Indo-Seychellois

Indo-Seychellois
IndiaSeychelles
Meghjee Building in Mahé, constructed by a local Indian Gujarati merchant's family in 1923
Total population
10,000
Regions with significant populations
Mahé (mainly Victoria).
Languages
Seselwa Creole French,[1] Bihari languages, English, Hindi-Urdu, French, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Kutchi, Odia, Seychellois Creole
Religion
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Others

Indo-Seychellois are inhabitants of Seychelles with Indian heritage.[2] With about 10,000 Indo-Seychellois in a total Seychellois population of nearly 100,000, they constitute a minority ethnic group in Seychelles.[3] According to National Bureau of Statistics Seychelles in 2022, Indian community in Seychelles (excluding Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi ethnic group) representing 9.0% from Seychelles population, up from 4.4% in 2010.[4]

  1. ^ "Seychelles - Languages". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2 October 2021. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Angus Stevenson (2010). Oxford Dictionary of English. Oxford University Press. pp. 891, 1632. ISBN 978-0-19-957112-3.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference idnic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Seychelles - Multicultural, Indian Ocean, Creole | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-22.