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1 (d) [0:01]      So long as granny was alive we had it all. She made food, we ate our fill, we’d sit –

until exist impf grandmother sg f exist impf everything sg n adj food sg f cook 3sg pres P eat 1pl pres P
acc refl clt
sit 1pl pres I

2 (d) [0:08]      sometimes we argued, sometimes we laughed …

some sg m adj time sg m
acc refl clt
argue 1pl pres I some sg m adj time sg m
acc refl clt
laugh 1pl pres I

3 (e) [3:11]      Yes -

yes

4 (d) [0:12]      … [but] things went on fine. Now I’m alone.

walk 3sg impf I work sg f now adv alone sg m adj 1sg pres cop clt

5 (VZh)       [When did you pick the corn?]

6 (d) [0:14]      We picked it on Saturday. Well, when granny was alive we also planted corn.

on
Saturday sg f
acc 3pl clt
gather 1pl impf I
but
when conj exist impf grandmother sg f
and
sow 1pl impf I corn pl m

7 (d) [0:18]      Now I neither plant corn, nor dig the vineyard. I’m alone. There’s nothing.

now adv
neither
corn pl m sow 1sg pres I
neither
vineyard sg n dig 1sg pres I alone sg m adj nothing sg n pres neg exist

8 (d) [0:23]      Everything’s scattered [to the winds]. There’s nobody here.

disperse 3sg aor P
acc refl clt
everything sg n adj pres neg exist nobody sg m here adv

9 (e) [0:24]      [laughter]

10 (d) [0:25]      It’s very hard to be alone. [It’s fine if] a person lives with many other people,

very adv difficult sg f adj thing sg f alone sg m
comp
remain 3sg pres P person sg m
comp
live 3sg pres I with
many adv people pl

11 (d) [0:30]      but to be alone in later life –

but
comp
remain 3sg pres P
in
old pl adj year pl f alone sg m adj
hes

12 (e) [0:33]      Uh huh.

bkch

13 (d) [0:34]      that’s not easy.

and
neg
3sg pres cop clt
light sg f adj thing sg f

14 (e) [0:35]      That’s not easy.

neg
3sg pres cop clt
light sg f adj thing sg f

15 (d) [0:36]      As you see, I’m alone. I set the table alone, I clear it alone, if I find something I eat it,

how rel see 2pl pres I alone sg m adj put 1sg pres I alone sg m adj lift 1sg pres I
if conj
find 1sg pres P eat 1sg pres I

16 (d) [0:41]      if I don’t find [anything] I go to bed hungry, get up hungry – and there it is.

if conj
neg
find 1sg pres P hungry sg m adj lie.down 1sg pres I hungry sg m adj arise 1sg pres I
and
thus adv

17 (VZh)       [How many children did you have?]

18 (d) [0:47]      How many children did I have?

how.much interr child pl n have 1sg impf I
interr clt

19 (e) [0:48]      [unintelligible]

20 (d) [0:49]      I had nine children. But then they all grew up, and went off to get married,

have 1sg impf I nine child pl n however adv all pl def adj grow.up 3pl aor P
and
acc refl clt
marry 3pl aor P

21 (d) [0:57]      and I was left alone. Then granny (= wife) died, and the younger son

and
nom 1sg remain 1sg aor P alone sg m adj
and
grandmother sg f def die 3sg aor P
and
son sg m def little sg m def adj

22 (d) [1:01]      who was going to look after me – he died too.

who sg m rel adj will 3sg impf
comp
acc 1sg clt
look 3sg pres I
and
nom m 3sg die 3sg aor P

23 (d) [1:04]      And now here I am, carrying on alone.

and
and
nom 1sg now adv thus adv revolve 1sg pres I
acc refl clt
alone sg m

24 (VZh)       [Do you remember your father?]

