Georgi Kolev
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Eremija 2
1 (GK) In the old days. when there was no rain for a long time. was there
| disc | one sg n adj | time sg n | when conj | impf neg exist | rain m | long sg n adj | time sg n | impf exist | interr clt |
2 (GK) some sort of custom people did for rain where the priest [did] –?
| some.kind sg m adj | custom sg m | comp | acc refl clt | do 3sg pres I | for | for | rain m | with | priest sg m def | comp |
3 (a) [0:09] Oh yes, they –
| disc | adrs | do 3sg impf I |
4 (GK) Do you remember?
| remember 2sg pres I | interr clt |
5 (a) [0:11] They did. They did.
| do 3sg impf I | acc refl clt | do 3sg impf I | acc refl clt |
6 (GK) And what was it?
| disc | what sg n interr | 3sg impf cop |
7 (a) [0:13] They did.
| do 3sg impf I | acc refl clt |
8 (GK) How did it go?
| how interr | happen 3sg impf I |
9 (a) [0:15] Those of us children who were thirteen or fourteen years old,
| disc | child pl n def | rel | 1pl pres cop clt | thus pl adj | about | three | fourteen | year f pl |
10 (a) [0:21] [we find] some orphan [girl] and make her the rain maiden.
| some sg n adj | orphan sg n | make 1pl pres P | acc n 3sg clt | rain.maiden sg f |
11 (GK) Uh huh.
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12 (a) [0:25] We decorate her with flowers, a wreath on her head, she takes a small pot
| decorate 1pl pres P | acc n 3sg clt | with | flower pl m | with | disc | wreath sg m | on | head sg f def | and | take 3sg pres P | pot sg n |
13 (a) [0:30] in her hand, white, with water, and we [go] after them and sing,
| in | in | hand sg f def | white sg n adj | and | water sg f | and | nom 1pl | after | acc 3pl | sing 1pl pres I |
14 (a) [0:36] “Oh Dodola, God grant rain!” and she sprinkles [the water].
| rain.maiden voc sg f | give sg imv P | God voc sg m | rain sg m | nom f 3sg | sprinkle 3sg pres I |
15 (a) [0:39] They do this a day or two, and it starts to rain. Now they got the priest
| and | go.on 3pl impf I | one sg m adj | day sg m | interr clt | two m | and | precipitate sg imv P | rain m 3sg | now adv | get 3pl aor I | priest sg m def |
16 (a) [0:44] to do some sort of prayer, but it needed at least three or four women
| comp | make 3sg pres I | some.kind sg m adj | prayer sg m | but | 3sg pres aux clt | must imprs | most | little adv | three | four | woman pl f |
17 (a) [0:50] to get together [to do it], but none of them want to.
| comp | acc refl clt | gather 3pl pres P | and | not.want 3sg pres I | no.one sg f adj |
18 (GK) Why not?
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19 (a) [0:52] They didn’t want to. I don’t know [why], they didn’t want to. So we suffered
| not.want 3pl aor I | neg | know 1sg pres I | not.want 3pl aor I | and | thus adv | acc refl clt | suffer 3sg aor I | acc refl clt |
20 (a) [0:56] for [lack of] rain this year – I don’t know how to tell you!
| for | rain sg m | this sg f adj | year f sg | disc | neg | know 1sg pres I | comp | dat 2sg clt | say 1sg pres P |
21 (a) [1:00] And nobody knows what [any] other [future] year is going to be like.
| and | and | other sg f adj | year f sg | how interr | fut | 3sg pres cop clt | nobody sg m | neg | know 3sg pres I |
22 (RA) Nobody knows.
| nobody sg m | neg | know 3sg pres I |
23 (a) [1:05] Nobody knows. Nobody knows what it will be like.
| nobody sg m | neg | know 3sg pres I | nobody sg m | neg | know 3sg pres I | how interr | fut | 3sg pres cop clt |
24 (RA) What it will be like.
| how interr | fut | 3sg pres cop clt |
25 (a) [1:08] They say if it’s a warm summer, then it will supposedly be a cold winter.
| call 3sg pres I | how inter.rel | sg n L.part cop | summer sg n def | warm sg n adj | thus adv | fut | and | sg f L.part cop | winter sg f def | cold sg f |
26 (a) [1:14] And the other day they said on the radio –
| and | that sg m adj | day sg m | acc n 3sg clt | on | radio sg n def | say 3pl aor P |
27 (GK) How could I know what [it’s like]?
