depopulation

21 (a) i pòvičito s'èlutu sə ispràzni sìčkutu utìdi kəm grədɤ̀

but most of the village is empty. Everyone has gone to the city.

51 (a) svìni da i ìməš'e živòtni mnògu ubàč'e sl'et tvàskə

Pigs, yes. And there were a lot of animals. However after that

52 (a) i xòrətə ispàdnəxə lìpsəhə izmr'àhə d'ètu ìmə ednɤ̀ dùmə

people fell into poverty, they disappeared, they died out, as they say,

53 (a) pək i živòtnite i tìə si

and the animals, they too –

36 (d) tò dečurlìgata se prɤsnàle̝ segà

But all the kids are now scattered to the winds.

7 (d) sigà nè məmùli s’ɛ̀ja nè lòze kupàja səmìčək nìčtu nèmə

Now I neither plant corn, nor dig the vineyard. I’m alone. There’s nothing.

8 (d) prɛ̀snə sə sìčku nèmə nìkuj tùkə

Everything’s scattered [to the winds]. There’s nobody here.

68 (a) i ut tùkənə sè̝l’enet d’è e t’èkezes’è

and from among the villagers who were living where the cooperative farm is,

69 (a) kòjtu b’àə pò čurbədžì izdɨ̀gəə sə pu grədištàtə pək

those who were richer moved up to the cities, while

1 (c) mlàdijə nəròt izb’àgə v grɤdɤ̀ sìčkijə ustài səd’è stàrciti tùkə

The youth run off to the city, all of them, and they’ve left only old people here

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