Transcription of the extended edition of Laila Khan reciting "Baadil Jamaal" in the Hunza dialect. This popular story tells of the love between a prince named Gakase Peibuluk and a fairy named Baadil Jamaal. Transcription in Burushaski with translations in English.

Photograph of Mahrukh Zahra, a young Srinagar Burushaski speaker.

Recording of the shorter version of Laila Khan reciting the story of “Baadil Jamaal” in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story there is a king with seven sons, and he promises the sons that when they are to marry, he will let them marry whoever they wish. One son then travels to the side of a mountain where he lost his arrow, and meets an otherworldly woman named Baadil Jamaal. He insisted that he would not leave unless she married him, and he waited for a hundred years, and his family, missed him very much. One day Baadil Jamaal agreed to be the prince’s bride, and they went back to the kingdom, where the fairy restored the youth of the King and his wife.

Photograph of Srinagar Burushaski speaker Hasina with field assistant Abul Hassan

Photograph of two Srinagar Burushaski speakers: Hasina (left) an Zamrooda Begum (AKA 'Mimi')

Photograph of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan, a Srinagar Burushask speaker.

Photograph of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan and Hasina, two Srinagar Burushaski speakers.

Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with Hasina Safdar, a Srinagar Burushaski speaker

Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan, a Srinagar Burushaski speaker.

Photograph of Safdar and Mehboob, Srinagar Burushaski speakers Raja Safdar Ali Khan and Raja Mehboob Ali Khan.

Photograph of the neighbourhood in Srinagar where majority of the Burushaski speakers are settled. The historic Hariparbat Fort is visible on the horizon.

Recording of Huma Safdar, a student, reciting "Hira and Moti," in the Srinagar dialect. This is a popular story told amongst Srinagar burushos.

Transcription and translation of the recording of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan narrating the story of "Maghlot ke Girkits" ('weasel and rat') in the Srinagar dialect. In this popular story two boys are born conjoined, and are separated by a knife. The two brothers are raised by two separate clans, always meeting in constant contention with each other, giving them the nicknames Maghlot ('weasel') and Girkits ('rat') for their physical and behavioral traits. Knowing the brothers would create instability, the king separates the kingdom into two halves, creating the divide between the Hunza and the Nagar people

Transcription, translation and linguistic analysis of the recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan, a speaker of Srinagar Burushaski, narrating a popular story entitled "Mapher ke Tham" ('old man and king').

Transcription, translation and linguistic analysis of the recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan reciting "The Fox and The Rooster," a popular story in the Srinagar dialect of Burushaski. This popular story tells of a hungry fox and a boastful rooster, and advises children to be way of how they speak and act. Transcription in Burushaski with translations and analysis in English.

Transcription and free English translation of the recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan reciting "The Fox and The Rooster," a popular story in the Srinagar dialect. This popular story tells of a hungry fox and a boastful rooster, and advises children to be aware of how they speak and act. Transcription in Burushaski with translations in English.

Recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan, a retired school teacher, reciting "the Fox and the Rooster," in the Srinagar dialect. This popular story tells of a hungry fox and a boastful rooster, and advises children to be aware of how they speak and act.

Recording of Mimi reciting "the Story of a Princess," in the Srinagar dialect. This is a popular story told to children, and tells the story of a Burusho princess.

Recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan and Jamsheed Ali discussing smoking in the Srinagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Burusho children in Srinagar having a discussion. The children are speaking in the Srinagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of children having a discussion, speaking in the Srinagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of children having a conversation, speaking in the Srinagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Burusho children in Srinagar having a discussion during playtime. The children are speaking in the Srinagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Raja Majid having a discussion.