Indo-Jamaicans
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Indo-Jamaicans are the descendants of people who came from the Indian subcontinent to Jamaica. Indians form the third largest ethnic group in Jamaica after Africans and Multiracials.[1]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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21,584 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Portland, Westmoreland, Clarendon, Saint Andrew, Saint Catherine, Saint Mary, Kingston Parish | |
Languages | |
Mostly Jamaican English or Jamaican Patois; Caribbean Hindustani (to lesser extent and spoken by the descendants of Jahajis); Sindhi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kutchi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi-Urdu and other Indian languages (spoken by more recent immigrants) | |
Religion | |
Hinduism · Christianity · Islam · Sikhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Indo-Caribbeans Indian people Indian diaspora Indo-Caribbean Americans British Indo-Caribbean people Indo-Fijians Mauritians of Indian origin Indian South Africans |
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