What does Dougla mean?
Dougla (or Dugla or Dogla) is a word used by people especially in Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname and Guyana to describe people who are of mixed African and Indian descent. How to pronounce Dougla? How to say Dougla in sign language?
What does the word’Douglas’mean?
The word has its etymological roots in Hindi, where “do” means two and “gala” means “throat”. The word might have been used as a way to refer to people who could speak Indian and African languages. In Guyana, Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese make up half of the population and Douglas number 15% of the country’s demographics.
What does dogla stand for?
Dougla ( dogla , bata-zendyen , bâtard z’indien , chappè or èchappè colie ) is a West Indian term for people of mixed Black African and East Indian descent, commonly used in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname.
What is the origin of the word doogala?
The term comes from Bhojpuri or Hindi doogala which can mean illegitimate or bastard, two necks, many, mix, and much. Mauritius, Reunion, and South Africa have a significant mix black African and East Indian population.