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The Chitty, also known as the Chetty or Chetti Melaka, are an ethnic group whose members are of primarily Tamil descent, found mainly and initially in Melaka, Malaysia, where they settled around the 16th century, and in Singapore where they migrated to in the 18th and 19th centuries from Melaka. Also known colloquially as "Indian Peranakans", the culture of the Chitty has drawn significant influence from the Nusantara region and to a small extent the Chinese, whilst also retaining their Hindu faith and heritage. In the 21st century, their population stands at 2,000. The Chitty/Chetti community

Key facts

Ethnic group.group
ChittyPeranakan Chitty
Ethnic group.pop
~5000
Ethnic group.popplace
(Melaka)Singapore
Ethnic group.pop1
0 (after the 1975 incident)
Ethnic group.langs
Malay (Chitty Malay)English
Ethnic group.related
TamilsTelugusMalaysMamaksPeranakanIndian MalaysiansIndian Singaporeans
Ethnic group.rels
Hinduism

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
ethnic group
Country
Malaysia

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Article · 中文

仄迪人(馬來語:Chetty;英語:Chitty),是來自南印度泰米爾地區的商人與馬來半島女子所生下的族群。15至16世紀,這些來自南印度的人,乘船或經由陸路來到馬來半島進行貿易。當時馬來半島,尤其是馬六甲是國際貿易中心,有許多地區的人會集中在此處進行貨物買賣及其他生意。這樣的環境吸引他們前來,主要是從事放款借貸生意。他們與當地女子生下的後代,就是仄迪人。這些印巫的後代大多保留興都教的信仰。

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