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?]
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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 |