Indo-Fijians

E206948

Indo-Fijians are an ethnic group in Fiji descended primarily from Indian indentured laborers and migrants, forming a significant portion of the country's population and contributing prominently to its culture, politics, and economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community
ethnic group
ancestralOrigin British India
South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
ancestralRegion Bihar
South India
Uttar Pradesh
citizenship Fiji
citizenshipPolicyImpact Constitution of Fiji
surface form: Fiji 1990 Constitution

Constitution of Fiji
surface form: Fiji 1997 Constitution
colonialPower British Empire
continent Oceania
country Fiji
cuisineInfluence Fijian cuisine
culturalContribution cuisine
film
literature
music
demographicRole major ethnic group in Fiji
diaspora Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
economicRole commerce
professions
public service
educationRole establishment of schools
festival Diwali
Eid al-Fitr
surface form: Eid

Holi
Ram Naumi
historicalEconomicRole sugarcane plantation labour
tenant farming
historicalEventAssociation 1987 Fijian coups d'état
2000 Fijian coup d'état
2006 Fijian coup d'état
historicalIssue ethnic tension in Fiji
land lease disputes
indentureEndYear 1916
indentureStartYear 1879
language English
Fiji Hindi
Fijian
Hindustani
majorReligion Hinduism
mediaPresence Hindi-language media in Fiji
migrationCause free migration after indenture
indentured labour recruitment
originContext indentured labour system
politicalInfluence significant in Fiji politics
primaryAncestry Indians
regionOfSettlement Vanua Levu
Viti Levu
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
religiousInstitution Hindu temples in Fiji
gurdwaras in Fiji
mosques in Fiji
script Devanagari script
surface form: Devanagari

Latin alphabet
significantMinorityReligion Christianity
Islam
sportsContribution Fijian soccer

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Fiji Hindi spokenBy Indo-Fijians
Indo-Mauritians relatedGroup Indo-Fijians
Fijian New Zealanders relatedGroup Indo-Fijians
this entity surface form: Fijians
Fijian New Zealanders relatedGroup Indo-Fijians
this entity surface form: Indo-Fijian diaspora
Vanua Levu hasEthnicGroup Indo-Fijians
Rewa Province hasEthnicGroup Indo-Fijians
Indian diaspora hasSubgroup Indo-Fijians
Tamil culture hasDiasporaCommunity Indo-Fijians
this entity surface form: Fiji Tamils
Fiji Baat primaryCommunity Indo-Fijians
Fiji Baat diasporaUse Indo-Fijians
this entity surface form: Indo-Fijian diaspora in the United States
Cakaudrove Province hasEthnicCommunity Indo-Fijians
this entity surface form: Indo-Fijian community
Mahendra Chaudhry ethnicGroup Indo-Fijians
this entity surface form: Indo-Fijian
Mahendra Chaudhry partOf Indo-Fijians
this entity surface form: Indo-Fijian community
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (acting) ethnicGroup Indo-Fijians
subject surface form: Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
this entity surface form: Indo-Fijian
Nadi hasEthnicCommunity Indo-Fijians