25 (d) [1:10]      My father – they say he died in the Balkan wars,

father sg m
dat 1sg clt
die sg m L.part P
in
Turkish sg f def adj war sg f

26 (e) [1:12]      [unintelligible]

27 (d) [1:14]      and I was left an orphan,

remain 1sg aor P orphan sg m

28 (e) [1:15]      [unintelligible]

29 (d) [1:17]      so I had to start work very young. I worked, made [things], did [things], grew up –

and
hes
from
little sg m adj
acc refl clt
grasp 1sg aor P
to
work sg f work 1sg aor I make 1sg aor I do 1sg aor I grow.up 1sg aor P

30 (d) [1:23]      [Then] we got married, made a big family, and lived together – until now.

marry 1pl aor P
acc refl clt
create 1pl aor P many adv people pl live 1pl impf I
to
now adv

31 (VZh)       [Didn’t you say you had a brother?]

32 (d) [1:28]      He – what can I say about him? He was older [than me]

nom m 3sg what sg n interr
comp
say 1sg pres P
for
acc m 3sg nom m 3sg
hes
3sg impf cop
more
big sg m adj

33 (d) [1:32]      but he was – he was lame.

but 3sg impf cop lame sg m adj 3sg impf cop

34 (e) [1:34]      [unintelligible]

35 (d) [1:34]      He [stayed] by me. We looked after him. Just as we looked after [all] the children,

but
around
acc 1sg
acc refl clt
nom 1pl
acc m 3sg clt
look 1pl impf I how rel look 1pl impf I child pl n def

36 (d) [1:39]      that’s how we look after him too. All up until he died.

and
acc m 3sg thus adv look 1pl impf I
to
when conj die 3sg pres P

37 (e) [1:42]      They were breeding pigs.

and
with
pig pl f
acc refl clt
breed 3pl impf I

38 (d) [1:43]      [Yes,] with the pigs a bit. We were breeding pigs a bit, and that was his job.

with
pig pl f little adv little adv pig pl f breed 1pl impf I with
acc 3pl
acc refl clt
occupy 3sg impf I nom m 3sg

39 (d) [1:49]      But I looked after him. Just as I looked after [all] the children, so too with him –

but nom 1sg
acc m 3sg clt
look 1sg impf I how rel look 1sg impf I child pl n def
and
acc m 3sg thus adv look 1sg impf I

40 (d) [1:52]      [the whole time] until he died.

until conj die 3sg aor P

         So long as granny was alive we had it all. She made food, we ate our fill, we’d sit –


         sometimes we argued, sometimes we laughed …


         Yes -


         … [but] things went on fine. Now I’m alone.


         [When did you pick the corn?]


         We picked it on Saturday. Well, when granny was alive we also planted corn.


         Now I neither plant corn, nor dig the vineyard. I’m alone. There’s nothing.


         Everything’s scattered [to the winds]. There’s nobody here.


         [laughter]


         It’s very hard to be alone. [It’s fine if] a person lives with many other people,


         but to be alone in later life –


         Uh huh.


         that’s not easy.


         That’s not easy.


         As you see, I’m alone. I set the table alone, I clear it alone, if I find something I eat it,


         if I don’t find [anything] I go to bed hungry, get up hungry – and there it is.


         [How many children did you have?]


         How many children did I have?


         [unintelligible]


         I had nine children. But then they all grew up, and went off to get married,


         and I was left alone. Then granny (= wife) died, and the younger son


         who was going to look after me – he died too.


         And now here I am, carrying on alone.


         [Do you remember your father?]


         My father – they say he died in the Balkan wars,


         [unintelligible]


         and I was left an orphan,


         [unintelligible]


         so I had to start work very young. I worked, made [things], did [things], grew up –


         [Then] we got married, made a big family, and lived together – until now.


         [Didn’t you say you had a brother?]


         He – what can I say about him? He was older [than me]


         but he was – he was lame.


         [unintelligible]


         He [stayed] by me. We looked after him. Just as we looked after [all] the children,


         that’s how we look after him too. All up until he died.


         They were breeding pigs.


         [Yes,] with the pigs a bit. We were breeding pigs a bit, and that was his job.


         But I looked after him. Just as I looked after [all] the children, so too with him –


         [the whole time] until he died.


1 (d) [0:01]       дуд’ѐ ѝмәше ба̊̀ба ѝмәше сичко ма̊̀нџә нәго̀тви нәйәдѐм се̂ сәдѝм

2 (d) [0:08]       н’а̀куй пе̂̀т сә ска̊̀рәме н’а̀куй пе̂̀т сә см’е̂̀йме

3 (e) [3:11]       да

4 (d) [0:12]       вәр’а̀ше ра̀бутә сига̀ самѝчек сәм

5 (VZh)       [Кога беряхте мамулите?]

