کومزاري | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Oman ( Kumzar) | 5,000 [1] |
Iran | 500 [2] |
Languages | |
Kumzari, Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam [3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Lurs, Shihuh |
The Kumzari or Kumzar (کومزاري) are an Iranian ethnic group[ citation needed] native to the 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]
The Kumzari are said to have been a Persian-related people who traveled to the northern coast of Oman 500 years ago. [5][ better source needed] [6][ failed verification] Other sources say that the Kumzari originated from the 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]
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]
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]
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کومزاري | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Oman ( Kumzar) | 5,000 [1] |
Iran | 500 [2] |
Languages | |
Kumzari, Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam [3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Lurs, Shihuh |
The Kumzari or Kumzar (کومزاري) are an Iranian ethnic group[ citation needed] native to the 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]
The Kumzari are said to have been a Persian-related people who traveled to the northern coast of Oman 500 years ago. [5][ better source needed] [6][ failed verification] Other sources say that the Kumzari originated from the 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]
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]
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]
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