Mauritian Creoles

Mauritian Creoles are the people on the island of Mauritius and in the wider Mauritian diaspora who trace their roots or cultural heritage to the community created by African Mauritians who were originally brought to the island as slaves.[1]

This article is about the Mauritian ethnic group. For the language, see Mauritian Creole.
Mauritian Creoles
Regions with significant populations
Mauritius, Australia, France, United Kingdom
Languages
Creole, French
Religion
Christianity, Rastifarianism

Nowadays, a significant proportion of Mauritian Creoles are ethnically mixed, being predominantly black with varying amounts of French and Indian ancestry. Rodriguais & Chagossians are usually incorporated within the creole ethnic group.

Mauritian Creoles make up 27% of the Mauritian population living in Mauritius.[2]

Mauritian Creoles have made a significant contribution to the development of Mauritian culture including the development of the islands iconic sega dance and music genre.[3][4]

Mauritian Creole is also the most commonly used local language in Mauritius and is unique to the island, having evolved from its use in the creole community of Mauritius. [5]

Origins

The ancestors of this community were brought in as slaves to work in the plantations of Mauritius, Agaléga, Rodrigues and the Chagos Islands. The slaves were Bantus mostly brought from East African Mozambique and Madagascar. Indentured labourers were also brought by the British colonialists from African and South Asia. The partial admixture of these various groups resulted in the emergence of the Creole population.[6]

See also

References
  1. Fregel, Rosa; Seetah, Krish; Betancor, Eva; Suárez, Nicolás M.; Calaon, Diego; Čaval, Saša; Janoo, Anwar; Pestano, Jose (2014-03-27). "Multiple Ethnic Origins of Mitochondrial DNA Lineages for the Population of Mauritius". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e93294. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093294. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3968120. PMID 24676463.
  2. https://minorityrights.org/minorities/creoles/. Retrieved 4 January 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_(genre). Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "The roots of the Séga". IndianOcean.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. Mufwene, Salikoko. "Mauritian Creole". Britannica. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. Fregel, Rosa; Seetah, Krish; Betancor, Eva; Suárez, Nicolás M.; Calaon, Diego; Čaval, Saša; Janoo, Anwar; Pestano, Jose (2014-03-27). "Multiple Ethnic Origins of Mitochondrial DNA Lineages for the Population of Mauritius". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e93294. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093294. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3968120. PMID 24676463.
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