Recording of Muneem Dawar reciting a personal account in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Dawar Muneeb reciting "Quli o Laskir-e Minas," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Gul Nasreen and Farida Bibi discussing mixed riddles in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Shuwanchale Hoi”, or a Vegetables, in the Nagar dialect. The leafy green is blanched, then drained, and cooked in oil with green onion, coriander, and green peppers.

Recording of Sher Ahmed reciting a personal account in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Mahida Murad reciting “A flying Horse and a giant Monster,” in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a princess is hidden away by her father, but an ogre discovers her presence. He goes to the king to ask for her hand in marriage, but the King refuses to agree unless the Ogre knows her name. The princess refused to marry the ogre, and runs away on a flying horse.

Recording of Wazir Abbas telling the History of Polo in the Nagar dialect. Abbas claims that the modern version of Polo on horses originated in Nagar. He then tells of a battle between the people of Nagar and Hunza.

Recording of Dawar Muneem reciting "Hir Bilas," a popular story, in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

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.

Recording of Laila Khan reciting a series of situational jokes in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Chap Shuro”, or a meat pizza, in the Nagar dialect. Minced meat is spiced and placed between two flat-rolled doughs, and baked.

Recording of Ghulam Haider reciting a historical narrative on the Silk Road in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Sher Ahmed reciting a personal narrative in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Nagere Sharbat” in the Nagar dialect. The Nagar-style wheat porridge is made by adding flour bit-by-bit to buttered water.

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.

A recording of Laila Khan reciting the story “Shari Bano from Fairyland,” in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story, a prince is born the seventh son. He finds a set of beautiful dressed one day on a clothesline, and decides to wait for the wearers to return, and see their beauty. The owners are actually fairies whom he follows, but they scorn him for his human ugliness.

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.

Recording of Bano reciting “Bilbal Wazir” in the Hunza dialect. This is a popular story about Minister Bilbal, who was once a worker, and spent his money before he came home t his wife. He then proves his wisdom by not doing what he was told, and became a minister.

Recording of Bano reciting “Baqti Jamal ke Alqash,” in the Hunza dialect. This popular story tells a tale of Baqti Jamal and Alqash, two friends that grew old together. One day on a picnic, Baqti Jamal found a golden treasure, and decided to share it with Alqash, but Alqash was greedy, and killed Baqti Jamal to keep the gold to himself. One day Alqash, now a wealthy minister to the king, needed help deciphering dreams, called upon Baqti Jamal’s son Abu Zare Jamhur, who held a book of prophecies

Recording of Muneem Dawar reciting "Bulchi Thoko ke Danglathas," a popular story in the region, in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. Bulchi Tthoko is an old male name in Burushaski and "Ddanglatthas" is the word for 'witch'.

Recording of Ruqayya reciting a recipe for Garmamuc in the Nagar dialect. Garmamuch is a type of bread that is leavened, then fried and baked to become crispy, and eaten with vegetables.

A recording of Dawar Muneeb reciting “The Juniper Tree of Boyo,” in the Hunza dialect. This story tells of a Big Juniper Tree before Islam came to the region. Under the tree lived creatures that were a mix of a puppy and a penguin, and they were fed to bring good luck to families. When people would cut the tree, it was thought that the tree would take revenge, either by killing the criminal, or by driving them crazy.

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.

Recording of Ruqayya Bano sharing a recipe for “Diram Phiti”, or a sweet bread cake, in the Nagar dialect. Grain is germinated, then ground into flour and fermented. This flour is made into dough, and cooked on an iron pan in individual patties.