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Story of "King and The Old Woman" by Ramzan Ali

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Recording of Ramzan Ali reciting the story "Baadshaah ke Jaṭkus," (King and The Old Woman) in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story a king is widowed, so his sons go find him a new bride. When she gives birth to a child, a wise woman comes to tell her that her baby will rule the Kingdom, not the two elder sons.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Ali, Ramazan
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a song entitled "Ishqam Jutining" transcript

Performance of a song entitled "Ishqam Jutining"

Recording of the song "Ishqam jutining" at Rivera Hotel in Gilgit.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of Nosherwaane Aadil (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of Nosherwaane Aadil

Transcription of Niyam reciting the story “Nosherwaane the Just” in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story there was a king named Qabaat, who had one muslim minister, and one hindu minister. When one of the minsters explained that two owls were discussing the injustice in Qabaat’s kingdom, he decided to become a very just king, and earned the name Nosherwaane the Just. Transcription is done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Alwaiz Sher Ahmed

Photograph of Alwaiz Sher Ahmed, known among Burushaski speakers of Hunza as a religious scholar.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on Thuyi royal family (open access)

Monologue on Thuyi royal family

Transcription and translation of the recording of Sarfaraz Khan, a speaker of Yasin Burushaski, giving a historical narrative on the royal family in Thuyi.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcription: A Discussion on Storytelling] (open access)

[Transcription: A Discussion on Storytelling]

Transcription and translation of the recording of Ghulam Hassan, a Hunza Burushaski speaker, discussing on the topic of storytelling culture.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Description of a diram phitti recipe (open access)

Transcription: Description of a diram phitti recipe

Transcription and free English translation of a recording of Ruqayya Bano sharing the recipe for “Diram Phitti”, or sweet bread cake, in the Nagar dialect. In this recipe, grain is germinated, then ground into flour and fermented. This flour is made into dough, and cooked on an iron pan in individual patties.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of Shiri Badat (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of Shiri Badat

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.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of Shari Bano from Fairyland (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of Shari Bano from Fairyland

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.
Date: May 26, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Personal narrative on the war on the Siyachin border (open access)

Transcription: Personal narrative on the war on the Siyachin border

Transcription and translation of the recording of Fida Ali, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, narrating the events of the war on Siyachin.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Nosherwaane Aadil transcript

Retelling of Nosherwaane Aadil

Recording of Niyam reciting the story “Nosherwaane the Just” in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story there was a king named Qabaat, who had one muslim minister, and one hindu minister. When one of the minsters explained that two owls were discussing the injustice in Qabaat’s kingdom, he decided to become a very just king, and earned the name Nosherwaane the Just.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
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
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulbul Murad discussing Burusho culture transcript

Bulbul Murad discussing Burusho culture

Recording of Bulbul Murad discussing Burusho culture in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Sheryar transcript

Retelling of Sheryar

Recording of Badshai Khan, also known as Tatako, reciting "Sheryar," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
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
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem transcript

Performance of a poem

Recording of Naat Ahmad reciting a musical poem in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about traditional utensils transcript

Conversation about traditional utensils

Recording of Abdullah discussing indigenous tools and utensils such as a mousetrap, watermill, digging stick, stone grinder, in Nagar Burushaski.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a historical dispute in Nagar transcript

Conversation about a historical dispute in Nagar

Recording of Ramzan Ali and Fida discussing a historical dispute the villages of Miyačʰar & Minapin, in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Burushaski months and activities transcript

Conversation about Burushaski months and activities

Recording of Ramazan Ali discussing names of various months and related common activities in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Badshah and Jatkus transcript

Retelling of Badshah and Jatkus

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.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative on fighting with a bear transcript

Personal narrative on fighting with a bear

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.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative on the war on the Siyachin border transcript

Personal narrative on the war on the Siyachin border

Recording of Fida and Ramzan Ali reciting a personal account of a war on the Seyachin border in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on family history transcript

Monologue on family history

Recording of Abdullah, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, narrating a historical account.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Baduldana transcript

Retelling of Baduldana

Recording of Juru reciting "Baduldana," in the Yasin dialect. This is a popular story that tells about a king named Baduldana that was unable to sire children. To help him, his servants go out into a barren land searching for a mystical man, and when they bring him back, he helps the King.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library