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1 (a) [0:00] I got married at thirty-five, at five – [ah], yes, [it was in]

už’ènix

marry 1sg aor P

acc refl clt

thirty

and

five

year pl f

and

[...]

hes

[...]

dà

yes

да

2 (a) [0:05] ‘35 – [no, in] ‘34 [that] I got married. In ‘35

thirty

and

fifth sg f adj

[...]

fourth sg f adj

year sg f

acc refl clt

marry 1sg aor P

thirty

fifth sg f adj

year sg f

3 (a) [0:08] I gave birth to my first daughter. I gave birth to the second one in ‘40.

rudìx

bear 1sg aor P

родя

pɤ̀rvətə

first sg f def med adj

daughter sg f

second sg f def med adj

bear 1sg aor P

[ … ]

fortieth sg f adj

year sg f

4 (a) [0:14] I have two daughters. They are married, both of them took boys from the village [here].

two f

daughter pl f

have 1sg pres I

marry pl P.part I

3pl pres cop clt

and

two f def med

from

village sg n

dat refl clt

lead 3pl pres I

boy pl n

5 (a) [0:21] I was widowed at the age of thirty-five.

remain sg f L.part P

1sg pres aux clt

widow sg f

thirty

and

five

year pl f

6 (a) [0:27] And [then] I went about the hills [working]. I dug, I reaped, I threshed, I carried wood.

and

go sg f L.part I

1sg pres aux clt

around

hill sg m def

dig sg f L.part I

reap sg f L.part I

thresh sg f L.part I

wood pl n

drive sg f L.part I

7 (a) [0:35] I went [to work] for others – to thresh, to carry wood for them, to bring in hay for them,

foreign dat pl adj

1sg pres aux clt

go sg f L.part I

comp

thresh 1pl pres I

comp

dat 3pl clt

drive 1sg pres I

wood pl n

comp

dat 3pl clt

drive 1sg pres I

hay sg n

8 (a) [0:39] to cart around fertilizer for them – and I’ve done work for others till now,

comp

dat 3pl clt

drive 1sg pres I

manure sg m def med

and

with

foreign sg f adj

work sg f

1sg pres aux clt

pass sg L.part P

now adv

9 (a) [0:45] up to the current years. Now I am seventy-four, and

this pl prox adj

year pl f

now adv

1sg pres cop clt

seventy

and

four

year pl f

and

10 (a) [0:50] I go out regularly. I go out with – I had [this] sweet little mule.

and

go 1sg pres I

regularly adv

go 1sg pres I

with

one sg n adj

mule sg n

small sg n adj

have 1sg impf I

11 (a) [0:54] I used to thresh everywhere with him, my son. I went everywhere,

with

acc n 3sg

everywhere adv

boy adrs

thresh 1sg impf I

everywhere adv

go 1sg impf I

12 (a) [0:57] everyone offered me [work], but paid by the day, to survive.

all pl

acc 1sg clt

call 3pl impf I

but

for

day.wages sg m

for

life sg m

14 (a) [1:01] I want them to pay me a lev or two, I’m waiting for them to give me a lev or two.

want 1sg pres I

comp

dat 1sg clt

pay 3pl pres P

some sg m adj

lev sg m

wait 1sg pres P

comp

dat 1sg clt

give 3pl pres P

some sg m adj

lev sg m

15 (a) [1:07] Someone would give me three bunches of straw for the mule and three for me.

someone sg n

dat 1sg clt

give 3sg impf P

three

bundle ct m

straw sg f

for

mule sg n def med

and

three

for

acc 1sg

16 (a) [1:11] I threshed for him all day long [but] I’d gone [for only] one load of straw. [laughter]

dat n 3sg clt

1sg pres aux clt

entire sg m adj

day sg m

thresh sg f L.part I

one sg m adj

load sg m

straw sg f

1sg pres aux clt

go sg f L.part I

17 (a) [What happened to the mule?]

[...]

