Glavanovci 2

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1 (VZh) Was there a priest here?

pòpɤt

priest sg m def

dat refl clt

hes

here adv

interr clt

dat refl clt

be 3pl impf

2 (b) [0:02] Not –

n’àma

pres neg exist

няма

3 (VZh) Was the priest here?

priest sg m def

here adv

interr clt

dat refl clt

3sg impf cop

comp

know 1sg pres I

4 (a) [0:03] No priest. There was a priest here, but he died…

priest sg m def

pres neg exist

here adv

exist impf

priest sg m

but

die 3sg aor P

5 (b) [0:06] The village was –

village sg n def

dat refl clt

3sg impf cop

6 (VZh) Uh huh.

əmhəm

bkch

7 (a) [0:07] …a long time ago. [Now] one comes by from Trŭn, he serves the entire district.

very adv

long.ago adv

here adv

one sg m adj

from

Trŭn sg m place

where inter.rel

serve 3sg pres I

entire sg f def adj

district sg f

8 (a) [0:13] But that stopped. Now we don’t call a priest [at all], not for a death,

disc

become 3sg aor P

now adv

become 3sg aor P

comp

neg

call 2sg pres I

priest sg m

neither

for

die sg n L.part P

9 (a) [0:15] not for anything. The guy would come by in a car –

not

for

hes

everything sg n adj

become 3sg aor P

and

comp

come 3sg pres P

dat refl clt

with

car sg f

person sg m

10 (VZh) You don’t call him –

comp

acc m 3sg clt

neg

call 2sg pres I

disc

11 (a) [0:20] Well, you don’t call him because –

disc

comp

acc m 3sg clt

neg

call 2sg pres I

because conj

12 (b) [0:21] Because of the expense!

because conj

expense sg f

13 (a) [0:21] Expense! He charges you a hundred to come chant over a corpse. A hundred!

hundred.note sg f

dat 2sg clt

take 3sg pres I

comp

come 3sg pres P

comp

[...]

sing 3sg pres P

corpse sg m def

hundred.note sg f

14 (VZh) What did you call him for in the old days?

and

one sg n adj

time sg n

for

what sg n interr

fut

acc m 3sg clt

call 2sg pres P

15 (a) [0:29] Well, they called him for the same, they called him when someone died.

disc

again adv

acc m 3sg clt

call 3sg impf I

same adv

for

die sg n def L.part P

acc m 3sg clt

call 3sg impf I

16 (a) [0:31] But back then he would come by for free, and bless the water

but

nom m 3sg

pass 3sg impf I

one sg n adj

time sg n

without

money pl.t

and

bless 3sg impf I

water acc sg f

17 (a) [0:34] for all the holidays. You’d either throw twenty stotinkas in his kettle,

for

all pl adj

holiday pl m

but

dat m 3sg clt

throw 2sg pres P

pot sg n def

either

twenty

stotinka pl f

18 (a) [0:38] or you’d give him beans or whatever you had at home, and he wouldn’t ask –

either

give 2sg pres P

beans sg m

give 2sg pres P

what sg n inter.rel

have 2sg pres I

from

at.home adv

and

neg

want 3sg pres I

that conj

[...]

19 (b) [0:44] Ah, but Mom – you called him to the house to christen us.

hort

adrs

Mom voc sg f

call sg f L.part I

2sg pres aux clt

acc m 3sg clt

to.home adv

comp

acc 1pl clt

christen 3sg pres P

20 (a) [0:46] Yes, I christened you but I don’t recall that I –

è

disc

па

kṛštavàla

christen sg f L.part I

1sg pres aux clt

acc 2pl clt

but

nom 1sg

neg

remember 1sg pres I

comp

1sg pres aux clt

[...]

21 (a) [0:48] I don’t know how much I paid for the christening.

neg

know 1sg pres I

how.much interr

1sg pres aux clt

pay sg f L.part P

for

christening sg n

22 (b) [0:49] /cough/

[...]

23 (a) [0:51] I christened him here, [that is, at] the place we lived before coming here.

here adv

dat refl clt

acc m 3sg clt

christen 1sg aor P

where inter.rel

live 1pl impf I

before adv

comp

come 1pl pres P

here adv

24 (a) [0:55] We christened the boy here, we were living in rented quarters.

boy sg n def

acc n 3sg clt

christen 1pl aor P

dat refl clt

here adv

1pl impf cop

lodgings sg f

25 (a) [0:57] Then we threw this together in seventy-nine, and called the priest to the house.

after adv

this sg n adj

assemble 1pl aor P

seventy

and

ninth sg f adj

year f sg

call 1pl aor P

priest sg m

to.home adv

26 (a) [1:03] We heated water, the child screamed & screamed, he took fear of the priest! [laughter]

heat 1pl aor P

water acc sg f

nom m 3sg

shriek 3sg aor I

shriek 3sg aor I

shriek 3sg aor I

frighten 3sg aor P

acc refl clt

from

priest acc pl m def

27 (a) [1:07] We weren’t able to christen it.

neg

can pres imprs

acc m 3sg clt

christen 1pl aor P

28 (b) [1:09] Are you [trying to] peen the scythe?

comp

neg

peen 2sg pres I

scythe sg f def

29 (VZh) /laughter/

[...]

