Bosnek 3

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1 (IL) How did you do christenings?

and

how interr

2pl pres aux clt

do pl L.part.

christening sg n

2 (NL) Let it record!

disc

hort

record 3sg pres I

3 (a) [0:02] At christenings. Look here, [I’ll tell you] how it was back then. When we christened

christening sg n

look sg imv I

now adv

what sg n interr

3sg impf cop

then adv

christening sg n def

when conj

do 1pl aor I

4 (a) [0:08] our children – I don’t like [how they do] it now;

nom 1pl

our pl def adj

dat refl clt

child pl n

now adv

and

now adv

acc n 3sg clt

neg

like 1sg pres I

5 (a) [0:13] [but back then] we began the christening already the day before.

and

nom 1pl

when conj

do 1pl aor I

christening sg n

still adv

preceding sg m def adj

преден

dèn

day sg m

ден

6 (a) [0:16] We get everything ready, and we call the godparents

dat refl clt

prepare 1pl pres P

everything sg n adj

and

godfather pl m def

dat refl clt

acc 3pl clt

call 1pl pres P

7 (a) [0:20] and prepare gifts for the godparents.

and

dat refl clt

and

prepare 1pl pres P

gift pl m

for

godfather pl m def

8 (a) [0:25] I prepared [as a gift] the thick Rhodope blankets, [since]

nom 1sg

1sg pres aux clt

dat refl clt

acc n 3sg clt

prepare sg f L.part P

Rhodope pl adj

blanket pl n

then adv

9 (a) [0:28] Rhodope blankets were the fashion then. Sheets too, everything. We’ll prepare,

3sg impf cop

fashion sg f def

Rhodope pl adj

blanket pl n

sheet pl m

everything sg n adj

and

fut

prepare 1pl pres P

10 (a) [0:34] And the godfather will come, and take the child to the church.

and

godfather sg m def

fut

come 3sg pres P

and

fut

acc n 3sg clt

lead 3sg pres I

child sg n def

church sg f def

11 (a) [0:40] And when the godfather returns from the church he gives me the child

and

when conj

acc refl clt

return 3sg pres P

godfather sg m def

from

church sg f def

and

dat 1sg clt

give 3sg pres P

child sg n def

12 (a) [0:44] over the threshold: he’ll be outside, and I’ll be inside.

disc

through

threshold sg m def

nom m 3sg

fut

3sg pres cop clt

outside adv

nom 1sg

fut

1sg pres cop clt

inside adv

13 (a) [0:48] He says, “You gave me a little Jew” – he’s already christened the child

and

say 3sg pres P

nom 2sg

dat 1sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 2sg aor P

Jew sg n

nom m 3sg

acc n 3sg clt

3sg pres aux clt

christen sg m L.part P

already adv

child sg n def

14 (a) [0:53] in the church and is carrying it – he says, “You gave me a little Jew,

čèrkvata

church sg f def

черква

and

acc n 3sg clt

carry 3sg pres I

call 3sg pres I

nom 2sg

dat 1sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 2sg aor P

Jew sg n

15 (a) [0:57] and I give you a little Christian.” Which means he has christened it.

nom 1sg

dat 2sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 1sg pres I

Christian sg n

mean 3sg pres I

acc n 3sg clt

3sg pres aux clt

christen sg m L.part P

кръстя

16 (a) [1:01] And after he’s christened it we always have to have trotters.

and

when conj

acc n 3sg clt

3sg pres aux clt

christen sg m L.part P

and

always adv

must pres I imprs

comp

pres exist

trotters sg f

17 (a) [1:07] You know what “trotters” is, don’t you?

interr

know 2sg pres I

what interr

3sg pres cop clt

trotters sg f

18 (IL) Well, no.

mmm

disc

nè

не

19 (a) [1:10] /laughter/ Well, then the godfather takes a panful of trotters, and slices it up

thus adv

and

godfather sg m def

take 3sg pres P

pan sg f def

with

trotters sg f def

and

acc f 3sg clt

cut.up 3sg pres P

thus adv

20 (a) [1:20] and makes the sign of the cross first over the child; he’ll put it on his forehead

and

put 3sg pres P

cross sg m

and

first adv

child sg n def

fut

put 3sg pres P

forehead sg n def

21 (a) [1:27] and say – and he says this up to three times:

and

call 3sg pres I

and

again

say 3sg pres P

three

time pl m

22 (a) [1:30] “You gave me a little Christian, and I – [that is]

nom 2sg

dat 1sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 2sg aor P

Christian sg n

nom 1sg

dat 2sg

[...]

