Petrov Dol 1

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1 (a) [0:00] We too

and

n’ìje

nom 1pl

ние

2 (GK) Hm

hɤ

bkch

3 (a) [0:01] whenever we go to the “harvest” (stage performances about traditional life),

nom 1pl

when conj

go 1pl pres P

harvest sg f def

4 (a) [0:03] we win first prize – a hundred levs. We always win,

first sg n adj

place sg n

take 1pl pres I

one.hundred

lev ct m

always adv

dat 1pl clt

give 3pl pres I

5 (e) [0:06] That’s right.

tḁkà

thus adv

така

3sg pres cop clt

съм

6 (a) [0:06] [since the performances are about] a custom ...

običèj

custom sg m

обичай

7 (e) [0:07] Very nice!

very

nice sg n adj

8 (a) [0:08] ... and other villages don’t present a custom [in their performance]. But we do.

because conj

other pl def adj

village pl n

neg

give 3pl pres I

custom sg m

again adv

nom 1pl

give 1pl pres I

9 (e) [0:08] Yes.

dà

yes

да

10 (a) [0:11] And last year [we did] one [about] babies, about “throwing away” babies.

and

last sg f def adj

year sg f

one sg n adj

baby sg n

again adv

throw vbl. n P

baby sg n

11 (e) [0:16] Yes.

dà

yes

да

12 (a) [0:16] And they awarded us again – a hundred levs, right? How much was it?

give 3sg aor P

dat 1pl clt

again adv

what sg n interr

one. hundred

lev ct m

interr clt

how.much interr

3pl impf cop

again adv

13 (e) [0:19] Yes.

dà

yes

да

14 (a) [0:19] [That’s what] they award for [presenting] customs. There weren’t any others.

give 3pl pres I

for

custom pl m def

give 3pl pres I

because conj

pres neg exist

15 (a) [0:22] “Throwing out babies”. We do this when, for instance, there’s a woman

throw vbl.n P

baby sg n

for.example adv

throw 1pl pres P

say 3pl pres I

now adv

some sg f adj

woman sg f

16 (a) [0:28] whose children die. She has one, it lives a while and then dies,

how rel

die 3pl pres I

dat f 3sg clt

child pl n def

and

[...]

bear 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

live 3sg pres P

and

umìrə

die 3sg pres I

умирам

17 (a) [0:33] and then a second and third, the same. So when for instance,

second sg n adj

third sg n adj

already adv

this sg n adj

already adv

how conj

acc refl clt

be.born 3sg pres P

comp

[…]

example sg m

18 (a) [0:38] the second or third is born, we say “Let’s throw it out on the street,

second sg n adj

interr clt

third sg n adj

interr clt

and

call 1pl pres I

hort

comp

acc n 3sg clt

throw 1pl pres P

street sg f def

19 (a) [0:42] at the crossroads, and whoever finds it has fortune, and it’s with them

crossroad sg m def

who sg m rel

find 3sg pres P

find 3sg pres P

acc n 3sg

fortune sg m

already adv

acc n 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

20 (a) [0:47] that the child will live. We do this – we put the child at the crossroads, and

fut

live 3sg pres I

go 1pl pres I

do 1pl pres P

put 1pl pres I

crossroad sg m def

and

21 (a) [0:52] the mother hides. And now when someone comes along the street

mother sg f def

acc refl clt

hide 3sg pres I

and

now adv

already adv

someone sg m

who sg m rel

pass 3sg pres I

along

street sg f def

22 (a) [0:58] and they find the child, they take it and go home [with it].

when conj

acc n 3sg clt

find 3sg pres P

take 1sg pres P

acc n 3sg clt

this sg n adj

child sg n

take 3sg pres I

acc n 3sg clt

and

go 3pl pres I

at.home adv

23 (a) [1:02] And now – now, now, it’s time – we’ll christen it.

now adv

now adv

now adv

fut

acc n 3sg clt

[…]

fut

acc n 3sg clt

christen 1pl pres I

24 (a) [1:06] We’ll give this child three names. [One] will be from nature (“the forest”),

three

name pl n

put 1pl pres I

this sg n adj

child sg n def

hes

fut

forest sg f def

25 (a) [1:11] one from man-made life (“the iron”) and one from the godmother who found the child.

