Vladimir Zhobov
Glavanovci 3
1 (VZh) What do you put here?
here adv | what sg n interr | put 3pl pres I |
2 (a) [0:01] Here – something silken, either red or green, a cloth – A headscarf!
and | here adv |
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such sg n adj | silken sg n adj | or | red sg n adj | or | green sg n adj | [...] | towel sg n | headscarf sg f |
3 (b) [0:08] A headscarf.
headscarf sg f |
4 (a) [0:09] A headscarf, the kind with lace. You tie it here [behind your head],
headscarf sg f | and | nom f 3sg | with | lace pl f | here adv | on | […] | tie.behind 3sg pres P | acc refl clt |
5 (b) [0:13] /unclear/
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6 (a) [0:13] or else here under the chin, but mostly here behind your head –
or | acc refl clt | here adv | under | chin sg f | but | more adv | acc refl clt | tie.behind 3sg pres P | and | here adv | acc refl clt |
7 (b) [0:16] Granny didn’t wear a veil.
veil sg m | grandmother f | neg | 3sg pres aux clt | wear sg f L.part I |
8 (a) [0:17] The veil is for summer. White, of cheesecloth, like I was saying for straining.
this sg n adj | veil sg m def | for | summer sg n adj | time sg n | white sg n adj | from | cheesecloth sg m def | where inter.rel | say 1sg pres I | for | strainer sg f def |
9 (a) [0:22] For summer, so we wouldn’t be hot, we would wear veils.
summer sg n adj | time sg n | comp | neg | dat 1pl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | warm adv | dat refl clt | wear 1pl impf I | veil pl m |
10 (a) [0:26] white, of white fabric. It’s called cheesecloth.
from | white pl def adj | from | white sg n def adj | fabric sg n | cheesecloth sg m | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I |
11 (VZh) Uh huh.
bkch
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12 (a) [0:30] Everyone in the fields had white cloths on
and | dat refl clt | everything sg n adj | with | white pl adj | towel pl f | by | field sg n def |
13 (a) [0:33] so you won’t be struck from above by St. Elias! /laughter/
comp | neg | acc 2sg clt | strike 3sg pres P | from | above adv | saint sg m adj | Elias sg m name |
14 (b) [0:38] /unclear/ sunstroke
sun sg m adj | stroke sg m |
15 (VZh) /laughter/
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16 (AK) /laughter/
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17 (a) [0:40] Forget it. I’m deathly afraid of thunderbolts. I have no fear
remove sg imv P | nom 1sg | hes | die 1sg pres I | from | thunderbolt pl f | from | this sg n adj | from | this sg n adj | pres neg exist | fear sg m |
18 (a) [0:45] of a snake crossing my path, I’ll kill it. It angers me and frightens me
comp | dat 1sg clt | pass 3sg pres P | snake sg f | fut | beat 1sg pres P | anger 3sg pres I | acc 1sg clt | and | acc refl clt | frighten 1sg pres I |
19 (a) [0:49] but I will kill it. But from that [other] there’s no place to hide.
but | fut | acc f 3sg clt | beat 1sg pres P | but | from | this sg n adj | pres neg exist | where interr | comp | acc refl clt | hide 1sg pres I |
20 (a) [0:52] I [want to] hide, to hide, most especially when I was out
hide 1sg pres I | acc refl clt | hide 1sg pres I | hide 1sg pres I | much adv | acc 1sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | especially adv | when conj | go 1sg impf I |
21 (a) [0:55] with the livestock. Oh my, nowhere to run to! You hide
comp | go 3sg pres P | with | livestock acc sg f def | excl | pres neg exist | where interr | comp | run 2sg pres P | hide 2sg pres P | acc refl clt |
22 (a) [1:01] under something, in some thistle-bush, so you’re not under a tree
under | somewhere adv | in | some sg f adj | thistle sg f | comp | neg | 2sg pres cop clt | [...] | under | tree sg n |
23 (b) [1:04] in a pot on the hearth /unclear/
in | kettle sg m | on | hearth sg n def |
24 (a) [1:06] One of them struck one year, my mother was a shepherdess,
excl | beat 3sg aor | one f sg adj | year f sg | one acc sg f adj | year sg f | mother sg f | dat 1sg clt | 3sg impf cop | shepherdess sg f |
25 (a) [1:09] and it killed ten sheep. I said I’ll go pick them up.