23 (a) [1:32] You gave me a little Jew and 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

24 (a) [1:36] And he gives it to you, and unwraps it.

and

when conj

dat 2sg clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 3sg pres P

and

acc n 3sg clt

то

razvìje

unwind 3sg pres I

развия

and

hes

25 (a) [1:41] Since they’ve washed it there. And if the child has pooped,

and

when conj

3pl pres aux clt

acc n 3sg clt

there adv

bathe pl L.part I

and

if conj

acc refl clt

3sg pres aux clt

child sg n def

excrete sg n L.part P

наакам

26 (a) [1:47] he’s got, you know, sort of sheet, a bath towel, and gives that over.

nom m 3sg

hes

interr

pres exist

sheet sg n

then adv

towel sg f

and

acc f 3sg clt

тя

dadè

give 3sg pres P

дам

27 (a) [1:54] And he gives you the [tied-off] umbilical cord to throw somewhere. Back then they threw it –

and

dat 2sg clt

give 3sg pres P

umbilical.cord sg n def

comp

acc n 3sg clt

throw 2sg pres P

somewhere adv

then adv

acc n 3sg clt

throw 3pl impf P

28 (a) [2:01] grannies threw it into the garden, so he’d become a ploughman and hoer,

grandmother pl f def

acc n 3sg clt

throw 3pl aor P

garden sg f def

comp

3sg pres cop clt

ploughman sg m

and

digger sg m

29 (a) [2:06] but now they throw it into the school[yard].

and

now adv

acc n 3sg clt

throw 3pl pres I

school sg n def

30 (NL) Uh huh.

əmhəm

bkch

31 (a) [2:09] They’d throw it out, and then there is food and drink and music –

and

acc n 3sg clt

throw 3pl pres P

and

then adv

acc refl clt

eat 3sg pres I

and

drink 3sg pres I

and

[...]

32 (a) [2:14] nothing happened without music. They greet the godfather

without

music sg f

neg

3sg pres aux clt

sg n L.part cop

and

acc refl clt

godfather sg m def

meet 3sg pres P

33 (a) [2:17] with music, and they send him off with music.

with

[...]

with

music sg f

and

acc refl clt

send 3sg pres I

with

music sg f

34 (IL) Uh huh.

əmhm

bkch

35 (a) [2:21] It was merry. Yes. And then they gift the godfather. He’s gifted with

3sg impf cop

joyous adv

yes

and

then adv

godfather sg m def

acc refl clt

gift 3sg pres P

gift 3sg pres I

acc refl clt

36 (a) [2:30] socks, pants, shirts, everything, [even] pajamas. Whatever is appropriate.

[...]

sock pl m

trousers pl.t

shirt sg f

all sg n adj

pajamas sg f

what sg n inter.rel adj

3sg pres cop clt

proper sg n adj

37 (a) [2:36] And no gifting without sheets; back then they embroidered sheets,

without

sheet sg m

neg

acc refl clt

give 3sg pres I

then adv

acc refl clt

embroider 3pl impf I

sheet pl m

38 (a) [2:40] and you’ll gift sheets. This [young woman] gave sheets.

sheet pl m def

fut

give 2sg pres I

and

ost

this sg f adj

give sg f L.part P

sheet pl m

39 (a) [2:47] The ones who are young brides, when they bowed [to their elders], and one –

and

who pl inter.rel adj

3pl pres cop clt

disc

young pl adj

bride pl f

when inter.rel

acc refl clt

bow 3pl impf I

disc

one f sg adj

40 (a) [2:50] Did you bow then? No, you didn’t. Don’t lie now, you didn’t!

nom 2sg

bow sg f L.part I

interr clt

2sg pres aux clt

acc refl clt

neg

2sg pres aux clt

neg

acc 1sg clt

lie sg impf I

neg

2sg pres aux clt

41 (NL) /laughter/

/laughter/

[...]

