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Mauritius - People

The faces of today’s Réunionnais attest to the racial diversity of their ancestors. About 40% of the population is Creole (of mixed African/European origin), while Europeans make up around 35%, Indians 20% and Chinese 3%.

It is often hard to pinpoint the ethnic origin of Réunionnais, but colloquial terms are freely used by the locals to describe themselves: a Cafre/Cafrine is a black man/woman of African origin, a Malbar/Malbaraise is an Indian man/woman,a Yab is a white Creole, usually from the interior, and Zarab refers to a Muslim. The locals refer to the white French who live on and visit the island as Zoreilles, which literally means ‘ears’ in Creole. The word is thought to originate from the French slavers straining to understand the Creole spoken by their slaves. Some believe in a less palatable explanation – that the French used to cut off the ears of their slaves, who therefore referred to the whites as Zoreilles.

Mauritius - People

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