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The '''Lasis''' ({{Lang-sd|لاسي}}) are a ] ] community or group of Sindhi tribes in ], Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Organization (Pakistan) |first=Census |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ujkZAAAAMAAJ |title=Population Census of Pakistan, 1961: District Census Report |date=1962 |publisher=Manager of Publications |language=en}}</ref> They form 4.56% of the total population of the province as of 2017, and are the predominant group in the lowlands of former princely state of ].<ref name="tb" /> Now divided into two districts of Balochistan i.e. ] and ], some area is in ] district called ]. Lasis are also called as ], a term used in ] and ] regions, They occupy a high social position and have traditionally been engaged as agricultural landlords. They speak the ] of ] Language. Although social stratification is found in individual tribes, there is no social hierarchy or rigid tribal structure.<ref name="tb"/> The '''Lasis''' ({{Langx|sd|لاسي}}) are a ] ] community or group of Sindhi tribes in ], Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Organization (Pakistan) |first=Census |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ujkZAAAAMAAJ |title=Population Census of Pakistan, 1961: District Census Report |date=1962 |publisher=Manager of Publications |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Progressive Research Journal of Arts and Humanities (PRJAH) Vol. 3, No. 2, 2021 ISSN: 2707-7314 A Comparison of the Lasi language with English |journal=Progressive Research Journal of Arts and Humanities (PRJAH) |date=2021 |volume=3 |issue=2 |page=15 |issn=2707-7314}}</ref> They form 4.56% of the total population of the province as of 2017, and are the predominant group in the lowlands of former princely state of ]. Now divided into two districts of Balochistan i.e. ] and ], some area is in ] district called ]. Lasis are also called as ], a term used in ] and ] regions, They occupy a high social position and have traditionally been engaged as agricultural landlords. They speak the ] of ] Language. Although social stratification is found in individual tribes, there is no social hierarchy or rigid tribal structure.<ref name="Scholz-2002"/> The Lasis are assumed to be related to ].<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Brian J. Spooner |author2=Jim G. Shaffer |author3=Josef Elfenbein |author4=Moḥammad-Taqī Masʿūdīya |author5=Siawosch Azadi |title=BALUCHISTAN |journal=Brill referenceworks |date=23 March 2022 |doi=10.1163/2330-4804_eiro_com_6516 |url=https://doi.org/10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_6516 |publisher=Brill |language=en|doi-access=free }}</ref>


