Indian diaspora in Guyana

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_diaspora_in_Guyana

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:diaspora
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Indo-Guyanese
gptkbp:commemorates	gptkb:Indian_Arrival_Day
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Guyana
gptkbp:diasporaSize	largest ethnic group in Guyana
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Diwali gptkb:Eid gptkb:Indian_Arrival_Day gptkb:Phagwah_(Holi)
gptkbp:firstShipArrived	gptkb:Whitby
gptkbp:firstShipArrivedDate	May 5, 1838
gptkbp:historicalEvent	Abolition of slavery in British Guiana Indentured labor system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indian diaspora in Guyana
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Hindi gptkb:Urdu gptkb:Bhojpuri gptkb:Caribbean_Hindustani gptkb:Guyanese_Hindustani English
gptkbp:mainArrivalPort	gptkb:Georgetown
gptkbp:mainRegionOfOrigin	gptkb:Maharashtra gptkb:Bihar gptkb:Tamil_Nadu gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:migrationStartYear	1838
gptkbp:migratory	indentured labor
gptkbp:notableContributor	gptkb:business gptkb:culture gptkb:politics agriculture
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Moses_Nagamootoo gptkb:Cheddi_Jagan gptkb:Priya_Manickchand gptkb:Bharrat_Jagdeo gptkb:Donald_Ramotar
gptkbp:occupation	trading rice farming sugar plantation labor
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:India
gptkbp:population	about 40% about 40% of Guyana's population
gptkbp:relatedGroup	gptkb:Indo-Caribbean Indian diaspora in Jamaica Indian diaspora in Suriname Indian diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago Indian diaspora in the Caribbean
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Hinduism gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Indian_Arrival_Day_(Guyana)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7