Malaysian Gujaratis

Malaysians Gujaratis
મલેશિયન ગુજરાતીઓ
A Gujarati family in Malaysia, photographed c.1892
Total population
More than 31,500) (>1% of Malaysian Indians)
Regions with significant populations
Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia)
Languages
Gujarati, English, Malay and Tamil
Religion
Predominantly Hinduism · Jainism
Related ethnic groups
Tamil, Tamil Malaysian, Malaysian Malayali, Indian Singaporeans,

Malaysian Gujaratis (Gujarati: મલેશિયન ગુજરાતીઓ) are people of full or partial Gujarati descent who were born in, or immigrated to Malaysia. Gujaratis first arrived in Malaya in the 14th century CE, to trade spices with the Sultanate of Malacca.[1] It was until the 19th century, they settled in Malaysia.[2] Most Malaysian Gujaratis work as traders. The Gujaratis were mainly from the ports of Cambay, Kutch and Surat in Gujarat, and settled in urban parts of Malaya, including Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Journey of enrichment". 25 February 2015 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ "Gujarati's Of Malaysia Welcome you ALL". Gujaratikl.com.my. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "The North Indians - Rediscovering Roots in Penang". Penangstory.net.my. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2017.


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