What is "zhmaryani"

Zhmaryani / Gumoriani / Gamaryani / Jamaryani or Zimri, is a Pashtun tribe in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Some Zmaryani lineages live in Afghanistan. They are Kasi (Kansi) Pashtuns.

The name Zimri or Zimaray means "fierce tiger" in the Pashto language. The history shows that one day at the place located in Musakhail city between the Sherani and Isot, the father of Zimri had a fight with tigers in the mountains. After being victorious, the father of Musakhail gave him the honer Zimrai (Azmaray, lion), which means "lion" in Pashto. Zamri, Mizri, Gumoriani, Zhamaryani, Zmaryani, the same nation named changed due to the languages of different areas.

Rough estimates shows their population to be more than 90,000-100,000.

They are linked directly to the Kasi (Pashtun tribe).