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Tamil Mauritians are the descendants of Tamil migrants to Mauritius. The original immigrants from Tamil were craftsmen and tradesmen, and arrived when Mauritians was ruled by France.〔(The Murukan cult in Mauitius ) by Khesaven Sornum (2001)〕 The island nation has a Tamil population of 115,000. Most were brought by the British from Tamil Nadu after 1727 to serve as labourers on the sugar cane plantations.〔"(History of the Tamil Diaspora by V. Sivasupramaniam )", ''murugan.org''〕〔(Mauritius Government )〕 Around 15 percent of Indo-Mauritians are Tamils. The community includes a Hindu majority, and the rest are Christians (largely Roman Catholic). They account to 55,000 of the Mauritian population.〔(Republic of Mauritius )〕 Of this number, around 7000 people reported that they spoke Tamil.〔〔(Republic - Resident population by geographical location and religious group )〕 Most tamils in Mauritius are Hindus. A large population of the Tamils in Mauritius lives at Rose-Hill. Thaipusam, the Tamil Hindu festival, is a national holiday in Mauritius and is notable in the temples. Most can read, write it to some extent, but very few can speak it well. Even though most speak Mauritian Creole, it includes many Tamil words.〔(Mo Koz Kreol )〕 A Tamil magazine ''Pathirikai'' and Tamil radio Onex FM exist in Mauritius. Most cultural aspects and rituals can be seen in full-fledged manner. Around a 100 schools teach Tamil as a mother tongue subject. It can also be learned at the university level. A Tamil conference was held here. Murugan temples are common and some Tamil place names are found here. ==See also== * Demographics of Mauritius * Tamil language * Tamil diaspora * Tamil Malaysian * Sri Lankan Tamils * Indo-Mauritian 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tamil Mauritian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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