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Personal narrative on the war on the Siyachin border

Description: Recording of Fida and Ramzan Ali reciting a personal account of a war on the Seyachin border in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 26, 2010
Duration: 4 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Personal narrative by Khumel

Description: Recording of Khumel, a student in the Nagar district, reciting a personal account in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 24, 2010
Duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Monologue on family history

Description: Recording of Abdullah, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, narrating a historical account.
Date: June 26, 2010
Duration: 8 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Maghlot and Girkits

Description: Recording of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan reciting "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, … more
Date: June 14, 2014
Duration: 42 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Monologue on the history of polo

Description: Recording of Abdullah reciting a historical account of Polo in the Nagar dialect. Abdullah tells the history of the people throughout Nagar, and how after Winter the Kings would congregate the people of different villages, and concerts and competitions would be held.
Date: June 26, 2010
Duration: 6 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Shiri Badat

Description: Recording of Abdullah Minapin reciting the story The Wazir of Shiri Badat in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski. In this story, Abdullah’s relative moves to the kingdom of a godlike Shiri Badat, who appoints Abdullah’s ancestor to the position of a minister (Wazir). Shiri Badat tastes a goat who was fed human milk, and grew enamored with the taste, and demanded from then on to be sacrificed young boys to eat. Abdullah’s ancestor, Demsing, was horrified, and begged the King’s daughter to tell the … more
Date: June 26, 2010
Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of traditional duck hunting

Description: Recording of Imam Yar Baig reciting a traditional cultural account on duck hunting in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 19, 2010
Duration: 11 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Personal narrative on fighting with a bear

Description: Recording of Abdullah sharing a personal account entitled “Fighting with a Bear” in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski. In this recollection, Abdullah recalls working in a great field in Kaceli with a team from France, and a bear was disturbing everyone in the area. One night the bear approached his tent, and Abdullah had to scare the bear away for a bit.
Date: June 26, 2010
Duration: 7 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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