Brŭšljan 2

1 (b) [0:01]      In the summer, when a hot summer was about to be on us,

summer sg n adj time sg n when conj 3sg fut.pst
comp
come 3sg pres P
hes
summer sg n def hot sg n adj

2 (b) [0:06]      the water buffaloes wanted [to find] a puddle. So we would go and get water

water.buffalo pl m def want 3pl impf I
hes
puddle sg m
and
go 1pl impf I
and
hes
take 1pl impf I water sg f

3 (b) [0:10]      from the river with copper [cauldrons] so as to fill the puddle with water.

from
river sg f def with
cauldron pl m
comp
fill 1pl pres I in
puddle sg m def water sg f

4 (b) [0:14]      And when the water buffaloes come to lie down, they all lie down

and
nom 3pl when conj come 3pl pres P
comp
lie.down pres P water.buffalo pl m def all pl def med adj lie.down 3pl pres I

5 (b) [0:19]      in the puddle – they roll and wallow around there.

in
puddle sg m def roll 3pl pres I
acc refl clt
roll 3pl pres I
acc refl clt
there adv

6 (b) [0:22]      We used to have one water buffalo, and we were always afraid to go near it.

have 1pl impf I one sg m adj water.buffalo sg m always adv
dat 1pl clt
3sg impf cop fear adv
comp
go 1pl pres P
by
acc m 3sg

7 (b) [0:27]      It used to butt, it used to butt so much that if one were to go [near]

butt 3sg impf I but thus adv
comp
butt 3sg impf I that conj one sg m adj
comp
go 3sg pres P

8 (b) [0:30]      to groom it, another [had] to go tie its horn.

comp
acc m 3sg clt
comb 3sg pres I rather adv other sg m adj
comp
dat m 3sg clt
tie 3sg pres P [...]
horn pl m def med

         In the summer, when a hot summer was about to be on us,


         the water buffaloes wanted [to find] a puddle. So we would go and get water


         from the river with copper [cauldrons] so as to fill the puddle with water.


         And when the water buffaloes come to lie down, they all lie down


         in the puddle – they roll and wallow around there.


         We used to have one water buffalo, and we were always afraid to go near it.


         It used to butt, it used to butt so much that if one were to go [near]


         to groom it, another [had] to go tie its horn.


1 (b) [0:01]       л’а̀тну вр’ѐм’ә кәту штѐш’е дә до̀йде ə л’а̀туту гур’е̇̀шту

2 (b) [0:06]       бѝул':ѐту ѝскәhә ә г’о̀л и hо̀д’еhме тə ə зѝмәhме вуда̀

3 (b) [0:10]       уд р’а̀кәтә сәз бәкъ̀ри дә пъ̀л’ниме вәв г’о̀ләт ə вуда̀

4 (b) [0:14]       и т’ѐⁱ кәту до̀йдәт дә л’е̇̀гнәт биул’а̀тә сɨ̀чкит’е л’а̀гәт

5 (b) [0:19]       вәв г’о̀ләт ва̀л’әт сә тәрка̀л’әт сә та̀м

6 (b) [0:22]       ѝмәhмә едѝн бѝвул вɨ̀нәги нɨ беше стра̀h дә ѝдеме при н’е̇̀гу

7 (b) [0:27]       будѐш’е әмә тәка̀ дә будѐш’е ч’е йедɨ̀н дә ѝд’е

8 (b) [0:30]       дә гу ч’ѐш’е пәг дру̀к дә му вәрзе̇̀ руги руга̀тә

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Recommended Model for Citations

Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)
Babjak 1: 13-15. In: Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)

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