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Ethnic community
Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa
Regions with significant populations
South Africa
1,697,506
Mauritius
882,000
Réunion
220,000
Kenya
110,000
Mozambique
70,000
Tanzania
60,000
Uganda
50,000
Madagascar
25,000
Zambia
13,000
Botswana
10,000
Zimbabwe
9,500
Seychelles
5,000
Malawi
4,000
Lesotho
4,000
Languages
Colonial Languages:
English
French
Portuguese
Indian Languages:
Bhojpuri
Tamil
Hindi
Gujarati
Marathi
Telugu
Odia
Urdu
Other Languages of India
Local Languages:
Mauritian Creole
Bemba language
Réunion Creole
Seychellois Creole
Malagasy
Sena
Swahili
Chichewa language
Religion
Majority:
Hinduism
Islam
Catholicism
Protestantism
Minority:
Sikhism
Zoroastrianism
Jainism
Atheism
Agnosticism
Related ethnic groups
People of Indian Origin
The Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa consists of approximately 3 million people of Indian origin. Some of this diaspora in Southeast Africa arrived in the 19th century from British India as indentured labourers, many of them to work on the Kenya–Uganda railway. Others had arrived earlier by sea as traders.
Today, the Indian community in Southeast Africa is largely affluent and plays leading roles in the region's business sector and dominate the economies of many countries in the region.[1]
^Chua, Amy (2003). World On Fire. Knopf Doubleday Publishing. pp. 113, 246. ISBN 978-0385721868.
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