The Wulayti or Wulaiti (from Arabic: ولاية, , literally means ''territory'' or ''state'' ) is a term used to call a first generation of
Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
immigrant born in the territory of their
homeland
A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethni ...
. The term is more commonly used to refer to a
Hadhrami immigrant.
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See also
Muwallad.
References
Arab groups
Arab diaspora
Hadhrami people
Yemeni diaspora
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