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Examining an example of linguistic plurality on the island of Mauritius, where more than two-thirds of the population is of Indian ancestry, this study focuses on the formation of diaspora as mediated through the cultural phenomenon of Indian ancestral languages - principally Hindi, which is used in religious contexts.Eisenlohr, Patrick is the author of 'Little India Diaspora, Time And Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius', published 2007 under ISBN 9780520248793 and ISBN 0520248791.
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