Lasi

The Lasi are a tribal group of Balochistan, Pakistan. They form 3.5% of the total population of the province (as of 1961),[1] and are the predominant group in the lowlands of Lasbela District.[2] They occupy a high social position and have traditionally been engaged as agricultural landlords. They speak the Lasi dialect of Sindhi.[3] Although social stratification is found in individual tribes, there is no social hierarchy or rigid tribal structure.[2] The Lasi include the following tribes: Abra, Angaria, Burra, Dambi, Gidri, Gunga, Gwaranjo, Jamot, Doda, Kundola, Mandra, Mangia, Maswhani, Masuni, Mushani, Runjha, Samot, Shahok, Sheikh, Sithar and Zuar.[2]

For other uses, see Lasi (disambiguation).

References
  1. Scholz 2002, p. 24.
  2. Scholz 2002, p. 29.
  3. Cf. Grierson (1919, p. 158) and Scholz (2002, p. 29)

Bibliography
  • Grierson, George A. (1919). Linguistic Survey of India. Volume VIII , Part 1, Indo-Aryan family. North-western group. Specimens of Sindhī and Lahndā. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
  • Scholz, Fred (2002) [1974]. Nomadism & colonialism : a hundred years of Baluchistan, 1872-1972. Karachi ; Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579638-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Siddiqi, Akhtar Husain (1991). Baluchistan (Pakistan) : its society, resources, and development. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-8191-8226-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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