Indo-Fijians

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Indo-Fijians are an ethnic group in Fiji descended primarily from Indian indentured laborers and migrants, forming a significant portion of the country's population and contributing prominently to its culture, politics, and economy.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
ancestralOrigin British India ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
ancestralRegion Bihar ⓘ
South India ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
citizenship Fiji ⓘ
citizenshipPolicyImpact Fiji 1990 Constitution ⓘ
Fiji 1997 Constitution ⓘ
colonialPower British Empire ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Fiji ⓘ
cuisineInfluence Fijian cuisine ⓘ
culturalContribution cuisine ⓘ
film ⓘ
literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
demographicRole major ethnic group in Fiji ⓘ
diaspora Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
economicRole commerce ⓘ
professions ⓘ
public service ⓘ
educationRole establishment of schools ⓘ
festival Diwali ⓘ
Eid ⓘ
linked to: Eid al-Fitr

Holi ⓘ
Ram Naumi ⓘ
historicalEconomicRole sugarcane plantation labour ⓘ
tenant farming ⓘ
historicalEventAssociation 1987 Fijian coups d'état ⓘ
2000 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ
2006 Fijian coup d'état ⓘ
historicalIssue ethnic tension in Fiji ⓘ
land lease disputes ⓘ
indentureEndYear 1916 ⓘ
indentureStartYear 1879 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Fiji Hindi ⓘ
Fijian ⓘ
Hindustani ⓘ
majorReligion Hinduism ⓘ
mediaPresence Hindi-language media in Fiji ⓘ
migrationCause free migration after indenture ⓘ
indentured labour recruitment ⓘ
originContext indentured labour system ⓘ
politicalInfluence significant in Fiji politics ⓘ
primaryAncestry Indians ⓘ
regionOfSettlement Vanua Levu ⓘ
Viti Levu ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Sikhism ⓘ
religiousInstitution Hindu temples in Fiji ⓘ
gurdwaras in Fiji ⓘ
mosques in Fiji ⓘ
script Devanagari ⓘ
linked to: Devanagari script

Latin alphabet ⓘ
significantMinorityReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
sportsContribution Fijian soccer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fiji Hindi → spokenBy → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Indo-Mauritians → relatedGroup → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Fijian New Zealanders → relatedGroup → Fijians ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Fijian New Zealanders → relatedGroup → Indo-Fijian diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Vanua Levu → hasEthnicGroup → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Rewa Province → hasEthnicGroup → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Indian diaspora → hasSubgroup → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Tamil culture → hasDiasporaCommunity → Fiji Tamils ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Fiji Baat → primaryCommunity → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Fiji Baat → diasporaUse → Indo-Fijian diaspora in the United States ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Cakaudrove Province → hasEthnicCommunity → Indo-Fijian community ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Mahendra Chaudhry → ethnicGroup → Indo-Fijian ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Mahendra Chaudhry → partOf → Indo-Fijian community ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum → ethnicGroup → Indo-Fijian ⓘ
subject linked to: Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (acting)
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Nadi → hasEthnicCommunity → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Macuata → hasEthnicGroup → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Rabi Island → hasEthnicGroup → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Naitasiri Province → hasEthnicGroup → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Sir Anand Satyanand → ethnicOrigin → Indo-Fijian ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians
Ahau → hasEthnicGroup → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Ram Naumi → observedBy → Indo-Fijians ⓘ
Ram Naumi → associatedCommunity → Indo-Fijian Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Fijians