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Retelling of Baadsha Zulqarneen
Recording of Badshahi Khan, a farmer, reciting "King Zulqarneen," in the Yasin dialect. This is a popular story that followed Islam to the area, and the King represents a barrier from the apocalypse.
Date:
May 12, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Dana Wazir
Recording of Hasil Murad reciting "Dana Wazir," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
May 30, 2010
Creator:
Karim, Piar
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interlinear-glossed text: Retelling of Limpi Kisar
Transcription, translation and linguistic analysis of Gul Nasreen reciting "Limpi Kisar," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story Limpi Kisar was married to a woman, and she was stolen on their wedding day by an ogre. He travels up mountains to get his wife back. Transcription done in Burushaski with translations and analysis in English.
Date:
May 25, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of Limpi Kisar
Transcription of Gul Nasreen reciting "Limpi Kisar," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story Limpi Kisar was married to a woman, and she was stolen on their wedding day by an ogre. He travels up mountains to get his wife back. Transcription done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date:
May 25, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retellling of A Black and White Thread Ball
Transcription of Laila Khan reciting "A Black and White Thread Ball" in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a young shepherd abandons his duties in order to court a girl who was born out of gold and silver to poor parents. Transcription done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date:
May 29, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Performance of a poem entitled "A Poet's Life"
Recording of Safdar Jan reciting "A Poet's Life," a poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
May 13, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Tiliti Tham
Recording of Badshai Khan (Tataku), a speaker of Yasin Burushaski, reciting the story of Tiliti Tham.
Date:
May 12, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of A Black and White Thread Ball
A reciting of "A Black and White Thread Ball" by Laila Khan, a housewife, in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a young shepherd abandons his duties in order to court a girl who was born out of gold and silver to poor parents.
Date:
May 29, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Shuwa Wau
Recording of Namak Alam reciting "Shuwa wau," in the Yasin dialect. This is a popular story that shows the importance of good morals in life.
Date:
May 5, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on Misgar Valley
A recording of Pari Nimo reciting a Historical narrative and poem about the Misgar valley in the Hunza dialect. “Misgar Valley” explains a little bit about who came to Misgar from Baltit.
Date:
May 29, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about riddles
Recording of Gul Nasreen and Farida Bibi discussing mixed riddles in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
May 25, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of situational jokes
Recording of Laila Khan reciting a series of situational jokes in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
May 29, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Shari Bano from Fairyland
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.
Date:
May 26, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Juniper Tree of Boyo
A recording of Dawar Muneeb reciting “The Juniper Tree of Boyo,” in the Hunza dialect. This story tells of a Big Juniper Tree before Islam came to the region. Under the tree lived creatures that were a mix of a puppy and a penguin, and they were fed to bring good luck to families. When people would cut the tree, it was thought that the tree would take revenge, either by killing the criminal, or by driving them crazy.
Date:
May 8, 2011
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a historical narrative poem
Recording of Pari Nimo reciting a historical narrative through a poem in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
May 25, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Baadil Jamaal
Recording of Laila Khan reciting "Baadil Jamaal," a popular story for the Burushos. The recording was done in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
May 29, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Burushaski names of months
Recording of Laila Khanum discussing the names of the months in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
May 29, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Limpi Kisar
Recording of Gul Nasreen reciting "Limpi Kisar," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story Limpi Kisar was married to a woman, and she was stolen on their wedding day by an ogre. He travels up mountains to get his wife back.
Date:
May 25, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Monologue on Misgar Valley
Transcription of Pari Nimo reciting a historical narrative and poem about the Misgar valley in the Hunza dialect. “Misgar Valley” explains a little bit about who came to Misgar from Baltit. Transcription is done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date:
May 29, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Song of Barguun
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.
Date:
May 26, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library