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			{{Short description\|Indian Ethnic Group in Malaysia}}
	{{Infobox ethnic group		{{Infobox ethnic group
	\| group = Malaysians ~~of Gujarati origin~~		\| group = Malaysians Gujaratis
	\| image =		\| native_name = મલેશિયન ગુજરાતીઓ
	\| population = More than '''31,500''')		\| native_name_lang = gu
	~~<small>~~(>1% of Malaysian Indians)~~</small>~~{{source needed\|date=June 2019}}		\| image = India and Malaysia (1892) (14769064942).jpg
	\| popplace = ~~{{flag\|~~Malaysia}} ([[Peninsular Malaysia]])		\| image_caption = A Gujarati family in Malaysia, photographed c.1892
	\| langs = [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], [[Malaysian English\|English]] and [[~~Malaysian~~ language\|~~Malaysian~~]]		\| population = More than '''31,500''')
	\| rels = Predominantly [[Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Jainism]]		(>1% of Malaysian Indians){{source needed\|date=June 2019}}
	{{hlist\|Also: [[Christianity]]{{·}}[[Islam]]{{~~·}}[[Parsi]]~~		\| popplace = [[Malaysia]] ([[Peninsular Malaysia]])
	}}		\| langs = [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]], [[Malaysian English\|English]], [[Malay language\|Malay]] and [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]
	\| related = [[Tamil people\|Tamil]], [[Tamil Malaysian]], [[Malaysian Malayali]], [[Indian Singaporeans]],		\| rels = Predominantly [[Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Jainism]]
			{{hlist\|Also: [[Christianity]]{{·}}[[Islam]]
			}}{{Fcn\|date=July 2025}}
			\| related = [[Tamil people\|Tamil]], [[Tamil Malaysian]], [[Malaysian Malayali]], [[Indian Singaporeans]],
	}}		}}

	'''Malaysian Gujaratis''' 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>		'''Malaysian Gujaratis''' ({{Langx\|gu\|મલેશિયન ગુજરાતીઓ}}) are people of full or partial [[Gujarati people\|Gujarati]] descent who were born in, or immigrated to [[Malaysia]]. Gujaratis first arrived in Malaya in the 14th century CE, to trade spices with the [[Sultanate of Malacca]].<ref name="pressreader.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-sun-malaysia/20150225/281831462182561\|title=Journey of enrichment\|via=PressReader\|date=25 Feb 2015}}</ref> It was until the 19th century, they 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\|archive-date=9 November 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109032404/http://www.gujaratikl.com.my/general_info3.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Most Malaysian Gujaratis work as traders. The Gujaratis were mainly from the ports of [[Cambay State\|Cambay]], [[Kutch district\|Kutch]] and [[Surat]] in [[Gujarat]], and settled in urban parts of Malaya, including [[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>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	{{Ethnic groups in Malaysia}}		{{Ethnic groups in Malaysia}}
	{{~~NRI-PIO~~}}		{{Gujarati diaspora}}

	[[Category:~~Malaysian people of~~ Indian ~~descent\|*]]~~		[[Category:Indian diaspora in Malaysia]]
	~~[[Category:Ethnic groups~~ in Malaysia]]
	~~[[Category:Immigration to Malaysia]]~~
	~~[[Category:Gujarati people~~]]
	[[Category:Gujarati diaspora]]		[[Category:Gujarati diaspora]]
	~~[[Category:Indo-Aryan peoples]]~~


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{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Malaysians of Gujarati origin
| image =
| population = More than '''31,500''')
<small>(>1% of Malaysian Indians)</small>{{source needed|date=June 2019}}
| popplace = {{flag|Malaysia}} ([[Peninsular Malaysia]])
| langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Malaysian English|English]] and [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]]
| rels = Predominantly [[Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Jainism]]
{{hlist|Also: [[Christianity]]{{·}}[[Islam]]{{·}}[[Parsi]]
}}
| related = [[Tamil people|Tamil]], [[Tamil Malaysian]], [[Malaysian Malayali]], [[Indian Singaporeans]],
}}

'''Malaysian Gujaratis''' 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>

==See also==
* [[Malaysian Indians]]

==References==
<references/>
{{Indians in Malaysia}}
{{Ethnic groups in Malaysia}}
{{NRI-PIO}}

[[Category:Malaysian people of Indian descent|*]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Immigration to Malaysia]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Gujarati diaspora]]
[[Category:Indo-Aryan peoples]]

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