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Monologue on place name origins

Description: Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi"), a speaker of Yasin Burushaski, discussing the origins of place names in Gilgit and surrounding areas.
Date: July 27, 2010
Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Description of the mountains in the area

Description: This is a description of the mountains near Dukdang, Putao, and others in surrounding areas. The speaker, Vshaq Sangdong Pōng, is from the Mvtjùng valley, and is about 70 years old at the time of recording. He speaks the lower Mvtjùng variety. He lists the mountains, and the groups that live in those areas. He tells which mountains have roads nearby, and how some have changed names over time.
Date: June 1, 2006
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Description of rivers and streams in the area

Description: This is a description of the rivers and streams near Dukdang, Putao, and others in surrounding areas. The speaker, Vshaq Sangdong Pōng, is from the Mvtjùng valley, and is about 70 years old at the time of recording. He speaks the lower Mvtjùng variety. He lists the names of different rivers, and describes where they meet, and what roads or villages are near them.
Date: June 1, 2006
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of the mountains in the area

Description: This is a description of the mountains near Dukdang, Putao, and others in surrounding areas. The speaker, Vshaq Sangdong Pōng, is from the Mvtjùng valley, and is about 70 years old at the time of recording. He speaks the lower Mvtjùng variety. He lists the mountains, and the groups that live in those areas. He tells which mountains have roads nearby, and how some have changed names over time.
Date: June 2006
Duration: 9 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Mèrv̄m, Ráwang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of rivers and streams in the area

Description: This is a description of the rivers and streams near Dukdang, Putao, and others in surrounding areas. The speaker, Vshaq Sangdong Pōng, is from the Mvtjùng valley, and is about 70 years old at the time of recording. He speaks the lower Mvtjùng variety. He lists the names of different rivers, and describes where they meet, and what roads or villages are near them.
Date: June 2006
Duration: 7 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Mèrv̄m, Ráwang
Partner: UNT College of Information
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