Malaysian Gujaratis
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| More than31,500) (>1% of Malaysian Indians)[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Malaysia(Peninsular Malaysia) | |
| Languages | |
| Gujarati,English,MalaysianandTamil | |
| Religion | |
PredominantlyHinduism·Jainism
| |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tamil,Tamil Malaysian,Malaysian Malayali,Indian Singaporeans, |
Malaysian Gujaratisare people of full or partialGujaratidescent who were born in or immigrated toMalaysia.The community arrived to Malaya during 14 century to trade spices withSultanate of Malacca.[1]But, only during the 19th century this community settled in Malaysia.[2]Most of this community work as traders. The Gujaratis were mainly from the ports of Cambay, Kutch andSuratin India and settled in urban part of Malaya likeGeorgetown,Kuala LumpurandIpoh.[1][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Journey of enrichment".25 February 2015 – via PressReader.
- ^"Gujarati's Of Malaysia Welcome you ALL".Gujaratikl.my.Retrieved23 November2017.
- ^"The North Indians - Rediscovering Roots in Penang".Penangstory.net.my.11 August 2015.Retrieved23 November2017.
| Ethnolinguistic groups | |
|---|---|
| By states | |
| Notable peoples | |
| Culture | |
| Ethnic enclave | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
  | This Malaysian biographical article is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |