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Les diasporas indiennes anciennes, issues de l'immigration des ouvriers agricoles sous contrat (indentured labourers) pendant la colonisation europe´enne, font l'objet de nombreuses e´tudes d'ordre historique, e´conomique, anthropologique, social, et politique. Alors que le ro^le et la place des langues d'origine au sein de ces diasporas indiennes ont suscite´ un inte´re^t moindre. Or, des e´tudes re´centes montrent que la transmission et le maintien de la langue d'origine, parmi tous les e´le´ments identitaires, sont des processus tre`s complexes. Cette Confe´rence avait donc pour objectif de faire un e´tat des lieux et d'offrir un espace d'e´changes et de re´flexion autour de ces langues. ---- [English version] The Indian old diasporic communities, who migrated during the european colonial period as indentured workers, have been the subject of many discussions and studies with emphasis on the historical, economical, anthropological, social and political dimensions of migration. However, the presence of Indian languages and their role within these diaspora populations have so far received limited attention. recent studies have made clear that among all the elements of identity (re)construction, retention and transmission of the language of origin is the most problematic. this Conference was organized in order to provide a forum for discussion and interaction in connection with these languages.