18 (a) [1:16] They took my mule for the collective farm. And I went to work

mule sg n def med

dat 1sg clt

take 3pl aor P

cooperative.farm sg n

and

nom 1sg

go 1sg aor P

labor sg m adj

day sg m

19 (a) [1:20] one day, and I fell ill with heart disease: high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis.

some sg m adj

day sg m

and

fall.ill 1sg aor P

acc refl clt

from

heart sg n

high sg n adj

blood sg n adj

heart sg n

sclerosis sg f

20 (a) [1:27] And now I’m like that. I’m resting [from the farm] but I can’t do any [of my own] work.

and

now adv

1sg pres cop clt

thus prox adv

rest 1sg pres I

but

neg

can 1sg pres I

nothing sg n

comp

work 1sg pres I

21 (a) [1:32] My daughters work. They look after me, they help me.

dəšter’ète

daughter pl f def med

dat 1sg clt

work 3pl pres I

nom 3pl

acc 1sg clt

look 3pl pres I

help 3pl pres I

dat 1sg clt

22 (a) [1:38] My sons-in-law are good, they bring me wood and split it for me,

zɔ̀t’uvete

son.in.law pl m def med

dat 1sg clt

3pl pres cop clt

nice pl adj

and

nom 3pl

bring 3pl pres I

dat 1sg clt

wood pl n

chop 3pl pres I

dat 1sg clt

acc 3pl clt

23 (a) [1:44] and prepare me for the winter [by doing the things] that are more difficult.

prepare 3pl pres I

dat 1sg clt

for

winter sg f def med

rel sg n med

3sg pres cop clt

difficult sg n adj

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1 (a) [0:00] I got married at thirty-five, at five – [ah], yes, [it was in]

2 (a) [0:05] ‘35 – [no, in] ‘34 [that] I got married. In ‘35

3 (a) [0:08] I gave birth to my first daughter. I gave birth to the second one in ‘40.

4 (a) [0:14] I have two daughters. They are married, both of them took boys from the village [here].

5 (a) [0:21] I was widowed at the age of thirty-five.

6 (a) [0:27] And [then] I went about the hills [working]. I dug, I reaped, I threshed, I carried wood.

7 (a) [0:35] I went [to work] for others – to thresh, to carry wood for them, to bring in hay for them,

8 (a) [0:39] to cart around fertilizer for them – and I’ve done work for others till now,

9 (a) [0:45] up to the current years. Now I am seventy-four, and

10 (a) [0:50] I go out regularly. I go out with – I had [this] sweet little mule.

11 (a) [0:54] I used to thresh everywhere with him, my son. I went everywhere,

12 (a) [0:57] everyone offered me [work], but paid by the day, to survive.

14 (a) [1:01] I want them to pay me a lev or two, I’m waiting for them to give me a lev or two.

15 (a) [1:07] Someone would give me three bunches of straw for the mule and three for me.

16 (a) [1:11] I threshed for him all day long [but] I’d gone [for only] one load of straw. [laughter]

17 (a) [What happened to the mule?]

18 (a) [1:16] They took my mule for the collective farm. And I went to work

19 (a) [1:20] one day, and I fell ill with heart disease: high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis.

20 (a) [1:27] And now I’m like that. I’m resting [from the farm] but I can’t do any [of my own] work.

21 (a) [1:32] My daughters work. They look after me, they help me.

22 (a) [1:38] My sons-in-law are good, they bring me wood and split it for me,

23 (a) [1:44] and prepare me for the winter [by doing the things] that are more difficult.

1 (a) [0:00] už’ènix sə nə trìjes i p’èd gudìni i p’e ə d dà

I got married at thirty-five, at five – [ah], yes, [it was in]

2 (a) [0:05] trìjs i p’ètə gu četvɤ̀rtə gudìnə sə už’ènix trìjset pètə gudìnə

‘35 – [no, in] ‘34 [that] I got married. In ‘35

3 (a) [0:08] rudìx pɤ̀rvətə dəšter’ɛ̀ ftòrətə rudìh č č’etrìstə gudìnə

I gave birth to my first daughter. I gave birth to the second one in ‘40.

4 (a) [0:14] dv’ɛ̀ dəšterì ìməm ž’èn’eni sə i dv’ɛ̀te ut s’èlu si vòd’ət mumč’ètə

I have two daughters. They are married, both of them took boys from the village [here].

5 (a) [0:21] ustànələ səm duvìcə nə trìjsi i p’èd gudìni

I was widowed at the age of thirty-five.

6 (a) [0:27] i hòdilə səm pu bəjìrə kupàlə ž’ɔ̀nələ vɔ̀rhlə dərvà kàrələ

And [then] I went about the hills [working]. I dug, I reaped, I threshed, I carried wood.

