Stoilovo 2

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1 (GK) And – and can you tell me how you thresh?

and

comp

comp

dat 1sg clt

say 2sg pres P

interr clt

how interr

thresh 2pl pres I

2 (a) [0:01] Well, we drive the cart around, bring in the sheaves and make a threshing floor.

ost

here adv

go.around 1pl pres P

with

cart sg f def

transfer 1pl pres P

sheaf pl m def

make 1pl pres P

threshing.floor sg m

3 (GK) How is a threshing floor made?

how interr

acc refl clt

make 3sg pres I

threshing.floor sg m def

харман

4 (a) [0:07] Well, we set to and clear it. We’ve got a threshing floor [already],

but

take 1pl pres P

and

acc m 3sg clt

peel 1pl pres P

have 1pl pres I

dat refl clt

nom 1pl

threshing.floor sg m def

dat refl clt

have 1pl pres

5 (a) [0:10] but we clear it, a threshing floor is round. We clear it –

however adv

acc m 3sg clt

peel 1pl pres I

oval sg m adj

threshing.floor sg m def

peel 1pl pres P

acc m 3sg clt

6 (GK) How do you clear it?

how interr

acc refl clt

white pl adj

7 (a) [0:14] We [clear off] the grass with a small hoe.

with

hoe sg f def

grass sg f def

8 (b) [0:15] The grass, the grass.

grass sg f def

grass sg f def

9 (a) [0:15] We clear off the grass, shovel it out, clean it, sweep it,

grass sg f def

dat n 3sg clt

peel 1pl pres I

grass sg f def

dat n 3sg clt

peel 1pl pres I

shovel 1pl pres P

acc m 3sg clt

clean 1pl pres P

acc m 3sg clt

sweep 1pl pres P

acc m 3sg clt

10 (a) [0:20] pour water [over it]. We gather manure from oxen and cattle

put 1pl pres P

water sg f

hes

gather 1pl pres P

oxen pl adj

shit pl n

from

cattle pl m def

from

ox pl m def

11 (a) [0:26] and put that down, and smear it [around]. Then we pour water, sprinkle it.

and

put 1pl pres P

and

acc m 3sg clt

smear 1pl pres P

now adv

pour 1pl pres P

water sg f

sprinkle m 3sg clt

acc m 3sg clt

12 (a) [0:30] We smear it all, and when we’ve smeared it we’ll thresh the next day.

smear 1pl pres P

acc m 3sg clt

and

when conj

acc m 3sg clt

smear 1pl pres P

and

other sg m def

day sg m

fut

thresh 1pl pres I

13 (a) [0:33] We take the sheaves and thrown them onto the “xarman” (threshing floor) –

take 1pl pres I

throw 1pl pres P

sheaf pl m def

here adv

threshing.floor sg m def

харман

14 (a) [0:36] actually it’s “guvno” (threshing floor). We call it “guvno”.

gùvnutu

threshing.floor sg n def

direct adv

threshing.floor sg n

dat n 3sg clt

call 1pl pres I

15 (GK) Is that how you call it?

thus adv

interr clt

dat n 3sg clt

call 2pl pres I

16 (a) [0:39] “Guvno”. We lay them. [When] we lay it all down, we put on the threshing board,

threshing.floor sg n

and

lay 1pl pres I

acc m 3sg clt

lay 1pl pres P

entire sg n def adj

and

put 1pl pres P

threshing.board sg n def

диканя

17 (a) [0:44] And then the oxen, water buffalo, whoever has – whatever we had –

and

ox pl m def

water.buffalo pl m

ost

what sg n rel

exist pres

what sg n rel

1pl pres aux clt

have pl L.part I

18 (a) [0:48] we harness them up, and [my husband] starts to drive them and I sit

and

acc 3pl clt

harness 1pl pres P

and

nom m 3sg

begin 3sg pres P

and

drive 3sg pres I

nom 1sg

seven

19 (a) [0:52] on the threshing board. I go forward and stop, go forward and stop …

nә

на

dikànetә

threshing.board sg f def

drive 1sg pres I

and

stop 1sg pres I

drive 1sg pres I

and

stop 1sg pres I

21 (GK) Right –

tekà

thus adv

така

22 (b) [0:56] when [the beast] shits –

and

acc n 3sg clt

то

nәserè

shit 3sg pres P

насера

23 (a) [0:58] … and it shits, it smears the threshing board, and you gather up the sheaves.

and

acc n 3sg clt

shit 3sg pres P

smear 3sg pres P

threshing.board sg f def

and

gather 2sg pres P

sheaf pl m def med

24 (b) [1:01] [laughter]

[laughter]

[…]

25 (GK) What is there down below on the threshing board?

below adv

threshing.board sg f def

what sg n interr

exist pres

26 (a) [1:04] Flintstones.

krèmen’:e

flintstone pl m

кремък

27 (GK) What?

