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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'.
Pages in category "Sindhi tribes" ... Lasi people; List of Pakistani family names; List of Sindhi tribes; M. Machiyar; Mahar (tribe) Mahesar; Mahtam; Majoka; Malkani ...
The Philippines has 110 enthnolinguistic groups comprising the Philippines' indigenous peoples; as of 2010, these groups numbered at around 14–17 million persons. [2] Austronesians make up the overwhelming majority, while full or partial Negritos scattered throughout the archipelago. The highland Austronesians and Negrito have co-existed with ...
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.
The following is a list of notable Sindhi people who have origins in the Sindh province. [1] ... List of Sindhi Hindu festivals; Sindhi Americans; References
An alternative name of this tribe and its language is "Bugkalot". They are known as a tribe of headhunters. Presently, there are about 87,000 Ilongots. The Ilongots tend to inhabit areas close to rivers, as they provide a food source and a means for transportation. Their native language is the Ilongot language, currently spoken by about 50,000 ...
The Bagobo tribe is one of the Lumad tribes in Mindanao. Datu Benhur – Lumad leader of the Banuaon tribe [2] Datu Viloso Suhat, also known as Datu Lipatuan – a tribal leader from the Tinananon Menuvo tribe in Arakan, North Cotabato, and the first Lumad to sit in a local legislative body in central Mindanao. [3]
A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2]