30 (a) [1:11] Ah, you’re going to mow?

disc

fut

mow 2sg pres I

interr clt

31 (b) [1:12] Hm.

həm

bkch

32 (VZh) I don’t know how to mow.

nùmem

not.know.how 1sg pres I

comp

mow 1sg pres I

33 (a) [1:13] You don’t know how?

neg

know.how 2sg pres I

interr clt

34 (VZh) [No,] I don’t.

neg

не

umèem

know.how 1sg pres I

35 (b) [1:15] Because now – /unclear/

therefore adv

now adv

36 (a) [1:16] Ha, stop it! I, a woman, can mow, and this guy doesn’t know how!

hort

adrs

nom 1sg

can 1sg pres I

comp

mow 1sg pres I

woman sg f

neg

know.how 3sg pres I

comp

mow 3sg pres I

37 (VZh) Well, you learned how, I didn’t.

disc

nom 2sg

2sg pres aux clt

learn sg f L.part I

nom 1sg

neg

1sg pres aux clt

acc refl clt

learn sg m L.part I

38 (a) [1:20] /laughter/

[...]

39 (VZh) /laughter/

[...]

40 (b) [1:21] We’ll bring you a sickle [then].

and

sickle sg m def

comp

dat 2sg clt

bring 1sg pres P

41 (a) [1:22] My two brothers –

two def an.num

dat 1sg clt

brother pl m

42 (AK) I know how, a little.

nom 1sg

nom 1sg

know.how 1sg pres I

little adv

simply adv

43 (a) [1:24] Um, [of] my two brothers, one of them taught me. “She,” he said,

hes

two def an.num

dat 1sg clt

brother pl m

but

one sg m adj

acc 1sg clt

teach 3sg pres I

nom f 3sg

call 3sg pres I

44 (a) [1:26] needs to know everything”. The other said, “Why don’t you take her

must pres I imprs

comp

know 3sg pres I

all sg n adj

one sg m def adj

call 3sg pres I

why interr

acc f 3sg clt

neg

lead.away 2sg pres P

45 (a) [1:29] on holiday, why not take her to the sea rather than teach her

rest acc sg f

why interr

acc f 3sg clt

neg

lead.away 2sg pres P

sea sg n

but

acc f 3sg clt

teach 2sg pres I

46 (a) [1:31] how to mow?” And I said I need to know everything.

what sg n interr

comp

mow 3sg pres I

disc

say 1sg aor P

disc

must pres I imprs

all sg n adj

comp

know 1sg pres I

47 (a) [1:34] I should have been a man, but I ended up a woman.

nom 1sg

1sg pres aux clt

sg f L.part cop

direct sg f P.part P

for

male sg n adj

but

ost

1sg pres aux clt

go sg f L.part P

female sg n adj

48 (a) [1:38] Men’s work suits me, all kinds of it.

male sg f adj

work sg f

everything sg n adj

dat 1sg clt

acc refl clt

give 3sg pres I

49 (b) [1:48] Well – /unclear/

disc

adrs

бе

50 (a) [1:40] To forge, to chop – it’s hard. It’s hard

and

comp

да

zakovèm

forge 1sg pres P

закова

and

comp

slice 1sg pres P

[...]

difficult adv

3sg pres cop clt

difficult adv

3sg pres cop clt

51 (b) [1:45] /unclear/

[...]

52 (a) [1:45] to work with an axe and an adze, and all,

comp

acc refl clt

work 3sg pres I

with

axe acc sg f

and

with

hes

adze acc sg f

and

with

all sg n adj

53 (a) [1:48] but I can – It’s not like a man’s work,

but

can 1sg pres I

comp

[...]

comp

neg

3sg pres cop clt

male sg f def adj

work sg f

54 (a) [1:51] but I can manage some [of that] work.

and

again adv

and

can 1sg pres I

comp

finish 1sg pres P

something sg n

work sg f

55 (AK) Mowing is man’s work, isn’t it?

and

mow def vbl.n I

3sg pres cop clt

male sg f adj

work sg f

thus adv

interr clt

56 (b) [1:55] /laughter/

[...]

