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1 (a) [0:00] I was born in the year eighteen ninety-eight

rudèn

bear sg m P.part P

1sg pres cop clt

thousand sg f

and

eight.hundred

ninety

and

eighth sg f adj

year sg f

2 (a) [0:04] [in the] village of Zabernovo, Malko Tŭrnovo region and I live in the village of Zabernovo.

village sg n

Zabernovo sg n place

of.Malko.Tŭrnovo sg n adj

малкотърновски

and

dat refl clt

live 1sg pres I

village sg n

Zabernovo sg n place

3 (a) [0:09] I had a brother, older than me. He was born

and

have 1sg impf I

brother sg m

big sg m adj

than

acc 1sg

bear sg m P.part P

3sg pres cop clt

4 (a) [0:12] in the year eighteen ninety-five, and after that I [was born]

thousand sg f

and

eight.hundred

ninety

and

fifth sg f adj

year sg f

after

this sg n med adj

1sg pres cop clt

nom 1sg

5 (a) [0:16] [in] the year nineteen (= eighteen) ninety-eight. After that I had a sister Todora,

thousand sg f

nine.hundred

ninety

and

eighth sg f adj

year sg f

after

this sg n med adj

have 1sg impf I

sister sg f

Todora sg f name

6 (a) [0:22] and she was born in – two years later. And after that

and

nom f 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

bear sg f P.part P

after

two f

year pl f

after

this sg n med adj

7 (a) [0:26] I had my younger – the youngest of our brothers, Goro.

have 1sg impf I

little sg m adj

most

little sg m def adj

dat 1pl clt

brother sg m

Goro sg m name

8 (VZh) [What do you use to make] a fence?]

[...]

9 (a) [0:29] Sticks, hornbeam sticks. We cut poles and pound them in, we split thick trees

from

stick pl m

hornbeam pl adj

stick pl m

cut 1pl pres I

pole pl m

pound.in 1pl pres I

split 1pl pres P

thick pl adj

tree pl n

10 (a) [0:34] and sharpen them. We make poles and pound them in, and after that

and

acc 3pl clt

sharpen 1pl pres I

make 1pl pres I

pole pl m

and

acc 3pl clt

hammer.in 1pl pres I

after

this sg n med adj

11 (a) [0:39] we [take] sticks and weave them all around. We build [the fences] with sticks.

stick pl m

weave 1pl pres I

acc 3pl clt

around adv

build 1pl pres I

acc 3pl clt

with

stick pl m

12 (VZh) [Are there enough trees in the forest for this?]

[...]

13 (a) [0:42] God has given! There are [trees] in the forest as far as the eye can see.

give sg m L.part P

Lord sg m

forest sg f

pres exist

rel

dat 2sg clt

eye pl n

look 3pl pres I

14 (a) [0:45] If we let you loose in this forest, you’ll get lost here! You won’t [find your way out]!

comp

acc refl clt

lose 2sg pres P

comp

release 1pl pres P

now adv

nom 2sg

fut

acc refl clt

lose 2sg pres P

here adv

neg exist

15 (VZh) [What do you do with the corn after you pick it?]

[...]

16 (a) [0:48] After we pick the corn we dry it, and the– and we winnow it and –

corn sg f def

when conj

gather 1pl pres P

dry 1pl pres P

acc f 3sg clt

[...]

and

acc f 3sg clt

winnow 1pl pres I

and

17 (a) [0:51] [then] we begin to pound it. In the old days on wooden litters,

excl

now adv

nom 1pl

begin 1pl pres P

[...]

and

acc f 3sg clt

pound 1pl impf I

one sg n adj

time sg n

wooden.litter pl f

18 (VZh) Right.

takà

thus adv

така

19 (a) [0:57] to – back in our time.

comp

[...]

[...]

during

our sg n adj

time sg n

20 (VZh) [How did you hammer it?]

[...]

21 (a) [0:58] With cudgels. Cudgels, cudgels. [For] such trees, yes.

cudgel pl f

cudgel pl f

cudgel pl f

but

such pl med adj

tree pl n

yes

22 (a) [1:03] Big cudgels, [so big] that they could hardly lift them.

big pl adj

cudgel pl f

which pl rel adj

[...]

hardly adv

acc 3pl clt

lift 3pl impf I

and

23 (VZh) [Did you gather things in the forest?]

[...]

24 (a) [1:06] Ah we do! How could we not gather [anything]? We gather hazelnuts in the summer

gather 1pl pres I

how interr

neg

gather 1pl pres I

gather 1pl pres I

hazelnut pl m

summer sg n adj

time sg n

25 (a) [1:09] and dry them for the winter.

dry 1pl pres I

acc 3pl clt

for

winter sg f def

26 (VZh) [How did you go to Vizitsa?]

