Pashayi people
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Pashayi people
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| Pashai boy with flower hat |
| Total population |
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| Approx. 500,000[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Laghman, Kapisa and Nangarhar |
| Languages |
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Pashayi language |
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Pashayi or Pashai are a Dardic ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern Afghanistan and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of present-day Pakistan. Their total population is estimated to be 500,000.[1] They are mainly concentrated in the northern parts of Laghman and Nangarhar provinces and eastern Kapisa province. Some believe the Pashai are descendants of ancient Gāndhārī.[2][3] Many Pashai consider themselves Pashtuns speaking a special language,[4] and many are bilingual in Pashto.[1] Small Pashai communities can also be found in the Chitral district of northwestern Pakistan. The majority of Pashai are Sunni Muslims and are often referred to as Kohistani,[4] while a minority are Nizari Ismaili Muslims.
| “ | Pashae, or Pashie or Pakhae are Pukhto attributive plural forms, meaning of the Pash, or Pakh. The Pashae are still found by that name in the Bamian and Lughman districts in the southern valleys [5] | ” |
Notable individuals
- The Northern Alliance commander Hazrat Ali.
References
- ^ a b c d http://www.sil.org/asia/ldc/parallel_papers/ju-hong_yun.pdf
- ^ http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Pashai.html
- ^ M. Longworth Dames, G. Morgenstierne, and R. Ghirshman (1999). "AFGHĀNISTĀN". Encyclopaedia of Islam (CD-ROM Edition v. 1.0 ed.). Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV.
- ^ a b Pashai, Ethnic identity in Afghanistan, on nps.edu
- ^ An inquiry into the ethnography of Afghanistan By Henry Walter Bellew Page 143
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