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Performance of a song entitled "Bor Bor"

Description: Recording of Qimat Shah and a group reciting "Bor Bor," a popular song in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. This song is sung as a tradition of the Yasin Burushos.
Date: July 27, 2010
Duration: 7 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Nosherwaane Aadil

Description: Recording of Niyam reciting the story “Nosherwaane the Just” in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. In this popular story there was a king named Qabaat, who had one muslim minister, and one hindu minister. When one of the minsters explained that two owls were discussing the injustice in Qabaat’s kingdom, he decided to become a very just king, and earned the name Nosherwaane the Just.
Date: July 26, 2010
Duration: 13 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Ch'en

Description: Recording of Wazir Shafi reciting "Ch'en," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 2 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Translation of Torti Puturti by Wazir Shafi

Description: Recording of Wazir Shafi translating the popular story "Torti and Puturti," from the Yasin dialect of Burushaski into Urdu.
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 4 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Boddi Buddaari (Introduction)

Description: Recording of Wazir Shafi reciting an introduction to "Bodi Budaari," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 22 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Bulbul Murad discussing Burusho culture

Description: Recording of Bulbul Murad discussing Burusho culture in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Duration: 2 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Sheryar

Description: Recording of Badshai Khan, also known as Tatako, reciting "Sheryar," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Duration: 4 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of A Simple Sparrow

Description: Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan (or "Wazir Shafi") explaining the "story of a sparrow" in Urdu. The story was originally recited by Khan in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski, which he is a speaker of.
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Boddi Buddaari

Description: Recording of Kuhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi") reciting the story of “Bodi Buddaari” in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. This popular story stars two sisters, one named Bodi, one named Buddaari.
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 2 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about Burushaski orthography

Description: Recording of Ghulamuddin Hunzai discussing his proposed orthography for Burushaski language in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 30, 2010
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf & Karim, Piar
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Performance of a song entitled "Jowane Gamburi Niyan"

Description: Recording of Farman Khan and Group singing the song "Jowane Gamburi Niyan," in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 7, 2010
Duration: 6 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Discussion about a song entitled "Hashki"

Description: Recording of Farman Khan introducing the song "Hashki," sung in the Yasin dialect of Buruhsaski.
Date: July 27, 2010
Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Performance of a poem entitled "Ja Alchin Cum Mathan"

Description: Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting "jaa Alchin cum Mathan," a romantic poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 7, 2010
Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of A Witch and a King

Description: Recording of Mahida Murad, a housewife, reciting “Danlathas ke Baadsha” in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a Witch kills some princes and scares the King into marrying her. She took all of the King’s daughter-in-laws and stole their eyes, sealing them into a pit hidden away from the kingdom. The youngest raises her child, and he must save his mother and aunties.
Date: July 30, 2010
Duration: 12 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Performance of a poem entitled "Um Ba Khudaye"

Description: Recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan reciting the popular poem "um ba Khudaye" in the Srinagar dialect.
Date: July 2003
Duration: 4 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Performance of a poem entitled "Dast-e-Khuda"

Description: Recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan, a retired school teacher, reciting the poem "Dast-e-Khuda," in the Srinagar dialect.
Date: July 2003
Duration: 5 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Baduldana

Description: Recording of Juru reciting "Baduldana," in the Yasin dialect. This is a popular story that tells about a king named Baduldana that was unable to sire children. To help him, his servants go out into a barren land searching for a mystical man, and when they bring him back, he helps the King.
Date: July 26, 2010
Duration: 9 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of The Sparrow's Pearls

Description: Recording of Naseema Ali, a teacher, reciting "Chine Maghuyo," in the Nagar dialect. In this popular story a sparrow wants a string of pearls, but is unable to reach them, so it tricks thing after thing into doing its bidding.
Date: July 27, 2010
Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Monologue on cultural events

Description: Recording of Bakhtawar Shah, a government servant, reciting a narrative about a cultural event in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Duration: 10 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Hamale Khatun

Description: Recording of Naseema Ali, a teacher, reciting "Hamale Khatun," in the Nagar dialect. In this popular story Hamale Khatun is invited to the house of a paranormal Queen, and stitches clothing for all of her sons and daughters at their weddings. When she returns home, Hamale Khatun comes with warnings to remain moral by the Queen, and tries to make sure her children obey them.
Date: July 27, 2010
Duration: 6 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Torti and Potorti

Description: Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi") reciting the story “Torti Putorti” ('Torti and Potorti') in the Yasin dialect. In this popular story, two sisters named Torti and Potorti, are plucking vegetables from the garden. When Potorti plucks a carrot from the field, a ghost is released.
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 3 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Personal narrative on family history by Raja Sakhawat Ali Khan

Description: Recording of Raja Sakhawat Ali Khan reciting a personal narrative of his family history in the Srinagar dialect. He recalls how his ancestry came to Srinagar. He tells of his fathers, and his brothers and their children, and his own children, and what they work as.
Date: July 2003
Duration: 24 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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