7 (a) [0:35] č’ùzdim səm hòdilə də vɔ̀rš’əm də hmi kàrəm dərvà də hmi kàrəm s’ɛ̀nu

I went [to work] for others – to thresh, to carry wood for them, to bring in hay for them,

8 (a) [0:39] də hmi kàrəm tòrət i s č’ùzdə ràptə səm minɔ̀lə du segà

to cart around fertilizer for them – and I’ve done work for others till now,

9 (a) [0:45] du s’ɛ̀ə gudìni segà səm nə sedemdesè i č’ètiri gudìni i

up to the current years. Now I am seventy-four, and

10 (a) [0:50] i hòd’ə r’edòvnu hòd’ə səs ədnò mùl’ənce mùt’i̥ku im’ɛ̀h

I go out regularly. I go out with – I had [this] sweet little mule.

11 (a) [0:54] səs n’ègə sìč’kəd’e ùlum vərš’ɛ̀h sìč’kəd’e hòd’əh

I used to thresh everywhere with him, my son. I went everywhere,

12 (a) [0:57] sìč’ki mə rùkəhə əmə zə gin’l’ùk’ zə ž’ivòt’

everyone offered me [work], but paid by the day, to survive.

14 (a) [1:01] ìštəm də mi plət’ɔ̀t n’ɛ̀kuj l’èf č’ɛ̀kə də mi dədɔ̀ n’ɛ̀kuj l’ɛ̀f

I want them to pay me a lev or two, I’m waiting for them to give me a lev or two.

15 (a) [1:07] budnò mi dəd’ɛ̀š’e trì svìtkə slàmə zə mùl’etu i trì zə m’ène

Someone would give me three bunches of straw for the mule and three for me.

16 (a) [1:11] mu səm càl’ d’èn’ vɔ̀rhlə ədìn tvàr slàmə səm hòdilə [laughter]

I threshed for him all day long [but] I’d gone [for only] one load of straw. [laughter]

17 (a) [Какво стана с него?]

[What happened to the mule?]

18 (a) [1:16] mùl’etu mi zɔ̀hə t’èkezes’è i jɛ̀ hòdih nə trùduv d’èn’

They took my mule for the collective farm. And I went to work

19 (a) [1:20] n’ɛ̀kəv d’èn’ i rəzbul’àh sə ut sərc’è visòku krɤ̀vnu sərc’è skleròzə

one day, and I fell ill with heart disease: high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis.

20 (a) [1:27] e segà səm esèj puč’ìvəm əmə ni mògə nìštu də ràbut’əm

And now I’m like that. I’m resting [from the farm] but I can’t do any [of my own] work.

21 (a) [1:32] dəšter’ète mi ràbut’ət tìjə mə gl’ɔ̀dət pumàgət mi

My daughters work. They look after me, they help me.

22 (a) [1:38] zɔ̀t’uvete mi sə hùbəvi i tìjə dukàrvət mi dərvà c’ɛ̀pət mì gi

My sons-in-law are good, they bring me wood and split it for me,

23 (a) [1:44] gòtv’ət mi zə zimɔ̀tə kutròtu ə pò trùdnu

and prepare me for the winter [by doing the things] that are more difficult.

1 (a) [0:00] уж’ѐних сә нә трѝйес и п’ѐд гудѝни и п’е ə д да̀

2 (a) [0:05] трѝйс и п’ѐтә гу четвъ̀ртə гудѝнә сə уж’ѐних трѝйсет пѐтə гудѝнə

3 (a) [0:08] рудѝх пъ̀рвәтә дәштер’е̂̀ фто̀рәтә рудѝh ч ч’етрѝстə гудѝнә

4 (a) [0:14] дв’е̂̀ дәштерѝ ѝмәм ж’ѐн’ени сә и дв’е̂̀те ут с’ѐлу си во̀д’әт мумч’ѐтә

5 (a) [0:21] уста̀нәлә сәм дувѝцә нә трѝйси и п’ѐд гудѝни

6 (a) [0:27] и hо̀дилә сәм пу бәйѝрә купа̀лә ж’о̂̀нәлә во̂̀рhлә дәрва̀ ка̀рәлә

7 (a) [0:35] ч’у̀здим сәм hо̀дилә дә во̂̀рш’әм дә hми ка̀рәм дәрва̀ дә hми ка̀рәм с’е̂̀ну

8 (a) [0:39] дә hми ка̀рәм то̀рәт и с ч’у̀здә ра̀птә сәм мино̂̀лә ду сега̀