Aimaq |
Arab-Arabic Speaking |
Arab-Persian Speaking |
Baloch |
Brahui |
Firuzkuhi |
Hazara |
Ismaili-Hazara |
Jamshidi |
Maliki |
Mauri |
Mishmast |
Pashtun |
Qatagan-aimaq |
Sunni-Hazara |
Tahiri |
Taimani |
Tajik |
Timuri |
Turkmen |
Uzbek |
Zuri |
| Brahui |
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| Indigenous Group |
Brahui (Also known as: Barawi, Brahwi, Brohi, Brahooee, Bravi, Kur Galli) |
| Location |
Afghanistan, in extreme southwest (Rudbar region in Nimroz province) and southeast of the country (Shurawak region in Kandahar province). Small groups might be nomadizing around Gulran and the city of Herat in Herat province and eastern part of Farah province. |
| Estimated Population |
200,000 (1980, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Desert / Arid / Valley |
| Lifestyle |
Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Animal Husbandry |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Brahui
Classification: Dravidian, Northern
Alternate names: Barawi, Brahwi, Brohi, Brahooee, Bravi, Brahuiki, Birahui, Kur Galli |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue – Brahui a language of Afghanistan
Brahui in Afghanistan, country study (US Government)
Peoples of Afghanistan (US State Dept.)
Afghanistan ethnolinguistic map 1
Afghanistan ethnolinguistic map 2
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| NGOs |
None found |
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