== Tribal distribution == == Tribal distribution ==
According to the 1998 Census of Pakistan, all the tribes other than Baloch, Brahui, Med, Khoja and Hindus who have settled in Lasbela are known as "Lasi". The According to the 1998 Census of Pakistan, all the tribes other than Baloch, Brahui, Med, Khoja and Hindus who have settled in Lasbela are known as "Lasi". The
principal Lasi tribes are only five in number. The Jamot, Runjhas, Sheikh, Angaria and the Burra. Together they are called the Panjraj and constitute a tribal confederation.<ref>{{cite book |title=1998 District Census Report of Lasbela |page=10 |url=http://111.68.102.42:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14600}}</ref> principal Lasi tribes are only five in number. The Jamot, Runjhas, Sheikh, Angaria and the Burra. Together they are called the Panjraj and constitute a tribal confederation.
The tribes include the ], Angarias (12.5%), Burras (9.0%), Dambis, Gidris, Gungas (13.0%), Gwaranjos, ] (14.8%), Kundolas, Mandras (6.6%), Mangias (4.0%), Mashwanis, Masunis, Mushanis, Runjhas (14.3%), Samots, Shahoks (4.4%), Sheikhs (5.4%), Sithars, and the Zuars.<ref name = "tb">{{cite book |last1=Scholz |first1=Fred |title=Nomadism and colonialism: a hundred years of Baluchistan; 1872 - 1972 |date=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford New York |isbn=978-0-19-579638-4 |pages=24–29 |quote=The tribal group of the Lasis, which encompasses the tribes of the Abras, Angarias (12.5 per cent), Burras (9.0 per cent), Dambis, Gidris, Gungas (13.0 per cent), Gwaranjos, Jamots (14.8 per cent), Kundolas, Mandras (6.6 per cent), Mangias (4.0 per cent), Mashwanis, Masunis, Mushanis, Runjhas (14.3 per cent), Samots, Shahoks (4.4 per cent), Sheikhs (5.4 per cent), Sithars, and Zuars, occurs exclusively in the Las Bela district, where it accounts for 67.7 percent of the population.}}</ref> The tribes include the ], Angarias (12.5%), Burras (9.0%), Dambis, Gidris, Gungas (13.0%), Gwaranjos, ] (14.8%), Kundolas, Mandras (6.6%), Mangias (4.0%), Mashwanis, Masunis, Mushanis, Runjhas (14.3%), Samots, Shahoks (4.4%), Sheikhs (5.4%), Sithars, and the Zuars.
Some other tribes settled in the Las Bela district include Afghan, and Baluch. The main Lasi tribes claim descent from the ]s and ]s of ].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bosworth |first1=C.E |title=Las Bēla |journal=Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online |date=2012 |doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_com_0572 |url=https://doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0572 |publisher=Brill |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Scholz-2002">{{cite book |last1=Scholz |first1=Fred |title=Nomadism and colonialism: a hundred years of Baluchistan; 1872 - 1972 |date=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford New York |isbn=978-0-19-579638-4 |pages=24–29 |quote=The tribal group of the Lasis, which encompasses the tribes of the Abras, Angarias (12.5 per cent), Burras (9.0 per cent), Dambis, Gidris, Gungas (13.0 per cent), Gwaranjos, Jamots (14.8 per cent), Kundolas, Mandras (6.6 per cent), Mangias (4.0 per cent), Mashwanis, Masunis, Mushanis, Runjhas (14.3 per cent), Samots, Shahoks (4.4 per cent), Sheikhs (5.4 per cent), Sithars, and Zuars, occurs exclusively in the Las Bela district, where it accounts for 67.7 percent of the population.}}</ref><ref name='CEN'>{{cite book |title=1998 District Census Report of Lasbela |pages=10–11 |url=http://111.68.102.42:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14600}}</ref>
Some other tribes settled in the Las Bela district include Afghan, and Baluch.<ref>{{cite book |title=1998 District Census Report of Lasbela |page=11}}</ref> The main Lasi tribes claim descent from the ]s and ]s of ].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bosworth |first1=C.E |title=Las Bēla |journal=Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online |date=2012 |doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_com_0572 |url=https://doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0572 |publisher=Brill |language=en}}</ref>


== Etymology == == Etymology ==
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== Bibliography == == Bibliography ==
*{{Cite book| last = Scholz| first = Fred| title = Nomadism & colonialism : a hundred years of Baluchistan, 1872-1972| date = 2002| orig-year = 1974| location = Karachi ; Oxford ; New York|publisher = Oxford University Press| isbn = 978-0-19-579638-4}} *{{Cite book| last = Scholz| first = Fred| title = Nomadism & colonialism : a hundred years of Baluchistan, 1872-1972| date = 2002| orig-year = 1974| location = Karachi ; Oxford ; New York|publisher = Oxford University Press| isbn = 978-0-19-579638-4}}
*{{Cite book| last = Siddiqi| first = Akhtar Husain| title = Baluchistan (Pakistan) : its society, resources, and development| date = 1991| location = Lanham, Md.| publisher = University Press of America| isbn = 978-0-8191-8226-5| url-access = registration| url = https://archive.org/details/baluchistanpakis00sidd}} *{{Cite book| last = Siddiqi| first = Akhtar Husain| title = Baluchistan (Pakistan) : its society, resources, and development| date = 1991| location = Lanham, Md.| publisher = University Press of America| isbn = 978-0-8191-8226-5| url-access = registration|url=https://archive.org/details/baluchistanpakis00sidd}}


