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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'.
Dravidians form the predominant ethnolinguistic group in southern India, the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka and a small pocket of Pakistan. [12] The Iranic peoples also have a significant presence in South Asia, the large majority of whom are located in Afghanistan and the northwestern and western parts of Pakistan.
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.
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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. Shikarpur, New Zarkhail, Pir Bux Khan Wandh, Garhi Yasin, and Sultan Kot Shahpur Chakar, whereas others live in other urban, sub-urban, and rural areas of Sindh.
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Sahiti or Sahta sometimes Sahitiaja are sub-group/caste of Lohana community, [1] Sahitis (also known as Sahitas or Sayta) and, together with the Amils and Bhaiband, form one of the three major groups of Lohana caste of Sindh.