6 (d) [0:14]       ф се̂̀бутә ги бер’а̀hме ама кәт ѝмәше ба̊̀бә и с’е̂̀еhме маму̀ли

7 (d) [0:18]       сига̀ нѐ мәму̀ли с’е̂̀йа нѐ ло̀зе купа̀йа сәмѝчәк нѝчту нѐмә

8 (d) [0:23]       пре̂̀снә сә сѝчку нѐмә нѝкуй ту̀кә

9 (e) [0:24]       [смях]

10 (d) [0:25]       мно̀гу тѐшкә ра̀бута са̊̀м дә уста̊̀не чувѐк дә жув’е̂̀е сәс мно̀гу hо̀рә

11 (d) [0:30]       ә дә уста̀не нә ста̀ри гудѝни сәмѝчәк ə

12 (e) [0:33]       аhа

13 (d) [0:34]       ә ни ѐ лѐкә ра̀бута

14 (e) [0:35]       не е лѐкə ра̀бута

15 (d) [0:36]       ка̀кту вѝждәте сәмѝчәк сла̊̀гәм сәмѝчәк дѝгәм ку нәм’е̂̀р’ә йа̀м

16 (d) [0:41]       ку не нәм’е̂̀р’ә гла̊̀ден л’а̀гәм гла̊̀ден ста̊̀вәм и те̂̀й

17 (VZh)       [Колко деца имаше?]

18 (d) [0:47]       ко̀лку деца̀ ѝмәh ли

19 (e) [0:48]       [неразбрано]

20 (d) [0:49]       ѝмәўh дѐвед деца̀ уба̀ч’ә сѝчкит’е̂´ пура̊̀снәә и сә ижжѐниә

21 (d) [0:57]       и а̊̀с уста̊̀нәh сәмѝчәк и ба̊̀бәтә умр’а̀ и сине̂̀ ма̊̀̀л’кийә

22 (d) [1:01]       ко̀йту т’е̂̀й дә мә глѐдә и то̀й умр’а̀

23 (d) [1:04]       и и а̊̀с сеа̊̀ те̂̀й вәрт’е̂̀ се̂ са̀м

24 (VZh)       [Помниш ли баща си?]

25 (d) [1:10]       бәшта̊̀ ми умр’а̀л ф ту̀рскәтә вуйне̂̀

26 (e) [1:12]       [неразбрано]

27 (d) [1:14]       уста̀нәh сира̊̀к

28 (e) [1:15]       [неразбрано]

29 (d) [1:17]       а м уд ма̊̀ләк сә фа̊̀нәh нә ра̀бутә ра̀бутиh пра̀виh стру̀вәh пура̊̀снәh

30 (d) [1:23]       ужѐнийми сә сәзда̀дәhме мно̀гу hо̀рә жив’а̀hме до̀ сега̀

31 (VZh)       [Нали каза, че си имал брат?]

32 (d) [1:28]       то̀й кәкво̀ дә ка̊̀жә зә нѐгу то̀й ə б’е̂̀ше по̀ гул’а̊̀м

33 (d) [1:32]       әмә б’е̂̀ше сәка̊̀т б’е̂ше

34 (e) [1:34]       [неразбрано]

35 (d) [1:34]       әмә кол м’ѐне сә нѝи гу глѐдәhме ка̀кту глѐдәhме деца̀тә

36 (d) [1:39]       и н’ѐгу те̂̀й гл’ѐдәhми ду̀ гд’ѐ пучѝне

37 (e) [1:42]       и сәс свѝни сә ве̂̀деhә

38 (d) [1:43]       сәс свѝн’и ма̊̀лку ма̊̀лку свини ве̂̀деhме сәс т’а̊̀h сә зәнима̊̀вәше то̀й

39 (d) [1:49]       әмә а̊̀з гу глѐдәh къкту глѐдәўh деца̀тә и нѐгу те̂̀й глѐдәh

40 (d) [1:52]       до̀кәту пучѝнә

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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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