Indo-Caribbean people

E8235

diaspora community ethnic group

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.

Aliases (14)

Indo-Surinamese ×3
Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian ×3
Hindustani Surinamese ×2
Indo-Guyanese ×2
Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians ×2
East Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago ×1
Indo-Caribbean ×1
Indo-Caribbean communities ×1
Indo-Caribbeans ×1
Indo-Fijians ×1
Indo-Guyanese people ×1
Indo-Jamaicans ×1
Indo-Surinamese people ×1
Indo-Trinidadian population ×1

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 Empire → French Empire → Spanish Empire →
continentOfOrigin	Asia →
culturalInfluence	Caribbean culture → Creole culture → Indian culture →
culturalOrganizationType	cultural associations → religious mandirs and masjids →
culturalPractice	Divali → Hosay → 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 → Caribbean Hindustani → Hindi → Patois-influenced Hindustani → Sarnami Hindustani → Tamil → Telugu → 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 →
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 soca → Local bhajans → Tassa drumming →
notableSubgroup	Indo-Guyanese → Indo-Jamaicans → Indo-Surinamese → Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians →
primaryAncestralRegion	South Asia →
primaryRegion	Caribbean →
relatedGroup	Afro-Caribbean people → Indian diaspora → Indo-Fijians → Indo-Mauritians → Indo-South Africans →
significantPopulationIn	Belize → Canada → French Guiana → Grenada → Guadeloupe → Guyana → Jamaica → Martinique → Netherlands → Netherlands Antilles → Saint Lucia → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → Suriname → Trinidad and Tobago → United Kingdom → United States →
traditionalOccupation	rice cultivation → small-scale farming → sugarcane labour →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian ("Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian") → Caribbean Canadians ("Indo-Caribbeans") → Dutch Surinamese ("Indo-Surinamese") → Indo-Caribbean people ("Indo-Fijians") → Indo-Mauritians ("Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians") → Indo-Mauritians ("Indo-Guyanese") →	relatedGroup
Chaguanas ("Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian") → Sarnami Hindustani ("Hindustani Surinamese") → Sarnami Hindustani ("Indo-Surinamese") → Suriname ("Hindustani Surinamese") → Trinidad and Tobago ("Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian") →	ethnicGroup
Indo-Caribbean people ("Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians") → Indo-Caribbean people ("Indo-Guyanese") → Indo-Caribbean people ("Indo-Surinamese") → Indo-Caribbean people ("Indo-Jamaicans") →	notableSubgroup
Sarnami Hindustani ("Indo-Surinamese people") → Sarnami Hindustani ("Indo-Guyanese people") → Sarnami Hindustani →	spokenInDiasporaCommunity
Caribbean →	hasEthnicGroup
Indo-Caribbean people ("Indo-Caribbean") →	identityLanguage
Hosay ("Indo-Caribbean communities") →	practicedBy
Indian Arrival Day ("East Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago") →	relatedTo
Trinidadian Creole English ("Indo-Trinidadian population") →	usedBy