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Sindhi tribes of Lasbela

The Lasis (Sindhi: لاسي) are a Sindhi ethnic community or group of Sindhi tribes in Balochistan, Pakistan. They form 4.56% of the total population of the province as of 2017, and are the predominant group in the lowlands of former princely state of Lasbela. Now divided into two districts of Balochistan i.e. Lasbela and Hub, some area is in Gwadar district called Ormara. Lasis are also called as Jamote, a term used in Kalat and Kachhi regions, They occupy a high social position and have traditionally been engaged as agricultural landlords. They speak the Lasi dialect of Sindhi Language. Although social stratification is found in individual tribes, there is no social hierarchy or rigid tribal structure. The Lasis are assumed to be related to Jats.

Tribal distribution

According to the 1998 Census of Pakistan, all the tribes other than Baloch, Brahui, Med, Khoja and Hindus who have settled in Lasbela are known as "Lasi". The principal Lasi tribes are only five in number. The Jamot, Runjhas, Sheikh, Angaria and the Burra. Together they are called the Panjraj and constitute a tribal confederation. The tribes include the Abras, Angarias (12.5%), Burras (9.0%), Dambis, Gidris, Gungas (13.0%), Gwaranjos, Jamots (14.8%), Kundolas, Mandras (6.6%), Mangias (4.0%), Mashwanis, Masunis, Mushanis, Runjhas (14.3%), Samots, Shahoks (4.4%), Sheikhs (5.4%), Sithars, and the Zuars. Some other tribes settled in the Las Bela district include Afghan, and Baluch. The main Lasi tribes claim descent from the Soomras and Sammas of Sindh.

Etymology

The word Lasi is a Sindhi language word meaning plain.

References

  1. Organization (Pakistan), Census (1962). Population Census of Pakistan, 1961: District Census Report. Manager of Publications.
  2. "Progressive Research Journal of Arts and Humanities (PRJAH) Vol. 3, No. 2, 2021 ISSN: 2707-7314 A Comparison of the Lasi language with English". Progressive Research Journal of Arts and Humanities (PRJAH). 3 (2): 15. 2021. ISSN 2707-7314.
  3. ^ Scholz, Fred (2002). Nomadism and colonialism: a hundred years of Baluchistan; 1872 - 1972. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 24–29. ISBN 978-0-19-579638-4. The tribal group of the Lasis, which encompasses the tribes of the Abras, Angarias (12.5 per cent), Burras (9.0 per cent), Dambis, Gidris, Gungas (13.0 per cent), Gwaranjos, Jamots (14.8 per cent), Kundolas, Mandras (6.6 per cent), Mangias (4.0 per cent), Mashwanis, Masunis, Mushanis, Runjhas (14.3 per cent), Samots, Shahoks (4.4 per cent), Sheikhs (5.4 per cent), Sithars, and Zuars, occurs exclusively in the Las Bela district, where it accounts for 67.7 percent of the population.
  4. Brian J. Spooner; Jim G. Shaffer; Josef Elfenbein; Moḥammad-Taqī Masʿūdīya; Siawosch Azadi (23 March 2022). "BALUCHISTAN". Brill referenceworks. Brill. doi:10.1163/2330-4804_eiro_com_6516.
  5. Bosworth, C.E (2012). "Las Bēla". Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online. Brill. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_com_0572.
  6. 1998 District Census Report of Lasbela. pp. 10–11.
  7. Zahid Ali; Asadullah Aliani; Zafarullah Roonjho. "SUBSTITUTION OF IMPLOSIVES WITH ENGLISH LOANWORDS IN LASI". Pakistan Journal of Society, Education and Language: 280. Lasi is originally a Sindhi word which means 'plain'

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