bargaining for bride

183 (a) jɛ̀ dàvət bubàək mu vìkət ə dv’è ìl’ədi l’èvə pəzərùvət

Yes. They pay [what] they call a wedding tax. It’s about 2,000 levs, [that] they bargain

184 (a) tàm pəzərùvət [laughter] znàm či inò vr’èmi gà zə m’èni

[for] there, they haggle [over it]. [laughter] I know that back then when [they bargained] for me –

185 (a) ə čìču ìmə idìn čiču i t’èə ìmət svòj čuv’èk d’è

I have an uncle and my uncle [took my side], and they have their man, you know?

186 (a) tìj že pəzərùvət tìj ìkət à nàštə svìrkə je ùbəvə

And they’ll do the bargaining. They say, “Well, our ‘flute’ is very nice.

187 (a) nìj ìskəmi ə tòlkus pərì əkù dəd’èti ža a dəd’èm

We want so much money for it. If you pay, then we’ll give it to you.

188 (a) ku n’è [laughter] n’àmə mi təkà b’èši inò vr’èmi

And if not, [laughter] then we won’t.” And that’s how it was back then.

192 (a) ə màjkətə i bəštàtə mɤl’čɤ̀t i unìjə sv’èkərə i svikɤ̀rvə

The mother and father stay quiet, and those others, the father-in-law and mother-in-law,

193 (a) unìjə i t’è mɤl’čɤ̀t tìe že pəzər’ɤ̀t

those ones stay quiet too, while they (= the matchmakers) bargain.

195 (a) kətu rikɤ̀t à stìgət tìjə pərì tìe vìkət

And then they say, “OK, that’s enough,” they say.

196 (a) a tòlku̥s pərì žə dəd’èm e tòlku̥s pərì žə dəd’èm òšti dəd’èm

“We’ll pay this much. We’ll pay this much – this much more.”

197 (a) kutu dubìtək d’è dubì’təkə kək pəzərùvaa

It’s like for cattle, you know? Just like they would bargain for cattle,

199 (a) i nàs tɤ̀j pəzərùvaa [laughter]

that’s how they bargained over us!

103 (b) a prodàva na kumò kumò k’i plàti òn k’i a zème

sells it to the godfather. The godfather will pay, he’ll take it –

104 (GK) prodàva mu ja

He sells it to him?

105 (b) prodàva a kòlku ìska nə à dàam tòlku tèram

He sells it, [for] as much as he wants. “I’m not giving it, I’m asking so much –

106 (b) dàj lè znàjš kàk sà kak e i sà a takà

Pay up!” You know how it is now, don’t you? It’s like that now too.

107 (b) kumò k’e dàva k’e naddàva k’i zakàrat mumàta uttàm

The godfather will pay, he’ll add on more. They’ll take the girl from there,

108 (b) kət k’i i zaubùvat ubùfkite ɤ̀ gol’àmi sa tìa ubùfki

and when they put her shoes on – ah, those are big shoes!

109 (b) tùrej tùri pàri tùka ta stàne gul’àmu tùri pà tùri

"Throw! Throw the money here! Let’s have a lot! Throw, throw again!”

110 (b) k’i i napɤ̀l’nat ubùfkite pàri kumò togà a ubùat

And when her shoes are filled with money, then the godfather puts her shoes on for her.

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