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This article is about the Mauritian ethnic group. For the language, see
Mauritian Creole .
Ethnic group
Mauritian Creoles (also known as Black Creole Mauritians or Afro-Mauritians ) refer to those on the island with mixed ancestry and who trace their roots to Bantu African slaves.[ 1] French and Indian ancestry. Rodriguais & Chagossians are usually incorporated within the creole ethnic group.
Origins
The ancestors of this community were brought in as slaves to work in the plantations of Mauritius , Agaléga , Rodrigues & the Chagos Islands . The slaves were Bantus mostly brought from East African Mozambique and Madagascar . Some of these slaves eventually had offspring with French settlers and Indian indentured labourers, producing a people group of mixed heritage.[ 2] [failed verification
See also
References
^ 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 . {{cite journal }}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link )^ 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 . {{cite journal }}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link )