57 (AK) Mowing is man’s –

mow def vbl.n I

3sg pres cop clt

male sg f adj

58 (b) [1:56] Man’s, yes.

male sg f adj

yes

59 (a) [1:57] Man’s, man’s, because it’s hard.

male sg f adj

3sg pres cop clt

male sg f adj

because conj

3sg pres cop clt

difficult adv

60 (AK) Hard, hard. Yes.

difficult adv

difficult adv

yes

61 (a) [1:58] You have to spin round.

nom 2sg

comp

revolve 2sg pres I

62 (AK) Yes.

dà

yes

да

63 (a) [2:01] Indeed. Well, Dad together with his son mows nicely.

and

thus adv

and

father sg m

much adv

and

with

son sg m def

fine adv

mow 3sg pres I

64 (a) [2:03] But you have to peen it well. [It goes] very fast when the scythe is peened.

but

must pres I imprs

acc refl clt

fine adv

peen 3sg pres P

very adv

fast adv

with

peen vbl.n I

scythe acc sg f def

65 (a) [2:08] It’s a real art to peen it well. There’s a small anvil below

this sg n adj

3sg pres cop clt

know.how sg f def

comp

acc f 3sg clt

peen 2sg pres P

fine adv

pres exist

dat refl clt

anvil sg n

below adv

66 (a) [2:12] that you stick [into the ground]. Then the hammer. Not any kind of hammer,

acc refl clt

pound 3sg pres P

and

with

hammer sg n

which sg n rel adj

neg

can pres imprs

each sg m adj

hammer sg n

67 (a) [2:16] but a hammer for forging a scythe. It’s broad on both sides

hammer sg n

for

forge vbl.n I

scythe acc sg f

nom n 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

from

two f def

side pl f

such sg n adj

wide sg n adj

68 (a) [2:20] You can’t have one for forging and another for hammering.

fut neg

comp

3sg pres cop clt

with

one sg n def adj

comp

acc refl clt

forge 3sg pres I

with

one sg n def adj

comp

acc refl clt

hammer 3sg pres I

69 (a) [2:23] and when my son hammers, it’s very nice. But not if you hurry.

and

when conj

acc refl clt

hammer 3sg pres P

son sg m def

very adv

nice adv

but

but

when conj

neg

hurry 3sg pres I

70 (a) [2:25] When you pound the scythe [right] you can sharpen it and mow five times

when conj

acc refl clt

forge 3sg pres P

scythe sg f def

can pres imprs

comp

sharpen 2sg pres P

and

five

time pl m

comp

mow 2sg pres I

71 (a) [2:30] and it mows nicely, doesn’t push you, and [reaches] low, but –

and

nicely adv

mow 3sg pres I

neg

dat 2sg clt

push 3sg pres I

and

very adv

low adv

but

72 (VZh) You mentioned christening. Did you do it here?

tì

nom 2sg

ти

spomenà

mention 2sg aor P

about

christening sg n

here adv

2pl pres aux clt

do pl L.part I

73 (a) [2:37] Ah, christening. Yes we christened [our children].

disc

christen vbl.n I

but

christen 1pl aor I

dat refl clt

74 (VZh) [2:37] How is christening done?

how interr

acc refl clt

how interr

acc refl clt

do 3sg pres I

christening sg n

75 (a) [2:40] Well, I was telling you. We heat the water. He doesn’t bring that

disc

this sg n adj

dat 2sg clt

call 1sg pres I

heat 1pl pres P

dat refl clt

water acc sg f

nom m 3sg

neg

carry 3sg pres I

this sg n adj

76 (a) [2:42] for christening. If you go to the church

for

christening sg n def

if conj

go 2sg pres P

church acc sg f

fut

acc refl clt

77 (a) [2:45] there’s a vessel there for water. We heat water in a washtub,

there adv

pres exist

dat refl clt

vessel sg m

for

water acc sg f def

trough sg n

dat refl clt

heat 1pl pres P

water acc sg f

78 (a) [2:49] and put the child – he anoints it and speaks,

and

acc n 3sg clt

put 1pl pres P

and

dat refl clt

[...]

anoint 3sg pres I

dat refl clt

acc n 3sg clt

and

dat refl clt

speak 3sg pres I

79 (a) [2:53] then they go around [the altar], then the godmother and the mother –

and

dat refl clt

circle 3sg pres I

and

godmother sg f def

which sg f interr adj

3sg pres cop clt

mother sg f def

who sg f inter.rel adj

кой

3sg pres cop clt

съм

80 (a) [2:57] “You gave me a Jewish child, I give you a Christian child.”

give 3sg aor P

dat 1sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

Jew sg n

give 1sg pres I

dat 2sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

Christian sg n

81 (a) [3:00] The mother doesn’t attend. They didn’t let me come to the christening.

and

mother sg f def

neg

attend 3sg pres I

acc 1sg

neg

give 3pl aor P

comp

1sg pres cop clt

christening sg n def

82 (a) [3:04] so as to give me the Christian child [after] I’d given them the Jewish one.

comp

dat 1sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 3pl pres P

after adv

Christian sg n

and

nom 1sg

1sg pres aux clt

dat 3pl clt

acc n 3sg clt

give sg f L.part P

Jew sg n

83 (VZh) Ha, aha.

aha

disc

аха

84 (a) [3:08] And that’s how it is.

