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'''Malabars''' is a term used for [[Indian people|Indians]] originating from the [[Malabar region]]. The region includes the northern part of present state of Kerala in India, i.e. the [[Malabar Coast|southwestern coast]] of the country.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sreedhara Menon |first=A. |title=Kerala Charitram |publisher=DC Books |year=2007 |isbn=9788126415885 |edition= |location=Kottayam |language=Malayalam}}</ref> |
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Captain João Ribeiro in his ''History of Ceylon'' presented to the King of [[Portugal]] in 1685 mentions that Jaffnapatam (present-day [[Jaffna Peninsula|Jaffna]] in [[Sri Lanka]]) is inhabited by Malabars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6M2AAAAMAAJ |title=HISTORY OF CEYLON by João Ribeiro - Page 15 |last1=Ribeiro |first1=João |date=4 February 2024 }}</ref> This designation stemmed from the presence of Tamils in Jaffna, whose customs and religion closely resembled those of the Hindus on the Malabar Coast of India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=M. D. Raghavan |url=https://archive.org/details/Tamil_Culture_in_Ceylon/page/n110/mode/1up |title=Tamil Culture in Ceylon |date=1971 |pages=199-200}}</ref> |
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Aside from this, the term was also applied by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] to designate [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Tamils of Sri Lanka]] during the colonial days. This term, or the term [[Malbars|Malbar]], accordingly was also applied by the [[French people|French]] to Tamil [[Indentured servitude|indentured laborers]] coming to [[Réunion]], has been kept by the latter to label their own identity as well until today, even though most have lost the use of Tamil language. There are around 200,000 people of Tamil descent in Réunion Island. They started to be brought from 1848 (official end of slavery in [[List of French possessions and colonies|French colonies]]).<ref>[http://www.iledelareunion.net/peuple_de_la_reunion/malabar.php Malabar or Tamouls of Reunion]</ref><ref>[http://www.indereunion.net Indian cultures in Reunion Island]</ref> |
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Additionally, to European traders and scholars, Tamil was commonly known as the Malabar language. In the 18th century, [[Johann Phillip Fabricius|J. P. Fabricius]] described his Tamil-English Dictionary as the "Dictionary of Malabar and English," wherein he explained words and phrases of the Tamil language, commonly referred to by Europeans as the Malabar language, in English.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fabricius |first=Johann Philipp |url=http://archive.org/details/malabarenglishdi00fabr |title=A Malabar and English dictionary |date=1809 |publisher=Vepery |others=The Library of Congress}}</ref> |
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The term Malabar is used in the neighbouring island of [[Mauritius]] to describe [[North Indian]] [[Hindu]]s, [[Lascar]] is used to describe Muslims and [[Madrasi|Madrasse]] ([[Madras]] being the capital of [[Tamil Nadu]]) is used to describe [[Tamil people|Tamils]] ethnic group of [[South India]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Tamil diaspora]] |
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*[[Malabar district]] |
*[[Malabar district]] |
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*[[Malabar pepper]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 19 November 2024
Malabars is a term used for Indians originating from the Malabar region. The region includes the northern part of present state of Kerala in India, i.e. the southwestern coast of the country.[1]
Captain João Ribeiro in his History of Ceylon presented to the King of Portugal in 1685 mentions that Jaffnapatam (present-day Jaffna in Sri Lanka) is inhabited by Malabars.[2] This designation stemmed from the presence of Tamils in Jaffna, whose customs and religion closely resembled those of the Hindus on the Malabar Coast of India.[3]
Additionally, to European traders and scholars, Tamil was commonly known as the Malabar language. In the 18th century, J. P. Fabricius described his Tamil-English Dictionary as the "Dictionary of Malabar and English," wherein he explained words and phrases of the Tamil language, commonly referred to by Europeans as the Malabar language, in English.[4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sreedhara Menon, A. (2007). Kerala Charitram (in Malayalam). Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 9788126415885.
- ^ Ribeiro, João (4 February 2024). "HISTORY OF CEYLON by João Ribeiro - Page 15".
- ^ M. D. Raghavan (1971). Tamil Culture in Ceylon. pp. 199–200.
- ^ Fabricius, Johann Philipp (1809). A Malabar and English dictionary. The Library of Congress. Vepery.