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Earliest groups of Sindhis came to the island of Ceylon which is the now modern day country of Sri Lanka estimated two centuries ago in hopes for business and trade. [3] and they came via migration from Hyderabad city of Sindh. [4] and most were Hindus that came to Sri Lanka due to business.
Most Sindhi tribes, clans and surnames are a modified form of a patronymic and typically end with the suffix - ani, Ja/Jo, or Potra/Pota, which is used to denote descent from a common male ancestor. One explanation states that the -ani suffix is a Sindhi variant of 'anshi', derived from the Sanskrit word 'ansh', which means 'descended from'.
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Sindhis (/ ˈ s ɪ n d iː z /; سنڌي (Perso-Arabic), सिन्धी (); romanized: sindhī; pronounced) [18] are an Indo-Aryan [18] ethnolinguistic group, originating from and native to the Sindh region of Pakistan, who share a common Sindhi culture, history and language.
Sindhi Pathan (Sindhi: پٺاڻ) are the Sindhified Pashtun communities. They are living in Sindh for centuries and have adopted the norms and culture of Sindh. Many bear the tribes Tareen, Naghar, Agha, and Kakar. The vast majority of Sindhi Pathans originate from Quetta and southern Afghanistan, and a few come from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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