à

disc

28 (a) [1:05] Flintstones.

krèmen’:e

flintstone pl m

кремък

29 (GK) Right, and what sort are they?

exist pres

and

nom 3pl

what.kind pl interr adj

какъв

sә

3pl pres cop clt

съм

30 (b) [1:08] Well –

emi

disc

ами

31 (GK) What are they like?

what sg n interr

represent 3pl pres I

32 (a) [1:09] Like a stone. It’s like something of that sort.

when conj

stone sg m

nom sg n

one sg n adj

disc

represent 3pl pres I

33 (GK) And?

tɤ̀j

thus adv

тъй

34 (a) [1:12] Wide in front, enough for fingers to pass through, and

broad sg n adj

in.front adv

and

how.much rel

finger pl m def

comp

pass 3pl pres P

thus adv

35 (a) [1:14] we put it there on the threshing board. It’s wood, made of wood.

there adv

acc m 3sg clt

put 1pl pres P

threshing.board sg f def

wood sg n

3sg pres cop clt

threshing.board sg f def

wood sg n

make sg n P.part P

dat refl clt

36 (b) [1:20] Hollowed out.

nәglәbènu

hollow sg n P.part P

наглъбя

37 (a) [1:20] Hollowed out, by gypsies. It’s given to them, and they make the threshing board.

hollow sg n P.part P

gypsy pl m

acc n 3sg clt

give 3pl pres P

and

dat 3pl clt

make 3pl pres P

threshing.board sg f def

диканя

38 (a) [1:23] They fix it up with flintstones, and make it, and then we begin the threshing.

do.such 3pl pres I

flintstone pl m def

and

acc 3pl clt

make 3pl pres P

and

nom 1pl

here adv

begin 1pl pres P

and

thresh 1pl pres I

39 (a) [1:29] When we thresh, we toss [the sheaves] about, with a pitchfork at first

when conj

acc n 3sg clt

finish.threshing 1pl pres P

thresh 1pl pres I

turn 1pl pres I

with

pitchfork sg m

before adv

40 (a) [1:32] and then with a “bandrŭk” (large hayfork) and then with a shovel.

later adv

with

hayfork sg m

later adv

with

shovel sg f def

41 (GK) What is this “bandrŭk”?

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

this sg n adj

hayfork sg m

42 (a) [1:35] The “bandrŭk” is made of wood.

hayfork sg m

from

wood sg n

make sg n P.part P

hayfork sg m

43 (b) [1:37] With prongs – with prongs.

with

tooth pl m

with

tooth pl m

44 (a) [1:38] With prongs, with prongs. Like this, four prongs.

with

tooth pl m

with

tooth pl m

ost

thus adv

four

tooth ct m

45 (GK) Right.

tɤ̀j

thus adv

тъй

46 (a) [1:40] Four prongs and –

four

tooth ct m

and

47 (GK) And [you] –

and

acc n 3sg clt

то

48 (a) [1:42] And we turn it over.

and

acc n 3sg clt

то

ubrɤ̀štәme

turn 1pl pres I

обръщам

49 (GK) Aha.

әhә

bkch

әhә

50 (a) [1:43] First with the pitchfork. You know what a pitchfork is? It’s a fork.

first adv

with

pitchfork sg f def

pitchfork sg f def

know 2pl pres I

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

one sg m adj

fork sg m

51 (GK) Right, with two prongs.

thus adv

with

two m

tooth ct m

52 (a) [1:47] With two. [For] some they take [tree branches] cut directly [in that form] from …

with

two m

one pl adj

take 3pl pres I

straight adv

cut.off pl P.part P

from

53 (b) [1:49] Yes, two prongs.

yes

two m

tooth ct m

54 (a) [1:49] … cornel wood.

dr’ànuve

cornel pl adj

дрян

55 (GK) Aha.