[...]

27 (a) [1:11] [It’s best] if you go this way. That way is steep. So this [way] you go

from.here adv

acc refl clt

walk 3sg pres I

from.there adv

there adv

nom n 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

steep sg n adj

thus adv

disc

28 (a) [1:15] you go right, left – [the road is] smoothed out, beaten down by the people

to.the.right adv

to.the.left adv

go 2sg pres I

pres exist

wipe sg f P.part P

trample sg f P.part P

from

people pl def

29 (a) [1:18] who travel [from here] to Vizitsa.

rel

travel 3pl pres I

for

Vizitsa sg f place

30 (VZh) [Is it a narrow road?]

[...]

31 (a) [1:21] [It’s] narrow, narrow. A car can’t get through.

narrow sg f adj

narrow sg f adj

car sg f

neg

can 3sg pres

comp

pass 3sg pres P

32 (VZh) [How do you do the threshing?]

[...]

33 (a) [1:23] When we gather the sheaves up to thresh, we gather it in the evening

then adv

when conj

thresh 1pl pres P

sheaf pl m def

and

acc m 3sg clt

gather 1pl pres P

evening sg m

acc m 3sg clt

gather 1pl pres I

34 (a) [1:26] with rakes and push it together. We make it [all] into a pile.

with

rake n pl

acc m 3sg clt

push 1pl pres I

acc m 3sg clt

[...]

pile sg m

acc m 3sg clt

make 1pl pres I

35 (a) [1:29] We make it into a pile. The women sweep all around it,

make 1pl pres I

acc m 3sg clt

pile sg m

sweep 3pl pres I

acc m 3sg clt

woman pl f def

around adv

36 (a) [1:32] and the grain is all piled up,and we wait for the wind to blow.

grain sg n def

acc refl clt

pile.up 3sg pres I

[...]

and

wait 1pl pres I

wind sg m

now adv

comp

blow 3sg pres P

comp

37 (a) [1:36] [Then] we throw it up with these things we call “nihnitiri” (large pitchforks),

throw 1pl pres I

with

large.pitchfork pl m

dat 3pl clt

say 1pl impf I

one pl adj

such pl med adj

38 (a) [1:40] with four or five prongs. We rake it and throw it into the air.

with

four

five

tooth ct m

scoop 1pl pres I

and

throw 1pl pres P

air sg m def

39 (a) [1:43] The wind takes the straw, and the grain falls here on the other side

straw sg f def

acc f 3sg clt

take 3sg pres I

wind sg m def

grain sg n def

fall 3sg pres I

here adv

other sg f def adj

side sg f

40 (a) [1:46] The women sweep it up with a broom – they sweep it up and we pile it like this in –

and

sweep 3sg pres I

woman pl f def

with

broom sg f def

sweep 3sg pres I

and

acc n 3sg clt

push 1pl pres I

thus med adv

41 (a) [1:51] we “dermonize” it, [run it] through a “dermon” (big sieve)!

dərmunìme

sift.coarsely 1pl pres I

acc n 3sg clt

later adv

through

large.sieve sg m

42 (VZh) [And after that you winnow it?]

[...]

43 (a) [1:54] It’s been winnowed already! The grain is winnowed.

nom n 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

winnow sg n P.part P

this sg n med adj

already adv

this sg n med adj

3sg pres cop clt

winnow sg n P.part P

grain sg n def

44 (VZh) [Ah, so you’ve winnowed it already?]

[...]

45 (a) [1:57] Yes, before that it’s – we winnow it.

yes

before

this sg n med adj

acc refl clt

and

acc n 3sg clt

то

v’ɛ̀eme

winnow 1pl pres I

вея

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Zabernovo

1 (a) [0:00] I was born in the year eighteen ninety-eight

2 (a) [0:04] [in the] village of Zabernovo, Malko Tŭrnovo region and I live in the village of Zabernovo.

3 (a) [0:09] I had a brother, older than me. He was born

4 (a) [0:12] in the year eighteen ninety-five, and after that I [was born]

5 (a) [0:16] [in] the year nineteen (= eighteen) ninety-eight. After that I had a sister Todora,

6 (a) [0:22] and she was born in – two years later. And after that

7 (a) [0:26] I had my younger – the youngest of our brothers, Goro.

8 (VZh) [What do you use to make] a fence?]

9 (a) [0:29] Sticks, hornbeam sticks. We cut poles and pound them in, we split thick trees

10 (a) [0:34] and sharpen them. We make poles and pound them in, and after that

11 (a) [0:39] we [take] sticks and weave them all around. We build [the fences] with sticks.

12 (VZh) [Are there enough trees in the forest for this?]

13 (a) [0:42] God has given! There are [trees] in the forest as far as the eye can see.

