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Interlinear-glossed text: Retelling of Baadil Jamaal
Interlinear-glossed text of the extended edition of Laila Khan reciting "Baadil Jamaal" in the Hunza dialect. This popular story tells of the love between a prince named Gakase Peibuluk and a fairy named Baadil Jamaal. Transcription in Burushaski with translations and analysis in English.
Interlinear-glossed text: Retellling of A Black and White Thread Ball
Interlinear-glossed text of Laila Khan reciting "A Black and White Thread Ball" in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a young shepherd abandons his duties in order to court a girl who was born out of gold and silver to poor parents. Transcription done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Raja Safdar reciting Burushaski story "An Intellegent Old Man"
Raja Safdar Ali Khan reciting the story "Intellegent Old Man" in Srinager dialect of Burushaski.
Performance of a song entitled "Ishqam Jutining"
Recording of the song "Ishqam jutining" at Rivera Hotel in Gilgit.
Performance of a song entitled "Nazenin Ja Jii hi"
Recording of Shokoran Khan reciting "Nazenin Ja Jii hi," a popular love song in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. He sings a different version than the version sung by Badshai Khan.
Performance of a song entitled "Nazenin Ja Jii hi"
Recording of Badshai Khan (also known as Tataku) reciting "Nazenin Ja Jii hi," a romantic song about love in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Monologue on family history
Recording of Abdullah, a speaker of Nagar Burushaski, narrating a historical account.
Retelling of Tiliti Tham
Recording of Badshai Khan (Tataku), a speaker of Yasin Burushaski, reciting the story of Tiliti Tham.
Performance of a poem entitled "Ja Alchin Cum Mathan"
Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting "jaa Alchin cum Mathan," a romantic poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Performance of a poem entitled "Gulchumaca tum Nazur"
Recording of Farman Khan singing "Gulchumaca tum Nazer," a popular folk song in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Performance of proverbs of Ustaad Qadir
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.
Retelling of Baadsha Zulqarneen
Recording of Badshahi Khan, a farmer, reciting "King Zulqarneen," in the Yasin dialect. This is a popular story that followed Islam to the area, and the King represents a barrier from the apocalypse.
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi & Abdul Hameed
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with a Nager Burushaski speaker Major Dr. (ret.) Abdul Hameed
Photograph of Imam Yar Baing
Photograph of Imam Yar Baig, a Yasin Burushaski Speaker.
Photograph of Muhammad Wazir Shafi
Photograph of Muhammad Wazir Shafi, a Yasin Burushaski speaker and research assistant to Dr. Sadaf Munshi.
Photograph of a mountain stream
Photograph of brid's eye view of Yasin valley as seen from top of the historic 'muduri'. Yasin River can be seen meandering through the valley.
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi & Zohra Jabeen
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with a Hunza Burushaski speaker Zohra Jabeen.
Photograph of Wazir Shafi & Piar Karim
Photograph of Muhammad Wazir Shafi and Piar Karim, research assistants to Dr. Sadaf Munshi, working on Burushaski data in Riviera Hotel, Gilgit.
Photograph of Gupis-Yasin linking bridge
Photograph of the hanging bridge across Ghizer River, linking Gupis and Yasin regions.
Photograph of Piar Karim, Badshahi Khan and Bulbul Murad
Photograph of Piar Karim (left), Badshahi Khan (center) and Bulbul Murad, a Yasin Burushaski poet commonly known as "Bulbul-e-Yasin" (the Nightingale of Yasin).
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi & Mahida Murad
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with a Burushaski speaker Mahida Murad.
Photograph of Ghulamuddin Ghulam Hunzai
Photograph of Ghulamuddin Ghulam Hunzai, a respected veteran scholar and a well known poet (Hunza Burushaski and Persian). He has translated the Quran into Burushaski language for the first time. He is one of the few individuals who devised Perso-Arabic script based alphabets for writing and publishing Burushaski in 1940s.
Photograph of Zafar Iqbal, Qadir Khan and Badaq
Photograph of Yasin Burushaski speakers: Zafar Iqbal (right), Qadir Khan (centre) and Badaq (left).
