British Sindhis
Total population
25,000 (2011)
Regions with significant populations
Mainly England · Smaller communities in Scotland and Wales
Languages
Sindhi · British English · Urdu or Hindi
Religion
Islam · Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Sindhi diaspora · British Pakistanis · British Indians

British Sindhis are British citizens or residents who are of Sindhi origin.[lower-greek 1] They comprise a sizable segment of the British Pakistani and British Indian communities.[1]

History

The Sindhis originate from the Sindh region region of British India or modern-day Sindh province of southern Pakistan. Most Pakistani Sindhi immigrants are Muslims, with a minority of Hindus.[1] Sindhis from the Indian Republic, on the other hand, are mostly Hindus. They are secondary migrants, moving from Sindh to the Dominion of India following the 1947 partition of India and later settling in the UK.[1] There are also a smaller number of Christians.[1]

Demographics

Estimates of the total Sindhi population in the UK range from 15,000 to 30,000.[2][3] According to Ethnologue, there are over 25,000 Sindhi-speakers in the country.[4] Some Sindhis are notable businesspeople, such as Sonu Shivdasani and the Hinduja family.[5] There is a small Sindhi community in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory. The community dates back to 1860 and the majority

possesses British citizenship.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Sindhi: برطانوي سنڌي (Arabic); ब्रिटेन जा सिंधी (Devanagari)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 David, Maya Khemlani (2 May 2001). "The Sindhi Hindus of London – Language Maintenance or Language Shift?". Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya.
  2. 1 2 Alfonso, Carolin; Kokot, Waltraud; Tölölyan, Khachig (2004). Diaspora, Identity and Religion: New Directions in Theory and Research. Routledge. p. 198, 300. ISBN 9781134390359.
  3. ↑ Payne, J.D. (2012). Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration and Mission. InterVarsity Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780830863419.
  4. ↑ "United Kingdom". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Roy, Amit (15 September 1990). "The Asian millionaires". India Today. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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