and

iron sg n def

and

godmother sg f def

who sg m rel

acc n 3sg clt

find sg f L.part P

already adv

26 (a) [1:16] Three names. And when we return, the one [who found it] says

three

name pl n

and

hes

when conj

acc refl clt

return 1pl pres P

there adv

call 3sg pres I

one sg f def adj

call 3sg pres I

27 (a) [1:24] “Today is Sunday. Let’s go. Go [now] and christen this child – the child –

today adv

Sunday sg f

hort

go sg imv P

go pl imv P

acc n 3sg clt

christen pl imv I

this sg n adj

child sg n

child sg n

28 (a) [1:29] they just called it “the child”. Go to the church and christen it, because it’s been

child sg n

dat n 3sg clt

say pl L.part I

this sg n adj

child sg n

go pl imv P

church sg f def

and

christen pl imv P

because conj

nom n 3sg

29 (a) [1:34] forty days and the child hasn’t heard its name yet. So they go to the church,

forty

day ct m

neg

dat refl clt

3sg pres aux clt

hear sg n L.part P

name sg n def

and

go 3pl pres I

church sg f def

30 (a) [1:38] christen it, and return. And now the godmother who found the baby –

acc n 3sg clt

christen 3pl pres P

return 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

and

now adv

godmother sg f def

rel

baby sg n

rel

acc n 3sg clt

find 3sg aor P

31 (a) [1:44] this woman is at the threshold, outside; while the “bride” (the real mother) is inside.

woman f def sg

stop 3sg pres I

acc refl clt

outside adv

bride sg f def

inside adv

and

threshold sg m def

32 (a) [1:49] And right at the doorstep, on the threshold, we place a large sieve, a “darmon”,

door sg f def

just adv

threshold sg m def

put 1pl pres I

one sg n adj

sieve sg n

[...]

sieve sg m

rel

sieve sg n

33 (a) [1:56] you know? And we roll the child around in it and she says – the woman who found it

interr

know 2sg pres I

and

roll 1pl pres I

nom f 3sg

call 3sg pres I

this sg f adj

hes

rel

acc n 3sg clt

find 3sg aor P

woman f def sg

34 (a) [2:01] says, “You gave me a little Jew and I now give you a little Christian.” We roll it

call 3sg pres I

nom 2sg

dat 1sg clt

give 2sg aor P

hes

Jew sg n

nom 1sg

dat 2sg clt

give 1sg pres I

Christian sg n

roll 1pl pres I

acc n 3sg clt

35 (a) [2:07] around in the sieve and the woman – the mother – takes it and then gives

sieve sg n def

and

woman f def sg

[...]

mother sg f def

acc n 3sg clt

take 3sg pres I

again adv

acc n 3sg clt

give 3sg pres I

36 (a) [2:11] it back to the godmother, and again: “You gave me a Jew, I give you a Christian”.

hes

godmother sg f def

again adv

nom 2sg

dat 1sg clt

give 2sg aor P

Jew sg n

nom 1sg

dat 2sg clt

give 1sg pres I

Christian sg n

37 (a) [2:16] Three times in all. And the third time, it’s “You gave it to me,”

three

time ct m

third sg m def adj

time sg m

and

[...]

nom 2sg

dat 1sg clt

give 2sg aor P

38 (a) [2:21] she says, “with no name; I give it to you with the name Tudorka.” For instance.

say 3sg aor P

without

name sg n

nom 1sg

dat 2sg clt

give 1sg pres I

with

name sg n

Tudorka sg f name

for.example adv

39 (CG) Uh huh.

ɤhɤ̀

bkch

аха

40 (a) [2:25] Some name like a woman has – Tudorka, or Penka, or Ivanka – something like that.

how rel

acc n 3sg clt

how rel

woman f def sg

name sg n def

dat f 3sg clt

Tudorka sg f name

interr clt

Penka sg f name

interr clt

Ivanka sg f name

interr clt

41 (a) [2:30] Say it’s Tudorka. So the mother takes it, and we all sit down in the hou–

Tudorka sg f name

and

nom f 3sg

mother sg f def

acc n 3sg clt

take 3sg pres I

already adv

and

sit 1pl pres I

[...]

