grass

Bela 1

22 (AK) a tàm tɤ a trevà bèše gol’àm problèm zaštòto pròsta nìšto ne ras

– that grass was a big problem because nothing grew –

25 (AK) sàmo sàmo tre sàmo trevà zaštò

Only – only grass [would grow] because –

27 (AK) a kakvò s pràvite s trevà

And what – what do you do with the grass?

28 (a) è pa plàmen prɤ̀ska ili kupìl e kosàčka kòsime isfṛ̀game gòrime

Well, Plamen sprayed, he bought a mowing machine, we mow it, toss it, burn it.

29 (a) nèkoga trevàta sme sɤbìrale za živòtnite a segà

Earlier we used to gather the grass for the animals, but now –

71 (a) iskàralo trevojàk i o òn ottùka vìka òdi li òdi pìta

a lot of grass has grown up there. And he calls from there, asking “Is it walking?”

151 (a) i no te tekà izgorèla trevàta i onà se pṛzòlila nadòle

but the grass had burned off there, and it slid down

Breste 2

73 (a) i go dokàrame tùka i na armàn’a tèšame trevɤ̀ta

And we bring them here to the threshing floor, we rake the grass [smooth]

74 (a) da nèma n’а kotò tùka e trevɤ̀ta

so there’s no – [to be] like the grass here.

Eremija 2

47 (a) da nèma do pràgo trèva e tùka tṛ̀sa ə trevàta da nèma

that grass doesn’t get to the threshold. I weed away the grass so it's not

48 (a) do pràgo òda li si jà trevàta če dòjde do tùka

at the threshold. Once I go, the grass will come up to here.

Kolju Marinovo 4

15 (GK) əxə mì trevà ne ponìkvələ li pòsle pàk kəto gu takòvə

Ah. But didn’t grass grow up again later on, when [you did] this to it?

16 (a) n’àmə də punìkni bè

It won’t grow up again! No way.

17 (GK) štò

Why [not]?

18 (a) zəštòtu nìj kətu gu nəpràvim tvà pɤ̀rvo

Because when we do this thing up – So, first.

19 (a) tvà pɤ̀rvətə godìnə də ti kàžə ftòrətə gudìnə

Well, that’s the first year, to tell [the truth]. In the second year,

20 (a) t’à punìkni trivɤ̀ punìkni mə ni mòj də punìkni

grass does come up. It does, but it doesn’t grow up

21 (a) gul’àmə trivɤ̀ təkà lòšə stràšnə i z’èmim s mutìkiti

[to be] such tall grass, not so bad and awful [that we can’t] take the hoes

22 (a) i gu ut’èsəmi gu tì mutìkə nəlì si čùvəl [laughter]

and cut it back. You’ve heard of hoes, haven’t you? [laughter]

23 (a) ku ne sì ja vìždəl [laughter] ut’èsəmi gu isfɤ̀rl’əmi

[Even] if you haven’t seen one. [laughter] So we cut it back and throw

24 (a) nə utpàdəci̥ti d’ètu trivɤ̀tə i pàk təkà ftòri pɤ̀t pàk

the cut grass onto the trash pile, and then again a second time

Kruševo 3

79 (a) ut trevàtə ni sɤ̀m pràilə

I haven’t made [any] from herbs.

Leštak 3

41 (GK) a trevà ne ponìkvə li nə harmànə

Doesn’t grass sprout on the threshing field?

42 (e) punìkvə meždu kàmənite ubàč’e sə umʌ̀knuvə trəvìčkətə i sə puč’ìstvə

It sprouts up between the stones, but you pluck out the grass, and clean [the area]

125 (e) ustàvə si pu trəvʌ̀tə

It stays in the grass.

128 (GK) ne sɤ̀ li učìstvəše trevàta predi

But didn’t the grass get cleaned [out] beforehand?

Malevo/Hsk 1

219 (a) nə hərmàn’e tr’avə də mu kɤ̀lcəš trevɤ̀tə də gu č’ɨ̀stɨš

You have to pulverize all the grass, you have to clean [the area]

Rajanovci 1

31 (a) ma rètka ìma si trevà i tàm smo gi pàsli

It’s thinly [wooded], there’s grass, and we pastured them there

Stakevci 4

12 (f) nè e kòseno travà golemà

And the grass is high, not cut [yet] …

22 (f) nìgde zmià nèma kakvì trevol’àci

No snakes anywhere, [and] such enormous grass …

Stoilovo 2

7 (a) sәs čàpәtә trevɤ̀tә

We [clear off] the grass with a small hoe.

8 (b) trevɤ̀tә trevɤ̀tә

The grass, the grass.

9 (a) trevɤ̀tә mu b’ɛ̀lim trevɤ̀tә mu b’ɛ̀lime izrìneme gu isčìstime gu izmet’ème gu

We clear off the grass, shovel it out, clean it, sweep it,

10 (a) turìme wòdә ә zberème òlski lәjnà ot guèdәtә ut vòluvetu

pour water [over it]. We gather manure from oxen and cattle

Tihomir 3

67 (c) jòrš’uveto pa trɛ̀va trɛ̀va trɛ̀va trɛ̀va pasɤ̀t t’è

Hedgehogs? Grass, grass, grass, grass - that's what they eat!

Trjavna

134 (b) i v’èči utvərd’àvə sə tuvà tr’evìti ednò drùgu i

The different grasses and other [things they eat] get harder, and –

Trŭnčovica 2

16 (b) kàzvəme m dèt e svàt belɨ̀zmə du tɤ̀j lègnələ səm

that we call “svat”, a marshland. I would lie in this tall strong grass, “belizma”

17 (b) i se vɤ̀ržim’ igràim si pràimi vɤ̀že še se pè̟t šè̟s mumɨ̀četə

and make ropes of it, and play. Five or six of us girls make ropes

80 (b) žə kusɨ̀m nàštə kɤ̀štə bèše màlku kəd z’è nə vɤ̀r.zemì

we go to mow. Our house was small – above the ground.

81 (b) əmə pukrɨ̀tə s kušɨ̀tə ševarɨ̀gɨ ža ìdem də kusɨ̀m ševerɨ̀gɨ

but covered with bristle grass. And swamp grass – we go to mow swamp grass.

86 (b) žə kusɨ̀ že səbɨ̀rəte kušɨ̀tətə že vɤ̀ržete kòj kəkvòtu mòe

She’ll mow and you’ll gather the bristle grass, and each tie up what you can.

87 (b) tɨ̀ že kusɨ̀š lè̝ču̥ tòj kusɨ̀ čuv’àkə kusɨ̀ pə nie dvàmə nədzàt

You’ll mow [too], Lecho.” So he mows, that guy, and the two of us in back

88 (b) səbɨ̀rəme nəvɤ̀ržəm b’àgət pə pijàvɨci èj təkvɨ̀s vəžà pijàvici

gather it and tie it up. And leeches burst out. Leeches this big, like ropes,

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