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Zafiraminia

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186: 129: 54:. Other traditional accounts also support a Sumatran origin, as Ramini is apparently a medieval name for Sumatra. They are thought to have first come to Madagascar about the 13th century. 251: 227: 170: 80: 107: 246: 97: 256: 220: 163: 42:
and then to Madagascar. However some scholars believe their origin is more likely to have been in either
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The leaders of the Zafiraminia claimed to descent from family lines that moved from
23:(meaning "descendants of Ramini") were a group of Muslim settlers on the island of 24: 193: 39: 27:. They appeared in Madagascar at least a century before the more well-known 28: 128: 43: 51: 136: 47: 35: 31:; the two peoples' traditions are often not distinguished. 201: 144: 99:
The Black Jews of Africa: History, Religion, Identity
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Madagascar
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Mecca
Mangalore
Sumatra
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Borneo
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