Dougla people
E412000
The Dougla people are a mixed-heritage community in the Caribbean, particularly Trinidad and Tobago, descended primarily from African and Indian ancestors and known for their blended cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dougla people canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
mixed-heritage community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caribbean music
ⓘ
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival ⓘ calypso ⓘ chutney music ⓘ soca ⓘ |
| countryContext |
Guyana
ⓘ
Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Afro-Caribbean culture
ⓘ
Indo-Caribbean culture ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
fusion of African and Indian food traditions
ⓘ
fusion of African and Indian musical forms ⓘ interweaving of Hindu and Christian or Afro-Caribbean rituals in some families ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
African
ⓘ
Indian ⓘ |
| hasDemonym | Dougla ⓘ |
| heritageComponent |
Indian indentured labourer descendants
ⓘ
West African-descended Caribbean populations ⓘ |
| identityType | Afro–Indo Caribbean identity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blended African and Indian cultural traditions
ⓘ
mixed African–Indian ancestry ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Caribbean English
ⓘ
Caribbean Hindustani (heritage) ⓘ French Creole (in some areas) ⓘ Trinidadian Creole ⓘ Trinidadian Creole English ⓘ
surface form:
Trinidadian English
|
| nameDerivedFrom | Caribbean usage of the word "Dougla" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afro-Caribbean diaspora
ⓘ
Indo-Caribbean people ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Caribbean diaspora
|
| primaryRegion |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-Caribbean folk religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Grenada
ⓘ
Guyana ⓘ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Tobago ⓘ Trinidad ⓘ |
| socialContext |
historically subject to colorism and ethnic prejudice in the Caribbean
ⓘ
increasingly recognized as symbol of Afro–Indo unity in Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| termUsedIn |
Guyana
ⓘ
Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ other English-speaking Caribbean territories ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.