Dougla people - Wikipedia
Dougla (English: / ˈdoʊɡlə / – from Caribbean Hindustani dugalaa 'mixed') is a term used to describe people who are of mixed African and Indian descent.
Guyana's 'Dougla' Politics - Pulitzer Center
Jun 18, 2015 · "Dougla" is a slur meaning "bastard" or "mutt." It has its origins in Bhojpuri, the dialect of Hindi spoken by the majority of Indians who migrated as indentured laborers in the …
dougla, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English …
dougla, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Douglarization | SpringerLink
Jan 1, 2025 · “Dougla” is a term for the mixed-race offspring of Indian and African parents in Trinidad, Guyana, and Suriname. Etymologically, the word “Dougla” refers to a person of …
Dougla in the Twenty-First Century: Adding to the Mix on JSTOR
We elaborate how Douglas trouble the most prominent and frequently referenced phenotypical marker of Dougla mixedness: hair, its texture, curl pattern, length, and general appearance.
Split Me in Two: Exploring Dougla Identity in the Caribbean
The Caribbean term "Dougla" captures exactly that—specifically describing people of mixed African and Indian heritage in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname. Today we unpack …
Dougla - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Nov 1, 2025 · Dougla (plural Douglas) (Caribbean) A Caribbean person of mixed African and Indian descent. quotations
dougla, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang
dougla n. [Hindi, a person with one Afro-Trinidadian parent and one Indo-Trinidadian] (W.I.) a person of mixed race, typically African/Indian.
Mixed-Race “Dougla” Identity in the Indian Diaspora: Creolisation ...
Dec 10, 2022 · “Dougla” identity fuses, confuses, undermines and upsets racial classifications and boundaries in its persistent hybridity. What is the attitude of this mixed-race group to the two …
Dougla people - Wikiwand
Dougla is a term used to describe people who are of mixed African and Indian descent.