Maksim Mladenov
Sveta Petka 1
1 (MM) Granny Emine – tell me now, when you begin to shear the wool [from the sheep]
grandmother voc sg f | Emine sg f name | hort | comp | dat 1sg clt | say 2sg pres P | when conj | begin 2sg pres P | and | shear 2sg pres P | wool sg f def |
2 (MM) how do you process it until you get to the point where you can weave it?
how interr | acc f 3sg clt | work 2sg pres I | until conj | arrive 2sg pres P | comp | comp | acc f 3sg clt | weave 2sg pres I |
3 (a) [0:08] After I shear the sheep you put it in water, and wash it, [then] it dries,
when conj | shear 1sg pres P | sheep pl f | put 2sg pres P | wash 2sg pres I | acc f 3sg clt | with | water sg f def | dry 3sg pres P |
4 (a) [0:13] and then what we do is I comb it like this,
and | disc | thus adv | how rel |
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work 1pl pres I | nom 1pl | comb 1sg pres I | acc f 3sg clt | thus adv |
5 (a) [0:18] and then it’s time [to go] to the carding.
begin 1sg pres P | comp | now adv | to | card vbl.n I |
6 (MM) Where?
where interr |
7 (a) [0:21] To the carder.
to | carder sg m |
8 (b) [0:22] To the carder, to the carder!
to | carder sg m def | to | carder sg m def |
9 (a) [0:23] To [where] the carder is, and you card it.
to | carder sg m | pres exist | card 2sg pres P | acc n 3sg clt |
10 (MM) Where is there a carder? Here in the village?
where interr | pres exist | carder sg m | here adv | in | village sg n |
11 (a) [0:25] Ah, in Ve- Velingrad.
disc | in | [ … ] | Velingrad sg m place |
12 (b) [0:27] There’s [one] in Yakoruda, and [one] in Velingrad.
in | Yakoruda sg f place | Velingrad sg m place | pres exist |
13 (MM) Right, right.
thus adv | thus adv |
14 (c) [0:30] They make it into threads.
to | thread sg f | acc f 3sg clt | make 3pl pres I |
15 (a) [0:31] And they would make it into threads, or [also]
and | acc n 3sg clt | make 3pl impf I | to | thread sg f | or | and | and |
16 (a) [0:33] into what we call hanks.
to | hank pl f | acc n 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I | nom 1pl |
17 (MM) What is that?
what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | nom n 3sg |
18 (a) [0:35] into big hanks [of wool] – they’re this big.
to | big pl adj | hank pl f | so.big pl adj | ost |
19 (MM) Aha.
bkch |
20 (a) [0:37] And you put that [onto the distaff] and you spin it.
and | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | hang 2sg pres I | and | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | spin 2sg pres I |
21 (b) [0:40] You spin it on the spindle.
spin 2sg pres I | on | spindle sg n def |
22 (a) [0:41] And when you finish spinning –
when conj | acc n 3sg clt | spin 2sg pres P |
23 (MM) Wait a minute, look here. [Is this what you do] with the spindle when –
wait sg imv I | now adv | look 2sg pres I | on | spindle sg n def | how interr | acc n 3sg clt |
24 (d) [0:44] Ah that’s it! That’s how you spin.
excl | thus adv | thus adv | acc n 3sg clt | spin 2sg pres I |
25 (c) [0:45] This part is below, and you do like this and this, and that’s how it happens.
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nom n 3sg | below adv | disc | thus adv | and | say 2sg pres P | thus adv | and | thus adv | and | become 3sg pres I |
26 (a) [0:47] So you stretch it out like this and when it begins to go on the spindle, you twirl it.
disc | ost | thus adv | acc n 3sg clt | stretch 2sg pres P | when conj | begin 3sg pres P | to | spindle sg n def | acc n 3sg clt | wind 2sg pres I |
27 (MM) Right –
thus adv |
28 (a) [0:53] And when you’re done then you wind it onto the yarn-crutches, and you wash it
and | when conj | acc n 3sg clt | wind 2sg pres P | roll 2sg pres P | acc n 3sg clt | on | yarn.crutch pl n def | and | acc n 3sg clt | wash 2sg pres P |
29 (a) [0:58] and put it to warp it, and arrange it on these, what we call these wooden –
put 2sg pres P | warp 2sg pres P | and | arrange 2sg pres P | to | some sg n adj | call 1pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt | such pl adj | wood pl n | wooden pl adj |
30 (b) [1:04] On the loom.
