| 词条 | Mauritian of African origin | |||
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|group = Creole |population = |languages = {{hlist|Creole | French | English}} |religions = Majority Christianity (Roman Catholicism and Protestantism). |related = |related-c = |footnotes = }} Mauritians of African origin, more commonly known as Mauritian Creole people, are Mauritians whose ancestors were from Madagascar and Mozambique, and came to the island as slaves. Some of these Africans had children with their French colonisers and later on, even had offspring with Indian indentured labourers. OriginsCreoles were brought in as slaves to work the plantations of Mauritius (as well as Réunion and Seychelles). The slaves were Bantus mostly brought from East African Mozambique and Madagascar. The larger Creole community also includes the Coloureds (Mostly European in origin mixed with some African or Indian admixture). The Creole community also includes Christian Indians that have adopted a European/Creole way of life. 52 % of Creoles are largely African with considerable Indian admixture, referred to in the Mauritian context as Afro-Creoles. 1% are Coloureds (mostly European) while around 30% are largely Christian Indians with some having African admixtures. Creoles make up 30% of the Mauritian population. Since independence over 90% of Coloureds have left Mauritius, hence Creole is generally referred to as a mainly African person, as opposed to before Mauritian independence when Creole usually referred to a mixed-race person of mostly European background{{Clarify|date=March 2018}}. Demographical factorsThe 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
References{{Mauritius topics}} 2 : Ethnic groups in Mauritius|People of African descent |
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