Pashai

E289721
ethnic group indigenous people

The Pashai are an indigenous ethnic group of eastern Afghanistan, known for their distinct Indo-Aryan language and traditional mountain-based agrarian lifestyle.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Pashayi 9
Pashai canonical 5
Ishpi Pashayi 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
associatedCountry Pakistan (diaspora) ⓘ
bilingualismWith Dari ⓘ
Pashto language ⓘ
surface form: Pashto
country Afghanistan ⓘ
cropType cereals ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
nuts ⓘ
culturalArea Hindu Kush ⓘ
surface form: Hindu Kush region
culturalPractice clan-based social organization ⓘ
village councils (jirga/shura) ⓘ
culturalRegion eastern Hindu Kush valleys ⓘ
demographicStatus small ethnic minority in Afghanistan ⓘ
economicActivity seasonal labor migration ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ
ethnicity Pashayi people ⓘ
surface form: Pashai people
hasOralTradition yes ⓘ
heritageStatus indigenous to eastern Afghanistan ⓘ
language Pashai language ⓘ
languageEndangermentStatus vulnerable ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form: Indo-European languages

Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ
languageVariety multiple dialects ⓘ
linguisticStatus minority language in Afghanistan ⓘ
linguisticSubgroup Dardic (traditional classification) ⓘ
marriagePattern endogamy (within group) ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Nuristani people ⓘ
surface form: Nuristanis

Pashtuns ⓘ
Tajiks ⓘ
primaryRegion Eastern Afghanistan ⓘ
surface form: eastern Afghanistan
recognizedAsMinorityIn Afghanistan ⓘ
region Kapisa Province ⓘ
Kunar Province ⓘ
Laghman Province ⓘ
Nangarhar Province ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
socialStructure patrilineal ⓘ
subsistenceType subsistence farming ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
traditionalHousing mountain villages ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle mountain-based agrarian ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
usesScript Arabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afghan → ethnicGroupIncludes → Pashai ⓘ
Afghanistan (regionally, via Baluchistan) → recognizedLanguage → Pashai ⓘ
subject surface form: Afghanistan
this entity surface form: Pashayi
Nangarhar Province → ethnicGroup → Pashai ⓘ
Nangarhar Province → language → Pashai ⓘ
Northern Indo-Aryan languages → includesLanguage → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pashayi
Waigali → neighboringLanguages → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pashayi
Waigali → hasContactWith → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pashayi
Tregami → neighboringLanguage → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pashayi
Tregami → hasContactInfluenceFrom → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pashayi
Kati language → neighboringLanguages → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pashayi
Pashayi languages → ethnicity → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pashayi
Pashayi languages → hasDialects → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Pashayi
Pashayi languages → hasDialects → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwestern Pashayi
Pashayi languages → hasDialects → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern Pashayi
Pashayi languages → hasDialects → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern Pashayi
Pashayi languages → hasVariety → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Watali Pashayi
Pashayi languages → hasVariety → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ishpi Pashayi
Laghman Province → hasEthnicGroup → Pashai ⓘ
Laghman Province → hasLanguage → Pashai ⓘ
Askunu → neighboringLanguage → Pashai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pashayi