42 (a) [2:54] So when they get married, and they go to church, the grannies lead them,

interr

when conj

acc refl clt

marry 3pl pres P

and

when inter.rel

go 3pl pres P

church sg f

grandmother pl f def

acc 3pl clt

lead 3pl pres I

43 (a) [3:00] The [brides] cook up grain and corn, and the bride that is first

cook 3pl pres I

wheat sg n

with

corn pl f

and

who sg f inter.rel adj

3sg pres cop clt

most

first sg f adj

bride sg f

44 (a) [3:06] will be the most successful, and the one furthest back

this sg f adj

fut

3sg pres cop clt

most

well adv

and

who sg f inter.rel adj

3sg pres cop clt

most

back adv

45 (a) [3:09] is “blackened”, she’ll have it the worst. So they put out the ritual breads,

nom f 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

charcoal sg m

and

fut

3sg pres cop clt

bad adv

and

ritual.bread pl f def

acc 3pl clt

put 3pl pres I

46 (a) [3:14] and the one [who made] the nicest ritual bread is [considered] the prettiest bride.

kojà

who sg f inter.rel adj

3sg pres cop clt

most

nice sg f adj

ritual.bread sg f

this sg f adj

fut

3sg pres cop clt

most

beautiful sg f adj

bride sg f

47 (a) [3:18] And I was – They go early, already at three o’clock

and

nom 1sg

1sg impf cop

[...]

and

early adj

go 3pl pres P

ost

still adv

three

hour sg m def

48 (a) [3:24] she goes to the church, the bells ring out, and they [all] went,

go 3sg pres P

church sg f def

and

beat 3sg pres I

church.bell sg f def

and

go 3pl impf P

49 (a) [3:28] with white towels, you know how they would bow, don’t you?

and

interr

with

white pl adj

towel pl f

interr

know 2sg pres I

what sg n interr adj

acc refl clt

bow 3pl impf I

50 (NL) Hm.

bkch

51 (a) [3:33] No. It was very nice. And there were [other] such things, you know.

pleasant adv

dat refl clt

3sg impf cop

and

ost

such pl adj

dat 1sg clt

dat 2sg clt

thing pl f

52 (a) [3:41] They carried [ritual] grain [dishes] into the church, on name days, on St. John’s Day.

and

church pl f def

3sg impf cop

wheat sg n

carry 3pl impf I

name sg m adj

day sg m

wheat sg n

St.Johns.Day sg m

53 (a) [3:49] [And] on St. Jordan’s Day, they carried in the grain [dish] with corn on top

St.Jordan's.Day sg m

wheat sg n

acc refl clt

carry 3sg impf I

church sg f def

with

corn sg f

above adv

54 (NL) Uh huh.

əmhəm

bkch

55 (a) [3:55] And now they apparently just take a little box of candy each, and even that’s a bother.

and

now adv

take pl L.part P

one sg n adj

box sg n

candy pl m

and

acc 3pl clt

те

mɤrzì

be.lazy pres imprs

мързи

56 (a) [4:01] And they made ritual breads. Other than the Samokov type, do you know

and

ritual.bread sg f

acc refl clt

knead 3sg impf I

ritual.bread sg f

3sg pres cop clt

except

disc

Samokov sg m adj

know 2sg pres I

interr clt

57 (a) [4:06] what kinds of ritual bread they carried in? Now in the church

what.kind pl adj

ritual.bread pl f

carry 3pl impf I

ost

such pl adj

now adv

ost

[...]

now adv

church sg f def

58 (a) [4:15] when it was in the lowlands, I haven’t seen a single woman

flat sg n def adj

when inter.rel

dat 1pl clt

3sg impf cop

nom 1sg

neg

see 1sg aor P

ritual.bread sg f

woman sg f

59 (a) [4:20] making her own ritual bread. Why do you order out? Make your own for the church!

comp

3sg pres aux clt

knead sg f L.part P

but

why interr

order 2sg pres P

adrs

knead sg imv P

adrs

church sg f def

60 (a) [4:28] On the eighth of November back then there always were

eighth sg m adj

November sg m

dat 1pl clt

3sg pres cop clt

then adv

and

then adv

pres exist

always adv

61 (a) [4:31] three priests in each of our churches. It was really nice then.

three

priest ct m

our sg f def adj

church sg f

very adv

3sg pres cop clt

nice adv

then adv

62 (a) [4:33] People would come even from Daskalovo, it was very nice.

