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| The '''Yousafzai''' is the smallest ethnic ]/] tribe and largest in ] of Pakistan. ''Yousafzai'' translates into English as "The Sons of Joseph": ''Yousaf'' = ''Joseph'', ''zai'' = ''son of''. Their spoken langagues is Pashto. The Yousefzai are considered to speak the purest form of Pashto. | The '''Yousafzai''' is the smallest ethnic ]/] tribe and largest in ] of Pakistan. ''Yousafzai'' translates into English as "The Sons of Joseph": ''Yousaf'' = ''Joseph'', ''zai'' = ''son of''. Their spoken langagues is ]. The Yousefzai are considered to speak the purest form of Pashto. | ||
| Other spellings include: | Other spellings include: | ||
| *'''Euzefzai''' | *'''Euzefzai''' | ||
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The Yousafzai is the smallest ethnic Afghan/Pashtun tribe and largest in NWFP of Pakistan. Yousafzai translates into English as "The Sons of Joseph": Yousaf = Joseph, zai = son of. Their spoken langagues is Pashto. The Yousefzai are considered to speak the purest form of Pashto. Other spellings include:
- Euzefzai
- Yusefzai
- Yosefzai
- Yousefzai
The majority of The Yousafzai reside in Pakistan, in the areas of mardan malakand and Swabi.