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Uzbakzai

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Uzbakzai (Balochi: اوزبکزی) or Uzbakzahi (Balochi: اوزبکزهی) a Baloch tribe, which is a subset of Rakhshani tribe[1] living in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. In Afghanistan the main place of Uzbakzai tribe is Shishawa village[2] in Khash Rod and Qazi village in Chakhansour districts of Nimroz province, and Karez Latif village in Anardara district of Farah province.

Languages

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The most of Uzbakzai tribe speak in Rakhshani dialect of Balochi language which is the most spoken dialect in Sistan and Baluchistan.[3] Also, Uzbakzai people speak in Brahui, Dari/ Persian and Pashto languages.

References

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  1. ^ Naval Postgraduate School,Helmand Provincial Overview, March 2017 the Baluch Tribal Tree page 2
  2. ^ Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan, Vol. 2: Farah and Southwestern Afghanistan, Author: Adamec, Ludwig W. India. Army. General Staff Branch. Year 1973. (search), Page 278.
  3. ^ Ahmad, Mumtaz (13 May 2008). Baluchi Glossary: A Baluchi-English Glossary : Elementary Level. Dunwoody Press, 1985. p. 150. ISBN 9780931745089.