Momčilovci

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

marry 1sg aor P
acc refl clt
at
thirty
and
five year pl f
and
[...]
hes
[...]
yes

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.

bear 1sg aor P 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
at
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
to
now adv

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

to
this pl prox adj year pl f now adv 1sg pres cop clt
at
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 adj
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
to
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.

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,

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
more difficult sg n adj

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


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


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


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


         I was widowed at the age of thirty-five.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


         [What happened to the mule?]


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


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


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


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


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


         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

9 (a) [0:45]       ду с’е̂̀ә гудѝни сега̀ сәм нә седемдесѐ и ч’ѐтири гудѝни и

10 (a) [0:50]       и hо̀д’ә р’едо̀вну hо̀д’ә сәс әдно̀ му̀л’әнце му̀т’и̭ку им’е̂̀h

11 (a) [0:54]       сәс н’ѐгә сѝч’кәд’е у̀лум вәрш’е̂̀h сѝч’кәд’е hо̀д’әh

12 (a) [0:57]       сѝч’ки мә ру̀кәhә әмә зә гин’л’у̀к’ зә ж’иво̀т’

13 (a)       [Защо ходеше да работиш на чужди хора?]

14 (a) [1:01]       ѝштәм дә ми пләт’о̂̀т н’е̂̀куй л’ѐф ч’е̂̀кә дә ми дәдо̂̀ н’е̂̀куй л’е̂̀ф

15 (a) [1:07]       будно̀ ми дәд’е̂̀ш’е трѝ свѝткә сла̀мә зә му̀л’ету и трѝ зә м’ѐне

16 (a) [1:11]       му сәм ца̀л’ д’ѐн’ во̂̀рhлә әдѝн тва̀р сла̀мә сәм hо̀дилә [смях]

17 (a)       [Какво стана с него?]

18 (a) [1:16]       му̀л’ету ми зо̂̀hә т’ѐкезес’ѐ и йе̂̀ hо̀диh нә тру̀дув д’ѐн’

19 (a) [1:20]       н’е̂̀кәв д’ѐн’ и рәзбул’а̀h сә ут сәрц’ѐ висо̀ку кръ̀вну сәрц’ѐ склеро̀зә

20 (a) [1:27]       е сега̀ сәм есѐй пуч’ѝвәм әмә ни мо̀гә нѝшту дә ра̀бут’әм

21 (a) [1:32]       дәштер’ѐте ми ра̀бут’әт тѝйә мә гл’о̂̀дәт пума̀гәт ми

22 (a) [1:38]       зо̂̀т’увете ми сә hу̀бәви и тѝйә дука̀рвәт ми дәрва̀ ц’е̂̀пәт мѝ ги

23 (a) [1:44]       го̀тв’әт ми зә зимо̂̀тә кутро̀ту ә по̀ тру̀дну

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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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