Swabi District - Languages and People

Languages and People

Pashto is main language spoken in a specific dialect. Gujri and Punjabi Language (in Hindko dialect) are spoken by few. Urdu being National language is also spoken and understood.

The residents are referred to as Swabva'l. The Mandanr Yusufzai subsection of the Yusufzai clan, and the Jadoon tribe, both of which are Pashtuns, form a majority of the population.

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