and | beat 3sg aor P | ten | sheep pl f | nom 1sg | say 3sg pres P | go 1sg pres P | comp | acc 3pl clt | lift 1sg pres I |
26 (a) [1:12] and when [I did that] they sold the wool from the sheep
disc | disc | when conj | from | sheep pl f def | wool sg f def | 3pl impf aux | sell pl L.part I | [...] |
27 (a) [1:16] I told [them] I fell [while going] after the sheep, lifted them, fell
nom 1sg | say 3sg pres P | fall 1sg aor I | after | sheep pl f def | and | lift 1sg aor I | acc 3pl clt | and | fall 1sg aor I |
28 (a) [1:20] and they went and ate them – they ate the ones that had been killed
and | ost | thus adv | and | go 3pl aor P | and | acc 3pl clt | eat 3pl aor P | [...] | eat 3pl aor P | beat pl f def P.part I |
29 (a) [1:24] by lightning. No clouds, she said – where did this damned thing come from?
from | hes | lightning sg f | exist impf neg | call 3sg pres I | cloud pl m | adrs | emerge 3sg aor P | damned.thing sg m def |
30 (a) [1:28] Thunder everywhere, she said, it battered us good. So what to do?
and | acc refl clt | shake 3sg aor P | and | acc 1pl clt | say 3sg aor P | beat 3sg aor P | disc | now adv | what interr | comp | do 1sg pres P |
31 (a) [1:32] You were lucky, you know.
interr | 2sg pres aux clt | have sg f L.part I | fortune sg m |
32 (VZh) Did you sometimes put an axe like this,
put pl L.part I | interr clt | 3pl pres aux clt | some sg m adj | time m | axe acc sg f | ost | thus adv |
33 (VZh) with the sharp edge up so that it wouldn’t rain?
above adv | with |
sharp
sg
n
def
adj
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comp | neg | precipitate 3sg pres I |
34 (a) [1:38] To not – to not – to stop the rain? We did, and we do.
comp | neg | comp | neg | [...] | comp | stop 3sg pres P | rain sg m def | put pl L.part I | 1pl pres aux clt | and | put 1pl pres I |
35 (b) [1:41] We do that.
nom 1pl | acc n 3sg clt | do 1pl pres I |
36 (VZh) You do?
put
2pl
pres
I
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interr clt |
37 (a) [1:43] And we thrust a knife [in the ground] to stop the rain, and whet the axe with –
and | knife sg m | thrust 1pl pres P | comp | stop 3sg pres P | rain sg m def | and | axe acc sg f | whet 1pl pres I | with |
38 (b) [1:45] and she says, “But you – but fine, Mama,” he says,
and | nom f 3sg | call 3sg pres I | but | nom 2pl | but | fine adv | adrs | Mom voc sg f | nom m 3sg | call 3sg pres I |
39 (b) [1:48] “You’re supposedly a young woman.” “What?” she says. “OK, will you stop it?”
nom 2sg | 2sg pres cop clt | as.if adv | young f sg adj | woman sg f | what sg n interr | call 3sg pres I | fine adv | fut | acc n 3sg clt | stop 2sg pres P | interr clt |
40 (b) [1:50] I say, “No, the belief has remained.” And I run and put it –
call 1sg pres I | fut neg | remain sg n L.part P | 3sg pres aux clt | belief sg n | and | nom 1sg | run 1sg pres I | and | put 1sg pres I | when conj |
41 (a) [1:54] We beat on lids [of pots].
beat 1pl pres I | cover sg m |
42 (b) [1:55] /unclear/
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43 (a) [1:55] We beat [and say] “Carry it off, carry it off, carry it off!”
beat 1pl pres I | carry sg imv P | acc n 3sg clt | carry sg imv P | acc n 3sg clt | carry sg imv P | acc n 3sg clt |
44 (b) [2:00] The piglet squeals.
pig sg n def | comp | squeal 3sg pres I |
45 (a) [2:01] They shut up the pigs so they won’t shriek, [and prevent it]
pig pl f | 3pl pres aux clt | squeeze pl L.part I | comp | comp | shriek 3pl pres I | comp | neg |
46 (a) [2:05] from stopping the storm. But it’s frightening sometimes.
