ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnθ tʊ ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, tʃaɪnˈiːz mˈɛn ɪn mɔːɹˈɪʃəs mˈæɹid ˈɪndiən wˈɪmɪn dˈuː tə bˈoʊθ ɐ lˈæk ʌv tʃaɪnˈiːz wˈɪmɪn ænd ðə hˈaɪɚ nˈʌmbɚz ʌv ˈɪndiən wˈɪmɪn ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd.
In the late 19th to early 20th century, Chinese men in Mauritius married Indian women due to both a lack of Chinese women and the higher numbers of Indian women on the island.