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Interlinear-glossed text: Retelling of A Witch and a King
Transcription, translation and linguistic analysis of Mahida Murad reciting “Danlathas ke Baadsha” in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a witch kills some princes and scares the king into marrying her. She took all of the King’s daughter-in-laws and stole their eyes, sealing them into a pit hidden away from the kingdom. The youngest raises her child, and he must save his mother and aunties. Transcription done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date:
July 30, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of A Witch and a King
Transcription of Mahida Murad reciting “Danlathas ke Baadsha” in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a Witch kills some princes and scares the King into marrying her. She took all of the King’s daughter-in-laws and stole their eyes, sealing them into a pit hidden away from the kingdom. The youngest raises her child, and he must save his mother and aunties. Transcription done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date:
July 30, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a Burushaski proverb "duljame c̣ham au-yeshi" (rich will never experience hunger)
Recording of Naseema Ali explaining the background story of a proverb in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date:
July 30, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of A Witch and a King
Recording of Mahida Murad, a housewife, reciting “Danlathas ke Baadsha” in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a Witch kills some princes and scares the King into marrying her. She took all of the King’s daughter-in-laws and stole their eyes, sealing them into a pit hidden away from the kingdom. The youngest raises her child, and he must save his mother and aunties.
Date:
July 30, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of proverbs
Recording of Naseema Ali, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, reciting a string of proverbs.
Date:
July 30, 2010
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
This report discusses Pakistan's efforts to produce fissile material and other issues related to nuclear proliferation and improving its nuclear arsenal. It also discusses the steps Pakistan has taken to increase international confidence in its nuclear security. However, continued instability in Pakistan has caused some to question the effectiveness of its nuclear security reforms.
Date:
July 30, 2009
Creator:
Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library