әhә

bkch

әhә

56 (a) [1:51] Two-pronged, we call it.

two m

tooth ct m

say 1pl pres P

dat m 3sg clt

57 (b) [1:52] We spread [it] all about with the pitchfork.

spread 1pl pres I

with

pitchfork sg f def

58 (a) [1:53] We spread it all about with the pitchfork and after that we turn it over

spread 1pl pres I

acc n 3sg clt

with

pitchfork sg f def

and

acc n 3sg clt

and

after adv

later adv

turn 1pl pres I

59 (a) [1:58] with the shovel, with this wooden shovel

and

with

shovel sg f

wooden sg f adj

thus sg f adj

60 (b) [2:02] so the ears will turn –

comp

acc refl clt

turn 3sg pres P

ear sg m def

61 (a) [2:03] so the ears will turn upwards when the threshing board goes to thresh them.

comp

acc refl clt

turn 3sg pres P

ear sg m def

above adv

when conj

walk 3pl pres I

threshing.board sg n def

comp

acc n 3sg clt

thresh 3pl pres P

62 (b) [2:06] To shake [them out].

comp

shake 3pl pres P

63 (a) [2:06] And when they thresh it out, when it’s done, we take it and then gather it up

and

when conj

acc n 3sg clt

thresh 3pl pres P

acc refl clt

finish 3sg pres P

take 1pl pres P

then adv

and

acc n 3sg clt

gather 1pl pres P

64 (a) [2:10] and make it all into a pile. We make it into a pile.

and

acc n 3sg clt

make 1pl pres P

pile sg m

65 (GK) [unclear]

[unclear]

[?]

66 (a) [2:13] Yes, to shake it up.

disc

comp

acc n 3sg clt

shake 3pl pres P

67 (b) [2:14] To shake it up.

comp

acc n 3sg clt

shake 3pl pres P

68 (a) [2:17] We make it all into a pile, and when we have made the pile,

make 1pl pres P

acc n 3sg clt

pile sg m

and

when conj

acc n 3sg clt

make 1pl pres P

pile sg m

69 (a) [2:19] we sweep out the threshing floor, and then begin to turn it over in the wind,

smetè̝me

sweep 1pl pres P

смета

hәrmànә

threshing.floor sg m def

and

begin 1pl pres P

turn 1pl pres P

acc refl clt

wind sg m def

70 (a) [2:21] and throw [it up]. We winnow [it] with the “bandrŭk” (large hayfork).

and

throw 1pl pres I

winnow 1pl pres I

with

hayfork sg m def

thus adv

71 (GK) Right.

tәkà

thus adv

така

72 (a) [2:24] We winnow and winnow it, and when we finish winnowing we clean it

winnow 1pl pres I

winnow 1pl pres I

winnow 1pl pres P

acc n 3sg clt

when conj

acc n 3sg clt

winnow 1pl pres P

and

acc n 3sg clt

clean 1pl pres P

73 (a) [2:27] into grain [that] isn’t very clean [yet], we need to separate it from the straw.

grain sg n

not

much adv

clean sg n adj

disc

separate 1pl pres P

acc n 3sg clt

from

straw sg f def

74 (a) [2:31] We shove the straw into the hayloft, and for the wheat, we begin

straw sg f def

hes

push 1pl pres I

hayloft sg f def

and

and

wheat sg n def

begin 1pl pres P

75 (a) [2:35] to winnow it out with the shovel, we keep on cleaning it up.

this sg n adj

with

shovel sg f def

winnow 1pl pres I

acc n 3sg clt

clean 1pl pres I

acc n 3sg clt

76 (a) [2:38] And when we winnow it and clean out the straw, when it’s clean

and

when conj

acc n 3sg clt

winnow 1pl pres P

and

acc n 3sg clt

clean 1pl pres P

from

straw sg f def

when conj

acc refl clt

clean 3sg pres P

77 (a) [2:41] we’ve got a “dermon” (large sieve). And we put it through the large sieve

have 1pl pres

sieve sg m

and

through

large.sieve sg m

put 1pl pres P

and

78 (b) [2:46] Uh –

hes

79 (a) [2:46] and we “dermonize” it (sift it coarsely).

and

acc n 3sg clt

то

dәrmonìme

sift.coarsely 1pl pres I

дърмоня

80 (GK) right.

tɤ̀j

thus adv

тъй

81 (a) [2:48] We shake it too and after that put it through a grate.

search 1pl pres I

and

water sg f

and

after

this sg n adj

later adv

again adv

grate sg n

82 (a) [2:51] The remainder – what’s left that didn’t go through the “dermon”,

remainder sg m def

thus adv

rel

remain 3sg pres P

comp

neg

3sg pres cop clt

through

large.sieve sg m

83 (a) [2:54] We shake it through the grate.

there adv

shake 1pl pres P

acc n 3sg clt

through

grate sg n

84 (GK) Right.

tәkà

thus adv

така

85 (a) [2:57] And then we put it in sacks and tie it up,

and

after adv

acc n 3sg clt

put 1pl pres P

bag pl n def

and

acc n 3sg clt

то

vәrzème

tie 1pl pres P

вържа

86 (a) [2:59] and take it over to the shed.

and

acc n 3sg clt

carry 1pl pres P

hut sg f def

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Stoilovo 2

1 (GK) And – and can you tell me how you thresh?

