Bela 2

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1 (VZh) Have you been to Granitovo? What did they used to call it?

xodìla

go sg f L.part I

interr clt

2sg pres aux clt

Granitovo sg n place

what sg n interr

dat n 3sg clt

call 3pl impf I

early adv

2 (VZh) What was its old name?

old sg n def adj

dat n 3sg clt

name sg n

what sg n interr

3sg impf cop

3 (a) [0:04] Kaluger

kalùger

Kaluger sg m place

Калугер

4 (VZh) Aha, Kaluger.

Kaluger sg m place

disc

5 (a) [0:06] I’ve gone to the village celebration.

go sg f L.part I

1sg pres aux clt

fair sg m

6 (VZh) You’ve gone to the celebration.

go sg f L.part I

2sg pres aux clt

fair sg m

7 (a) [0:08] Well, they studied here – pupils from Kaluger studied here.

disc

disc

here adv

here adv

learn 3pl impf I

from

Kaluger sg m place

hes

this pl adj

pupil pl m def

here adv

learn 3sg pres I

8 (a) [0:15] And how these children studied! They had to be here at eight in the morning,

and

how interr

3pl pres aux clt

learn pl L.part I

this pl adj

child pl n

eight

hour sg m def

comp

3pl pres cop clt

here adv

9 (a) [0:19] coming across – they called it Buyak up there – [on] a dark road,

through

this sg n adj

here adv

above adv

dat n 3sg clt

call 3pl pres I

Buyak sg m def place

and

black sg m adj

road sg m

10 (a) [0:24] and snow. When it’s dry snow [it’s different, but] in blizzards, they start

and

snow sg m

hort

when inter.rel

3sg pres cop clt

dry sg n adj

snow sg m

blizzard sg f

nom 3pl

begin 3pl pres I

11 (a) [0:29] to shriek and shout – there’s about twelve children up there.

comp

shriek 3pl pres I

comp

call 3pl pres I

and

come 3pl pres I

about.twelve

child pl n

from

above adv

12 (b) [0:33] Here between these two hills.

ost

here adv

between

this pl adj

two m def

hill ct m

13 (VZh) Uh huh.

əhə

bkch

аха

14 (b) [0:36] There used to be a carter’s trail, leading straight to Granitovo.

before adv

exist impf

carriage sg m adj

road sg m

and

acc refl clt

go.out 3sg pres I

exactly adv

Granitovo sg n place

15 (VZh) Yes. Do they speak differently there?

yes

differently adv

interr clt

speak 3pl pres I

there adv

16 (a) [0:42] Differently. Oh – [they speak] Torlak.

differently adv

excl

Torlak sg m adj

17 (b) [0:45] Hm.

disc

18 (VZh) What have you noticed that’s different from here, from Bela? Some –

for

what sg n interr

2sg pres aux clt

notice sg f L.part P

comp

3sg pres cop clt

different sg n adj

from

here adv

from

Bela sg f place

some sg f adj

19 (a) [0:50] Well, we are shepherds (Torlak sound of word), and they –

and

nom 1pl

1pl pres cop clt

shepherd pl m

and

ost

thus adv

20 (VZh) Ah, exactly like Torlak [speech]!

excl

exactly adv

Torlak pl m

dat refl clt

21 (a) [0:54] Exactly like Torlak [speech], yes.

exactly adv

dat refl clt

Torlak pl m def

yes

22 (VZh) Aha. But Skomlya? [Is] Skomlya, like –

hə

yes

and

Skomlya sg f place

Skomlya sg f place

who pl interr

23 (a) [1:00] Skomlya [is] like us.

Skomlya sg f place

acc 1pl

24 (VZh) Like – like you.

acc 2pl

25 (a) [1:02] Like us, yes. Skomlya here, Dŭlgo Pole, those –

acc 1pl

yes

Skomlya sg f place

here adv

Dŭlgo.Pole sg n place

Дълго.Поле

tìja

this pl adj

този

26 (b) [1:05] Of the areas close by, only Kaluger and Oreshets speak Torlak. The others –

here adv

from

close pl def adj

only adv

Kaluger sg m place

and

Oreshets sg m place

speak 3pl pres I

Torlak sg m adj

other def pl adj

dat refl clt

27 (VZh) Oreshets – both the village and the station –

orèšec

Oreshets sg m place

Орешец

hes

and

sèloto

village sg n def

село

and

[...]

disc

station sg f def

station sg f def

28 (VZh) [people] have probably come from different villages to work

surely adv

3pl pres aux clt

come pl L.part.

from

various pl adj

village pl n

there adv

comp

work 3pl pres I

29 (VZh) in the railway authority or something.

this sg n adj

Zh.P. sg n def

what sg n interr

30 (a) [1:17] Yes

dà

yes

да

31 (b) [1:18] Most likely.

verojàtno

probably adv

вероятно

32 (a) [1:18] And there used to be – I don’t know what there used to be there.

and

disc

exist impf

and

nom 1sg

neg

know 1sg pres I

what sg n interr

exist impf

there adv

33 (b) [1:22] There was a sawmill.

sawmill sg f

exist impf

34 (a) [1:22] Warehouses

sklàdove

warehouse pl m

склад

35 (b) [1:23] Warehouses

sklàdove

warehouse pl m

склад

36 (a) [1:24] There was a state factory there, right?