42 (a) [2:35] We’ve already set the table. The godmother gifts the mother,

already adv

put 1pl pres I

table sg f def

godmother sg f def

acc f 3sg clt

gift 3sg pres I

hes

43 (a) [2:41] the mother gifts the godmother. She says, “Now I’ve found it,

mother sg f def

gift 3sg pres I

godmother sg f def

nom f 3sg

call 3sg pres I

adrs

nom 1sg

now adv

hes

acc n 3sg clt

то

nam’ɛ̀rix

find 1sg aor P

намеря

44 (a) [2:46] this child, but I don’t have anything. I’ll – well, fortunately,”

hes

hes

child sg n def

but

not.have 1sg pres I

nothing sg n

fut

dat n 3sg clt

with

in.nick.of.time adv

45 (a) [2:50] she says, “I have some money. I’ll give it some money and then next time

say 3sg pres I

have 1sg pres I

one sg f adj

coin sg f

fut

dat n 3sg clt

give 1sg pres P

one sg f adj

coin sg f

again adv

other sg m adj

time sg m

46 (a) [2:54] I’ll buy it some clothes to dress it.” And she dresses the child,

fut

acc n 3sg clt

buy 1sg pres P

clothes pl f

comp

acc n 3sg clt

dress 1sg pres P

nom f 3sg

and

child sg n def

comp

dress 3sg pres P

47 (a) [2:58] she buys it clothes. “I’ll give it money, and henceforth we’ll be

clothing pl f

dat n 3sg clt

buy 3sg pres I

money pl.t

fut

dat n 3sg clt

give 1sg pres P

and

now adv

already adv

fut

1pl pres cop clt

48 (a) [3:03] a family, I’ll be as a mother.” She’s now called a mother

one sg n adj

whole sg n adj

family sg m

family sg m

when conj

mother sg f

mean 3sg pres I

mother f sg

acc refl clt

say 3sg pres I

already adv

49 (a) [3:07] to this child that she found. So now – “I gift the guests,”

thus adv

child sg n def

rel

acc n 3sg clt

find 3sg pres I

and

there adv

hes

guest pl m

gift 1sg pres I

50 (a) [3:14] we start to eat. “Here’s to the child for its health,” she says,

begin 1pl pres I

comp

eat 1pl pres I

hort

now adv

for

child sg n def

for

health sg n

and

nom f 3sg

call 3sg pres I

51 (a) [3:18] “We’ll be off because I’ve already stayed a long time.” [cough]

hort

comp

dat refl clt

go 1pl pres I

rel

much adv

remain 1sg aor P

52 (e) [3:22] They don’t know [where] I [am – I need to be going].

neg

acc 1sg clt

know 3pl pres I

53 (a) [3:24] [cough] “We’ve sat here a lot, so goodbye now, you’re off and so are we.

much adv

sit 1sg aor I

hort

already adv

disc

goodbye

nom 2pl

fut

go 2pl pres I

nom 1pl

fut

go 1pl pres I

54 (a) [3:30] After all, it’s as if it’s our child now.

already

[...]

all adv

one sg n adj

and

same adv

our sg n adj

child sg n

already adv

55 (a) [3:34] She’s now my daughter,” says this woman. And that’s the “throwing of the baby”,

my sg f adj

daughter sg f

call 3sg pres I

this sg f adj

woman sg f

and

ost

thus adv

throw vbl.n P

baby sg n

56 (a) [3:39] the custom that we once again got a hundred levs for presenting –

and

this sg n adj

hes

for

custom sg m

take 1pl pres I

again adv

one.hundred

lev ct m

take 1pl pres I

57 (a) [3:43] that they award us a hundred levs for! [laughter]

one.hundred

lev ct m

dat 1pl clt

give 3pl pres I

58 (CG) O.K.

dobrè

good adv

добре

59 (GK) [cough]

[...]

