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Indo-Fijians are mostly descended from indentured labourers, girmitiyas or girmit, brought to the islands by Fiji's British colonial rulers between 1879 and 1916 to work on Fiji's sugar cane plantations. After existing indenture was cancelled on 1 January 1920 they were given the choice of returning to India at their own expense, or remain in Fiji. The great majority opted to stay because they could not afford to return under the low pay (even in many instances they were denied paid wages) of the British government or were refused to be sent back. After the expiry of their girmits, many leased small plots of land from Fijians and developed their own sugarcane fields or cattle farmlets. Others went into business in the towns that were beginning to spring up.
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Who brought the first pigs to Fiji and why did they bring these pigs to Fiji?
Indians
What is the population of Indians in Fiji?
About 80,000. Fiji population stands at 810,000. Next Population Count by the Bureau of Statistics Fiji will be on 2013.
What other ethnic groups found in Fiji?
The two main ethnic groups in Fiji are the indigenous Fijians and Indians, who are descended from indentured labourers brought to Fiji by the British.
What are people living in Fiji called?
People who comes from Fiji are known as Fijians.
How did muslums come to Fiji?
During the Indenture System when the British bought Indians to Fiji. A small number of Muslims also came.
Who brought the first pig to Fiji?
Indians commonly migrated to Fiji to find new homes. These were the first people to bring pigs to the island which is where they raised them.
Are Fiji Indians Asian?
No. In Fiji, Indo-fijians are considered Fijians according to the Government. But when Indo-Fijians migrate elsewhere they are grouped as Asians.
How Hindi arrived in Fiji?
In 1879 when the British brought Indians over to work on the sugarcane fields of Fiji, Hindi was introduced to the Pacific first time.
What has the author Adrian C Mayer written?
Adrian C. Mayer has written: 'Indians in Fiji' -- subject(s): East Indians
What has the author Kenneth L Gillion written?
Kenneth L. Gillion has written: 'The Fiji Indians' -- subject(s): East Indians, Immigrants
How did Fiji become Hindi?
Hindi along with Fijian is taught in schools and is widely used in homes, gatherings and functions. English is the countrys main language. Indians were introduced to the Fiji Islands as sugarcane planters bought to Fiji by the British. There are approximately 420,000 Indo-Fijians in Fiji with an approximate 20,000 of those speak Hindi while the rest speak Fiji-Hindi or Fiji Baat.
What is the popluation of Fiji?
Fiji, an archipelago in the Pacific has a population of 837,271 based on the National Census. Estimated population as of 2011 is 849,000. A large portion of the population is comprised of Fijians and Indians.
