Tarkani

noun

Tar·​ka·​ni

tärˈkänē

variants or less commonly Tarkalani

ˌtärkəˈlänē

plural Tarkani or Tarkanis also Tarkalani or Tarkalanis

1

: one of a group of Pashtun hill people of Durani descent that live west of the Panjkora river in northern West Pakistan

2

: a member of the Tarkani people

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