Indo-Caribbean people
E8235
Indo-Caribbean people are descendants of Indian indentured laborers and later migrants who settled in Caribbean nations, forming a distinct cultural group blending South Asian and Caribbean traditions.
All labels observed (25)
Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diaspora community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralCountry | India ⓘ |
| ancestralRegion |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| colonialPowersInvolved |
British Empire
ⓘ
Danish colonial empire ⓘ Dutch colonial empire ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Empire
French Empire ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Caribbean culture
ⓘ
Creole culture ⓘ Indian culture ⓘ |
| culturalOrganizationType |
cultural associations
ⓘ
religious mandirs and masjids ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Divali
ⓘ
Hosay ⓘ Holi ⓘ
surface form:
Phagwah (Holi)
Qaseeda and Tazia processions ⓘ Ramleela ⓘ |
| demographicRole |
largest ethnic group in Guyana
ⓘ
largest ethnic group in Suriname ⓘ largest ethnic group in Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| diasporaIdentity | hybrid South Asian-Caribbean identity ⓘ |
| economicHistory | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Indian ⓘ |
| foodTradition |
aloo pie
ⓘ
dal and rice ⓘ doubles ⓘ paratha roti (buss-up-shut) ⓘ pholourie ⓘ roti and curry ⓘ sada roti ⓘ |
| formedAsReplacementFor | African slave labour ⓘ |
| heritageLanguage |
Awadhi
ⓘ
Bhojpuri ⓘ Bhojpuri ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean Hindustani
Hindi ⓘ Patois-influenced Hindustani ⓘ Sarnami Hindustani ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| historicalMigrationPeriodEnd | 1917 ⓘ |
| historicalMigrationPeriodStart | 1838 ⓘ |
| historicalMigrationType | indentured labour ⓘ |
| holidayObserved |
Arrival Day in Guyana
ⓘ
Indian Arrival Day ⓘ Indian Heritage Month (some territories) ⓘ |
| identityLanguage |
East Indian (Caribbean usage)
ⓘ
Indo-Caribbean people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Caribbean
|
| mainLanguage |
Caribbean English Creole
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| mainReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| migrationWave |
20th-century secondary migration to North America and Europe
ⓘ
indentured labour migration ⓘ post-indenture free migration ⓘ |
| modernOccupationPattern | diverse urban professions ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
Baithak gana
ⓘ
Chutney music ⓘ Chutney music ⓘ
surface form:
Chutney soca
Local bhajans ⓘ Tassa drumming ⓘ |
| notableSubgroup |
Indo-Caribbean people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Guyanese
Indo-Caribbean people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Jamaicans
Indo-Caribbean people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Surinamese
Indo-Caribbean people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians
|
| primaryAncestralRegion | South Asia ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Afro-Caribbean people
ⓘ
Indians ⓘ
surface form:
Indian diaspora
Indo-Caribbean people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Fijians
Indo-Mauritians ⓘ Indians in South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-South Africans
|
| significantPopulationIn |
Belize
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ French Guiana ⓘ Grenada ⓘ Guadeloupe ⓘ British Guiana ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
Jamaica ⓘ Martinique ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Netherlands Antilles ⓘ Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| traditionalOccupation |
rice cultivation
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ sugarcane labour ⓘ |
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indo-Fijians
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians
this entity surface form:
Indo-Guyanese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Surinamese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Jamaicans
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian
this entity surface form:
Hindustani Surinamese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean communities
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians
this entity surface form:
Indo-Guyanese
this entity surface form:
East Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago
this entity surface form:
Indo-Surinamese people
this entity surface form:
Indo-Guyanese people
this entity surface form:
Hindustani Surinamese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Surinamese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Surinamese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbeans
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian population
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian
this entity surface form:
Indo-Surinamese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbeans
this entity surface form:
Indo-Surinamese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Grenadian
this entity surface form:
Surinamese Indian community
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Indo-Caribbean Muslims
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean Muslims
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean diaspora
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean community
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian communities
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean communities
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean diaspora
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean diaspora
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian community
this entity surface form:
Indo-Guyanese community
this entity surface form:
Indo-Guyanese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Grenadians
this entity surface form:
Indo-Trinidadian
this entity surface form:
Indo-Guyanese
this entity surface form:
Indo-Caribbean diaspora