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The aim of this chapter is to open an academic discussion on the linguistic identities of the African diaspora in the Indian Ocean, specifically by focusing on people of African ancestry inhabiting the island of Soqotra, the largest of the four in the homonymous archipelago. The territory is located 380 kilometers south of the Arabian Peninsula near major shipping routes and is politically part of the Republic of Yemen. This case study is of specific interest because it focuses on a complex case of linguistic identities of an ethnic minority (African Soqotris) within another ethnic minority (Soqotris) while at the same time contributing to existing and emerging literature on the diverse ethnic minorities inhabiting the Arab world. To shed light on this understudied topic, this chapter first outlines the sociolinguistic situation on the island of Soqotra and the history of African diasporas in the Indian Ocean region. It then presents the data collected during fieldwork conducted in Soqotra and discusses the methodological approach chosen for this chapter. Further, a three-part discussion of the findings is presented, along with some preliminary conclusions.
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