| know 1sg pres I | interr clt | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | nom sg n |
28 (a) [1:18] Well, it was very hot. It was very hot. And that’s presumably how it will be
| disc | and | much adv | 3sg impf cop | heat sg f | much adv | 3sg impf cop | heat sg f | and | thus adv | fut | sg n L.part cop |
29 (a) [1:24] If there is no snowfall. If it’s a dry cold,
| if conj | pres neg exist | snow sg m | comp | precipitate sg imv P | if conj | 3sg pres cop clt | dry sg f adj | cold sg f def |
30 (a) [1:28] everything, even the trees, will freeze. They’ve already withered quite a bit.
| everything sg n adj | fut | freeze 3pl pres P | and | tree pl n | [...] | nom 3pl | and | much adv | dry.out 3pl aor P |
31 (a) [1:32] The trees have withered, the apricot and cherry trees, and their fruit.
| tree pl n def | dry.out 3pl aor P | apricot pl f | cherry pl f | with | fruit sg m def | dat refl clt | dry.out 3sg aor P |
32 (GK) You didn’t pick anything.
| nothing sg n | neg | pluck 2pl aor P |
33 (a) [1:41] No! We couldn’t. It withered. The blooms fell off, they leafed out, and then dried up.
| no | neg | can pres imprs | dry.out 3sg aor P | dat refl clt | bloom 3pl aor P | acc refl clt | leaf.out 3pl aor P | acc refl clt | dry.out 3sg aor P |
34 (GK) It [all] turned into dried-out, unripened fruit.
| to | unripe.fruit pl f | become 3sg aor P |
35 (a) [1:47] Burned up – straight out. [Good only] for burning.
| burn.up sg n P.part P | straight adv | for | burn vbl.n I |
36 (GK) Uh huh. [sigh] And did you plant any potatoes? Or not?
| disc | and | potato pl f | plant 2pl impf I | interr clt | or | neg |
37 (a) [1:56] Last year, from what we planted in this spot that we’re planting, we got
| last.year adv | in | this sg n adj | small.place sg n | what rel | plant 1pl aor P | here adv | what rel | dat refl clt | plant 1pl pres I | extract 1pl aor P |
38 (a) [2:00] nine crates of potatoes. Now, we planted the same area
| nine | crate pl f | potato pl m | now adv | same sg n def adj | place sg n | plant 1pl aor P |
39 (a) and got three crates of sheep turds.
| extract 1pl aor P | three | crate pl f | sheep pl f adj | turd pl f |
40 (GK) Ah! Such [a thing].
| excl | thus adv |
41 (a) [2:08] Well, that’s how it is without rain. Nothing! Nothing! Not even for seed!
| disc | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | without | rain m | nothing sg n | nothing sg n | and | pres neg exist | and | for | seed sg n |
42 (a) [2:12] You have to buy for seed, and now that’s ten levs a kilo.
| for | seed sg n | must pres I imprs | acc refl clt | buy 3sg pres I | and | 3pl pres cop clt | ten | lev ct m | kilo sg n def |
43 (a) [2:16] Where’s the end to it [I ask you]?
| where interr | dat n 3sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | end sg m def |
44 (GK) Expensive.
| expensive adv |
45 (a) [2:18] Expensive. Expensive. I don’t know – if the children want, let them dig up and plant.
| expensive adv | expensive adv | neg | know 1sg pres I | if conj | want 3pl pres I | child pl n def | comp | dig 3pl pres I | comp | plant 3pl pres I |
46 (a) [2:24] I’ve had it. [Now] I say I’m here to make sure
| from | acc 1sg | so.much adv | call 1sg pres I | nom 1sg | 1sg pres cop clt | here adv | comp | ensure 1sg pres I |
47 (a) [2:28] that grass doesn’t get to the threshold. I weed away the grass so it's not
| comp | pres neg exist | to | threshold sg m def | grass sg f | ost | here adv | weed 1sg pres I | acc f 3sg clt | grass sg f def | comp | pres neg exist |
48 (a) [2:32] at the threshold. Once I go, the grass will come up to here.
| to | threshold sg m def | go 1sg pres I | interr clt | dat refl clt | nom 1sg | grass sg f def | fut | come 3sg pres P | to | here adv |
49 (GK) Hm.
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50 (RA) Hm.
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51 (a) [2:36] [laughter] Well, what can we do?
| what interr | comp | do 1pl pres I |