on | loom sg m def |
31 (a) [1:06] We call them beams.
call 1pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt | beam pl n |
32 (MM) Right.
thus adv |
33 (a) [1:08] And you wind it up and put it on, and weave.
and | acc n 3sg clt | wind 2sg pres P | and | acc n 3sg clt | put 2sg pres P | and | acc n 3sg clt | weave 3sg pres I |
34 (MM) Wait – but [what about] the dyeing? Who –
wait sg imv I | and | dye vbl.n I | which sg m interr |
35 (a) [1:14] Well, there’s dyeing, and then there isn’t dyeing.
disc | pres exist | and | dye vbl.n I | and | and | pres neg exist | dye vbl.n I |
36 (c) [1:17] For dyeing there’s Pasosh [in] Velingrad.
dye def vbl.n I | 3sg pres cop clt | Pasosh sg m name | Velingrad sg m place |
37 (a) [1:18] There’s white, homespun –
pres exist | white pl adj | dat refl clt | homespun pl adj |
38 (b) [1:19] Black and white.
black sg n adj | and | white sg n adj |
39 (a) [1:21] Black, and white, and there’s also multicolored.
black sg n adj | and | white sg n adj | and | pres exist | and | hes | multicolored pl adj |
40 (MM) O.K. And who dyes them for you?
good adv | which sg m interr | dat 2pl clt | acc 3pl clt | dye 3sg pres I |
41 (a) [1:25] [In] Velingrad ...
Velingrad sg m place |
42 (MM) Ah but –
disc | disc |
43 (a) [1:27] ... [and] Pazardzhik.
Pazardzhik sg m place |
44 (MM) But in the old days? Earlier? From way, way back?
one sg n adj | time sg n | and | and | more | early adv | disc | from | more |
45 (a) [1:29] Earlier, earlier –
more | early adv | more | early adv |
46 (MM) And did you always go there, your ancestors here?
and | all adv | from | there adv | interr clt | 2pl pres aux clt | go pl L.part I | here adv | your pl def adj | old def pl adj |
47 (a) [1:32] No, nothing [like that]. Nothing.
hes
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pres neg exist | pres neg exist | pres neg exist | here adv |
48 (c) [1:34] All our ancestors too –
and | our pl def adj | old def pl adj | all pl adj |
49 (a) [1:35] No. [We went] there. Everyone, but everyone went there.
pres neg exist | there adv | there adv | walk 3pl impf I | everything sg n adj | alive sg n adj | there adv | walk 3sg pres I |
50 (MM) O.K.
thus adv |
51 (a) [1:38] There aren’t, and weren’t, any dyers here. Only [in] Velingrad or Pazardzhik.
there adv | pres neg exist | here adv | exist impf neg | dying.shop pl m | only adv | Velingrad sg m place | or | Pazardzhik sg m place |
52 (MM) Yes.
yes |
53 (a) [1:45] And that’s [that part]. You begin to weave it, to make it into patterns.
and | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | and | begin 2sg pres P | comp | acc n 3sg clt | weave 2sg pres I | comp | acc n 3sg clt | variegate 2sg pres I |
54 (MM) So tell me now how you weave [fabric] for a shirt, [and how] you weave for –
disc | say sg imv P | dat 1sg clt | now adv | when conj | weave 2sg pres I | for | shirt sg f | when conj | weave 2sg pres I | for |
55 (a) [1:52] [We] don’t [weave] shirts.
for | shirt sg f | pres neg exist |
56 (b) [1:53] No shirts. We don’t weave shirts.
pres neg exist | shirt sg f | shirt sg f | neg | weave 1pl pres I |
57 (a) [1:54] We only [weave fabric] for aprons, only for coverings, and such.
only adv | for | apron pl f | only adv | for | cover pl f | this sg n adj | for | during | for | disc |
58 (c) [2:00] To cover yourself [with].
comp | acc refl clt | wrap 2sg pres I |
59 (a) [2:00] To cover ourselves.