14 (a) [0:45] If we let you loose in this forest, you’ll get lost here! You won’t [find your way out]!

15 (VZh) [What do you do with the corn after you pick it?]

16 (a) [0:48] After we pick the corn we dry it, and the– and we winnow it and –

17 (a) [0:51] [then] we begin to pound it. In the old days on wooden litters,

18 (VZh) Right.

19 (a) [0:57] to – back in our time.

20 (VZh) [How did you hammer it?]

21 (a) [0:58] With cudgels. Cudgels, cudgels. [For] such trees, yes.

22 (a) [1:03] Big cudgels, [so big] that they could hardly lift them.

23 (VZh) [Did you gather things in the forest?]

24 (a) [1:06] Ah we do! How could we not gather [anything]? We gather hazelnuts in the summer

25 (a) [1:09] and dry them for the winter.

26 (VZh) [How did you go to Vizitsa?]

27 (a) [1:11] [It’s best] if you go this way. That way is steep. So this [way] you go

28 (a) [1:15] you go right, left – [the road is] smoothed out, beaten down by the people

29 (a) [1:18] who travel [from here] to Vizitsa.

30 (VZh) [Is it a narrow road?]

31 (a) [1:21] [It’s] narrow, narrow. A car can’t get through.

32 (VZh) [How do you do the threshing?]

33 (a) [1:23] When we gather the sheaves up to thresh, we gather it in the evening

34 (a) [1:26] with rakes and push it together. We make it [all] into a pile.

35 (a) [1:29] We make it into a pile. The women sweep all around it,

36 (a) [1:32] and the grain is all piled up,and we wait for the wind to blow.

37 (a) [1:36] [Then] we throw it up with these things we call “nihnitiri” (large pitchforks),

38 (a) [1:40] with four or five prongs. We rake it and throw it into the air.

39 (a) [1:43] The wind takes the straw, and the grain falls here on the other side

40 (a) [1:46] The women sweep it up with a broom – they sweep it up and we pile it like this in –

41 (a) [1:51] we “dermonize” it, [run it] through a “dermon” (big sieve)!

42 (VZh) [And after that you winnow it?]

43 (a) [1:54] It’s been winnowed already! The grain is winnowed.

44 (VZh) [Ah, so you’ve winnowed it already?]

45 (a) [1:57] Yes, before that it’s – we winnow it.

1 (a) [0:00] rudèn səm xil’àdə i òsemstòtin dividisè i òsmə gudìnə

I was born in the year eighteen ninety-eight

2 (a) [0:04] s’èlu zàbernuvu màlkutɤ̀rnufsku i si ž’uvèjə fəf s’èlu zàbernuvu

[in the] village of Zabernovo, Malko Tŭrnovo region and I live in the village of Zabernovo.

3 (a) [0:09] a ìməh βràt pò gul’àm ud mène rudèn e

I had a brother, older than me. He was born

4 (a) [0:12] hil’àdə i òsemstòtin devedesè i p’ètə gudìnə slet tvà səm às

in the year eighteen ninety-five, and after that I [was born]

5 (a) [0:16] hil’àdə dèvetstòtin devedesè i òsmə gudìnə slet tvà ìməh sestrà tudòrə

[in] the year nineteen (= eighteen) ninety-eight. After that I had a sister Todora,

6 (a) [0:22] i t’à e rudènə fəf sled dv’à gudìni slet tvà

and she was born in – two years later. And after that

7 (a) [0:26] ìməh pò màlək nàj màl’kijə ni bràt gòru

I had my younger – the youngest of our brothers, Goro.

8 (VZh) [От какво се прави оградата?]

[What do you use to make] a fence?]

9 (a) [0:29] ot prɤ̀tje gàbruvi prɤ̀k’:e seč’ème kòl’:e nəbìvəme cɛ̀pime debèli dərvètə

Sticks, hornbeam sticks. We cut poles and pound them in, we split thick trees

10 (a) [0:34] tə gi putš’yl’vəme pràime kòlištə i gi zəbìvəme slet tvà

and sharpen them. We make poles and pound them in, and after that

11 (a) [0:39] prɤ̀tje uplìtəme gi nəòkulu izgràždəme gi səs prɤ̀tje

we [take] sticks and weave them all around. We build [the fences] with sticks.

12 (VZh) [Има ли достатъчно дървета тука?]

[Are there enough trees in the forest for this?]

13 (a) [0:42] dàl gòspug f gurà ìmə dèt ti òči gl’èdət

God has given! There are [trees] in the forest as far as the eye can see.

14 (a) [0:45] də sə izgùbiš də pùsnem segà tì š’e se izgùbiš tùkə n’èmə

If we let you loose in this forest, you’ll get lost here! You won’t [find your way out]!

15 (VZh) [Какво правите с влашката като я приберете?]