Burushaski An
Extraordinary Language in the northern areas of Pakistan
Father Of Burushaski language
Doctor Professor Allama Nasir Al-Din (Hubb-I 'Ali) Hunzai
Introduction To Burushaski
Language
Burushaski (stress on
the second syllable) is spoken by some one hundred thousand people
in northern area of Pakistan Hunzakuts, who live in the valleys of
the Hunza nagar poneyal gizar and Yasin and Gilgit where these cut
through the Karakoram Range . The language is not obviously related
to any of the surrounding languages.
The Indic languages of
Pakistan or the Tibetan languages of China and northern Kashmir.
Although Burushaski has been compared to almost any language on
earth, no fully convincing relation-ships have yet been established.
Modern taxonomic methods are, however, beginning to yield results.
(1989) still
classified Burushaski as a language isolate its genetic affiliation
remains a complete. Although many adult speakers of Burushaski
also speak Khowar, Shina or Urdu, Burushaski is the normal means of
communication in both the Hunza and the Yasin valleys it was and
still is the carrier of a vigorous story-telling culture. Burushaski
is not an endangered language. Until recently, Burushaski was not a
written language and original historical material is very scarce.
Some texts have been written down by native speakers at the request
of researchers; these texts are in the Urdu
Hunza valley, the
Hunzakut society has opened up, and literature is now being written
in Burushaski. Due to external influences, more than half the
present-day Burushaski vocabulary is of Urdu, Khowar and Shina
origin (Khowar and Shina are two Northern Indic (Dardic) languages,
closely related to Kashmiri and some what further away, to
Hindi/Urdu. It is the rest of its vocabulary and its structure that
make Burushaski a language isolated. There are perhaps half a dozen
loans from Turkish and one or two from the Tibetan language Balti,
spoken on the other side of the Karakoram range.
Alphabets Of Burushaski
Language
Sample
Translation
I shall tell the story of a man called Faqir Ali. He had
a son, his name was Derbesho. He was staying at the
Shishper grazing ground. One day he took the goats off
to graze in the direction of Hunumun Mun. Leaving the
goats in the pasture, he laid himself down. When he had
lain down and had gone to sleep, a call came: "Derbesho!
Derbesho!" He woke up. On waking up he saw that a
beautiful maiden had come up to his head.
Dr
Professor Allama Nasir Uddin Nasir Hunzai
Professor
Dr. Allama Nasir uddin Nasir Hunzai foundation being the
institute for the study of spiritual science senior
university international Canada is an internationally
academy literary personality. He is an author of over
one hundred books on spiritual science. a poet of four
languages with spiritual poetry of exceptional quality.
A renown linguist, a profound researcher and a
courageous social worker .for his outstanding scholastic
services he has been given different tittles like Babaya
Burushaski, Father Of Burushaski, Lisanul Qalam,The
Sports man Of The Nation, Hakeemul Qalaam, the Saige Of
Pain, etc. He is also been awarded one of the highest
civilian ranks by a government of Pakistan Sitaraya
Imtaiz (star of distention).
Professor
Dr. A llama Nasir uddin Nasir Hunzai was born on 15th
May 1917 in Hyderabad Hunza northern areas of Pakistan.
The place was a far flung and isolated area than offer
very little opportunities for education. His formal
learning is therefore spread over a period of ten months
only. During which he completed greatly and poor
together.
However
been a natural lover of knowledge having an intense and
interested internal yearning, to acquire and learn to
continue, learning to a discipline, self study.
He also
made best of the experience and observation of hi life
to satisfy his quest. It is at this only that he also
started to teach people formally and informally. More
ever apart from the first girls school he also founded
the first volunteer core in Hyderabad Hunza which for
the first time introduced the regular honorary service
in northern areas.
This
inociation in the given social and political context was
an act of extraordinary courage. On 8th April
1939 he was recruited in Gilgit scout. After four years
he resigned from Gilgit scout and joined army on 5th
October 1943. During this period his literally
activities continued. After he resigns from army in 1946
he completely devoted himself for the research on
spiritual science, spiritual wisdom and Burashaski
language.
