Tamil Mauritians

Tamil Mauritians
Total population
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, 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, Sri Lankan Tamils, Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka, Tamil Malaysian, Singapore Tamils, Myanmar Tamils, Tamil Guyanese, Tamil Trinidadian and Tobagonian, South Indians in Fiji, Dravidians

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.

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