Photograph of Muhammad Wazir Shafi and Abdul Hayat
Photograph of Abdul Hayat, known as "Nyam" (meaning 'sweet'), a Yasin Burushaski speaker and Muhammad Wazir Shafi, research assistant to Dr. Sadaf Munshi, himself a Yasin Burushaski speaker.
Photograph of Hasina Safdar & Zamrooda Begum
Photograph of two Srinagar Burushaski speakers: Hasina (left) an Zamrooda Begum (AKA 'Mimi')
Photograph of Raja Shahid Ali Khan and Abbas Ali Khan
Photograph of two Nager Burushaski speakers, Raja Shahid Ali Khan (left) and Abbas Ali Khan.
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi with Burushaski speakers
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with her research assistants Muhammad Wazir Shafi (on her left) and Nasima Ali (on her right) with Yasin Burshaski speakers.
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi, Ghulamuddin Ghulam and Muhammad Wazir Shafi
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi (right) and Muhammad Wazir Shafi (left) with Ghulamuddin Gulam Hunzai, a veteran scholar, writer, poet, and translator in to Burushaski.
Photograph of Ruqayya Bano
Photograph of Ruqayya Bano, a speaker of Nager Burushaski during an elicitation session.
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi with Burushaski speakers
Photograph of Yasin Burushaski speakers with Dr. Sadaf Munshi during a poetry and story recitation session.
Photograph of a an orchard
Photograph of an orchard adjacent to a Burushaski speaker's house in Yasin.
Photograph of Shah Rahim
Photograph of Shah Rahim, a Yasin Burushaski speaker while reciting a story.
Photograph of Qimat Shah and Gorai
Photograph of Yasin Burushaski speakers, Qimat Shah (a musician) and Gorai.
Photograph of Mahida Murad
Photograph of a Hunza Burushaski speaker named Mahida Murad, while reciting a story in Hunza Burushaski.
Photograph of Burushaski speakers
Photograph of Yasin Burushaski speaking musicians and poetry reciters during a poetry recording session.
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi & Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan, a Srinagar Burushaski speaker.
Photograph of Badaq
Photograph of Mr. Badaq, a Yasin Burushaski speaker while reciting a story.
Photograph of Parveen Shah
Photograph of Pareveen Shah, a Nager Burushaski speaker.
Photograph of Burushaski speakers with research team
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi (second from right) and her research assistants, Piar Karim (second from left) and Muhammad Wazir Shafi (leftmost) with Hunza Burushaski speakers Samina (rightmost) and Mahida Murad (center).
Photograph of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan & Hasin Safdar
Photograph of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan and Hasina, two Srinagar Burushaski speakers.
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi & Hasina Safdar
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with Hasina Safdar, a Srinagar Burushaski speaker
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi with Burushaski speakers
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with Muhammad Wazir Shafi (facing her) and other Yasin Burushaski speakers.
Photograph of Ali Dawar Muneem
Photograph of Ali Dawar Muneem, a native speaker of Hunza Burushaski, and a famous poet.
Photograph of Burushaski speakers
Photograph of Yasin Burushaski poets and musicians with other native speakers during a poetry rendition gathering.
Photograph of Burushaski speakers dancing
This is a ohotograph of Burushaski speakers dancing.
Photograph of Sadaf Munshi, Abdul Hameed & Hasina Ali
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi (centre), Nasima Ali (left) and Major Dr. (ret.) Abdul Hameed, a Nager Burushaski speaker.
Photograph of Burushaski research team
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 Sadaf Munshi & Ghulamuddin Ghulam
Photograph of Dr. Sadaf Munshi with a Hunza Burushaski speaker Ghulamuddin Ghulam Hunzai while he is demonstrating the Burushaski alphabets that he has devised and in his Burushaski publications.
Photograph of Piar Karim and Zohra Bano
Photograph of Piar Karim, research assistant to Dr. Sadaf Munshi, with Zohra Jabeen.
Photograph of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan
Photograph of Raja Jamsheed Ali Khan, a Srinagar Burushask speaker.
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