Tamil Mauritians
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Tamil Mauritians are the descendants of Tamil people who migrated, from the South Indian regions corresponding to the modern state of Tamil Nadu, to the island of Mauritius.[1]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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12.4% of Indo-Mauritians - 6% of the total population (2011 census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Throughout the country, in Indo-Mauritian majority zones | |
Languages | |
Tamil, Mauritian Creole, Bhojpuri, Hindi, English, French | |
Religion | |
Hinduism (As per Mauritian conventions, converts to Christianity join the broader Creole population) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Tamil diaspora, Telugu people, Tamil South Africans, Tamil Reunionaise, Tamil Malaysian, Singapore Tamils, Tamil Guyanese, Tamil Trinidadian and Tobagonian, South Indians in Fiji, Dravidians |
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