 Marabou Haitian man | |
| Total population | |
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| 590,000+[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Haiti,United States,Canada,France[2] | |
| Languages | |
| French,Haitian Creole,French-based creole languages | |
| Religion | |
| PredominantlyRoman Catholic, but alsoAnglican,Protestant,Baptist,Seventh-day Adventist Church andJehovah's Witness | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Caribbeans,Dougla,Affranchi |
Marabou (/ˈmærəbu/;French:marabout) is a term ofHaitian origin denoting Haitians ofmixed race ancestry. The term comes originally from the AfricanMarabouts. Marabous are mainly descended fromintermingling between Africans, Europeans and indigenousTaino.
The Marabou label dates to the colonial period of Haiti's history, meaning the offspring of amulatto and agriffe person.[3][4] However, Médéric-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Méry, in his three volume work on the colony,[5] describes Marabous as the product of the union of an African/European and a Taino.[5]
Mulatto. — A name given to the offspring of a white and a negro. The word is Spanish, mulato from mulo a mule or, as in ... meamelouc; Griffe | black, negro and mulatto; Marabou, § black, mulatto and griffe; Sacatra, g black, griffe and negro.
De este modo, el hijo de mulato y negra es un griffe, y el de griffe y negro unmarabou ó marabout y así sucesivamente.
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