Recording of Imam Yar Baig reciting the story "Nuusheerwaane Us" (Wife of Nausherwan King) in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Ruqayya Bano reciting a recipe for Burus S̩apik in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Naseema Ali translating Ruqayya's recipes for čʰap-šuro, diram-phiṭi, and mulo-šuro from Burushaski into Urdu.

Recording of Piar Karim and Naseema Ali explaining recipes for suančale hoi, garma, and mul given by Ruqayya from Nagar Burushaski into Urdu.

This study is about voice system in Burushaski, focusing especially on the middle voice (MV) construction. It claims that the [dd-] verbal prefix is an overt morphological middle marker for MV constructions, while the [n-] verbal prefix is a morphological marker for passive voice. The data primarily come from the Hunza dialect of Burushaski, but analogous phenomena can be observed in other dialects. This research is based on a corpus of 120 dd-prefix verbs. This research has showed that position {-2} on the verb template is occupied by voice-marker in Burushaski. The author argues that the middle marker is a semantic category of its own and that it is clearly distinguished from the reflexive marker in this language. The analysis of the phenomenon in this study only comes from the dialect of Hunza Burushaski, so a lot of research remains to be done on the other three dialects of Burushaski: Yasin dialect, Nagar dialect and Srinagar dialect.

Transcription and translation of the recording of Suram Daam, a speaker of Hunza Burushaski, giving a cultural account on poetry contests.

Recording of Bano, a speaker of Hunza Burushaski, reciting and discussing a wedding song.

Recording of Bulbul-e-Yasin reciting a poem on the importance of language. This poem is recited in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

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.

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

Transcription of the recording of Raja Abdul Hameed, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, narrating a personal account.

Photograph of Ali Dawar Muneem, a native speaker of Hunza Burushaski, and a famous poet.

Photograph of a Nager Burushaski speaker Badshahi Khan.

Photograph of Sadaf Munshi (centre), Muhammad Wazir Shafi (left) and Nasima Ali (right) while on their way to Yasin for linguistic filed visit.

Photograph of Nasima Ali (left), Sadaf Munshi (center) and Ahmed Ali Shah, a Nagar Burushaski speaker (right).

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.

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 Hasil Murad reciting "Dana Wazir," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

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 Dawar Muneem reciting "Hindi-e-shikari," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

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

Recording of Dawar Muneem reciting "Manulum Daado" (lit. 'grandfather' or 'old man from Man'), a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski. According to the story, "Man" is the name of a pasture in Shispar meadows.

Recording of Piar Karim translating Surung Thuko from Burushaski into Urdu.

Transcription and translation of the recording of Ghulam Hassan, a Hunza Burushaski speaker, discussing on the topic of storytelling culture.