comp | stop 3sg pres P | storm sg f def | but | disc | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | and | frightening adv | some sg m adj | time sg m |
47 (a) [2:08] Like when you look to see how many – you’ve planted lots of peppers,
as conj | when conj | look 2sg pres P | how.many interr | 3sg pres cop clt | transplant sg m L.part P | 2sg pres aux clt | in | world sg m | pepper sg m |
48 (a) [2:12] and when they begin to sprout, when it starts to storm, the first child swallows –
and | when conj | begin 3sg pres P | comp | sprout 3sg pres I | when conj | begin 3sg pres P | comp | throw 3sg pres I | swallow 3sg pres I | first sg n adj | child sg n |
49 (a) [2:15] the child that’s oldest swallows the first bud it sees so as to stop the hail.
which sg n inter.rel | 3sg pres cop clt | first.born sg n | swallow 3sg pres I | first sg n def adj | grain sg n | which sg n inter.rel | see 3sg pres P | comp | stop 3sg pres P |
50 (a) [2:21] If you’re the first [child] of a mother, you’ll swallow it, right?
if conj | 2sg pres cop clt | first sg m adj | at | of | mother acc sg f | swallow 2sg pres I | interr |
51 (b) [2:23] We never did the “peperuda” (rainmaking ritual) dance, maybe you did.
nom 1pl | neg | 1pl pres aux clt | dance pl L.part I | butterfly sg f | nom 2pl | can pres imprs | comp | 2pl pres aux clt | dance pl L.part I |
52 (a) [2:26] The “peperuda” is danced ...
disc | butterfly sg f def | acc refl clt | dance 3sg pres I |
53 (VZh) Ah, for rain.
excl | for | rain m |
54 (a) [2:27] ... da vàli dɤ̀š
comp | precipitate 3sg pres I | rain m |
55 (VZh) Uh huh.
bkch |
56 (a) [2:29] So it will start raining.
comp | precipitate 3sg pres P | rain m |
57 (VZh) And how does this happen, what do –
how interr | how interr | become 3sg pres I | this sg f adj | work sg f | what sg n interr | acc refl clt |
58 (a) [2:32] Girls get dressed up in thin little dresses,
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dress 3pl pres P | acc refl clt | girl pl n | in | thin pl adj | dress pl f | [...] |
59 (a) [2:35] they make wreaths out of greenery and pour water, sprinkle it
make 3pl pres P | dat refl clt | wreath pl n | from | greenery sg m | and | with | pour 3pl pres I | water sg f | sprinkle 3pl pres I | acc refl clt |
60 (b) [2:39] They get wet as they dance.
disc | dance 3pl pres I | moisten 3pl pres I | acc refl clt |
61 (a) [2:40] They get wet so as to cause it to start raining,
moisten 3pl pres I | acc refl clt | and | comp | provoke 3pl pres P | hes | rain sg m | comp | precipitate 3sg pres P |
62 (a) [2:44] when it’s – Now they don’t want to do it,
when inter.rel | 3sg pres cop clt | by | [...] | now adv | not.want 3sg pres I | comp | acc n 3sg clt | do 3sg pres P |
63 (a) [2:49] to lean down to the ground and kiss it –
and | comp | dat n 3sg clt | acc refl clt | bow 3sg pres I | to | ground sg f def | comp | kiss 2sg pres P |
64 (a) [2:49] A girl [will say] "I won’t do that [now]." But earlier, children
fut neg | comp | comp | acc n 3sg clt | do 1sg pres P | girl sg n def | but | comp | before adv | child pl n def |
65 (a) [2:53] on St. Lazar’s day and on, um, St. Barbara’s day,
and | at | St.Lazar’s.day sg f | and | at | and | at | hes |
hes
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disc | at | Barbara sg f name |
66 (a) [2:59] and these winter holidays, St. Nicholas’s day
at | this pl adj | winter pl def adj | holiday pl m | [...] | saint sg m adj | Nikola sg m name |
67 (b) [3:01] Yes, we would go /unclear/
yes | go 1pl impf I |
68 (a) [3:03] On Boksava and St. Barbara’s we went with baskets, as I sent my [daughter].
Boksava sg f name | and | Barbara sg f name | go 1pl impf I | at | Barbara sg f name | with | basket pl n | my sg f def adj | 1sg pres aux clt | acc f 3sg clt | send sg f L.part I |
69 (a) [3:08] Some give you lentils, some give you beans, some dried fruit
who sg m interr adj | dat 2sg clt | give 3sg pres P | lentils sg f | who sg m interr adj | beans sg m | who sg m interr adj | dried.fruit sg m |
70 (b) [3:12] They’d already slaughtered pigs at that point, and were giving sausages.
then adv | 3pl impf cop | slaughter pl L.part P | pig pl n def | already adv | and | give 3pl impf I | sausage pl f |