Siddi

Also known as Siddhi, Sheedi, Habshi

The Siddi (), also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, are an ethnic group living in Pakistan and India. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa, most of whom came to the Indian subcontinent through the Indian Ocean slave trade. Others arrived as merchants, sailors, indentured servants, and mercenaries.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Siddi, Sheedi
Ethnic group.image: Siddi community (16527139018).jpg
Ethnic group.caption: Muslim Siddi community in India
Ethnic group.population: 1,300,000 (estimated)
Ethnic group.pop1: 250,000 to 1 million
Ethnic group.pop2: 19,514
Ethnic group.region3: Karnataka
Ethnic group.pop3: 10,477 (2011 census)
Ethnic group.region4: Gujarat
Ethnic group.pop4: 8,661
Ethnic group.region5: Daman and Diu
Ethnic group.pop5: 193
Ethnic group.region6: Goa
Ethnic group.pop6: 183
Ethnic group.languages: Currently spoken: Various South Asian languages Traditional: Sidi language
Ethnic group.religions: Predominantly: Sunni Islam Minority: Christianity & Hinduism

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: ethnic group
Native language: Sindhi
Religion: Catholicism
Population: 37500.0

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Commons category: Siddi people
diaspora: African diaspora
topic's main category: Category:Siddhi people
different from: Si

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Article · Italiano

I Siddi (pronunciato: [sɪd̪d̪iː])), conosciuti anche come Siddhi, Sheedi, o Habshi, sono un gruppo etnico dell'India e del Pakistan. Sono i discendenti dei Bantu della regione dei Grandi Laghi in Africa. Alcuni erano mercanti ed altri marinai, altri servi a contratto ed altri schiavi e mercenari La comunità Siddi attualmente è composta da circa 50.000-60.000 individui tra gli stati del Karnataka, Gujarat e Hyderabad in India e a Makran e Karachi in Pakistan come centri principali.Sono principalmente di religione musulmana, con una forte diffusione del sufismo, e ci sono alcuni induisti e alcuni appartenenti alla chiesa cattolica.

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