Personal narrative by Ali Dawar transcript

Personal narrative by Ali Dawar

Recording of Muneem Dawar reciting a personal account in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: December 17, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Grandfather Puno transcript

Retelling of Grandfather Puno

A recording of Dawar Muneeb reciting the story “Daado Puno” in the Hunza dialect. This story describes the history of “Bophaw”, the custom of sowing seeds in January by the Hunza Burushos. It is said that there was a very virtuous man several centuries ago, who began this tradition.
Date: December 18, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Shon Gukur transcript

Retelling of Shon Gukur

Recording of Dawar Muneem reciting “Shon Gukur” in the Hunza dialect. This is a popular story about a shaman/minister in Baltit (Karimabad), that gave the Hunza Burushos important wisdom given to him by the fairies that blinded him.
Date: December 17, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library