comp | acc refl clt | wrap 1pl pres I |
60 (MM) Aha. And those are woolen, right?
disc | disc | this sg n adj | 3pl pres cop clt | woolen pl adj | thus adv | interr clt |
61 (a) [2:02] Woolen, yes.
for | wool sg f | yes |
62 (MM) [Did you weave] anything out of cotton?
and | cotton sg n adj | something sg n |
63 (a) [2:05] We don’t have anything cotton.
cotton sg n adj | pres neg exist |
64 (c) [2:06] No cotton that I –
cotton sg n adj | pres neg exist | comp | 1sg pres aux clt |
65 (a) [2:07] No, no. Nothing cotton.
pres neg exist | pres neg exist | cotton sg n adj | pres neg exist |
66 (c) [2:09] We buy that sort of thing – shirts, fabric.
buy 1pl pres I | thus adv | shirt pl f | fabric pl n | disc |
67 (MM) And was it like that in the old days?
and | one sg n adj | time sg n | again adv | thus adv | interr clt | 3sg pres aux clt | sg n L.part cop |
68 (c) [2:13] Uh huh.
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69 (a) [2:13] That’s how it was. Like it was …
thus adv | dat refl clt | 3sg pres aux clt | sg n L.part cop | as | dat refl clt |
70 (c) [2:14] As –
as | 3sg pres cop clt |
71 (a) [2:14] ... from the old [times] up till now. That’s just how it was.
from | old sg n adj | to | to | thus adv | thus adv | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | sg n L.part cop |
72 (MM) Aha.
bkch |
73 (a) [2:18] We buy those sorts of shirts.
ost | such pl adj | shirt pl f | dat refl clt | buy 1pl pres I |
74 (MM) O.K. then. [When you weave] who tells you how to arrange the patterns?
thus adv | and | fine adv | but | pattern pl f def | which sg m interr | dat 2sg clt | say 3sg pres I | how interr | comp | acc 3pl clt | put 2sg pres P |
75 (a) [2:23] The dyer, the dyer. We look at the patterns and
dyer sg m | dyer sg m | catch 1pl pres P | acc refl clt | from | pattern pl f def | and |
76 (a) [2:27] one [of us] looks at [what] another one [does], and arranges [the threads] that way.
nom f 3sg | dat refl clt | look 3sg pres I | from | other sg f def adj | and | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | embroider 3sg pres I | there adv | by | there adv |
77 (b) [2:30] The yarn, the yarn …
yarn sg f def | yarn sg f def |
78 (a) [2:32] She looks at the yarn and –
yarn sg f def | dat refl clt | look 3sg pres I | and |
79 (d) [2:34] At the yarn the way you put it on [the loom]
yarn sg f def | what.kind sg f rel adj | dat refl clt | put 2sg pres P | hes | when conj |
80 (b) [2:36] … different [colors].
different sg f |
81 (d) [2:37] Different [colors] of yarn …
different sg f | yarn sg f |
82 (MM) Right –
thus adv |
83 (d) [2:38] ... so as to fit the pattern, and then you follow it.
what.kind sg f def rel | match 3sg pres I | to | this sg n adj | and | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | variegate 2sg pres I |
84 (MM) So you decide for yourself. He – do you –
mean 3sg pres I | nom 2sg | dat refl clt | decide 2sg pres I | nom m 3sg | dat 2sg clt |
85 (a) [2:44] Yes.
yes |
86 (c) [2:45] Yes, yes, yes, yes.
yes | yes | yes | yes |
87 (MM) [So then] he’ll dye it for you,
nom m 3sg | fut | dat 2sg clt | dye 3sg pres I |
88 (MM) but you [decide] how to place it, which pattern goes where.
but | nom 2sg | how interr | comp | put 2sg pres P | which sg f interr adj | pattern sg f | where interr | comp | be 3sg pres P |
89 (c) [2:46] Umhm.
disc |
90 (c) [2:47] [You decide] where it will be.
where interr | comp | be 3sg pres P |
91 (a) [2:49] We call it [like this]: here’s the red, here’s the green,
call 1pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt | pres exist | and | red sg n adj | pres exist | and | green sg n adj |
92 (a) [2:52] And over here, here’s the blue ones.
