I am told by an Afghan member of our faculty that the correct term, as
far as it goes, is 'Afghan', not 'Afghani'. 'Afghani' is the name of the currency.

At the same time, she informs me that there are 24 distinct tribal
groups, and that the name 'Afghan' is the name of a former ruling tribe
which has been generalized to the country as a whole (to the chagrin of
some non-Afghan tribespeople).

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Johanna Rubba   Associate Professor, Linguistics
English Department, California Polytechnic State University
One Grand Avenue  • San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Tel. (805)-756-2184  •  Fax: (805)-756-6374 • Dept. Phone.  756-2596
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