Recording AD 063
Dialect
Gheg Albanian, southern Gheg subdialect,
southern variant, from the region of Kruja.
Location
Albania: District of Kruja, village of
Barkanesh.
Coordinates
41°28' N, 19°48' E
Speaker
Qamile Stema, born in 1920.
Subject
On her decision to cut her hair and live as a
man in the tradition of the northern
Albanian Sworn Virgins.
Recorded
in 2008 by Mike Lanchin. With the kind
assistance of Mike Lanchin, BBC.
Duration
8:11
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