ost | acc 3pl clt | ost | here adv | pres exist | ost | such pl adj | blue pl adj |
93 (MM) Ah.
bkch |
94 (a) [2:55] All sorts, all sorts.
all.kinds pl adj | all.kinds pl adj |
95 (MM) So it all depends on you.
disc | disc | already adv | from | acc 2sg | depend 3sg pres I |
96 (a) [3:01] Yes, on your brain [laughter].
yes | from | brains sg m def | dat 2sg clt |
97 (MM) [laughter] That’s right. On your brain.
disc | thus adv | from | brains sg m def | dat 2sg clt |
98 (a) On your brain.
from | brains sg m def | dat 2sg clt |
99 (MM) Uh huh. O.K. Now …
hes | bkch | and | fine adv |
100 (c) [3:06] You dye it yourself.
alone sg m adj | dat refl clt | dye 2sg pres I |
101 (MM) … on the loom there, what kinds of parts does it have?
there adv | along | loom sg m def | what.kind pl adj | part pl f | pres exist |
102 (a) [3:10] Well, wooden ones. That’s what kind.
disc | wooden pl adj | ost | such pl adj | ost |
103 (c) [3:11] Heddle.
heddle pl.t |
104 (a) [3:12] Nothing.
nothing sg n | pres neg exist |
105 (MM) What are their names?
what.kind pl adj | name pl n | have 3pl pres I |
106 (c) [3:14] [There’s] a beam. One in the front, and one in the back.
one sg n adj | beam sg n | one sg n adj | in.front adv | one sg n adj | in.back adv |
107 (a) [3:16] A beam – one over here, and one over here.
one sg n adj | beam sg n | one sg n adj | from.here adv | and | from.here adv |
108 (c) [3:18] In the middle where you thread the heddle.
and | in | middle sg f def | where rel | acc m 3sg clt | insert 2sg pres P | heddle pl.t |
109 (a) [3:19] In the middle – that’s how you thread it.
in | middle sg f def | thus adv | acc f 3sg clt | insert 2sg pres I |
110 (MM) The heddle.
heddle pl.t |
111 (a) [3:21] The heddle, the heddle.
heddle pl.t | heddle pl.t |
112 (c) [3:21] Uh huh.
bkch |
113 (b) [3:21] Yes, yes, yes.
yes | yes | yes |
114 (MM) And this, and this?
and | this sg n adj | and | this sg n adj |
115 (c) [3:25] Here where you grab it, it’s called battens.
thus adv | where rel | grasp 2sg pres I | battens pl.t | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I |
116 (MM) Right, and inside?
thus adv | and | inside adv |
117 (c) [3:29] This, that, you assemble it, and –
this sg n adj | that sg n adj | gather 3sg pres P | acc refl clt | and |
118 (MM) And inside the battens, what’s in there?
and | inside adv | battens pl.t def | what sg n interr | pres exist |
119 (c) [3:31] [A piece of] wood.
wood sg n |
120 (b) [3:32] [unintelligible]
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121 (a) [3:32] No, it’s not wood!
neg | 3sg pres cop clt | wood sg n | adrs |
122 (c) [3:34] There’s this –
pres exist | disc |
123 (a) [3:34] He’s [asking] about –
nom m 3sg | for | this sg n adj |
124 (c) [3:35] That’s the battens.
battens pl.t def | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg n adj |
125 (b) [3:36] You’re saying [something else]; he’s asking you what’s inside, about the heddle.
nom 2pl | say 3sg pres P | nom m 3sg | acc 2sg clt | ask 3sg pres I | for | inside adv | how interr | 3sg pres cop clt | with | heddle pl.t def |
126 (c) [3:40] Yes, he says, “What’s inside, in the battens?”
disc | yes | call 3sg pres I | inside adv | what interr | pres exist | in | battens pl.t def |
127 (b) [3:41] And that one is, that one is –
and | that sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | 3sg pres cop clt | that sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt |
128 (c) [3:42] The comb, the comb.
comb sg m | comb sg m |
129 (d) [3:43] You asked him. [It’s] the comb.
nom 2sg | acc m 3sg clt | ask 2sg aor P | disc | reed.comb sg m |
130 (MM) Right, right.
