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Conversation about the life routine of Taj Nisa

Description: This is a discussion between Taj Nisa (a 49-year old female) and Saleh Noor (a 50-year old female). Taj Nisa talks about the likes and dislikes in her life.
Date: February 7, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about high school memories, part 1

Description: Recording of a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38 year old male shop owner) in which Aurangzeb talks to Gohar about their memories in high school. Aurangzeb recalls a student who once brought apricot fruits to the class and threw them on the floor. When the teacher entered the class, he slipped on one of the apricots and consequently punished the student. The speakers also recall several other stories/events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 9 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about high school memories, part 2

Description: This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 6 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a visit

Description: This is a conversation between Atta-ur Rehman (a 37-year old male teacher) and Muhammad Suleman (a 36-year old male teacher) about a visit to Punja Gali, a tourist spot located in district Mansehra of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan.
Date: January 4, 2019
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about childhood activities

Description: Recording of a conversation about some childhood activities in Danna. The speakers recount their memories about playing, going to school, and other activities. Muhammad Rafiq is a male teacher who is 29 years old at the time of recording. Abdul Haq is a male factory worker who is 28 years old at the time of recording.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about eye surgery

Description: This is a conversation between Taj Nisa (a 49-year old female) and Nargis Bibi (a 40-year old female) about their eye surgery when they both get operated.
Date: February 7, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about annual grass cutting

Description: Khatun Bibi and Sartaj Bibi discuss the daily routines of household chores during the grass cutting season. They also talk about the hardships they face during this particular season. Khatun Bibi is a 51-year old housewife. Sartaj Bibi is a 23 year old housewife.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a visit to Kashmir

Description: This is a conversation between Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male driver) and Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male government servant) about Naik Muhammad's recent visit to Kashmir.
Date: January 10, 2019
Duration: 9 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a visit to Rawalpindi

Description: This is a conversation between Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male) and Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male). Abdul Rehman talks about his visit to Rawalpindi to participate in an engagement ceremony and Abdul Malik talks about a doctor's appointment, his check up, etc.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 14 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about grass cutting

Description: This is a conversation between Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male) and Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male) about the cutting of grass. The speaker talks about a man who was trying to show his efficiency while cutting the grass and the speaker taught him a lesson.
Date: June 18, 2020
Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a poem about a happy life

Description: This is a poem by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male). In this poem he says that the whole world is like our home, we should live a happy life by co-operating with each other.
Date: March 10, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative of Sultan Khan

Description: In this monologue Sultan Khan (a 54-year old male driver) recollects his childhood memories when he was studying in class 8th. He narrates how he once fled from home to Sargodha and then to Lahore with a friend, and about the subsequent events. The other speakers in this recording are Muhammad Rafiq (a 28-year old male) and Muhammad Mushtaq (a 25-year old male).
Date: July 15, 2019
Duration: 9 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of poems about FLI and an itinerant merchant

Description: These are two small poems by Muhammad Aslam (a 37-year old male). The first one is about FLI (Forum for Language Initiatives); the second one is about a traditional man who brings some stuff to sell.
Date: February 9, 2019
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of clearing snow from roofs

Description: In this recording, Muhammad Suleman, a 35-year old male teacher, talks about the methods which people in Danna use to clear snow from the rooftops of their homes. Wooden tools are used to brush snow from the roofs of houses when snow builds up on the rooftops. The speaker was born in 1983.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story about two brothers

Description: Recording of a story about two brothers in which the elder brother used to oppress the younger brother. The younger brother, by chance, found a magical handmill which made him rich by producing everything that he would demand. The elder brother tried to steal this magical handmill and by his own stupidity and greed he killed himself and also drowned the mill in the river. The contributor Nargis Bibi is a 38-year old housewife.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on hardships of ancestors and the ease of current life

Description: Recording of a monologue about the hardship of a woman's ancestors before they had electricity and other advanced facilities. She notes that her people are lazy and lack unity now that they have commodities, but her ancestors were strong. The speaker is Nargis Bibi (a 40-year old housewife).
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative of Muhammad Awaiz

Description: Recording of a personal narrative by Muhammad Awaiz (a 31-year old male) in which the speaker talks about the economic hardships he endured as a student up until high school. He then moved to a far off big city in search of a job. There, he acquired a government job which helped him improve his financial situation. In this light, he reiterates his resolve to provide his children better education and better opportunities.
Date: March 10, 2019
Duration: 4 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of Eid celebrations

Description: Recording of a monologue about Eid, a festival of Muslims. The speaker talks about how the community members prepare for the festival which is celebrated at the end of fasting during the month of Ramadan. Atta-Ur Rehman is a 37-year old male teacher.
Date: May 16, 2021
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative by Muhammad Suleman

Description: In this conversation with Atta-Ur Rehman, Muhammad Suleman recounts the personal experiences of his first ever journey to the Chitral district of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province where he attended a workshop on orthography and conservation of regional languages of Pakistan organized by the Project Director, Dr. Sadaf Munshi, in collaboration with the Forum for Language Initiatives, Islamabad (Pakistan).
Date: July 12, 2019
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 2

Description: 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
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 1

Description: 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
Duration: 8 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a prayer to god

Description: This poem is a prayer to god by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male).
Date: March 12, 2019
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of a love story about Yusuf Khan and Sher Bano

Description: 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
Duration: 17 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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