Kochis or
Kuchis (from the
Persian word:
koch; meaning "migration") are
Afghan nomads similar to Arabian
Bedouins, primarily from the
Ghilji tribal confederacy. Some of the most notable
Ghilji Kochi tribes include the
Kharoti,
Andar and
Ahmadzai. Sometimes
Durrani tribes can be found among the Kochi, and occasionally there may also be some
Baloch people among them that live a pastoral nomadic lifestyle. In the
Pashto language, the terms are
Kochai (singular) and
Kochian (plural). In the
Persian language, "Kochi" and "Kochiha" are the singular and plural forms (respectively).