and

from

Daskalovo sg n place

come 3pl impf I

very adv

3sg impf cop

nice adv

63 (NL) Uh huh

əmhəm

bkch

64 (a) [4:40] But this year I don’t know if they went. I didn’t go,

and

this sg f adj

year f sg

not.know 1sg pres I

interr

3pl pres aux clt

go pl L.part P

nom 1sg

neg

go 1sg aor P

65 (a) [4:44] to tell you the truth; I was in Sofia and didn’t go.

directly adv

comp

dat 2sg clt

say 1sg pres P

1sg impf cop

Sofia sg f place

and

neg

1sg pres aux clt

go sg f L.part P

66 (IL) Hm.

bkch

67 (a) [4:50] And I said – I had an argument with the village mayor.

and

say 1sg aor P

and

acc refl clt

scold 1sg aor I

and

and

mayor sg m def

68 (a) [4:53] I said, “Hey mayor – go around other villages, and you’ll see

say 1sg aor P

mayor voc sg m

disc

hort

go sg imv P

[...]

other def pl adj

village pl n

comp

see 2pl pres P

69 (a) [4:57] [that] our graveyards are the worst [maintained]. Why? You’ve got two workers.

our pl def adj

cemetery pl n

3pl pres cop clt

most

bad pl adj

why interr

but

have 2sg pres I

two an.num

worker pl m

70 (a) [5:03] What do these workers do for you here, [other than] smoke and drink?”

what interr

dat 2sg clt

work 3pl pres I

this pl adj

worker pl m

here adv

comp

smoke 3pl pres I

and

comp

да

pijà

drink 3pl pres I

пия

71 (a) [5:09] “They don’t drink,” [he said]. “Well, that’s the talk,” I said. “Listen up!

but

neg

drink 3pl pres I

adrs

thus adv

3sg pres cop clt

word sg f def

nom 1sg

say 1pl aor P

listen sg imv I

comp

dat 2sg clt

say 1sg pres P

72 (a) [5:14] Give them a push! All Souls Day is coming, they’d better go and clean things up!”

jà

hort

acc 3pl clt

grab sg imv P

hort

now adv

come 3sg pres I

All.Souls.Day sg f

hort

hort

go 3pl pres P

and

clean 3pl pres P

73 (a) [5:19] And they went there to clean, and our grave got cleaned the best.

and

when conj

go pl L.part P

comp

clean 3pl pres P

our sg m def adj

grave sg m

most

nice adv

clean pl L.part P

acc m 3sg clt

74 (a) [5:24] It’s true that they cleaned it, but they also robbed us. We had barricaded it off

vèrni

true adv

acc m 3sg clt

disc

acc m 3sg clt

clean pl L.part P

and

acc 1pl clt

steal 3sg pres P

nom 1pl

acc m 3sg clt

fence 1pl aor P

75 (a) [5:28] with [unclear] we made a kind of fence around it. And would you believe it,

sɤs

with

hes

[unclear]

with

such sg f adj

fence sg f

acc m 3sg clt

fence 1pl pres I

beg 1sg pres I

dat 2sg clt

acc refl clt

76 (a) [5:33] they just detached the little gate and stole it. Why, I wonder – what for?

comp

dat 1pl clt

unhook 3pl pres P

gate sg n def

comp

acc n 3sg clt

steal 3sg pres P

why interr

ask 1sg pres I

acc refl clt

for

what sg n interr adj

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Bosnek 3

1 (IL) How did you do christenings?

2 (NL) Let it record!

3 (a) [0:02] At christenings. Look here, [I’ll tell you] how it was back then. When we christened

4 (a) [0:08] our children – I don’t like [how they do] it now;

5 (a) [0:13] [but back then] we began the christening already the day before.

6 (a) [0:16] We get everything ready, and we call the godparents

7 (a) [0:20] and prepare gifts for the godparents.

8 (a) [0:25] I prepared [as a gift] the thick Rhodope blankets, [since]

9 (a) [0:28] Rhodope blankets were the fashion then. Sheets too, everything. We’ll prepare,

10 (a) [0:34] And the godfather will come, and take the child to the church.

11 (a) [0:40] And when the godfather returns from the church he gives me the child

12 (a) [0:44] over the threshold: he’ll be outside, and I’ll be inside.

13 (a) [0:48] He says, “You gave me a little Jew” – he’s already christened the child

14 (a) [0:53] in the church and is carrying it – he says, “You gave me a little Jew,

15 (a) [0:57] and I give you a little Christian.” Which means he has christened it.