D.I.P. sg m

interr

exist impf

37 (b) [1:25] There was this …

exist impf

such sg n adj

38 (a) [1:26] They built crates.

pound 3pl impf I

crate pl f

39 (b) [1:27] … center …

pùnkt

point sg m

пункт

40 (VZh) Hm

əmhəm

bkch

41 (b) [1:28] … for the production and processing of lavender.

for

за

pruizvod

production sg m

for

processing sg f

lavender sg f

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Bela 2

1 (VZh) Have you been to Granitovo? What did they used to call it?

2 (VZh) What was its old name?

3 (a) [0:04] Kaluger

4 (VZh) Aha, Kaluger.

5 (a) [0:06] I’ve gone to the village celebration.

6 (VZh) You’ve gone to the celebration.

7 (a) [0:08] Well, they studied here – pupils from Kaluger studied here.

8 (a) [0:15] And how these children studied! They had to be here at eight in the morning,

9 (a) [0:19] coming across – they called it Buyak up there – [on] a dark road,

10 (a) [0:24] and snow. When it’s dry snow [it’s different, but] in blizzards, they start

11 (a) [0:29] to shriek and shout – there’s about twelve children up there.

12 (b) [0:33] Here between these two hills.

13 (VZh) Uh huh.

14 (b) [0:36] There used to be a carter’s trail, leading straight to Granitovo.

15 (VZh) Yes. Do they speak differently there?

16 (a) [0:42] Differently. Oh – [they speak] Torlak.

17 (b) [0:45] Hm.

18 (VZh) What have you noticed that’s different from here, from Bela? Some –

19 (a) [0:50] Well, we are shepherds (Torlak sound of word), and they –

20 (VZh) Ah, exactly like Torlak [speech]!

21 (a) [0:54] Exactly like Torlak [speech], yes.

22 (VZh) Aha. But Skomlya? [Is] Skomlya, like –

23 (a) [1:00] Skomlya [is] like us.

24 (VZh) Like – like you.

25 (a) [1:02] Like us, yes. Skomlya here, Dŭlgo Pole, those –

26 (b) [1:05] Of the areas close by, only Kaluger and Oreshets speak Torlak. The others –

27 (VZh) Oreshets – both the village and the station –

28 (VZh) [people] have probably come from different villages to work

29 (VZh) in the railway authority or something.

30 (a) [1:17] Yes

31 (b) [1:18] Most likely.

32 (a) [1:18] And there used to be – I don’t know what there used to be there.

33 (b) [1:22] There was a sawmill.

34 (a) [1:22] Warehouses

35 (b) [1:23] Warehouses

36 (a) [1:24] There was a state factory there, right?

37 (b) [1:25] There was this …

38 (a) [1:26] They built crates.

39 (b) [1:27] … center …

40 (VZh) Hm

41 (b) [1:28] … for the production and processing of lavender.

1 (VZh) xodìla li si u u granìtovo kvò mu vìkaxa pò ràno

Have you been to Granitovo? What did they used to call it?

2 (VZh) stàroto mu ìme kvò bèše

What was its old name?

3 (a) [0:04] kalùger

Kaluger

4 (VZh) kalùger ahà

Aha, Kaluger.

5 (a) [0:06] hodìla sɤm na zbòr

I’ve gone to the village celebration.

6 (VZh) odìla si na zbòr

You’ve gone to the celebration.

7 (a) [0:08] emi no tùka tùka ùčea ot kalùger ə tìe učenìcite tùka ùči

Well, they studied here – pupils from Kaluger studied here.

8 (a) [0:15] i kàk sa učìle tìja decà u òsɤm časɤ̀ da sɤ tùka

And how these children studied! They had to be here at eight in the morning,

9 (a) [0:19] pres tovà tùka nagòre mu vìkat bùjaka pa čèren pɤ̀t

coming across – they called it Buyak up there – [on] a dark road,

10 (a) [0:24] pa snèk àjde kogà e sùxo snèg vijàlica onì pòčvad

and snow. When it’s dry snow [it’s different, but] in blizzards, they start

11 (a) [0:29] da vreštɤ̀t da vìkat pə ìdɤt po dvaesetìna decà od gòre

to shriek and shout – there’s about twelve children up there.

12 (b) [0:33] e tùka meždu tìja dvàta hɤ̀lma

Here between these two hills.

13 (VZh) əhə

Uh huh.

14 (b) [0:36] predì ìmaše kolàrski pɤ̀t i se izlìza tòčno na granìtovo

There used to be a carter’s trail, leading straight to Granitovo.

15 (VZh) da pò drùgo li govòrat tàm

Yes. Do they speak differently there?

16 (a) [0:42] pò drùgo o turlàški