Mauritius

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Mauritius

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The two official languages of Mauritius are English and French, of which French is the still the more widely spoken despite France having lost its colonial dominion over the island nearly 200 years ago. A French-derived Creole language, with influence from English and Portuguese, is widely spoken on the island and is considered the lingua franca of the country. Several Asian languages, including numerous Indian languages such as Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Gujarati are also spoken by a minority of Mauritians.

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English - French - Creole language - Portuguese - Lingua franca - Indian - Urdu - Hindi - Tamil - Telugu - Marathi - Bhojpuri - Gujarati

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The latter South Asian languages are spoken by descendants of the labourers brought from India during the British rule. These Indo-Mauritians form approximately 60% of the total population, while the rest of the population are of either African, French, Chinese, or mixed descent. There are approximately 30,000 Mauritians of Chinese descent, from Hakka, Mandarin and Cantonese language groups.

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India - African - Chinese - Hakka - Cantonese

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Of all religiously affiliated Mauritians, Hindus constitute 50%, while the remainder is composed mostly of Christians (28%) and Muslims (17%).

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Hindu - Christians - Muslims

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