The Gichki are an assimilated tribe of Mekrãn, now speaking the Balochi
language, and commonly classed as Baloch; but they are known to be ofcomparatively recent Indian origin—some accounts say Sikh, and some RAjpüt.
Their settlement in Mekrän was not earlier than the latter part of the seventeenth
century. It is very likely that the tribe comprises some true Baloch elements. Dr.
Bellew makes Gichki equivalent to XajkI, and derives it from the Kachwàha
Bajpnts, which is clearly impossible on phio.. logical grounds. The termination ki,
commonly used in Sindh to form adjectives (such as Balochki, Jatki, Brahuiki,
etc.), shows that the name must be of Sindhi origin.
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