Gorna Krušica 1

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22 (a) [1:12] We turn and turn [it], and grind up the wheat [to get] bulghur, in place of –

and

thus adv

turn 1pl pres I

turn 1pl pres I

and

grind 1pl pres P

wheat sg f def

bulghur sg m def

instead.of

[...]

23 (a) [1:15] in place of rice. Now we put in rice, but back then there wasn’t rice,

instead.of

rice sg m

and

now adv

put 1pl pres I

rice sg m

but

then adv

exist impf neg

rice sg m

24 (a) [1:20] there weren’t noodles. Just bulghur that we produced [ourselves] from wheat.

exist impf neg

noodles sg n

and

from

wheat sg f def

bulghur sg m

rel

1pl pres aux clt

produce pl L.part P

25 (a) [1:25] We dry it – we boil it, then dry it, and when it’s nicely dried

and

dry 1pl pres P

boil 1pl pres P

acc f 3sg clt

dry 1pl pres P

acc f 3sg clt

when conj

acc f 3sg clt

dry 1pl pres P

nicely adv

26 (a) [1:29] we start to turn the stones, like at the watermill.

and

already adv

begin 1pl pres P

comp

turn 1pl pres I

stone pl m def

mill sg f

27 (a) [1:34] You [probably] haven’t seen such a watermill.

nom 2pl

neg

2pl pres aux clt

neither

see pl L.part I

neither

mill sg f

such sg f adj

28 (a) [1;36] So we turn, turn, and grind [it], and [then] cook up bulghur.

but

turn 1pl pres I

turn 1pl pres I

grind 1pl pres P

and

boil 1pl pres P

bulghur sg m

29 (a) [1:41] Back then we made it in place of soup. Bulghur [is what] we called it.

instead.of

soup sg f

nom 1pl

acc m 3sg clt

make 1pl impf I

then adv

bulghur sg m

acc m 3sg clt

say 1pl impf I

30 (GK) Uh huh.

ɤhɤ

bkch

31 (a) [1:46] And we’d say, “O.K., first let’s eat bulghur, and then we’ll eat the beans.”

and

call 1pl pres I

hort

fut

eat 1pl pres I

first adv

bulghur sg m

and

after adv

fut

eat 1pl pres I

beans sg m

32 (RA) [laughter]

[ ... ]

33 (a) [1:50] Yes – the second course is beans. And that’s how we did weddings. But [donkey brays]

disc

second sg n def adj

dat 1pl clt

3sg pres cop clt

beans sg m

and

and

thus adv

do 1pl pres I

wedding pl f def

[…]

but

34 (RA) He (the donkey) wants to say something too! [laughter]

and

nom m 3sg

dat refl clt

want 3sg pres I

comp

say 3sg pres I

35 (a) [1:58] Uh huh. So there was [the custom of gifting]. We made gifts, we wove [them]

disc

but

impf exist

then adv

dat refl clt

gift pl m

make 1pl impf I

and

and

weave 1pl impf I

36 (a) [2:04] on looms. We have looms at home and make them this way.

loom pl m def

have 1pl pres I

dat refl clt

loom pl m

at.home adv

and

dat refl clt

make 1pl pres P

hes

disc

37 (a) [2:09] We spin by hand. Everything was [done] by hand. We did the spinning by hand,

spin 1pl pres P

dat refl clt

by.hand adv

everything sg n adj

by.hand adv

3sg impf cop

by.hand adv

dat refl clt

spin 1pl impf I

38 (a) [2:14] and we make – towels, we called them. Towels for wiping.

and

dat refl clt

make 1pl pres P

towel pl f

acc m 3sg clt

say 1pl impf I

for

dry vbl.n I

towel pl f

39 (GK) Uh huh.

bkch

40 (a) [2:18] And we gifted those. There wasn’t anything we [could] buy

and

with

that sg n adj

gift 1pl impf I

nothing sg n

neg

3sg pres aux clt

L.part exist

disc

comp

да

kùpime

buy pres P

купя

41 (a) [2:22] to gift [with]. I don’t know how you do it now, what you [use],

disc

comp

gift 1pl pres I

now adv

nom 2pl

neg

know 1sg pres I

how interr

do 2pl pres I

and

what sg n

3sg pres cop clt

42 (a) [2:26] with us [more recently] it’s been nice. There’ve been gifts now,

acc 1pl

now adv

nice adv

3sg impf cop

hes

gift pl m

dat refl clt

impf exist

now adv

43 (a) [2:29] when we were in the collective farm there were nice gifts [for] us [to] buy.

