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| {{Infobox ethnic group
| | #REDIRECT [[Malaysian Gujaratis]] |
| | group = Malaysians of Gujarat origin
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| | population = More than '''31,500''')
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| <small>(>1% of Malaysian Indians)</small>{{source needed|date=June 2019}}
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| | popplace = {{flag|Malaysia}} ([[Peninsular Malaysia]])
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| | langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Malaysian English|English]] and [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]]
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| | rels = Predominantly [[Hinduism]]{{·}}[[Jainism]]
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| {{hlist|Also: [[Christianity]]{{·}}[[Islam]]{{·}}[[Parsi]] | |
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| | related = [[Tamil people|Tamil]], [[Tamil Malaysian]], [[Malaysian Malayali]], [[Indian Singaporeans]],
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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>
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Malaysian Indians]]
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| ==References==
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| {{Indians in Malaysia}}
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| {{Ethnic groups in Malaysia}}
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| {{NRI-PIO}}
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| [[Category:Malaysian people of Indian descent|*]]
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| [[Category:Ethnic groups in Malaysia]]
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| [[Category:Immigration to Malaysia]]
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| [[Category:Gujarati people]]
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| [[Category:Gujarati diaspora]]
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| [[Category:Indo-Aryan peoples]]
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