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- The Chagossians (also Îlois [il.wa] or Chagos Islanders) are an Indo-African ethnic group originating from French slaves brought to the Chagos Islands...
- remaining Chagossians on the Peros Banhos atoll. The inhabitants, known at the time as the Ilois, are today known as Chagos Islanders or Chagossians. Chagossians...
- Chagossian creole (also créole îlois, kreol Ilwa, or just Ilwa) is a French-based creole that was still spoken in 1994 by the 1,800 or so Chagossians...
- figures). The forced removal of Chagossians from the Chagos Archipelago occurred between 1968 and 1973. The Chagossians, then numbering about 2,000 people...
- between 1967 and 1973. As a consequence, the team in fact represents the Chagossian diaspora around the world. They are led by Sus****-based manager Jimmy...
- instances, set around lagoons. The Chagos Islands had been home to the Chagossians from the 1700s brought as workers by the French from Africa and India...
- Agaléans and Chagossians are usually incorporated within this ethnic group. Mauritian Creoles along with their Rodriguais, Agaléan and Chagossian counterparts...
- company terminated the lease at the end of 1967. Between 1968 and 1973, the Chagossian (Îlois) inhabitants were forcibly expelled from Diego Garcia by the UK...
- creole language that may be related to the Seyc****ois, Rodriguan, and Chagossian Creoles. Linguists disagree over the relationship, if any, of Mauritian...
- archipelago. In 2016, the Chagossian po****tion was estimated at 8,700 in Mauritius, including 483 natives; 350 Chagossians live in the Seyc****es, including...