The People: Kerala
also has considerable ethnic diversity. The Malayali majority belong to
the Dravidian group (local race) of early Indian people. There is a small population of descendants of Indo-European migrants
from the north. Certain hill tribes exhibit affinities with the Negrito
peoples of Southeast Asia.
Most Keralites are Hindus, but there are also large Christian and Islamic, and lesser Jain and Jewish, minorities.
The official language is
Malayalam. A long contact with the outside world has led to an
intriguing blend of cultures and given Keralites a cosmopolitan outlook.
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