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African-Indian , usually refers to people of
mixed
Indian and
African heritage.
By demographic
Dougla , Caribbean people who are of mixed African and Indian descent
Chagossians , people of African, Malagasy and Indian ancestry who formerly lived in the Chagos Islands
Members of the
Indian diaspora living in Africa and citizens of India living in Africa:
Members of the
African diaspora living in India:
Occasionally, the term "African Indian" may refer to people of mixed African and
Indigenous American heritage, such as
Zambo people or
Black Native Americans in the United States , as "Indian" is also used
venerably if colloquially to refer to indigenous people of the Americas.
See also
Topics referred to by the same term