Afro-Mauritians
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Afro-Mauritians are a Mauritian ethnic group of predominantly African descent, historically linked to enslaved and later free Black populations on the island and central to the country’s Creole culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro-Mauritians canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
social group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Creole language of Mauritius
ⓘ
Mauritian cuisine ⓘ Mauritian dance traditions ⓘ Mauritian popular music ⓘ Sega music ⓘ Seggae music ⓘ |
| centralTo | Mauritian Creole culture ⓘ |
| citizenship | Mauritian ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Creole festivals
ⓘ
Creole proverbs ⓘ Creole storytelling ⓘ Sega tipik ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
bearers of Creole oral traditions
ⓘ
key contributors to Mauritian national identity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Mauritius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityStatus | minority in multiethnic Mauritius ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | African descent ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | abolition of slavery in Mauritius ⓘ |
| historicallySubjectTo |
colonial plantation economy
ⓘ
slavery in Mauritius ⓘ |
| historicalOccupation |
domestic service
ⓘ
sugar plantation labor ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
enslaved Africans in Mauritius
ⓘ
freed slaves in Mauritius ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British colonial period in Mauritius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colonial period in Mauritius ⓘ |
| language | Mauritian Creole ⓘ |
| languageShift | from African languages to Mauritian Creole ⓘ |
| mainSettlement |
Port Louis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban areas of Mauritius ⓘ |
| partOf | Mauritian Creole population ⓘ |
| populationRole | one of the major ethnic communities in Mauritius ⓘ |
| postEmancipationTrend | migration to towns and cities in Mauritius ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Afro- Réunionnais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afro-Caribbeans NERFINISHED ⓘ Afro-Guadeloupeans NERFINISHED ⓘ Afro-Martiniquais NERFINISHED ⓘ Afro-Seychellois NERFINISHED ⓘ Creoles of the Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ minority non-Christian religions ⓘ other Christian denominations ⓘ |
| usesDemonym | Creoles (Mauritius) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Creole (Mauritius)