Maliar
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Pakhto/Pashto, Potohari, Pahari (Northwestern branch of Indo-Aryan languages), Hindko | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pakhtun/Pashtun |
The Maliar/Malyar are a Pakhtun/Pashtun tribe found in Afghanistan, and in Pakistan's Northern Punjab (Potohar Plateau) and North West Frontier (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Provinces, especially in Peshawar. They are also found in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
History and origin
The tribe accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni during his ventures in the early 11th century AD, thus they (Maliars/Malyars) also settled in India during this period.
They have a sizeable population in Afghanistan's Provinces of Paktia and Laghman, but they are also found in other parts of Afghanistan. They speak the Pashto and Dari languages in Afghanistan. They speak Potohari in Pakistan's Northern Punjab, and they speak Pahari which is part of the Northwestern zone of Indo-Aryan languages in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. They also speak Hindko in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. They are called Malyar/Malyarzai/Malyarzoi in Afghanistan.
Malyar means gardener in Pashto and hence, the Malyar/Malyarzai/Malyarzoi tribe's profession is gardening.
Maliars/Malyars have been incorrectly associated with the Arain tribe which is predominantly found in Pakistan's Central and Southern Punjab. The Maliars/Malyars are Iranian people and Pakhtun/Pashtun. The Arain are Aryan people and not Pakhtun/Pashtun.
References
- Shahid Khan-Malyarzoi, The Origin of the South Asian Malyar Tribe, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Origin-South-Asian-Malyar-Tribe-ebook/dp/B00MKCWJQO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452340081&sr=8-1&keywords=malyar
- Shahid Khan-Malyarzoi, The Origin of the South Asian Malyar Tribe, http://www.amazon.com/Origin-South-Asian-Malyar-Tribe-ebook/dp/B00MKCWJQO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452680208&sr=8-2&keywords=malyar
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