60 (a) [3:46] Yes, [that’s] the custom.

disc

custom sg m def

61 (GK) But [the purpose of] that is that the child should stay alive, that – that

but

this sg n adj

for

comp

comp

child sg n def

alive sg n adj

interr clt

comp

comp

comp

62 (e) [3:49] Yes?

dà

yes

да

63 (GK) that her children shouldn’t die.

neg

dat f 3sg clt

die 3pl pres I

child pl n def

64 (e) [3:51] Yes.

dà

yes

да

65 (a) [cough]

[ ... ]

66 (b) [3:52] Yes.

dà

yes

да

67 (a) [3:53] What?

kujè

which sg n interr

кой

68 (GK) That her children shouldn’t die.

comp

neg

dat f 3sg clt

die 3pl pres I

child pl n def

69 (a) [3:55] Yes, that her children shouldn’t die. And [it’s] after the third one –

yes

comp

neg

die 3pl pres I

child pl n def

third sg n def adj

already adv

70 (a) [3:58] one, two three children die [in a row] – that they decide

one sg n adj

two n

three

already adv

all adv

dat f 3sg clt

die 3pl pres I

child pl n def

and

nom 3pl

already

decide 3pl pres I

71 (a) [4:02] to throw one out at the crossroads, and whoever finds it has fortune

comp

acc n 3sg clt

throw 3pl pres P

crossroad sg m def

who sg m rel

acc n 3sg clt

find 3sg pres P

acc m 3sg

fortune sg m

72 (a) [4:06] and will give gifts on its behalf, will gift [the mother] when they return

already adv

acc n 3sg

fut

acc n 3sg clt

gift 3pl pres P

[...]

gift 3pl pres I

disc

when conj

acc refl clt

return 3pl pres P

73 (a) [4:09] from the church. They’ll pull it through the shift: this woman – [the one]

from

hes

church sg f def

pass 3pl pres P

acc f 3sg clt

through

shirt sg f

this sg f adj

hes

woman sg f

74 (a) [4:14] who found it – brings a shift, and they pull it through the shift three times.

bring 3sg pres I

one sg f adj

shirt sg f

rel

acc n 3sg clt

find 3sg pres I

pass 3pl pres P

acc n 3sg clt

three

time ct m

75 (a) [4:17] That’s called “gifting”.

gift 3pl pres P

acc refl clt

say 3sg pres I

gift vbl.n I

76 (CG) Uh huh.

əmhə

bkch

77 (a) [4:19] Three times they pull it through, so it will be healthy and live

three

time pl m

acc n 3sg clt

pass 3pl pres I

comp

3sg pres cop clt

alive sg n adj

and

healthy sg n adj

already adv

78 (a) [4:23] so that it won’t fall ill. That’s why.

comp

neg

acc refl clt

get.sick 3sg pres I

and

thus adv

79 (e) [4:28] So if [the finder] is Georgi, how do they christen the child? Gana, right?

if conj

3sg pres cop clt

Georgi sg m name

how interr

acc n 3sg clt

christen 3pl pres I

Gana sg f name

thus adv

interr clt

80 (a) [4:33] Well, for a girl, if it’s a girl – they christen it Gergana.

disc

for

girl sg n

if conj

3sg pres cop clt

girl sg n

acc n 3sg clt

christen 3pl pres P

Gergana sg f name

81 (a) [4:36] since they christen it with three names.

and

how rel

acc n 3sg clt

nom n 3sg

three

pl n name

acc refl clt

christen 3pl pres I

82 (e) [4:38] Yes

dà

yes

да

83 (a) [4:38] The third name –

third sg n adj

name sg n

84 (GK) Uh huh.

əhə

bkch

аха

85 (d) [4:40] If the first [one to find it is] a man.

first sg n adj

man sg m def

86 (a) [4:40] Yes. Yes, when I “threw” the baby – the first time

yes

yes

again adv

nom 1sg

when conj

throw 1sg pres P

first sg m adj

time sg m

87 (a) [4:45] that we performed this custom, I was the one –

when conj

give 1pl pres I

thus adv

this sg m adj

custom sg m

nom 1sg

1sg impf cop

88 (d) [4:47] Yes, right – yes.

yes

adrs

yes

89 (a) [4:48] I’m going along with water jugs to the well. I go along and I see a child

nom 1sg

go 1sg pres I

with

hes

jug pl f def

for

water sg f

and

go 1sg pres I

see 1sg pres I

one sg n adj

child sg n

90 (a) [4:53] and I say, “What is this? A child? Who threw it here?

excl

call 1sg pres I

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

this sg n adj

child sg n

which sg m interr

3sg pres aux clt

throw sg m L.part P

here adv

adrs

91 (a) [4:56] My God, how is it that the dogs haven’t torn it apart?” It was a doll, but [acting as] a baby.