è

ost

takà

thus adv

така

Main menu

You are here

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Glavanovci 2

1 (VZh) Was there a priest here?

2 (b) [0:02] Not –

3 (VZh) Was the priest here?

4 (a) [0:03] No priest. There was a priest here, but he died…

5 (b) [0:06] The village was –

6 (VZh) Uh huh.

7 (a) [0:07] …a long time ago. [Now] one comes by from Trŭn, he serves the entire district.

8 (a) [0:13] But that stopped. Now we don’t call a priest [at all], not for a death,

9 (a) [0:15] not for anything. The guy would come by in a car –

10 (VZh) You don’t call him –

11 (a) [0:20] Well, you don’t call him because –

12 (b) [0:21] Because of the expense!

13 (a) [0:21] Expense! He charges you a hundred to come chant over a corpse. A hundred!

14 (VZh) What did you call him for in the old days?

15 (a) [0:29] Well, they called him for the same, they called him when someone died.

16 (a) [0:31] But back then he would come by for free, and bless the water

17 (a) [0:34] for all the holidays. You’d either throw twenty stotinkas in his kettle,

18 (a) [0:38] or you’d give him beans or whatever you had at home, and he wouldn’t ask –

19 (b) [0:44] Ah, but Mom – you called him to the house to christen us.

20 (a) [0:46] Yes, I christened you but I don’t recall that I –

21 (a) [0:48] I don’t know how much I paid for the christening.

22 (b) [0:49] /cough/

23 (a) [0:51] I christened him here, [that is, at] the place we lived before coming here.

24 (a) [0:55] We christened the boy here, we were living in rented quarters.

25 (a) [0:57] Then we threw this together in seventy-nine, and called the priest to the house.

26 (a) [1:03] We heated water, the child screamed & screamed, he took fear of the priest! [laughter]

27 (a) [1:07] We weren’t able to christen it.

28 (b) [1:09] Are you [trying to] peen the scythe?

29 (VZh) /laughter/

30 (a) [1:11] Ah, you’re going to mow?

31 (b) [1:12] Hm.

32 (VZh) I don’t know how to mow.

33 (a) [1:13] You don’t know how?

34 (VZh) [No,] I don’t.

35 (b) [1:15] Because now – /unclear/

36 (a) [1:16] Ha, stop it! I, a woman, can mow, and this guy doesn’t know how!

37 (VZh) Well, you learned how, I didn’t.

38 (a) [1:20] /laughter/

39 (VZh) /laughter/

40 (b) [1:21] We’ll bring you a sickle [then].

41 (a) [1:22] My two brothers –

42 (AK) I know how, a little.

43 (a) [1:24] Um, [of] my two brothers, one of them taught me. “She,” he said,

44 (a) [1:26] needs to know everything”. The other said, “Why don’t you take her

45 (a) [1:29] on holiday, why not take her to the sea rather than teach her

46 (a) [1:31] how to mow?” And I said I need to know everything.

47 (a) [1:34] I should have been a man, but I ended up a woman.

48 (a) [1:38] Men’s work suits me, all kinds of it.

49 (b) [1:48] Well – /unclear/

50 (a) [1:40] To forge, to chop – it’s hard. It’s hard

51 (b) [1:45] /unclear/

52 (a) [1:45] to work with an axe and an adze, and all,

53 (a) [1:48] but I can – It’s not like a man’s work,

54 (a) [1:51] but I can manage some [of that] work.

55 (AK) Mowing is man’s work, isn’t it?

56 (b) [1:55] /laughter/

57 (AK) Mowing is man’s –

58 (b) [1:56] Man’s, yes.

59 (a) [1:57] Man’s, man’s, because it’s hard.

60 (AK) Hard, hard. Yes.

61 (a) [1:58] You have to spin round.

62 (AK) Yes.

63 (a) [2:01] Indeed. Well, Dad together with his son mows nicely.

64 (a) [2:03] But you have to peen it well. [It goes] very fast when the scythe is peened.

65 (a) [2:08] It’s a real art to peen it well. There’s a small anvil below

66 (a) [2:12] that you stick [into the ground]. Then the hammer. Not any kind of hammer,

67 (a) [2:16] but a hammer for forging a scythe. It’s broad on both sides

68 (a) [2:20] You can’t have one for forging and another for hammering.

69 (a) [2:23] and when my son hammers, it’s very nice. But not if you hurry.

70 (a) [2:25] When you pound the scythe [right] you can sharpen it and mow five times

71 (a) [2:30] and it mows nicely, doesn’t push you, and [reaches] low, but –