He
established three institutions to advance his research
work in Karachi, namely Khanay-e-Hikmat, Arif and
Burushaski research academy. These institutions have
branches world wide.
Dr.
Professor Allama Nasir uddin Nasir Hunzai’s outstanding
literature has been translates into English, French,
Swedish, and Persian & Gujarati and has reached the
major countries of the world. In recognition of his
contribution to spiritual science.
Senior
university Canada has conquered an honorary degree of
doctor of letters upon him and appointed him as a
distinguish senior professor. The university latter
established the institute for the study of spiritual
science and professor Hunzai became the foundation gain
of the institute to encourage literary activities and
create a harmony and unity among the dividers of
northern areas.
Professor
Hunzai launched an al-qalam conference in 1992. Through
which he distributed awards annually to the prominent
literary figures in recognition of their creative and
viewers. in the 4th al-qalam conference at
Islamabad Professor Hunzai was awarded two gold medals
by two federal ministers representing the ministry of
population and social welfare and the ministry
information and communication. His research has deeply
influenced literary circles in the western universities.
Professor
Mianka Maria Amoretti the director of department of
oriental studies at Rome University has written an
extensive article on Professor Hunzai’s thought for a
publication in Italian released by the University of
Venus.
In May
2000 Professor Hunzai organized a spiritual science
conference in Islamabad in collaboration with senior
university international in which his latest publication
Book of Healing was launched by the interior minister of
Pakistan. This conference bought a live coverage in
national media and. Dr. Professor Allama Nasir uddin
Nasir Hunzai was interviewed by Pakistan Television
Network exclusively for 14minites. The success of this
event was celebrated by his friends and students world
wide.
Brushaski
research academy was especially established to promote
research on burushaski language which is one of the most
ancient and unique languages of the world.
The
contribution of Dr. Professor Allama Nasir uddin Nasir
Hunzai to burushaski language will be recorded as bright
chapter in the history of ancient cultures and
languages.
He is the
1st poet of burushaski language. His poetry
collections had been source of inspiration for all.
In 1940 he
developed for the first time the burushaski alphabets
and added 8 mew letters representing familiar sound to
the Urdu alphabets. Giving this language its place in
among the little languages. He has worked extensively on
burushaski grammar and created literature in this
language in a systematic way which has been published in
both the Urdu script and the Roman alphabets designed by
Professor Herman Burger of Hindenburg university of
Germany.
His
literature includes Burushaski Rhythms, Burushaski
Boorjonin, and Burushaski Proverbs, Saweene Barin,
Burushaski Grammar, Burusho Birkis, Enay Burushaski
Yaarkamasm Bagoo and Dekaran. And two poetry collections
are Deewan-e-Naseri & Beehesht-e-Asqaroon.
He
is the co author of the 1st Burushaski German
dictionary undertaken by Professor Herman Burger at Heidelberg
University Germany. The dictionary was launched at
Gilgit.
Northern
Areas.
In 1978 &
1981 he taught the Burushaski language in the department
of the philology and linguistics at Montréal University
Canada. He was made a research association by the same
university, in the recognition of his magnificent work.
He is also co author of Hunza Proverbs with Professor
Teco. This book was published by Calgary University.
Today even
at the age of 84 who continues his research on
Burushaski literature.
Very few
of his age are alive now in northern areas, which is
known as a living museum of culture, history &
civilization. There was a dye need to preserve the
oldest words of this language by someone who spoke and
understood the language. These oldest words otherwise
would have perished with the pressure of urban cultures
& languages. Dr. Professor Allama Nasir uddin Nasir
Hunzai has given life to a dyeing language. And has done
enough woke for future scholars to base their work his
research.
Burushaski
language is a mysterious language; its origin is still
not known. Dr. Professor Allama Nasir uddin Nasir Hunzai
thinks that the history of burushaski either or inside
or goes beyond the history of Hebrew language, because
there are few words of Hebrew language words in
Burushaski language.
This is
truly amazing, who knows this discoveries on this
language may prove milestone for new dimension of a
revolutionary research on ancient languages and their
relation to different other languages
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