Siddi
Ethnic group in India and Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the South Asian ethnic group. For other uses, see Siddi (disambiguation).
"Habshi" redirects here. For the ethnic group in Ethiopia and Eritrea, see Habesha peoples. For other uses, see Habash (disambiguation).
"Afro-Indian" and "Afro Indian" redirect here. For other ethnic groups and people of both African and Indian origin or people of Indian descent in Africa, see Indo-African (disambiguation). For people of both African and Indigenous American (i.e. "Indian") origin, see Black Indians in the United States and Zambo.
The Siddi (pronounced [sɪdːiː]), also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, are an ethnic minority group inhabiting Pakistan and India. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa, most of whom came to the Indian subcontinent through the Arab Slave Trade.[6] Others arrived as merchants, sailors, indentured servants, and mercenaries.[7]
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Total population | |
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1,300,000 (estimated)[citation needed] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Pakistan | 250,000 to 1 million[1][2][3] |
India | 25,000–70,000[4] |
Karnataka | 10,477 (2011 census)[5] |
Gujarat | 8,661[5] |
Daman and Diu | 193[5] |
Goa | 183[5] |
Languages | |
Sidi language (historically) Balochi (Makrani dialect), Sindhi, Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Kannada, Swahili, Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, English | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Sunni Islam; minority: Hinduism, Christianity (Catholic) |
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