when conj

1pl impf cop

collective.farm pl n def

impf exist

dat refl clt

nice pl adj

gift pl m

buy 1pl pres P

dat refl clt

44 (a) [2:34] At my weddings I gave – when I married off my children

nom 1sg

1sg pres aux clt

give sg f L.part I

my pl def adj

[…]

child pl n

when conj

1sg pres aux clt

marry sg f L.part I

45 (a) [2:37] I gave slips, I gave shirts, I gave headscarves.

give sg f L.part I

1sg pres aux clt

slip pl m

give sg f L.part I

1sg pres aux clt

shirt pl f

give sg f L.part I

1sg pres aux clt

hes

headscarf pl f

46 (a) [2:42] They’ve [got] these headscarves –

here adv

disc

dat refl clt

pres exist

headscarf pl f

such pl adj

headscarf pl f

47 (GK) How did you call the headscarves? “zabradka”? “shamiya”?

how interr

dat 3pl clt

call 2pl impf I

headscarf pl f

headscarf pl f

48 (a) [2:47] “Zab-”

zab

[…]

49 (GK) “sherve”?

šervèta

headscarf pl n

шерве

50 (a) [2:48] Towels. We called them towels. Towels is what you call

hes

towel pl f

acc 3pl clt

call 1pl impf I

nom 1pl

towel pl f

and

disc

towel pl f def

acc refl clt

say 3sg pres I

51 (a) [2:52] those [things] that we dry ourselves with.

and

this pl adj

rel

acc refl clt

dry 1pl pres I

52 (GK) Uh huh.

ɤhɤ̀

bkch

53 (a) [2:54] We called them towels.

but

towel pl f

acc 3pl clt

call 1pl impf I

and

nom pl 3sg

54 (GK) Uh huh.

əmhəm

bkch

55 (a) [2:56] Yes. But earlier on, when we were [in the old location] higher up, for weddings

disc

but

above adv

thus adv

1pl impf cop

one sg n adj

time sg n

[…]

wedding pl f def

56 (a) [2:58] it was like I told you: everything was made by hand.

how conj

dat 2pl clt

say 1sg pres I

thus adv

3sg impf cop

but

everything sg n adj

by.hand adv

acc refl clt

make 3sg impf I

57 (RA) Uh huh.

əmhəm

bkch

58 (a) [3:02] By hand. You make everything by hand! You spin it,

by.hand adv

by.hand adv

all adv

by.hand adv

comp

acc n 3sg clt

make 2sg pres P

comp

acc n 3sg clt

spin 2sg pres P

59 (a) [3:06] you weave it – even this big. We made towels this big, you see?

comp

acc n 3sg clt

weave 2sg pres P

ost

so.big pl adj

disc

disc

ost

so.big pl adj

towel pl f

make 1pl impf I

60 (a) [3:10] We called them “driers”, for –

drier pl f

acc n 3sg clt

call 1pl impf I

for

comp

61 (GK) For drying yourself with, right.

for

comp

acc refl clt

dry 2sg pres I

disc

62 (a) [3:13] To dry our faces …

for

face sg n def

comp

dat refl clt

dry 1pl pres I

63 (GK) Uh huh.

bkch

64 (a) [3:14] to dry our hands with.

this sg n adj

comp

dat refl clt

dry 1pl pres I

hand pl f def

65 (RA) Yes, yes, yes.

hm.hm.hm

bkch

66 (GK) Wow, what a nice word.

excl

what.kind sg f adj

pretty sg f adj

word sg f

67 (a) [3:16] Yes, like that.

jà

disc

takà

thus adv

така

68 (RA) Hm, hm.

hm.hm

bkch

69 (a) [3:18] Well, that’s [all] that I know to tell you.

disc

nom 1sg

this sg n adj

hes

know 1sg pres I

comp

dat 2pl clt

tell 1sg pres P

70 (RA) And a bri-

and

neve

[…]

71 (a) [3:21] [Nothing] more.

drùgo

other sg n adj

друг

72 (RA) [For] a bride – when she comes for the first time to her mother-in-law’s,

and

bride sg f def

when rel

enter 3sg pres I

for

first sg m adj

time m

for

mother.in.law sg f def

свекърва

73 (RA) [for the first entry] into [her] new home –

new sg f def adj

house sg f

74 (a) [3:26] Yes?

