winnowers

Belica 2

52 (a) veàčki ìma pòčvame tùrame na veàčkata

[Then] there’s the winnowers. We start putting [things] on the winnower.

53 (a) edìn odgrìba žìtoto drùkᵊ odgòre veàčkata si ìma kòš tàm

One [of us] shovels up grain, another's up above. The winnower's got a basket,

54 (a) podàva na veàčkata odvèem žìtoto plèvata baškɤ̀

feeding into the winnower. We winnow out the grain – the chaff separately

Bosnek 1

26 (a) te tekà bèše i pòsle vejàčka ìmaše nàraka ti znàeš sìgurno

That’s how it was. And then there was a hand-held winnower, you know that surely,

27 (a) i vejàčkata i koì sa pò visòki če sa gòreka

A winnower. And the ones who were taller were up above –

Breste 2

81 (a) nè nè nè zbìrame go na kùp i ìma vejàčki

No, no! We gather it up in a pile. There’s winnowing machines.

86 (a) na kùpi go na veàčkata go prevèeme go sìpvame vɤf kòšovete

into piles, winnow it with the winnower, and pour it into baskets.

Gorno Vŭršilo 1

9 (a) ednà vejàčka dṛ̀n dṛ̀n dṛ̀n [laughter] dṛ̀n tḁ dušàta ti dòe v zabìte

[Just] a winnower, boom! boom! boom! [laughter] boom! Your breath sticks in your teeth,

Gorno Vŭršilo 2

17 (b) izvàdim slàmata smetèm žitòtu ìmame takìva vejàčki ìmaxme

We take out the straw, sweep up the grain, we have these winnowers – we had [them]

18 (b) u zberèm go na kùp ut udvɛ̀em go s vejàčite i takà

– we gather it up in a pile and – and winnow it with the winnowers, and that’s it.

Huhla 3

4 (a) ìməhne vòluve ìməhne mùle mùletə vejàčkə əm kəkò də kàžə

we had oxen, we had mules, a winnower; what can I say, [they took]

Hvojna 3

10 (b) n’ɛ̀məš’e tugàa ətəkìvə məš’ìni kàktu sigà

Back then there weren’t the kind of machines they have now.

11 (b) sl’et tvà məš’ìnite dòdəhə əmə kət stànəme t’èkees’è v’èč’e

The machines came later, when we became [part of] cooperative farms.

Kolju Marinovo 2

74 (a) sm’èli sə mašìni ìməjme

It gets ground. We had machines [for that].

75 (c) məšìni gu udvèjš

you winnow it [with] machines.

Malevo/Hsk 1

238 (a) nə hərmàn’e ìməše vijàl’ki i pòčvət səs vijàlkətə

of the threshing floor. There were winnowers: they start with the winnower.

239 (a) ədɨ̀n vərtɨ̀ drùgijə slàgə drùgijə dɤ̀rpə zərnòtu uddòlu

One rotates [it], another puts [things in], another pulls the grain out from below,

240 (a) i təkà gul’àm trut b’è̝še gul’àm gul’àm

and that’s [how it went]. It was tremendous work, tremendous, tremendous.

Vŭglarovo 2

42 (b) če veiš na rɤ̀kə [unclear]

and winnow it by hand [unclear]

43 (c) če vejàlkə ìmə či gu vejè

There’s this winnower, and you winnow [with] it.

44 (b) nə rɤ̀kə vejàlkətə

– by hand, with a winnower

137 (a) čə k səber’è̝me nə kùp gul’àm č’e vejàlkə ìmə

And we gather it up into a big pile, and there’s a winnower.

138 (GK) ako n’àmə vejàlka

And if there’s no winnower?

139 (a) əm n’è̝mə kɤ̀k də g udvè̝em nə veterɤ̀ ni mòže

Well then, there’s no way to winnow it. You can’t do it [only in] the wind –

142 (a) kɤ̀k də uvè̝m žɨ̀tut zərnòtu pək nìe ìməme vejàlkə

How [else] to winnow the grain, each kernel? So we have a winnower.

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