ˌɪndˈɛntʃɚd lˈeɪbɚɹɚz wɜː mˈoʊstli bɹˈɔːt fɹʌmðə bˈɑːdʒpjʊɹɹi spˈiːkɪŋ ɹˈiːdʒənz ʌv bᵻhˈɑːɹ ænd ˈʊɾɚ pɹɐdˈeɪʃ, wɪð ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv tˈæmɪlz, tˈɛluːɡəs ænd mæɹˈæθɪz ɐmˈʌŋst ðˌɛm.
Indentured labourers were mostly brought from the Bhojpuri speaking regions of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, with a large number of Tamils, Telugus and Marathis amongst them.