Réunion Tamils
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Réunion Tamils are a Tamil-origin community on the French island of Réunion, known for preserving elements of Tamil language, religion, and cultural traditions within a diverse Creole society.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil diaspora community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| citizenship | French citizens ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Réunion Creole culture ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Tamil Hindu temple festivals
ⓘ
Tamil dance traditions ⓘ Tamil devotional music ⓘ Tamil-style vegetarian cuisine ⓘ Thaipusam Cavadee NERFINISHED ⓘ ancestral worship ⓘ body piercing rituals ⓘ firewalking rituals ⓘ processions with kavadi ⓘ temple vows and offerings ⓘ |
| culturalPreservation |
maintenance of Tamil festival calendar
ⓘ
maintenance of Tamil personal and family names ⓘ maintenance of Tamil religious rituals ⓘ maintenance of Tamil temple architecture elements ⓘ |
| diasporaRelation | part of global Tamil diaspora ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | indentured workers on sugar plantations ⓘ |
| integration |
linguistically integrated into Creole society
ⓘ
socially integrated into multiethnic Réunion society ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Réunion Creole ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| languageShift |
increasing use of French
ⓘ
increasing use of Réunion Creole ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Réunion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationHistory |
arrived after abolition of slavery
ⓘ
arrived in 19th century ⓘ descendants of Indian indentured laborers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Creole society of Réunion
ⓘ
population of Réunion ⓘ |
| primaryAncestralRegion |
Pondicherry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South India NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Murugan worship
ⓘ
Saivism ⓘ village deity worship ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.