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'''Pashai''' are a [[Dardic]] ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern and northeastern [[Afghanistan]]. Their total population is estimated to be 500,000<ref>http://www.sil.org/asia/ldc/parallel_papers/ju-hong_yun.pdf</ref>. They are mainly concentrated in the northeastern [[Laghman Province]]. Pashai are beleived to be ancient [[Gāndhārī]] descendants.<ref>http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Pashai.html</ref> <ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author=M. Longworth Dames, G. Morgenstierne, and R. Ghirshman |title = AF<u>GH</u>ĀNISTĀN| encyclopedia = [[Encyclopaedia of Islam]]| edition = CD-ROM Edition v. 1.0| publisher = Koninklijke Brill NV| location = Leiden, The Netherlands| date = 1999| }}</ref> Most of the Pashai speakers are |
'''Pashai''' are a [[Dardic]] ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern and northeastern [[Afghanistan]]. Their total population is estimated to be 500,000<ref>http://www.sil.org/asia/ldc/parallel_papers/ju-hong_yun.pdf</ref>. They are mainly concentrated in the northeastern [[Laghman Province]]. Pashai are beleived to be ancient [[Gāndhārī]] descendants.<ref>http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Pashai.html</ref> <ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author=M. Longworth Dames, G. Morgenstierne, and R. Ghirshman |title = AF<u>GH</u>ĀNISTĀN| encyclopedia = [[Encyclopaedia of Islam]]| edition = CD-ROM Edition v. 1.0| publisher = Koninklijke Brill NV| location = Leiden, The Netherlands| date = 1999| }}</ref> Most of the Pashai speakers are bilingual in [[Pashtu]]<ref>http://www.sil.org/asia/ldc/parallel_papers/ju-hong_yun.pdf</ref>, the dominant language, more then 80% of the population are illiterate in both languages. Small Pashai communities can also be found in the [[Chitral]] district of northwestern [[Pakistan]]. The Pashai are [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s. |
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Revision as of 09:09, 30 January 2009
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Laghman and Kunar Province | |
| Languages | |
| Pashayi language | |
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| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kalash and Nuristani |
Pashai are a Dardic ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern and northeastern Afghanistan. Their total population is estimated to be 500,000[2]. They are mainly concentrated in the northeastern Laghman Province. Pashai are beleived to be ancient Gāndhārī descendants.[3] [4] Most of the Pashai speakers are bilingual in Pashtu[5], the dominant language, more then 80% of the population are illiterate in both languages. Small Pashai communities can also be found in the Chitral district of northwestern Pakistan. The Pashai are Sunni Muslims.
Notable individuals
- The Northern Alliance commander Hazrat Ali.
References
- ^ http://www.sil.org/asia/ldc/parallel_papers/ju-hong_yun.pdf
- ^ 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.
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See also
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