Minority

Posted by Lewis on September 06, 2004

In Reply to: Minority posted by yummy on September 06, 2004

:
: Hello,
: I'd like to know if which is correct?

: -Aboriginal people in Taiwan are in minority
: or

: -Aboriginal people are of the minority
: or
: -Aboriginal people are the minority

: Thanks

the most used would be that the "people are in the minority" but one can also say they are "a minority" which is a shortened way of saying "a minority group".