à

disc

75 (RA) Is there some custom? Does she do something [special]?

pres exist

interr clt

custom sg m

do 3sg pres I

interr clt

something sg n

76 (a) [3:30] Well [yes], there’s a custom.

disc

pres exist

custom sg m

77 (GK) When they come back, when they bring her back from the church. .

when interr

acc f 3sg clt

return 3pl pres P

when rel

acc f 3sg clt

return 3pl pres P

from

hes

church sg f def

78 (a) [3:33] Well [yes], there’s a custom.

disc

pres exist

custom sg m

79 (RA) What do they do?

what sg n interr

do 3pl pres I

80 (a) [3:35] There is. They bring her there up to the door for her to bow,

pres exist

there adv

bring 3pl pres P

acc f 3sg clt

before

door sg f def

comp

dat refl clt

bow 3sg pres P

81 (a) [3:41] for her to throw a coin up on to the [roof of the] house

comp

throw 3sg pres P

one f sg adj

coin sg f

up.high adv

house sg f def

82 (RA) Hm.

hmm

bkch

83 (a) [3:46] Yes, there’s such a custom.

disc

thus adv

such sg m adj

custom sg m

pres exist

84 (GK) And the mother-in-law and father-in-law – did they do something?

and

svekɤ̀rvata

mother.in.law sg f def

свекърва

and

cvèkɤra

father-in-law sg m def

something sg n

do 3pl impf I

interr clt

85 (a) [3:49] The father-in-law. When he takes her off of the horse – back then it was on a horse

and

svèkaro

father-in-law sg m def

свекър

svèkara

father-in-law sg m def

when conj

take.down 3sg pres P

acc f 3sg clt

from

horse sg m def

disc

then adv

horse sg m def

86 (a) [3:54] that we rode. I – it was on a horse that they put me [as a bride],

adrs

acc refl clt

lift 1pl pres I

nom 1sg

horse sg m

acc 1sg clt

3pl impf aux

lift pl L.part P

acc 1sg

87 (a) [3:57] and my father-in-law took me off and took me around it –

and

acc 1sg clt

take.down 3sg aor I

father-in-law sg m def

свекър

and

acc 1sg clt

turn 3sg aor I

around

hes

this sg n adj

88 (a) [4:01] three times around the horse. Three times he had to take me around it

around

horse sg m def

acc 1sg clt

turn 3sg aor I

three

time pl m

must pres I imprs

acc 1sg clt

turn 3sg pres P

89 (a) [4:04] that’s how it was. For everyone, mind. Not only me, that’s what I wanted to tell you

thus adv

3sg impf cop

all pl def adj

disc

not

only adv

acc 1sg

want 1sg pres I

comp

dat 2pl clt

say 1sg pres P

90 (RA) [laughter]

91 (a) [4:07] I was [welcomed] that way. He took [me] around the horse, and then let go.

nom 1sg

1sg pres aux clt

thus adv

disc

turn 3sg aor P

around

horse sg m def

and

take.down 3sg aor P

already adv

92 (a) [4:13] And then they go inside. The newlyweds go inside.

and

then adv

already adv

inside adv

enter 3pl pres P

[...]

there adv

enter 3pl pres P

young pl def adj

93 (RA) But does she do something at the door? Does she smear something on the door?

but

door sg f def

do 3sg pres I

interr clt

something sg n

smear 3sg pres I

interr clt

door sg f def

94 (GK) Did they put something onto the door

put 3pl impf I

interr clt

something sg n

door sg f def

95 (a) [4:21] No, we don’t put [anything] on the door.

door sg f def

neg

put 1pl pres I

96 (GK) or smear something, butter maybe?

comp

smear 3pl pres I

something sg n

with

butter sg n

disc

97 (a) [4:25] Ah, that. Some people smeared something but others didn’t. We didn’t smear anything.

disc

disc

one pl adj

3pl pres aux clt

smear pl L.part I

but

someone pl m adj

neg

3pl pres aux clt

neg

1pl pres aux clt

smear pl L.part I

98 (a) [4:30] But there were customs

à

but

and

[...]

custom pl m

L.part exist

99 (RA) Hm, hm, hm.

hm.hm.hm

bkch

100 (a) [4:33] back then, they did all sorts of things,

then adv

all.kind pl adj

disc

3pl pres aux clt

do pl L.part I

and

101 (RA) Hm, hm.

həm.həm.həm

bkch

102 (a) [4:34] back then [just] like now. And children – when they bring a child back from the church

then adv

now adv

[...]

