Sino-Seychellois
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Sino-Seychellois are overseas Chinese who reside in the Seychelles. They came to the Seychelles as skilled labor after Indian emigration came to a standstill.
Most were Hakka with small Hokkien (Min Nan), Cantonese and Mandarin speaking populations. Today most speak Creole and French, with some still speaking Cantonese, Hakka and Mandarin. Few speak English.
Sino-Mauritians today are mostly employed in the business and tourism sectors of the Seychelles.
The majority are Christian, but there are also many Buddhists and non-religious populations. There are only two Buddhist pagodas in the Seychelles, both on Mahé.
[edit] Notable Seychellois of Chinese descent
- Sir James Mancham[1]
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