Vladimir Zhobov
Izgrev/Car
1 (a) [0:01] Well, when we were girls we got together a lot for work bees, spinning bees and –
| and | girl sg n | when conj | 1pl impf cop | many adv | work.bee pl f | gather 1pl impf I | spinning.bee pl f | and |
2 (a) [0:07] joint work bees where we pounded hemp. We would all meet up to go to the joint work bees,
| joint.work.bee pl f | pound 1pl impf I | to | hemp sg m | and | will impf | acc refl clt | gather 1pl pres P | comp | go 1pl pres I | to | joint.work.bee pl f def |
3 (a) [0:12] we pounded, the girls on one side and the boys on the other side.
| pound 1pl impf I | girl pl n def | from | one f adj | side sg f | and | boy pl n def | from | other sg f adj | side sg f |
4 (a) [0:18] O.K., but when a boy would come, one of the girls would get up to [go] pound
| fine adv | but | boy sg n | when conj | will impf | come 3sg pres P | will impf | raise 3sg pres P | one sg f adj | girl sg f | comp | pound 3sg pres I |
5 (a) [0:21] with another girl. We pounded it –
| with | other sg f def | girl sg f | pound 1pl impf I |
6 (VZh) [What did you pound?]
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7 (a) [0:24] [yes,] hemp. And when we’d finish pounding
| hemp sg m | and | later adv | when conj | will impf | pound 1pl impf P |
8 (a) [0:28] the hemp we would get up to – We would have some food, we’d –
| hemp sg m def | dat refl clt | arise 1pl impf I | and |
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will impf | comp | acc refl clt | feed 1pl pres I |
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9 (a) [0:32] We’d eat! We would eat!
| eat 1pl pres I | will 3sg impf | comp | eat 1pl pres I |
10 (a) [0:33] The wives of the landowners who’d called us to the joint work bees set up the table
| make 3pl aor I | table sg f | land.owner pl f def | there adv | rel | call 3pl impf I | joint.work.bee pl f |
11 (a) [0:37] and we made – now we’d eat. We’d – we’d pour water for the boys.
| and | make 1pl aor I | and | will impf | acc refl clt | feed 1pl pres I | will impf | will impf | pour 1pl impf P | to | boy pl n def | water sg f |
12 (a) [0:43] We’d sit on our knees, like that, down on our knees so we could make –
| will impf | kneel 1pl pres P | kneel sg n def P.part P | will impf | kneel 1pl pres P | thus med adv | and | comp | make 1pl pres I | [...] |
13 (a) [0:47] so we could pour water for the boy – the boy that was pounding with me,
| comp | pour 1pl pres P | to | boy sg n def med | water sg f | who sg n rel adj | boy sg n | 3sg pres aux clt | pound sg n L.part I | with | with | acc 1sg |
14 (a) [0:53] and I’d pour him water so he could wash. And they’d set a big table
| and | will impf | dat m 3sg clt | pour 1sg pres P | water sg f | comp | acc refl clt | wash 3sg pres P | and | will 3pl impf | put 3pl pres P | table sg f | big sg f adj |
15 (a) [0:58] for us to eat. They’d cook up beans, peppers, pickles – and they cooked chicken –
| comp | eat 1pl pres I | will impf | boil 3pl pres P | beans sg m | hes | pepper sg m | pickles sg f | hen pl f | boil 3pl impf I |
16 (a) [1:05] We’d – we’d eat our fill and then we’d get up
| will impf | comp | will impf | comp | acc refl clt | eat.fill 1pl pres P | and | will impf | arise 1pl pres P | then adv |
17 (a) [1:09] to dance the horo and to sing. We sang, the boys played the end-blown flute,
| comp | dance 1pl pres I | round.dance sg n | comp | sing 1pl pres I | sing 1pl impf I | play 3pl impf I | with | flute sg m | boy pl n def |
18 (a) [1:15] and it was really nice. And when we’d go to the spinning bees,
| and | very adv | 3sg impf cop | nice adv | and | to | spinning.bee pl f def | when conj | will impf | go 1pl pres P |
19 (a) [1:19] we’d take a basket of carded wool to – to put walnuts in also
| will impf | dat refl clt | take 1pl pres P | carded.wool sg n | basket sg f | comp | comp | put 1pl pres P | and | walnut pl m | inside adv |
20 (a) [1:23] to go off to the spinning bee.
| comp | go 1pl pres P | to | spinning.bee sg f def |