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Also, some people of Vietnamese ancestry live on the island, though they are very few in number. [83] [84] [85] Tamils are the largest group among the Indian community. [86] The island's community of Muslims from northwestern India, particularly Gujarat, and elsewhere is commonly referred to as zarabes.
People of Tamil origin make up the majority of the Indo-Réunionnais people about 12%-13% of the island's population; Gujarati, Bihari and other origins form the remainder of the population. The island's community of Muslims from modern region of Pakistan and North India and elsewhere is also commonly referred to as Zarabes.
Keiiti Aki, professor, seismologist, author and mentor; Edmond Albius, horticulturalist; Gilbert Aubry, Bishop of St-Denis; Joseph Bédier, academic and member of the Académie française (born in Paris to Réunionnais parents, raised on the island)
Tamils in Reunion have recently exhibited the desire to learn their ancestors' culture and have started studying their language and religions, especially from Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. [2] They also want to translate their newly acquired civic and political rights into a gradual and increasing participation in local and other elections.
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Malbars or Malabars are an ethnic group of South Indian origin (primarily from a Tamil background) in Réunion, a French island in the Southwest Indian Ocean, The Malbars constitute 25% of the population of Réunion and are estimated to be around 180,000.
Chinois, also referred to by the Réunion Creole name Sinwa or Sinoi, are ethnic Chinese residing in Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. [5] [6] As of 2000, [7] roughly 25,000 or more lived on the island, making them one of the region's largest Chinese communities along with Chinese South Africans, Chinese people in Madagascar, and Sino-Mauritians.
Réunion Creole is the main vernacular of the island and is used in most colloquial and familiar settings. It is, however, in a state of diglossia with French as the high language – Réunion Creole is used in informal settings and conversations, while French is the language of writing, education, administration and more formal conversations.