 2012.
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