• Source: Zarabes

Zarabe (variants: Zarab or Z'arabe) is the name given to the Muslim community of Réunion, who migrated in the mid-19th century. Zarabes are mostly South Asian, specifically from the modern state of Gujarat in India.




Etymology


The name is a Réunion Creole word derived from the French words les arabes meaning "the Arabs" (cf. Zoreilles derived from French les oreilles meaning "the ears"). These South Asian Muslims were not Arabs, but were described as such likely because of their liturgical use of the Arabic language.




See also


Islam in Réunion
Réunionnais of Indian origin
Malbars
Indians in France




References






External links


Indian Diaspora in Reunion

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• Islam di Reunion
• Zarabes
• Indians in Réunion
• Islam in Réunion
• Demographics of Réunion
• Réunion
• List of contemporary ethnic groups
• Sunni Bohra
• Arawakan languages
• Almazul
• List of villages in Borno State