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<div>{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
| group = Malaysians of Gujarat origin <br />
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| population = More than '''31,500''')<br />
<small>(>1% of Malaysian Indians)</small>{{source needed|date=June 2019}}<br />
| popplace = {{flag|Malaysia}} ([[Peninsular Malaysia]])<br />
| langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Malaysian English|English]] and [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]]<br />
| rels = Predominantly [[Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Jainism]]<br />
{{hlist|Also: [[Christianity]]{{·}}[[Islam]]{{·}}[[Parsi]]<br />
}}<br />
| related = [[Tamil people|Tamil]], [[Tamil Malaysian]], [[Malaysian Malayali]], [[Indian Singaporeans]], <br />
}}<br />
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'''Gujrati Malaysian''' are people of full or partial [[Gujarat]]i descent who were born in or immigrated to [[Malaysia]]. The community arrived to Malaya during 14 century to trade spices with [[Sultanate of Malacca]].<ref name="pressreader.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-sun-malaysia/20150225/281831462182561|title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News|website=Pressreader.com|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> But, only during the 19th century this community settled in Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gujaratikl.com.my/general_info3.htm|title=Gujarati's Of Malaysia Welcome you ALL|website=Gujaratikl.com.my|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> Most of this community work as traders. The Gujaratis were mainly from the ports of Cambay, Kutch and [[Surat]] in India and settled in urban part of Malaya like [[Georgetown, Penang|Georgetown]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Ipoh]].<ref name="pressreader.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penangstory.net.my/indian-content-paperjessica.html|title=The North Indians - Rediscovering Roots in Penang|date=11 August 2015|website=Penangstory.net.my|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Malaysian Indians]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indians in Malaysia}}<br />
{{Ethnic groups in Malaysia}}<br />
{{NRI-PIO}}<br />
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[[Category:Malaysian people of Indian descent|*]]<br />
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Malaysia]]<br />
[[Category:Immigration to Malaysia]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarati people]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarati diaspora]]<br />
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