and

child pl n def

when conj

bring 3pl pres P

child sg n def

from

church sg f def

103 (a) [4:40] [after christening], they put it at the doorstep – I don’t know if [they do it] now

then adv

already adv

acc n 3sg clt

put 3pl pres I

door sg f def

now adv

neg

know 1sg pres I

what neg

104 (a) [4:45] but I – in the past, you know – they put it at the doorstep

nom 1sg

interr

pass sg n L.part P

3sg pres cop clt

put 3pl pres I

door sg f def

105 (GK) [Tell us] about the old days, the old days

for

old sg n def adj

for

old sg n def adj

106 (a) [4:47] Ah

bkch

107 (GK) how it was [back then].

how interr

3sg pres aux clt

sg n L.part cop

108 (a) [4:48] So, they put [it there] – they put [it there]

disc

thus adv

put 3pl pres I

put 3pl pres I

109 (RA) [4:50] Yes?

ahà

bkch

110 (a) [4:51] They put it [down] at the door, three times

three

time pl m

door sg f def

thus adv

comp

acc refl clt

put 3sg pres P

disc

111 (RA) Aha.

ahà

bkch

112 (a) [4:54] three times at the corners,

corner pl n def

three

time pl m

and

113 (b) [4:54] [unintelligible]

114 (GK) On the four-

на

četv

[…]

115 (a) [4:58] and they give the child to – to the mother, and say these [words]:

and

give 3pl pres I

hes

mother sg f def

child sg n def

and

say 3pl pres I

thus adv

116 (a) [5:02] I gave you a Je – you gave me a little Christian,

nom 1sg

dat 2sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 1sg pres I

hes

[…]

nom 2sg

dat 1sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 2sg pres I

Christian sg n

117 (a) [5:07] and I give you a little Jew.

nom 1sg

dat 2sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 1sg pres I

Jew sg n

118 (GK) It’s the other way around:

but

opposite adv

119 (RA) [laughter]

120 (GK) you gave me a little Jew, I give you a little Christian.

nom 2sg

dat 1sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 2sg aor P

Jew sg n

nom 1sg

dat 2sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 1sg pres I

Christian sg n

121 (a) [5:11] Well, something like that,

disc

such sg n adj

something sg n

3sg impf cop

122 (GK) [laughter]

123 (RA) [laughter]

124 (a) [5:12] I can’t tell it to you [exactly].

neg

can 1sg pres I

comp

dat 2pl clt

acc n 3sg clt

say 1sg pres P

125 (RA) [laughter]

126 (GK) Because up until you christen it, it’s a little Jew.

because conj

interr

acc n 3sg clt

until conj

neg

acc n 3sg clt

christen 2pl pres P

3sg pres cop clt

Jew sg n

127 (a) [5:17] Ah, right. Well, it was something like that! [laughter]

disc

disc

thus sg n adj

something sg n

3sg impf cop

disc

128 (GK) [Do you know of any other woman around the village we could talk to?]

[ ... ]

129 (a) [5:19] Well, you could grab hold of some on the streets here, but [maybe not],

disc

thus adv

this pl adj

street pl f

fut

grasp 2pl pres P

but

130 (a) [5:21] because people are out in the fields [unintelligible]

because

people pl def

3pl pres cop clt

field sg n def

thus adv

131 (a) [5:23] Hey Vera, did you tie off the [bundle of] leaves?

Vera name voc sg f

tie 2pl aor I

interr clt

foliage sg f def

132 (b) [5:23] [We’ll] need cords.

nom 3pl

fut

need 3pl pres I

rope pl n

133 (a) [5:26] Well, if you want you can – here, with,

disc

if conj

want 2pl pres I

disc

and

here adv

can pres imprs

comp

dat refl clt

with

134 (a) [5:29] you can sit a bit here with our folks, they can tell you some things.

our pl def adj

dat refl clt

comp

dat refl clt

sit 2pl pres P

nom 3pl

can pres imprs

comp

dat 2pl clt

talk 3pl pres I

135 (a) [5:32] One of my in-laws is here. But it’s as you wish.

here adv

in-law sg f def

disc

but

nom 2pl

how interr

want 2pl pres I

136 (GK) How old is she?

nom f 3sg

how.many interr

3sg pres cop clt

years.old sg f adj

137 (a) [5:35] Well, she’s the same [age] as me.

disc

nom f 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

how many inter.rel

acc 1sg

138 (GK) Aha.

bkch