Kochis or Kuchis (from the Persian word: koch; meaning "migration") are Afghan nomads similar to Arabian Bedouinsprimarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy. Some of the most notable Ghilji Kochi tribes include the Kharoti,Andar Khand Ahmadzai. Sometimes Durranitribes 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