God voc sg m

dog pl n def

how interr

neg

3pl pres aux clt

acc n 3sg clt

tear pl L.part P

nom sg n

doll sg f

but

nom 3pl

baby sg n

92 (a) [5:00] “God almighty,” I said, “it’s a baby! Who threw it here? Who?”

excl

God voc sg m

call 1sg pres I

this sg n adj

baby sg n

[…]

which sg m interr

throw 3sg aor P

here adv

who sg m interr

93 (a) [5:05] And the mother jumps out – she’d been hiding.

and

mother sg f def

jump 3sg pres P

nom f 3sg

acc refl clt

hide 3sg pres I

94 (CG) [laughter]

[...]

95 (a) [5:08] “Well, fortune to you – take it, take it!” So I took it.

disc

hort

acc 2sg

fortune sg m

take sg imv P

acc n 3sg clt

take sg imv P

nom 1sg

acc n 3sg clt

take 1sg aor P

96 (a) [5:11] I took the baby, and now we’re going home. We go to [them]

take 1sg aor P

baby sg n def

disc

now adv

fut

go 1pl pres P

at.home adv

go 1pl pres P

[...]

97 (a) [5:16] – as if to them, this is on the stage you see – so I go to them

acc 3pl

as.if adv

go 1pl pres I

there adv

stage sg f def

disc

but

go 1pl pres I

acc 3pl

98 (a) [5:19] and I speak to them, and the older sister [in the performance] says,

and

say 1sg pres I

there adv

already adv

and

again adv

disc

sister.in.law sg f def

буля

vìkə

call 3sg pres I

викам

99 (a) [5:23] “Well good - today is Sunday, there’s a priest and the church is open

excl

disc

today adv

nice adv

Sunday sg f

pres exist

priest sg m

church sg f def

open sg f P.part P

100 (a) [5:28] You go ahead and christen this child. It’s been nearly forty days

hort

nom 2pl

go pl imv P

christen pl imv P

disc

this sg n adj

child sg n

forty

day ct m

near 3pl aor I

101 (a) [5:32] and it hasn’t heard its name yet.” So we go and christen it. Then we return and

again adv

neg

dat refl clt

3sg pres aux clt

hear sg n L.part P

name sg n def

hort

go 1pl pres I

christen 1pl pres I

return 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

again adv

102 (a) [5:36] and there’s gifting, rolling the child three times in the sieve –

and

there adv

already adv

gift vbl.n I

through

sieve sg n def

acc refl clt

roll 3sg pres I

there adv

three

time ct m

103 (a) [5:42] Well, that’s how we performed it. I did it, and Ivan’s Dobrina

disc

do pl L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

nom 1sg

dat refl clt

do 1sg impf I

and

Dubrina sg f name

ost

this sg f adj

Ivan's sg f def adj

104 (a) [5:49] and I don’t recall what other woman. This is the custom we performed – about the baby.

and

čàkəj

wait sg imv I

чакам

kujà

which sg f interr adj

woman sg f

this sg m adj

custom sg m

acc m 3sg clt

give 1pl pres I

baby sg n def

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Petrov Dol 1

1 (a) [0:00] We too

2 (GK) Hm

3 (a) [0:01] whenever we go to the “harvest” (stage performances about traditional life),

4 (a) [0:03] we win first prize – a hundred levs. We always win,

5 (e) [0:06] That’s right.

6 (a) [0:06] [since the performances are about] a custom ...

7 (e) [0:07] Very nice!

8 (a) [0:08] ... and other villages don’t present a custom [in their performance]. But we do.

9 (e) [0:08] Yes.

10 (a) [0:11] And last year [we did] one [about] babies, about “throwing away” babies.

11 (e) [0:16] Yes.

12 (a) [0:16] And they awarded us again – a hundred levs, right? How much was it?

13 (e) [0:19] Yes.

14 (a) [0:19] [That’s what] they award for [presenting] customs. There weren’t any others.

