تلخیص
Baloch have developed a rich body of oral literature to mark
any occasion of life. Riddles are one of these. People from all walks of
life, age and sex are noted to have a special interest in riddles and
participating in riddle telling competitions. During the late 19th century
Longworth Dames observed that the Baloch “are addicted” to
composing riddles on any unusual circumstance which attracts their
attention. This extraordinary interest of theirs has caused a very rich
body of this literary genre among the Baloch. Unfortunately, not much
work has been carried out so far to collect these and bring them to the
attention of a wider readership.
This paper is an attempt to discuss the present state of research
on Balochi riddles and the available material in/on it. It also discusses
Balochi riddles within the context of wider international riddle studies
and corpuses. Its main aim is to stimulate and encourage local students
of oral traditions to carry out further research on this important
literary genre before it is too late.
Dr. Sabir Badal Khan. (2017) چاچءآئیءبہروتہر, Hankén , Volume 9, Issue 1.
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