Mauritian of African origin

Creole

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Languages
Creole French English
Religion
Majority Christianity (Roman Catholicism and Protestantism).

Mauritian of African origin, also known as Creole, are Mauritian people whose ancestors are from African countries, mainly from Madagascar and Mozambique.

Origins

Brought in as slaves to work the plantations of Mauritius (as well as Réunion and Seychelles), the slaves were Africans mostly brought from East African Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Madagascar and Zambia with smaller numbers from West Africa.

The Mauritian Creoles of today are largely French with an admixture of African and Indian languages.

Demographical factors

The majority of Creoles are Roman Catholic. There is also a non-religious minority as well as some Islamic converts. Due to increased connection with other African diaspora most notably from the Caribbean there are some Rastafarians. The mother tongue of Mauritians is the Mauritian Creole, French and English are also spoken as second or third language.

See also

• Mauritian of Indian origin
• Mauritian of French origin
• Mauritian of Chinese origin
• Mauritian Creole