16 (a) [1:01] And after he’s christened it we always have to have trotters.

17 (a) [1:07] You know what “trotters” is, don’t you?

18 (IL) Well, no.

19 (a) [1:10] /laughter/ Well, then the godfather takes a panful of trotters, and slices it up

20 (a) [1:20] and makes the sign of the cross first over the child; he’ll put it on his forehead

21 (a) [1:27] and say – and he says this up to three times:

22 (a) [1:30] “You gave me a little Christian, and I – [that is]

23 (a) [1:32] You gave me a little Jew and I give you a little Christian.”

24 (a) [1:36] And he gives it to you, and unwraps it.

25 (a) [1:41] Since they’ve washed it there. And if the child has pooped,

26 (a) [1:47] he’s got, you know, sort of sheet, a bath towel, and gives that over.

27 (a) [1:54] And he gives you the [tied-off] umbilical cord to throw somewhere. Back then they threw it –

28 (a) [2:01] grannies threw it into the garden, so he’d become a ploughman and hoer,

29 (a) [2:06] but now they throw it into the school[yard].

30 (NL) Uh huh.

31 (a) [2:09] They’d throw it out, and then there is food and drink and music –

32 (a) [2:14] nothing happened without music. They greet the godfather

33 (a) [2:17] with music, and they send him off with music.

34 (IL) Uh huh.

35 (a) [2:21] It was merry. Yes. And then they gift the godfather. He’s gifted with

36 (a) [2:30] socks, pants, shirts, everything, [even] pajamas. Whatever is appropriate.

37 (a) [2:36] And no gifting without sheets; back then they embroidered sheets,

38 (a) [2:40] and you’ll gift sheets. This [young woman] gave sheets.

39 (a) [2:47] The ones who are young brides, when they bowed [to their elders], and one –

40 (a) [2:50] Did you bow then? No, you didn’t. Don’t lie now, you didn’t!

41 (NL) /laughter/

42 (a) [2:54] So when they get married, and they go to church, the grannies lead them,

43 (a) [3:00] The [brides] cook up grain and corn, and the bride that is first

44 (a) [3:06] will be the most successful, and the one furthest back

45 (a) [3:09] is “blackened”, she’ll have it the worst. So they put out the ritual breads,

46 (a) [3:14] and the one [who made] the nicest ritual bread is [considered] the prettiest bride.

47 (a) [3:18] And I was – They go early, already at three o’clock

48 (a) [3:24] she goes to the church, the bells ring out, and they [all] went,

49 (a) [3:28] with white towels, you know how they would bow, don’t you?

50 (NL) Hm.

51 (a) [3:33] No. It was very nice. And there were [other] such things, you know.

52 (a) [3:41] They carried [ritual] grain [dishes] into the church, on name days, on St. John’s Day.

53 (a) [3:49] [And] on St. Jordan’s Day, they carried in the grain [dish] with corn on top

54 (NL) Uh huh.

55 (a) [3:55] And now they apparently just take a little box of candy each, and even that’s a bother.

56 (a) [4:01] And they made ritual breads. Other than the Samokov type, do you know

57 (a) [4:06] what kinds of ritual bread they carried in? Now in the church

58 (a) [4:15] when it was in the lowlands, I haven’t seen a single woman

59 (a) [4:20] making her own ritual bread. Why do you order out? Make your own for the church!

60 (a) [4:28] On the eighth of November back then there always were

61 (a) [4:31] three priests in each of our churches. It was really nice then.

62 (a) [4:33] People would come even from Daskalovo, it was very nice.

63 (NL) Uh huh

64 (a) [4:40] But this year I don’t know if they went. I didn’t go,

65 (a) [4:44] to tell you the truth; I was in Sofia and didn’t go.

66 (IL) Hm.

67 (a) [4:50] And I said – I had an argument with the village mayor.

68 (a) [4:53] I said, “Hey mayor – go around other villages, and you’ll see

69 (a) [4:57] [that] our graveyards are the worst [maintained]. Why? You’ve got two workers.

70 (a) [5:03] What do these workers do for you here, [other than] smoke and drink?”

71 (a) [5:09] “They don’t drink,” [he said]. “Well, that’s the talk,” I said. “Listen up!

72 (a) [5:14] Give them a push! All Souls Day is coming, they’d better go and clean things up!”