Malbars
Ethnic group of South Indian Tamil origin in Réunion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Malbars or Malabars are an ethnic group of South Indian Tamil origin in Réunion, a French island in the Southwest Indian Ocean, The Malbars constitute 25% of the population of Réunion and are estimated to be around 180,000.[2]
Total population | |
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180,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Saint-André, Saint-Denis | |
Languages | |
French, Réunion Creole, Tamil. | |
Religion | |
Hinduism, syncretic religion, Indic religions | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Indo-Réunionnais, Tamils, Dravidians |
There have been people of South Indian origin on the island since the 17th century, and those were mostly from Pondicherry.[3] Most were originally brought in as indentured labourers in the second half of the 19th century and were mostly South Indian Tamils.[4] Since then, the Malbars have developed some patterns of behaviour that are not quite those of their ancestors from Tamil Nadu nor those of the other inhabitants of Réunion.