Gujarati_Malaysian References

Malaysians of Gujarati origin
Total population
	More than 31,500) (>1% of Malaysian Indians)[ citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
	Malaysia ( Peninsular Malaysia)
Languages
	Gujarati, English and Malaysian
Religion
	Predominantly Hinduism · Jainism Also: Christianity · Islam · Parsi;
Related ethnic groups
	Tamil, Tamil Malaysian, Malaysian Malayali, Indian Singaporeans,

Malaysian Gujaratis are people of full or partial Gujarati descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. The community arrived to Malaya during 14 century to trade spices with Sultanate 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 and Surat in India and settled in urban part of Malaya like Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh.^[1]^[3]

References

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

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[pressreader.com-1] "Journey of enrichment". 25 February 2015 – via PressReader.

[2] "Gujarati's Of Malaysia Welcome you ALL". Gujaratikl.com.my. 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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v t e Malaysian Indians
Malaysians Person of India Origin
Ethnolinguistic groups	Chindian Chitty Kristang people Malaysian Gujarati Malaysian Malayali Malaysian Punjabi Malaysian Telugu Tamil Malaysians
By states	Malaysian Indians in Penang Malaysian Indians in Sabah Indians in Sarawak
Notable peoples	List of Malaysian Indians List of Malaysian politicians of Indian origin List of Malaysian sportspeople of Indian origin
Culture	Cathedrals Hindu temples in Malaysia Malaysian Indian cuisine Malaysian Tamil cinema Tamil schools ( List)
Ethnic enclave	Buntong, Ipoh Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur Dhoby Ghaut, Penang Little India, Ipoh Little India, Malacca Little India, Penang Paya Besar, Kedah Sentul, Kuala Lumpur
Related ethnic groups	Bruneian Indians Indian Indonesians Indian Filipino Indian Singaporeans Indians in Thailand

Total population
More than 31,500) (>1% of Malaysian Indians)^{[ citation needed]}
Regions with significant populations
Malaysia ( Peninsular Malaysia)
Languages
Gujarati, English and Malaysian
Religion
Predominantly Hinduism · Jainism Also: Christianity · Islam · Parsi
Related ethnic groups
Tamil, Tamil Malaysian, Malaysian Malayali, Indian Singaporeans,

See also

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