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Discussion on Lamkang Orthography and grammar issues at Thamlakhuren village

Recording of discussion on Lamkang grammar and orthography between Daniel Tholung, Tholung Swamy Ksen, and Sumshot Khular at Thamlakhuren village.
Date: July 2, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation with farmworkers at the paddy field

This is a short video recording of a conversation at Aquil Ahmad's paddy field back in 2016, where the researcher, along with the farm laborers, is transplanting rice saplings. Aquil Ahmad records the activity, and in the meanwhile, one of the workers notices him and tells him to look at what his grandson is doing. Aquil replied to let him do and learn! Then he asks her whether those yellow turned saplings would also take roots.
Date: July 16, 2016
Creator: Ahmad, Aquil
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about high school memories, part 1

Recording of a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38 year old male shop owner) in which Aurangzeb talks to Gohar about their memories in high school. Aurangzeb recalls a student who once brought apricot fruits to the class and threw them on the floor. When the teacher entered the class, he slipped on one of the apricots and consequently punished the student. The speakers also recall several other stories/events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about high school memories, part 2

This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about childhood activities

Recording of a conversation about some childhood activities in Danna. The speakers recount their memories about playing, going to school, and other activities. Muhammad Rafiq is a male teacher who is 29 years old at the time of recording. Abdul Haq is a male factory worker who is 28 years old at the time of recording.
Date: July 14, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a traditional song captions transcript

Performance of a traditional song

Recording of musicians from Hundur singing a traditional song in Yasin Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about a song entitled "Hashki" captions transcript

Discussion about a song entitled "Hashki"

Recording of Wazir Shafi discussing the song "Hashki" in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about the Burushaski documentation project captions transcript

Discussion about the Burushaski documentation project

Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan and friends in Hundur, a village in the Yasin valley, discussing the objectives of the Burushaski language documentation project.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a song entitled "Ajo Akhosh" captions transcript

Performance of a song entitled "Ajo Akhosh"

Video recording of Mehboob Jan Yasini reciting a song entitled "Ajo Khon" (meaning 'very far') in the Yasin dialect.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of A Witch and a King captions transcript

Retelling of A Witch and a King

Recording of Mahida Murad reciting "A Witch and A King," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 30, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a group ritual by Shah Rahim and friends captions transcript

Performance of a group ritual by Shah Rahim and friends

Recording of Shah Rahim and friends performing a ritual group performance in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Sakhi captions transcript

Retelling of Sakhi

Recording of Baqad, a carpenter, reciting "Sakhi," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. He is 76 at the time of the recording.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Torti and Potorti captions transcript

Retelling of Torti and Potorti

Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi") reciting the story entitled "Torti Potorti," a popular children's story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. The story is about two sisters, Torti and Potorti.
Date: July 29, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Boddi Buddaari captions transcript

Retelling of Boddi Buddaari

Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi") reciting "Bodi Budari," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 29, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a song entitled "Thosh Hallal" captions transcript

Performance of a song entitled "Thosh Hallal"

Recording of a group of musicians and artists from Hundur performing a traditional song entitled "Thosh Hallal" in Yasin Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Choke Minas captions transcript

Retelling of Choke Minas

Recording of Wazir Shafi reciting "Choke Minas," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 29, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Burusho culture captions transcript

Conversation about Burusho culture

Recording of Shah Rahim discussing Burusho culture with his friends in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a song entitled "Begham Gutshare" captions transcript

Performance of a song entitled "Begham Gutshare"

Recording of a song in Yasin dialect.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on Burusho culture captions transcript

Monologue on Burusho culture

Recording of Zar Nigar (Gismali Nigar) narrating an account on Burusho culture in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of Sultan Khan

In this monologue Sultan Khan (a 54-year old male driver) recollects his childhood memories when he was studying in class 8th. He narrates how he once fled from home to Sargodha and then to Lahore with a friend, and about the subsequent events. The other speakers in this recording are Muhammad Rafiq (a 28-year old male) and Muhammad Mushtaq (a 25-year old male).
Date: July 15, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative by Muhammad Suleman

In this conversation with Atta-Ur Rehman, Muhammad Suleman recounts the personal experiences of his first ever journey to the Chitral district of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province where he attended a workshop on orthography and conservation of regional languages of Pakistan organized by the Project Director, Dr. Sadaf Munshi, in collaboration with the Forum for Language Initiatives, Islamabad (Pakistan).
Date: July 12, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 1

This is a retelling of a story about an evil man (a king/prince) who used to get married and then kill his wives. Eventually, he married a very wise girl, and she used her wisdom to make him a gentle man. In this recording, the narrator Abdul Qayum (a 59-year old male factory worker) is addressing Alam Zeb (a 32-year old male teacher).
Date: July 13, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of a love story about Yusuf Khan and Sher Bano

This is a retelling of a love story of Yousaf Khan and Sher Bano by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male) is the listener in this recording. Native speakers Naik Muhammad and Aurangzeb are also present.
Date: July 13, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a poem about the Judgement Day

This is a performance of a poem that warns about the brevity of life and the imminent arrival of the Judgement Day. Existence, including life, is ephemeral, so we would do better to prepare for the grave than pile up riches and seek pleasure in this life. The contributor Muhammad Aslam is a 36-year old male teacher.
Date: July 12, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library