15 (a) [0:22] “Throwing out babies”. We do this when, for instance, there’s a woman

16 (a) [0:28] whose children die. She has one, it lives a while and then dies,

17 (a) [0:33] and then a second and third, the same. So when for instance,

18 (a) [0:38] the second or third is born, we say “Let’s throw it out on the street,

19 (a) [0:42] at the crossroads, and whoever finds it has fortune, and it’s with them

20 (a) [0:47] that the child will live. We do this – we put the child at the crossroads, and

21 (a) [0:52] the mother hides. And now when someone comes along the street

22 (a) [0:58] and they find the child, they take it and go home [with it].

23 (a) [1:02] And now – now, now, it’s time – we’ll christen it.

24 (a) [1:06] We’ll give this child three names. [One] will be from nature (“the forest”),

25 (a) [1:11] one from man-made life (“the iron”) and one from the godmother who found the child.

26 (a) [1:16] Three names. And when we return, the one [who found it] says

27 (a) [1:24] “Today is Sunday. Let’s go. Go [now] and christen this child – the child –

28 (a) [1:29] they just called it “the child”. Go to the church and christen it, because it’s been

29 (a) [1:34] forty days and the child hasn’t heard its name yet. So they go to the church,

30 (a) [1:38] christen it, and return. And now the godmother who found the baby –

31 (a) [1:44] this woman is at the threshold, outside; while the “bride” (the real mother) is inside.

32 (a) [1:49] And right at the doorstep, on the threshold, we place a large sieve, a “darmon”,

33 (a) [1:56] you know? And we roll the child around in it and she says – the woman who found it

34 (a) [2:01] says, “You gave me a little Jew and I now give you a little Christian.” We roll it

35 (a) [2:07] around in the sieve and the woman – the mother – takes it and then gives

36 (a) [2:11] it back to the godmother, and again: “You gave me a Jew, I give you a Christian”.

37 (a) [2:16] Three times in all. And the third time, it’s “You gave it to me,”

38 (a) [2:21] she says, “with no name; I give it to you with the name Tudorka.” For instance.

39 (CG) Uh huh.

40 (a) [2:25] Some name like a woman has – Tudorka, or Penka, or Ivanka – something like that.

41 (a) [2:30] Say it’s Tudorka. So the mother takes it, and we all sit down in the hou–

42 (a) [2:35] We’ve already set the table. The godmother gifts the mother,

43 (a) [2:41] the mother gifts the godmother. She says, “Now I’ve found it,

44 (a) [2:46] this child, but I don’t have anything. I’ll – well, fortunately,”

45 (a) [2:50] she says, “I have some money. I’ll give it some money and then next time

46 (a) [2:54] I’ll buy it some clothes to dress it.” And she dresses the child,

47 (a) [2:58] she buys it clothes. “I’ll give it money, and henceforth we’ll be

48 (a) [3:03] a family, I’ll be as a mother.” She’s now called a mother

49 (a) [3:07] to this child that she found. So now – “I gift the guests,”

50 (a) [3:14] we start to eat. “Here’s to the child for its health,” she says,

51 (a) [3:18] “We’ll be off because I’ve already stayed a long time.” [cough]

52 (e) [3:22] They don’t know [where] I [am – I need to be going].

53 (a) [3:24] [cough] “We’ve sat here a lot, so goodbye now, you’re off and so are we.

54 (a) [3:30] After all, it’s as if it’s our child now.

55 (a) [3:34] She’s now my daughter,” says this woman. And that’s the “throwing of the baby”,

56 (a) [3:39] the custom that we once again got a hundred levs for presenting –

57 (a) [3:43] that they award us a hundred levs for! [laughter]

58 (CG) O.K.

59 (GK) [cough]

60 (a) [3:46] Yes, [that’s] the custom.

61 (GK) But [the purpose of] that is that the child should stay alive, that – that

62 (e) [3:49] Yes?

63 (GK) that her children shouldn’t die.

64 (e) [3:51] Yes.

65 (a) [cough]

66 (b) [3:52] Yes.

67 (a) [3:53] What?

68 (GK) That her children shouldn’t die.

69 (a) [3:55] Yes, that her children shouldn’t die. And [it’s] after the third one –