Caribbean people of mixed African and Indian descent
Ethnic group
Dougla people Regions with significant populations Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago ,Guyana ,Suriname ,Jamaica ,Saint Lucia ,Grenada ,Guadeloupe , andMartinique )United States , theUnited Kingdom ,Canada , and theNetherlands Languages Caribbean English (predominantlyTrinidadian Creole ,Guyanese Creole ,Sranan Tongo ,Jamaican Patois ,Saint Lucian Creole ),French ,Dutch ,Papiamento ,Caribbean Hindustani Religion Related ethnic groups Afro-Caribbeans ,Indo-Caribbeans
Dougla (English: /ˈ d oʊ ɡ l ə Caribbean Hindustani dugalaa African andIndian descent.
The wordDougla originated fromdogala (दोगला Caribbean Hindustani word that literally means "two-necks" and may mean "many", "much" or "a mix" (literally bastard, of two fathers).[ 1] mixed race people: Afro-Indians.[ 2]
The 2012 Guyana census identified 29.25% of the population asAfro-Guyanese , 39.83% asIndo-Guyanese , and 19.88% as "mixed," recognized as mostly representing the offspring of the former two groups.[ 3]
In theFrench West Indies (Guadeloupe ,Martinique ), Afro-Indian people used to be referred to asBatazendyen orChapé-Kouli.
There are sporadic records of Indo-Euro interracial relationships, both consensual and nonconsensual, before any ethnic mixing of the African and Indian variety.[ 4]
Other Indo-based types of mixed heritage (Indo-Chinese (Chindians ),Indo-Latino/Hispanic (Tegli), Indo-English (Anglo-Indians ), Indo-Portuguese (Luso-Indians ), Indo-Irish (Irish Indians ), Indo-Scottish (Scottish-Indians ), Indo-Dutch , Indo-Arabs and Indo-Amerindian ) tended to identify as one of the older, unmixed ethnic strains on the island: Afro, Indo, Amerindian or Euro orpassing as one of them .[ 5]
[ edit ] Cletus Ali ,Trinidadian musician, better known as Mighty DouglaAndre Rampersad , Trinidadian footballerKenny J , calypsonian[ 6] Eddy Grant ,Guyanese singerGema Ramkeesoon , social worker and women's-rights activist (Trinidad and Tobago)[ 7] Rohit Jagdeo, Guyanese politician Diego Biseswar , Surinamese footballerSuper Cat , Jamaican deejay[ 8] Marlene Malahoo Forte , politician (Jamaica)[ 9] Amy Ashwood Garvey , activist (Jamaica)[ 10] [ 11] Lisa Hanna ,Miss World 1993 , MP forSaint Ann South Eastern [ 12] Kenneth Salick,chutney soca singer[ 13] Krishmar Santokie , cricketerEdward Seaga , banker, businessman, politician and formerPrime Minister of Jamaica Abrahim Simmonds , youth advocate (Jamaica)Toni-Ann Singh ,Miss World 2019 (Jamaica)Masaba Gupta , actress and fashion designer (Antiguan and Indian)Sir Trevor McDonald ,Trinidadian British news anchor and journalistEsther Anderson , actress (United Kingdom; born in Jamaica)[ 14] Johnson Beharry ,Grenadian British soldier in theBritish Army [ 15] Melissa Bell ,Jamaican-British singer and mother ofAlexandra Burke Katharine Birbalsingh , teacher and education reformerAlexandra Burke , British-Jamaican singer and daughter ofMelissa Bell Jeffery Kissoon , actorNick Sagar ,British actor and modelSean Sagar , British actor and modelJoyce Vincent , British woman whose death went unnoticed for over two years (Grenadian of black and Indian ancestry)United States and Canada [ edit ] David Chariandy , Canadian author with Trinidadian parentsFrances-Anne Solomon ,British-Canadian filmmaker with Trinidadian parentsMervyn Dymally , Trinidadian-American politician[ 16] Rajee Narinesingh , LGBT activist (United States; Trinidadian and Tobagonian background)[ 17] Melanie Fiona ,Canadian artist with Guyanese parentsNicole Beharie , actressFoxy Brown , rapper (United States; Trinidadian and Tobagonian background)[ 18] Tanya Chutkan , jurist and lawyerSpecial Ed , rapper (United States; Jamaican background)Kamala Harris ,Vice-President of the United States (Jamaican and Indian)Maya Harris , lawyer and writer (Jamaican and Indian)Lester Holt , U.S. news anchor and journalist[ 19] [ 20] Diana King , singer (United States; born in Jamaica)[ 21] Vashtie Kola , music-video directorSonnet L'Abbé ,Guyanese Canadian poetRajendra Ramoon Maharaj , playwrightNicole Narain , model and actressRoxanne Persaud , politician (United States; born in Guyana)[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] Thara Prashad , American singer and model[ 25] [ 26] Mary Rambaran-Olm , literary scholar specializing in early medieval England from the fifth to eleventh centuries[ 27] Justine Skye , entertainer (Jamaica)XXXTentacion , rapper[ 28] ^ Wilk, Richard; Barbosa, Livia (2013-05-09).Rice and Beans: A Unique Dish in a Hundred Places ISBN 9781847889058 ^ Winer, Lise (2009).Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago . 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