Cafres - Revision history

Suriname0: Adding local short description: "Ethnic group", overriding Wikidata description "ethnic group on Reunion island"

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Adding local short description: "Ethnic group", overriding Wikidata description "ethnic group on Reunion island"

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			{{Short description\|Ethnic group}}
	'''Cafres''' or '''Kafs''', are people born in [[Réunion]] of [[List of ethnic groups of Africa\|African]] origins. This includes people of [[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] ancestry. <ref name="Creolisation"/> Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.<ref name="yusion"/>		'''Cafres''' or '''Kafs''', are people born in [[Réunion]] of [[List of ethnic groups of Africa\|African]] origins. This includes people of [[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] ancestry. <ref name="Creolisation"/> Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.<ref name="yusion"/>

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	'''Cafres''' or '''Kafs''', are people in [[Réunion]] of [[List of ethnic groups of Africa\|African]] origins. This includes people of [[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] ancestry. <ref name="Creolisation"/> Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.<ref name="yusion"/>		'''Cafres''' or '''Kafs''', are people born in [[Réunion]] of [[List of ethnic groups of Africa\|African]] origins. This includes people of [[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] ancestry. <ref name="Creolisation"/> Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.<ref name="yusion"/>

	==Use of the term==		==Use of the term==
	Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|~~Bantu-speaking~~ Black people specifically]].		Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|Black people specifically]].

	In Réunion, contrary to other countries or regions of the south-west of the [[Indian Ocean]], the term is in common use. It means "any individual whose phenotype goes back more or less to [[African diaspora\|African]]/[[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] origins, as described by the sociologist Paul Mayoka in his essay "The image of the cafre".<ref>		In Réunion, contrary to other countries or regions of the south-west of the [[Indian Ocean]], the term is in common use. It means "any individual whose phenotype goes back more or less to [[African diaspora\|African]]/[[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] origins, as described by the sociologist Paul Mayoka in his essay "The image of the cafre".<ref>

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	'''Cafres''' or '''Kafs''', are people ~~born~~ in [[Réunion]] of [[List of ethnic groups of Africa\|African]] origins. This includes people of [[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] ancestry. <ref name="Creolisation"/> Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.<ref name="yusion"/>		'''Cafres''' or '''Kafs''', are people in [[Réunion]] of [[List of ethnic groups of Africa\|African]] origins. This includes people of [[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] ancestry. <ref name="Creolisation"/> Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.<ref name="yusion"/>

	==Use of the term==		==Use of the term==

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Use of the term

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	==Use of the term==		==Use of the term==
	Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|Bantu-~~speakingBlack~~ people specifically]].		Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|Bantu-speaking Black people specifically]].

	In Réunion, contrary to other countries or regions of the south-west of the [[Indian Ocean]], the term is in common use. It means "any individual whose phenotype goes back more or less to [[African diaspora\|African]]/[[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] origins, as described by the sociologist Paul Mayoka in his essay "The image of the cafre".<ref>		In Réunion, contrary to other countries or regions of the south-west of the [[Indian Ocean]], the term is in common use. It means "any individual whose phenotype goes back more or less to [[African diaspora\|African]]/[[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] origins, as described by the sociologist Paul Mayoka in his essay "The image of the cafre".<ref>

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	==Use of the term==		==Use of the term==
	Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|~~Black~~ people specifically]].		Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|Bantu-speakingBlack people specifically]].

	In Réunion, contrary to other countries or regions of the south-west of the [[Indian Ocean]], the term is in common use. It means "any individual whose phenotype goes back more or less to [[African diaspora\|African]]/[[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] origins, as described by the sociologist Paul Mayoka in his essay "The image of the cafre".<ref>		In Réunion, contrary to other countries or regions of the south-west of the [[Indian Ocean]], the term is in common use. It means "any individual whose phenotype goes back more or less to [[African diaspora\|African]]/[[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] origins, as described by the sociologist Paul Mayoka in his essay "The image of the cafre".<ref>

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	'''Cafres''' or '''Kafs''', are people born in [[Réunion]] of [[List of ethnic groups of Africa\|African]] origins. This includes people of [[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] ancestry. <ref name="Creolisation"/> Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.<ref name="yusion"/>		'''Cafres''' or '''Kafs''', are people born in [[Réunion]] of [[List of ethnic groups of Africa\|African]] origins. This includes people of [[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] ancestry. <ref name="Creolisation"/> Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.<ref name="yusion"/>

	==Use of the ~~Term~~==		==Use of the term==
	Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|Black people specifically]].		Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|Black people specifically]].