2 (a) [0:01] Well, we drive the cart around, bring in the sheaves and make a threshing floor.

3 (GK) How is a threshing floor made?

4 (a) [0:07] Well, we set to and clear it. We’ve got a threshing floor [already],

5 (a) [0:10] but we clear it, a threshing floor is round. We clear it –

6 (GK) How do you clear it?

7 (a) [0:14] We [clear off] the grass with a small hoe.

8 (b) [0:15] The grass, the grass.

9 (a) [0:15] We clear off the grass, shovel it out, clean it, sweep it,

10 (a) [0:20] pour water [over it]. We gather manure from oxen and cattle

11 (a) [0:26] and put that down, and smear it [around]. Then we pour water, sprinkle it.

12 (a) [0:30] We smear it all, and when we’ve smeared it we’ll thresh the next day.

13 (a) [0:33] We take the sheaves and thrown them onto the “xarman” (threshing floor) –

14 (a) [0:36] actually it’s “guvno” (threshing floor). We call it “guvno”.

15 (GK) Is that how you call it?

16 (a) [0:39] “Guvno”. We lay them. [When] we lay it all down, we put on the threshing board,

17 (a) [0:44] And then the oxen, water buffalo, whoever has – whatever we had –

18 (a) [0:48] we harness them up, and [my husband] starts to drive them and I sit

19 (a) [0:52] on the threshing board. I go forward and stop, go forward and stop …

21 (GK) Right –

22 (b) [0:56] when [the beast] shits –

23 (a) [0:58] … and it shits, it smears the threshing board, and you gather up the sheaves.

24 (b) [1:01] [laughter]

25 (GK) What is there down below on the threshing board?

26 (a) [1:04] Flintstones.

27 (GK) What?

28 (a) [1:05] Flintstones.

29 (GK) Right, and what sort are they?

30 (b) [1:08] Well –

31 (GK) What are they like?

32 (a) [1:09] Like a stone. It’s like something of that sort.

33 (GK) And?

34 (a) [1:12] Wide in front, enough for fingers to pass through, and

35 (a) [1:14] we put it there on the threshing board. It’s wood, made of wood.

36 (b) [1:20] Hollowed out.

37 (a) [1:20] Hollowed out, by gypsies. It’s given to them, and they make the threshing board.

38 (a) [1:23] They fix it up with flintstones, and make it, and then we begin the threshing.

39 (a) [1:29] When we thresh, we toss [the sheaves] about, with a pitchfork at first

40 (a) [1:32] and then with a “bandrŭk” (large hayfork) and then with a shovel.

41 (GK) What is this “bandrŭk”?

42 (a) [1:35] The “bandrŭk” is made of wood.

43 (b) [1:37] With prongs – with prongs.

44 (a) [1:38] With prongs, with prongs. Like this, four prongs.

45 (GK) Right.

46 (a) [1:40] Four prongs and –

47 (GK) And [you] –

48 (a) [1:42] And we turn it over.

49 (GK) Aha.

50 (a) [1:43] First with the pitchfork. You know what a pitchfork is? It’s a fork.

51 (GK) Right, with two prongs.

52 (a) [1:47] With two. [For] some they take [tree branches] cut directly [in that form] from …

53 (b) [1:49] Yes, two prongs.

54 (a) [1:49] … cornel wood.

55 (GK) Aha.

56 (a) [1:51] Two-pronged, we call it.

57 (b) [1:52] We spread [it] all about with the pitchfork.

58 (a) [1:53] We spread it all about with the pitchfork and after that we turn it over

59 (a) [1:58] with the shovel, with this wooden shovel

60 (b) [2:02] so the ears will turn –

61 (a) [2:03] so the ears will turn upwards when the threshing board goes to thresh them.

62 (b) [2:06] To shake [them out].

63 (a) [2:06] And when they thresh it out, when it’s done, we take it and then gather it up

64 (a) [2:10] and make it all into a pile. We make it into a pile.

65 (GK) [unclear]

66 (a) [2:13] Yes, to shake it up.

67 (b) [2:14] To shake it up.

68 (a) [2:17] We make it all into a pile, and when we have made the pile,

69 (a) [2:19] we sweep out the threshing floor, and then begin to turn it over in the wind,

70 (a) [2:21] and throw [it up]. We winnow [it] with the “bandrŭk” (large hayfork).

71 (GK) Right.

72 (a) [2:24] We winnow and winnow it, and when we finish winnowing we clean it

73 (a) [2:27] into grain [that] isn’t very clean [yet], we need to separate it from the straw.