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Ethnic group in West Asia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jadgal (also known as Nummaṛ or az-Zighālī) is an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group which speaks the Jadgali language.[2] Jadgals are present in the Balochistan region of Iran and Pakistan, as well as in Oman.[3]
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Nummaṛ نماڑ الزيغآلي | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Pakistan | 100,000 |
Iran | 25,000 |
Languages | |
Jadgali and Balochi (Makrani dialect)[1] | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Sindhis[citation needed] |
The "Jadgal" is a balochi language term, made of two words Jad (Jat) and Gal (speech, organization, group), basically a group of jats. The balochs historically used the Jadgal word for indigenous Sindhis of Makran, and Jadgali for their language.[4][failed verification]
Jadgal people are often connected with the Jats of Balochistan.[5] They migrated from Sindh via Bela to Panjgur.[6][full citation needed][7][full citation needed][8] Anthropologist Henry Field notes the origin of the Jadgals to be in the western Indian subcontinent; they subsequently migrated to Kulanch and are still found in Sindh and Balochistan.[9] the term was used to distinguish between a Sindhi and pure baloch.[10][need quotation to verify] Regardless of their origins, they are generally seen as Baloch by the society in Balochistan.[11]
When the Arabs arrived in modern-day Sindh and Baluchistan, they met the Jadgal at the coast of Makran where the Arab name of az-Zighālī comes from.[12] In 1811, Saidi Balochis as well as Jadgal mercenary troops were killed in a battle with the Wahhabis against the Sultanate of Oman.[13]
Around 100,000 Jadgals live in Pakistan according to a 1998 census conducted by Pakistan.[14] In Iran, the Sardarzahi ethnic group is of Jadgal origin, claiming to be from Sindh.[15] The rest of the Jadgals number around 25,000 according to a 2008 census conducted by Iran.[12] All of the Jadgals in Iran live in the Sistan and Baluchistan, Hormozgan and Kerman provinces.[16][17]
Jadgal people in Balochistan speak Jadgali language, although they converse with strangers in Balochi.[11] Many linguists believe the Lasi dialect of the Lasi people may be related to Jadgali.[18]
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