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	==Origins==		==Origins==
	The ancestors of the Cafres were enslaved Africans.<ref name="Creolisation">		The ancestors of the Cafres were enslaved Africans.<ref name="Creolisation">
	{{cite journal \|last1=Medea \|first1=Laurent \|year=2002 \|title=Creolisation and Globalisation in a Neo-Colonial Context: the Case of Réunion \|journal=Social Identities \|volume=8 \|issue=1 \|pages=125–141 \|doi=10.1080/13504630220132053 \|s2cid=145370724 }}</ref> Brought from mainland Africa and Madagascar to work the sugar plantations; these were the first slaves to be introduced to the [[Mascarene Islands]]. The slaves came from [[Mozambique]], [[Guinea]], [[Senegal]] and [[Madagascar]].<ref name="yusion">{{citation\|first=Live\|last=Yu-Sion\|title=Illusion identitaire et métissage culturel chez les "Sinoi" de la Réunion\|journal=Perspectives Chinoises\|date=July–August 2003\|number=78\|url=http://perspectiveschinoises.revues.org/document160.html\|access-date=2008-11-01\|issn=1021-9013}}</ref> Most trace their roots to Madagascar and [[East Africa]] ([[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]) although some descended from runaways from European pirate ships.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2022}}		{{cite journal \|last1=Medea \|first1=Laurent \|year=2002 \|title=Creolisation and Globalisation in a Neo-Colonial Context: the Case of Réunion \|journal=Social Identities \|volume=8 \|issue=1 \|pages=125–141 \|doi=10.1080/13504630220132053 \|s2cid=145370724 }}</ref> Brought from mainland Africa and Madagascar to work the sugar plantations; these were the first slaves to be introduced to the [[Mascarene Islands]]. The slaves came from [[Mozambique]], [[Guinea]], [[Senegal]] and [[Madagascar]].<ref name="yusion">{{citation\|first=Live\|last=Yu-Sion\|title=Illusion identitaire et métissage culturel chez les "Sinoi" de la Réunion\|journal=Perspectives Chinoises\|date=July–August 2003\|volume=2003 \|number=78\|url=http://perspectiveschinoises.revues.org/document160.html\|access-date=2008-11-01\|issn=1021-9013}}</ref> Most trace their roots to Madagascar and [[East Africa]] ([[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]) although some descended from runaways from European pirate ships.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2022}}

	==Religion==		==Religion==

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	==Origins==		==Origins==
	The ancestors of the Cafres were enslaved Africans.<ref name="Creolisation">		The ancestors of the Cafres were enslaved Africans.<ref name="Creolisation">
	{{cite journal \|last1=Medea \|first1=Laurent \|year=2002 \|title=Creolisation and Globalisation in a Neo-Colonial Context: the Case of Réunion \|journal=Social Identities \|volume=8 \|issue=1 \|pages=125–141 \|doi=10.1080/13504630220132053 \|s2cid=145370724 }}</ref> Brought from mainland Africa and Madagascar to work the sugar plantations; these were the first slaves to be introduced to the [[Mascarene Islands]]. The slaves came from [[Mozambique]], [[Guinea]], [[Senegal]] and [[Madagascar]].<ref name="yusion">{{citation\|first=Live\|last=Yu-Sion\|title=Illusion identitaire et métissage culturel chez les "Sinoi" de la Réunion\|journal=Perspectives Chinoises\|date=July–August 2003\|number=78\|url=http://perspectiveschinoises.revues.org/document160.html\|access-date=2008-11-01\|issn=1021-9013}}</ref> Most trace their roots to [[Madagascar]] and [[East Africa]] ([[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]) although some descended from runaways from European pirate ships.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2022}}		{{cite journal \|last1=Medea \|first1=Laurent \|year=2002 \|title=Creolisation and Globalisation in a Neo-Colonial Context: the Case of Réunion \|journal=Social Identities \|volume=8 \|issue=1 \|pages=125–141 \|doi=10.1080/13504630220132053 \|s2cid=145370724 }}</ref> Brought from mainland Africa and Madagascar to work the sugar plantations; these were the first slaves to be introduced to the [[Mascarene Islands]]. The slaves came from [[Mozambique]], [[Guinea]], [[Senegal]] and [[Madagascar]].<ref name="yusion">{{citation\|first=Live\|last=Yu-Sion\|title=Illusion identitaire et métissage culturel chez les "Sinoi" de la Réunion\|journal=Perspectives Chinoises\|date=July–August 2003\|number=78\|url=http://perspectiveschinoises.revues.org/document160.html\|access-date=2008-11-01\|issn=1021-9013}}</ref> Most trace their roots to Madagascar and [[East Africa]] ([[Mozambique]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]) although some descended from runaways from European pirate ships.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2022}}

	==Religion==		==Religion==

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	==Use of the Term==		==Use of the Term==
	Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in East Africa came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|Black people specifically]].		Like the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs]], the name ''Cafres'' is derived from the Arabic word for infidels, ''[[kafir]]'', which in [[East Africa]] came to mean [[Kaffir (racial term)\|Black people specifically]].

	In Réunion, contrary to other countries or regions of the south-west of the [[Indian Ocean]], the term is in common use. It means "any individual whose phenotype goes back more or less to [[African diaspora\|African]]/[[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] origins, as described by the sociologist Paul Mayoka in his essay "The image of the cafre".<ref>		In Réunion, contrary to other countries or regions of the south-west of the [[Indian Ocean]], the term is in common use. It means "any individual whose phenotype goes back more or less to [[African diaspora\|African]]/[[Malagasy people\|Malagasy]] origins, as described by the sociologist Paul Mayoka in his essay "The image of the cafre".<ref>