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]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| More than 31,500) (>1% of Malaysian Indians)[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) | |
| Languages | |
| Gujarati, English, Malaysian and Tamil | |
| Religion | |
Predominantly Hinduism · Jainism
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tamil, Tamil Malaysian, Malaysian Malayali, Indian Singaporeans, |
See also
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edit- ^ 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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