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The '''Yousafzai''' is the largest ethnic ]/] tribe and also the 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. Clans include Isa (Jesus), Moosa (Moses), Malizai, Akozai, Chagharzai, Orba, Madakhel and Bazikhel. 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.
Other spellings include:
*'''Euzefzai'''
*'''Yusefzai'''
== ] == once used to live in Kabul but they migrated to the Plains now mainly in Pakistan.
*'''Yosefzai'''
*'''Yousefzai'''


The majority of The Yousafzai reside in ], in the areas of mardan malakand and ].
'''Yousafzai''' captured these lands by force and defeated the residents of these regions(SWAT,BUNER, MALAKAND, MARDAN, SWABI, MANSEHRA).
In the past they had spent most of their time in fighting with Mughals and Khattaks. When YOUSAFZAIS gave ASYLUM and shelter to KHUSHAL KHAN KHATTAK'S family when Mughals turned against him, frienship started between both the tribes.
Yosafzais are educated and politically aware Pashtoons.
They are divided into two main branches:
Yosafzais: living in Malakand,Swat,Buner,Shangla and Mansehra
Mandanr Yosafzais :living in Mardan,Sawabi and Chamla(southern Buner)


==See also==
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Other spellings include:(It is pronunciation only in Pashto.)
Issap Zais
Eusafzais
Yusafzais

Revision as of 00:33, 11 December 2005

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.

See also

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