Recording of Gul Nasreen discussing “The Song of Barguun” in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. The is the story of a mother and baby ibex.

A recording of Laila Khan reciting the story “Shari Bano from Fairyland,” in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story, a prince is born the seventh son. He finds a set of beautiful dressed one day on a clothesline, and decides to wait for the wearers to return, and see their beauty. The owners are actually fairies whom he follows, but they scorn him for his human ugliness.

Transcription of the recording of Laila Khan, a Hunza Burushaski speaker, reciting the story of "Shari Shaskulum Shari bano" ('Shari Bano of Fairyland'), a popular story, with translations in English.

Recording of Ramzan Ali and Fida discussing a historical dispute the villages of Miyačʰar & Minapin, in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Ramazan Ali discussing names of various months and related common activities in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Abdullah discussing indigenous tools and utensils such as a mousetrap, watermill, digging stick, stone grinder, in Nagar Burushaski.

Video recording of Sher Ahmad having a discussion in Urdu.

Recording of Abdullah, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, narrating a historical account.

Recording of Abdullah reciting a historical account of Polo in the Nagar dialect. Abdullah tells the history of the people throughout Nagar, and how after Winter the Kings would congregate the people of different villages, and concerts and competitions would be held.

Transcription and translation of the recording of Sarfaraz Khan, a speaker of Yasin Burushaski, giving a historical narrative on the royal family in Thuyi.

Recording of Naat Ahmad reciting a musical poem in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Abdullah sharing a personal account entitled “Fighting with a Bear” in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski. In this recollection, Abdullah recalls working in a great field in Kaceli with a team from France, and a bear was disturbing everyone in the area. One night the bear approached his tent, and Abdullah had to scare the bear away for a bit.

Recording of Fida and Ramzan Ali reciting a personal account of a war on the Seyachin border in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.

Photograph of Alwaiz Sher Ahmed, known among Burushaski speakers of Hunza as a religious scholar. Taken in Rahimabad.

Recording of Ramzan Ali, a farmer, reciting "Badshah ke Jatkus," in the Nagar dialect. In this popular story A King is widowed, so his sons go find him a new bride. When she gives birth to a boy, a wise woman comes to tell her that her baby will rule the Kingdom, not the two elder sons.

Recording of Badaq, a carpenter, reciting "Sakhi," in the Yasin dialect. This is a popular story of a historical narrative.

Recording of Abdullah Minapin reciting the story The Wazir of Shiri Badat in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski. In this story, Abdullah’s relative moves to the kingdom of a godlike Shiri Badat, who appoints Abdullah’s ancestor to the position of a minister (Wazir). Shiri Badat tastes a goat who was fed human milk, and grew enamored with the taste, and demanded from then on to be sacrificed young boys to eat. Abdullah’s ancestor, Demsing, was horrified, and begged the King’s daughter to tell the town’s people how to kill the tyrant, and she relented.

Transcription and translation of the recording of Ghulam Hassan, a Hunza Burushaski speaker, discussing on the topic of storytelling culture.

Transcription and translation of the recording of Fida Ali, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, narrating the events of the war on Siyachin.

Transcription and free English translation of the recording of Abdullah, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, narrating the story of the Vazir (minister) of Shri Badat, a legendary king of Gilgit.

Recording of Bulbul Murad discussing Burusho culture in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Dr. Faiz Aman doing semantic analysis of some Burushaski words in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Ruqayya Bano reciting a recipe for Burus S̩apik in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Chap Shuro”, or a meat pizza, in the Nagar dialect. Minced meat is spiced and placed between two flat-rolled doughs, and baked.