thus adv | thus adv |
131 (c) [3:46] The comb, the heddle, and you hook everything up.
reed.comb sg m | battens pl.t def | and | suspend 2sg pres P | everything sg n adj |
132 (MM) And who makes the loom for you?
and | which sg m interr | dat 2pl clt | make 3sg pres I | loom sg m def |
133 (a) [3:49] There’s [people] here, our people –
disc | dat refl clt | pres exist | here adv | our pl def adj | people pl | dat refl clt |
134 (c) [3:51] Here everyone makes their own.
here adv | each sg m adj | fut | dat refl clt | make 3sg pres P |
135 (a) [3:52] Here everyone will make it for you …
here adv | each sg m | fut | dat 2sg clt | acc m 3sg clt | make 3sg pres P |
136 (MM) So, and can you make yourself one?
thus adv | and | nom 2sg | can 2sg pres I | interr clt | comp | dat refl clt | make 2sg pres P |
137 (a) [3:55] … out of wood.
disc | with | wood pl n |
138 (a) [3:56] Well, the men make them.
disc | man pl m def | make 3pl pres P |
139 (a) [3:56] The men, the men.
man pl def | man pl def |
140 (b) [3:58] The men do it, women can’t.
man pl m def | make 3pl pres P | and | woman pl f def | neg | can 3pl pres I |
141 (c) [3:58] We buy them, we also buy them. Whoever is a craftsman makes [them] …
buy 1pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | buy 1pl pres I | and | acc 3pl | who sg m rel | expert sg m | make 3sg pres P |
142 (a) [4:03] We buy them
buy 1pl pres I | and | acc 3pl | but |
143 (c) [4:03] … and we buy the loom from him
and | dat refl clt | buy 1pl pres P | from | acc m 3sg | loom sg m |
144 (a) [4:04] The one who’s a craftsman makes one for himself.
who sg m rel | 3sg pres cop clt | expert sg m | nom m 3sg | dat refl clt | make 3sg pres P |
145 (MM) Right.
thus adv | hes |
146 (c) [4:06] That’s right.
disc | thus adv |
147 (MM) So did you all only work with wool?
and | only adv | wool sg f | interr clt | work 2pl aor I | nom 2pl |
148 (c) [4:09] Well, we work with woolen things on the loom.
disc | woolen sg n adj | work 1pl pres I | in | loom sg m def |
149 (a) [4:11] There’s not much wool [to be had]. Each has only three-four-five head of sheep.
disc | pres neg exist | much adv | woolen sg n adj | this sg n adj | have 3pl impf I | by | three | four | five | livestock pl f |
150 (b) [4:15] All that’s pretty much gone by the wayside.
nom m 3sg | acc refl clt | lose 3sg aor P | already adv | everything sg n adj |
151 (a) [4:16] There never was a lot of wool here.
and | disc | here adv | big pl adj | wool pl f | exist impf neg | disc |
152 (a) [4:18] Some have three, four, or five [sheep], some have seven or eight.
someone sg m | have 3sg pres I | three | four | five | someone sg m | have 3sg pres I | seven | eight |
153 (c) [4:23] Some buy [wool].
some pl adj | dat refl clt | buy 3sg pres P |
154 (a) [4:23] That’s how they ran things.
with | this sg n adj | 3pl pres aux clt | acc refl clt | rule pl L.part I |
155 (c) [4:25] Some people [even] buy wool …
some pl adj | dat refl clt | again adv | buy 3sg pres P | wool sg f |
156 (a) [4:25] There aren’t large …
disc | pres neg exist | big pl adj |
157 (c) [4:27] … and make their own –
and | dat refl clt | make 3sg pres P |
158 (a) [4:27] … herds [around here] …
herd pl m |
159 (b) [4:28] What time is it?
how.much interr | 3sg pres cop clt | hour sg m def |
160 (a) [4:29] … to have produced a lot of wools. So you have to collect it
and | comp | 3sg pres aux clt | L.part exist | in | big pl adj | wool pl f | disc | disc | gather 3sg pres I |
161 (a) [4:33] over a year, or two. And then – weave it all!
for | one sg f adj | year sg f | or | for | two f | then adv | acc n 3sg clt | weave sg imv P |
162 (MM) Aha.
bkch |