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Historical narrative about the tribe of Mankiyal
This is a historical narrative by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). In this recording, the speaker talks about the journey of the forefathers of the Mankiyal tribe came from Kabul (Afghanistan) to Swat via Peshawar (present-day Pakistan), and then onwards from Swat to Shoshni, a village near their current location Danna. According to this account, the language that they speak today was adopted by their ancestors from the Trawara community. The authenticity of the account is to be investigated.
Date:
February 9, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of natural resources
Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist for names for several kinds of natural resources and objects in Mankiyali. The speaker, born in 1981, recorded himself reciting the wordlist. No English translations are provided in the recording.
Date:
December 5, 2019
Creator:
Rehman, Gohar-Ur
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of verb paradigms
Recording of an elicitation of basic verb paradigms in Mankiyali in the simple present tense forms. The verbs covered are copula 'be' and verbs such as 'eat', 'drink', 'laugh' and 'sing'. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date:
September 20, 2019
Creator:
Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 2
This is a traditional story about a savage prince who used to marry women and kill them afterwards without any apparent reason. Eventually, he got married to a wise woman who gave him a lesson and turned him into a gentleman. Nargis Bibi is a housewife who is 38 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
February 8, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 2
This is a traditional story about a savage prince who used to marry women and kill them afterwards without any apparent reason. Eventually, he got married to a wise woman who gave him a lesson and turned him into a gentleman. Nargis Bibi is a housewife who is 38 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
February 8, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 1
This is a retelling of a story about an evil man (a king/prince) who used to get married and then kill his wives. Eventually, he married a very wise girl, and she used her wisdom to make him a gentle man. In this recording, the narrator Abdul Qayum (a 59-year old male factory worker) is addressing Alam Zeb (a 32-year old male teacher).
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 1
This is a retelling of a story about an evil man (a king/prince) who used to get married and then kill his wives. Eventually, he married a very wise girl, and she used her wisdom to make him a gentle man. In this recording, the narrator Abdul Qayum (a 59-year old male factory worker) is addressing Alam Zeb (a 32-year old male teacher).
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a prayer to god
This poem is a prayer to god by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male).
Date:
March 12, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a prayer to god
This poem is a prayer to god by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male).
Date:
March 12, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a love story about Yusuf Khan and Sher Bano
This is a retelling of a love story of Yousaf Khan and Sher Bano by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male) is the listener in this recording. Native speakers Naik Muhammad and Aurangzeb are also present.
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a love story about Yusuf Khan and Sher Bano
This is a retelling of a love story of Yousaf Khan and Sher Bano by Ghulam Sarvar (a 70-year old male). Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male) is the listener in this recording. Native speakers Naik Muhammad and Aurangzeb are also present.
Date:
July 13, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem about the Judgement Day
This is a performance of a poem that warns about the brevity of life and the imminent arrival of the Judgement Day. Existence, including life, is ephemeral, so we would do better to prepare for the grave than pile up riches and seek pleasure in this life. The contributor Muhammad Aslam is a 36-year old male teacher.
Date:
July 12, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem about the Judgement Day
This is a performance of a poem that warns about the brevity of life and the imminent arrival of the Judgement Day. Existence, including life, is ephemeral, so we would do better to prepare for the grave than pile up riches and seek pleasure in this life. The contributor Muhammad Aslam is a 36-year old male teacher.
Date:
July 12, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of greed is curse
This is a retelling of the story of three friends by Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male) with Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male) as the listener. In this story, the three friends once found some money and decided to divide it among themselves. However, each one of them was trying to cheat the others. Finally, no one gets the money and all three end up dead.
Date:
January 20, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of greed is curse
This is a retelling of the story of three friends by Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male) with Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male) as the listener. In this story, the three friends once found some money and decided to divide it among themselves. However, each one of them was trying to cheat the others. Finally, no one gets the money and all three end up dead.
Date:
January 20, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue about a woman and two kidnappers
This is a monologue by Khurshaid Bibi (a 50-year old female) about a woman who lives with her two daughters. One day two men come to the said woman's home at night and try to kidnap her. She kills the kidnappers and gets a prize the next day.
Date:
January 29, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue about a woman and two kidnappers
This is a monologue by Khurshaid Bibi (a 50-year old female) about a woman who lives with her two daughters. One day two men come to the said woman's home at night and try to kidnap her. She kills the kidnappers and gets a prize the next day.
Date:
January 29, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue about the speaker's native village
This is a monologue (personal narrative) by Muhammad Awaiz about his village.
Date:
February 3, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Monologue about the speaker's native village
This is a monologue (personal narrative) by Muhammad Awaiz about his village.
Date:
February 3, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem about a religious missionary group
Recording of a performance of a poem about a religious missionary group who pray often and teach people about the benefits of religious practices. The contributor Muhammad Aslam is a 36-year old male teacher.
Date:
July 12, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem about a religious missionary group
Recording of a performance of a poem about a religious missionary group who pray often and teach people about the benefits of religious practices. The contributor Muhammad Aslam is a 36-year old male teacher.
Date:
July 12, 2019
Creator:
Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a witty man
This is a traditional story which involves a descriptive riddle about a witty man who needs to take a lion, a goat and a load of leaves across a river. The caveat is that the man cannot take all three in one go. (Note: the narrator inadvertently refers to the goat as a jackal in the beginning). In this recording, the speaker Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male speaker who works as a driver) is addressing Muhammad Awaiz (a 31-year old male government servant).
Date:
January 20, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of a witty man
This is a traditional story which involves a descriptive riddle about a witty man who needs to take a lion, a goat and a load of leaves across a river. The caveat is that the man cannot take all three in one go. (Note: the narrator inadvertently refers to the goat as a jackal in the beginning). In this recording, the speaker Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male speaker who works as a driver) is addressing Muhammad Awaiz (a 31-year old male government servant).
Date:
January 20, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the story of seven brothers and a sister
This is a retelling of the story about seven brothers and their sister by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old government servant) with Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male) as the listener. In this story, the brothers get separated from their sister and the latter is searching for them. The sister finds her lost brothers in a forest but the brothers cannot recognise her and each one of them wants to marry her. When the sister lets them know that she was their sister, they drop the idea of marrying her.
Date:
January 10, 2019
Creator:
Anjum, Uzma
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library