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Yibir, the Glossary

The Yibir, also referred to as the Yibbir, the Yebir, or the Yibro, are a caste of Somali people.^[1]

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Castes
Ethiopian-Jewish diaspora
Groups claiming Jewish descent
History of the Jews in East Africa
Jews and Judaism in Somalia

African Affairs

African Affairs is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press on behalf of the London-based Royal African Society.

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Amulet

An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Blood money (restitution)

Blood money, also called bloodwit, is money or some sort of compensation paid by an offender, usually a murderer, or their family group, to the family or kin group of the victim.

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Blood money in Islam

Diya (دية;: diyāt, ديات) in Islamic law, is the financial compensation paid to the victim or heirs of a victim in the cases of murder, bodily harm or property damage by mistake.

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The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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British Somaliland

British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (Maxmiyadda Dhulka Soomaalida), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland.

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Dialect

Dialect (from Latin,, from the Ancient Greek word, 'discourse', from, 'through' and, 'I speak') refers to two distinctly different types of linguistic relationships.

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Donald N. Levine

Donald Nathan Levine (June 16, 1931 – April 4, 2015) was an American sociologist, educator, social theorist and writer at the University of Chicago, where he served as Dean of the College.

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East Africa

East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape.

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Enrico Cerulli

Enrico Cerulli (15 February 1898 – 19 September 1988) was an Italian scholar of Somali and Ethiopian studies, a governor and a diplomat.

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God

In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith.

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Harar

Harar (ሐረር; Harari: ሀረር; Adare Biyyo; Herer; هرر), known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey or simply Gey (Harari: ጌይ Gēy), is a walled city in eastern Ethiopia.

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Hargeisa

Hargeisa (Hargeysa; Harjīsā) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia.

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Harla people

The Harla, also known as Harala, Haralla are an ethnic group that once inhabited Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti.

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Hebrews

The Hebrews were an ancient Semitic-speaking people.

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Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.

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Infant

An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Judaism

Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.

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Madhiban

The Madhiban, also known as Gaboye,, UNHCR, IRB Canada (2014) are an artisanal caste among Somali people. Yibir and Madhiban are castes.

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Magic (supernatural)

Magic is an ancient practice rooted in rituals, spiritual divinations, and/or cultural lineage—with an intention to invoke, manipulate, or otherwise manifest supernatural forces, beings, or entities in the natural world.

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Newlywed

Newlyweds are people who have recently entered into a marriage.

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Oromo people

The Oromo people (pron. Oromo: Oromoo) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya.

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Quran

The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah).

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Roger Blench

Roger Marsh Blench (born August 1, 1953) is a British linguist, ethnomusicologist and development anthropologist.

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Somali language

Somali (Latin script: Af-Soomaali; Wadaad:; Osmanya: 𐒖𐒍 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch.

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Somali languages

The Somali languages form a group that are part of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

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Somali people

The Somali people (Soomaalida, Osmanya: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, Wadaad) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tomal

The Tomal, also known as Tumal or Tumaal, is an artisanal caste among Somali people. Yibir and Tomal are castes.

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Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn

Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn (يوسف بن أحمد الكونين) (b. 10th century), popularly known as Aw Barkhadle ("Blessed Father")Abdullahi, p.13 or Yusuf Al Kownayn, was an Islamic scholar and traveler based in Zeila, Somalia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yibir

Also known as Hebrew ancestry of the Yibir clan, Mohammad Hanif (clan leader), Yeber, Yebir, Yibbir, Yibir Somali clan.

Yibir, the Glossary

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Castes

Ethiopian-Jewish diaspora

Groups claiming Jewish descent

History of the Jews in East Africa

Jews and Judaism in Somalia

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