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Photograph of a Burusho ceremonial dish

Photograph of a dish called "ishpiri" in Yasin Burushaski and "burum-hanak" in Nagar and Hunza dialects of Burushaski. This consists of a bunch of flat breads and a lump of butter. This is the opening course of ceremonial meals, and is presented to welcome an important person visiting the home.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Ali Dawar Muneem

Photograph of Ali Dawar Muneem, a native speaker of Hunza Burushaski, and a famous poet.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Badaq

Photograph of Mr. Badaq, a Yasin Burushaski speaker while reciting a story.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Khosh & Wazir Shafi

Photograph of Khosh, a Yasin Burushaski speaker with Muhammad Wazir Shafi, research assistant to Dr. Sadaf Munshi.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Namak Alam

Photograph of Namak Alam, a Yasin Burushaski speaker.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Piar Karim

Photograph of Piar Karim, during field work on Burushaski.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Piar Karim & Namak Alam

Photograph of Piar Karim, wearing a traditional robe of honour called "japan" in Burushaski. Besides him is Namak Alam, a Yasin Burushaski speaker.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Shari Bano on a Swing transcript

Retelling of Shari Bano on a Swing

Recording of Duwar Muneeb telling the story of Shari Bano Ghele Gato, or Shari Bano on a swing, in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. Shari Bano would swing on the swing of a juniper tree and sing songs and recite poetry.
Date: June 2, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of comedic poetry transcript

Performance of comedic poetry

Recording of Bulbul-e-Yasin reciting a comedic poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 5, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about activities done in different months transcript

Conversation about activities done in different months

Recording of Wazir Shafi and Nigar discussing what activities are done in different months in Yasin Buruashski.
Date: June 6, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Burushaski storytelling transcript

Conversation about Burushaski storytelling

Recording of Ghulam Hassan discussing the tradition of storytelling in Hunza culture.
Date: June 6, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Guse Hir Abad Echo transcript

Retelling of Guse Hir Abad Echo

Recording of Namak Alam reciting "Guse Hir Abad Echo," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 6, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on poetry contests transcript

Monologue on poetry contests

A recording of Suram Daam discussing the cultural history of poetry competitions in the Hunza dialect. This recording tells the story of a competitions between Hunza and Nagar, two groups competing in a song and poetry contest.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on poetry contests (open access)

Monologue on poetry contests

Transcription and translation of the recording of Suram Daam, a speaker of Hunza Burushaski, giving a cultural account on poetry contests.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (second version) transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (second version)

Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting the poem “Ajo Mathan”, or “Very Far” in the Yasin dialect. The poem likens being apart to worsening ones behavior, and going home helps repair the soul.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Like a Pearl" transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Like a Pearl"

Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting "Like a Pearl," a poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. The Burushaski name of this poem is "Maghon Jawan".
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of proverbs of Ustaad Qadir transcript

Performance of proverbs of Ustaad Qadir

Recording of Muneem Dawar discussing the proverbs of Ustaad Qadir in the Hunza dialect. Muneeb recalls the stories of Ustaad Qadir and recites some of his proverbs. Ustaad Qadir is sometimes referred to as "Berich Qadiro", although the term "Berich" is perceived to be derogatory by the native speakers. The term has been used to refer to the musicians class, which was stigmatized in the past.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of A Kind Man transcript

Retelling of A Kind Man

A story recited by Suram Daam entitled "A Kind Man," in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story, a father searches for his wife and kids that have left to the fairy realm. As he searches for them, he is allowed to continue his search because many things see how kind he is, and are kind in return.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (open access)

Transcription: Poem entitled "Ajo Mathan"

Transcription of Basharat Shafi, a radio anchor, reciting the poem “Ajo Mathan” (or “very far') in the Yasin dialect. The poem likens being apart to worsening ones behavior, and going home helps repair the soul. Transcription is done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of A Kind Man (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of A Kind Man

Transcription of Suram Daam reciting "A Kind Man," in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story, a father searches for his wife and kids that have left to the fairy realm. As he searches for them, he is allowed to continue his search because many beings see how kind he is, and are kind in return. This transcription is in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Burushaski words transcript

Conversation about Burushaski words

Recording of Gul Nadir Khan and Wazir Khan having a conversation in the Yasin dialect about words in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 12, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the contributions of people transcript

Conversation about the contributions of people

Recording of Badshahi Khan, also known as "Tatako", discussing the contributions made by common people in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 12, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a love poem transcript

Performance of a love poem

Recording of Badshai Khan reciting "Love Poem," in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 12, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a song entitled "Nazenin Ja Jii hi" transcript

Performance of a song entitled "Nazenin Ja Jii hi"

Recording of Badshai Khan (also known as Tataku) reciting "Nazenin Ja Jii hi," a romantic song about love in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 12, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library