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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Burki, Babar, Pathans of Gujarat, Pathans of Punjab, Oldest Afghan tribes, Turi, List of Pakistani family names, Mashwanis, Kuchi people, Mullagori, Durrani, Khan Khel, Qais Abdur Rashid, Bhittani, Chhachi, Kasi, Pakthas, Kasi or Kasian, Pathans of Bihar, Pashtun tribal structure, Karlan, Bhatiara, Langah, Pathans of Rajasthan, Kundi, Tirahi, Noorzai, Shah Khel, Sorgar, Sakzai, Gardezi, Zimri, Chamkanni, Turkhel, Kakar, Utmankhel, Mamozai, Zaimukhts, Umarzai, Ismail Khel, Borzai, Dawlatzai, Edo-Khel, Rokhri Khel, Nasozai, Oriakhill, Meis Khel, Baranzai, Norzai, Baburkhel, Enayet Khel, Battanni, Akhun Khel. Excerpt: The Burki (historically also known as Barak, Baraki, Barki, Berki, Birki of Baburnama, Braakee or Urmar) are a Pushtun tribe of South Waziristan, Pakistan, whose homeland is Kaniguram. The first Pushtun warrior/intellectual Pir Roshan, whose given name was Bayazid Khan, was a Baraki/Urmur/Burki who is popularly known by his admirers as Pir Roshan (the enlightened one) and as Pir Tarik (the one of darkness) by his detractors. In the 16th century, he wrote the first book in the language of the Pashtuns. He was fluent in Ormuri (his mother tongue), Pushtu, Arabic and Persian. Ormuri is the first language of the people in Kaniguram; today, all are bilingual in the local Pashto dialect of Wazirwola. Most also can converse in Urdu and some in English. Burki are still found in Baraki Barak in Logar and outside Ghazni Afghanistan, however Pashto and Dari has replaced Ormuri language there. Baraki Barak, and especially Logar, were scenes of genocide and murder during the Russian/Soviet occupation of Afghanistan (1979-1989). According to Montstuart Elphinstone in 1815 he incorrectly describes the "Baraki" as a class of "Taujiks" in his seminal work "An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul," based on his travels in the ...
