Friday, April 29, 2011

Hamsaya - neighbor

The word hamsaya همسایه stands for neighbor in Pashto, but it may also be applied to a man who abandons his home either due to poverty or due to blood feud and seeks protection of an elder of another village. In this way the latter becomes his client or vassal, it is therefore incumbent upon the protector to save his hamsaya from insult or injury from any source.


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