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| majority of them r in pakistan and live in the areas of mardan malakand and swabi | majority of them r in pakistan and live in the areas of mardan malakand and swabi | ||
| Yousafzais have great history of bravery against their rivals through out the over past centuries. Actually the Pashtun's living in Swat are also for the most part Yousafzai's. | '''Yousafzais''' have great history of bravery against their rivals through out the over past centuries esp against the Pashtun tribes Swati and Dilazak. Actually the Pashtun's living in Swat are also for the most part Yousafzai's. | ||
| And while these residents of Swat may be referred to as Swati's there is in fact no Pashtun tribe of that name in Swat. The original Pashtun Tribe ''']''' now lives in Hazara and some in Dir of N.W.F.P of ], where '''Swatis''' defeated the '''Turks''' and captured the hills and plains of Pakhali (now called '''Hazara division''') . | And while these residents of Swat may be referred to as Swati's there is in fact no Pashtun tribe of that name in Swat. The original Pashtun Tribe ''']''' now lives in Hazara and some in Dir of N.W.F.P of ], where '''Swatis''' defeated the '''Turks''' and captured the hills and plains of Pakhali (now called '''Hazara division''') . | ||
| Pashtun's own pronounciation of '''Yousafzai''' would sound as "eeSupzaye" | Pashtun's own pronounciation of '''Yousafzai''' would sound as "eeSupzaye" | ||
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The Yousafzai is the largest ethnic Afghan/Pashtun tribe. Yousafzai translates into English as "The Sons of Joseph": Yousaf = Joseph, zai = son of. Their spoken langagues is Pashto, which the Yousefzai are considered to have the most pure spoken form of.
Other spellings include:
- Euzefzai
- Yusefzai
- Yosefzai
- Yousefzai
majority of them r in pakistan and live in the areas of mardan malakand and swabi
Yousafzais have great history of bravery against their rivals through out the over past centuries esp against the Pashtun tribes Swati and Dilazak. Actually the Pashtun's living in Swat are also for the most part Yousafzai's. And while these residents of Swat may be referred to as Swati's there is in fact no Pashtun tribe of that name in Swat. The original Pashtun Tribe Swati now lives in Hazara and some in Dir of N.W.F.P of Pakistan, where Swatis defeated the Turks and captured the hills and plains of Pakhali (now called Hazara division) . Pashtun's own pronounciation of Yousafzai would sound as "eeSupzaye" Quite often they have trouble pronouncing the letter "P". Some of the famous clans and subsections of the Yousafzais are Eessa, Moosa, Malizai, Akozai, Chagharzai, Orba, Madakhel and Bazikhel.
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