Indo-Mauritians

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diaspora community ethnic group

Indo-Mauritians are Mauritian citizens of Indian ancestry whose culture blends South Asian traditions with the island’s Creole, African, and European influences.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Indo-Mauritian 0 1
Indo-Mauritian Christians 0 1
Indo-Mauritian Hindus 0 1
Indo-Mauritian Muslims 0 1

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community →
ethnic group →
ancestralOrigin Andhra Pradesh →
Bihar →
British India →
Gujarat →
South Asia →
surface form: Indian subcontinent

Maharashtra →
Orissa →
surface form: Odisha

Punjab →
Rajasthan →
Tamil Nadu →
Uttar Pradesh →
West Bengal →
citizenship Mauritian →
colonialPowerAtMigration United Kingdom →
continent Africa →
country Mauritius →
culture blend of South Asian and Mauritian Creole influences →
cultureInfluence African influences →
Creole culture →
European influences →
South Asian traditions →
danceTradition sega →
demographicSignificance largest ethnic group in Mauritius →
economicRole significant participation in agriculture →
significant participation in commerce →
significant participation in public service →
festival Cavadee →
Diwali →
surface form: Divali

Eid al-Fitr →
Ganesh Chaturthi →
Ganga Asnan →
Holi →
Maha Shivaratri →
heritageLanguage Bhojpuri →
Gujarati →
Hindi →
Marathi language →
surface form: Marathi

Tamil →
Telugu →
Urdu language →
surface form: Urdu
historicalMigrationType indentured labourers →
language English →
French →
Mauritian Creole →
legalStatus recognized component of Mauritian population census →
majorReligion Hinduism →
migrationPeriodEnd early 20th century →
migrationPeriodStart 1834 →
musicTradition bhojpuri folk music →
seggae →
nationalIdentity Mauritian →
politicalInfluence major role in Mauritian politics →
primaryAncestry Indian →
relatedGroup Indian diaspora →
Indo-Fijians →
Indo-Caribbean people →
surface form: Indo-Guyanese

Indo-Caribbean people →
surface form: Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians
religion Christianity →
Hinduism →
Islam →
subgroup Indo-Mauritians self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Indo-Mauritian Christians

Indo-Mauritians self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Indo-Mauritian Hindus

Indo-Mauritians self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Indo-Mauritian Muslims
workSectorHistorical sugar plantations →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauritius → ethnicGroup → Indo-Mauritians →
this entity surface form: Indo-Mauritian
Indo-Caribbean people → relatedGroup → Indo-Mauritians →
Indo-Mauritians → subgroup → Indo-Mauritians self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Indo-Mauritian Hindus
Indo-Mauritians → subgroup → Indo-Mauritians self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Indo-Mauritian Muslims
Indo-Mauritians → subgroup → Indo-Mauritians self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Indo-Mauritian Christians