dialect word discussion

Mogilica 1

24 (VZh) nèjə kàk ja kàzvaš kato ja slòžiš na hùrkə

And what do you call that [stuff] you put on the distaff?

25 (VZh) kədèl'ə ne è li kədèl kədèl'ka

“Kŭdelya”? Isn’t it “kŭdel”, “kŭdelka” [or something like that]?

26 (a) če nè əm fùrkə jə kàzvəš vɔ̀lnə

Well, no. You call it the distaff. [For] wool –

Mogilica 2

8 (VZh) a bànicata po avèlski kàk jə kàzvahte

Well, “banitsa” – how did you call it in the old-time language?

9 (a) evèlckine klìn

The old-time [ones]: “klin”.

Mogilica 3

17 (a) dɛ̀tu imɛ̀hme tərlì də ràdə žìtu tò sə zəràste

Where we once had “torli” (fields) that would bear grain – it all got overgrown.

18 (VZh) vìe tərlì gi kàzvəxte

You used to call them “torli” …

19 (a) hà tərlì

Hah, [yes]. Fields.

20 (VZh) ednò vrème

… in the old days.

51 (VZh) ednò vrème kàk gi zov'àxte kartòfite

How did you call potatoes in the old days?

52 (a) kumpìr

“Kumpir” [sharp whistle in background]

53 (VZh) kompìr

“Kompir”

55 (VZh) əhɤ̀ a na domàtite kak vìkaxte

Aha. And how did you call tomatoes?

56 (a) č'e pàk pətləž'ɛ̀ni

Well, “patlizhaeni” (eggplant).

57 (VZh) pətləžèni

“Patlizhaeni”.

Mogilica 6

36 (GK) əxə̀ udèlnu si m'àstu zə xlèbən i kədè e tò

Uh huh, a separate place for the bread. And where is that?

38 (GK) kàk sə vìkə kàk sə vìkaše

What's it called? What did it used to be called?

39 (d) kəlèt

A pantry.

40 (GK) aha f klètən go pàzexte xl'àbən

Aha! You kept the bread in the pantry.

41 (d) hmm f kletɔ̀n

In the pantry.

57 (d) tùkə məšìni ne nemɛ̀še tò pɔ̀t nemɛ̀še nè mašìni də ìmə

There weren't any machines here. There wasn't a road, not to speak of machines.

58 (GK) kakvò nemèše

What wasn't there?

59 (d) pɔ̀tištə

Roads.

Nasalevci 1

191 (a) pa u sèloto bèše žènskata nosìja litàk se kàže

Women’s old-time dress in the village was called “litak” (sleeveless tunic).

192 (BR) litàk

“Litak”.

194 (a) smès se kazùješe

It was called “smes” (mixture).

242 (a) i pòsle sɤs ə šìk se slòži

And then there’s – you put “shik” (galloon) on it.

243 (GK) šìkɤt kakvò e

What’s “shik”?

244 (a) pa šìkɤt ə kò da ti kàžem ə takòvo kvò lɤ̀skavo

“Shik” is like – how can I tell you? It’s sort of shiny.

246 (a) i bisèrɤt je lɤ̀skav i

Like a pearl is shiny, and –

Nasalevci 2

66 (a) bràdva li se òka sek’ìra li nìe sek’ìra

or a “bradva” (ax), as they say. We call it “sekira”,

67 (a) pa kòj

but as to who …

68 (GK) sekìra

“Sekira”.

69 (a) òka bràdva ne znàm

… calls it “bradva”, I don’t know.

70 (BR) sekìra

“Sekira”.

97 (GK) kàk im kazùju na na tìja na na

How do they call these people, these –

98 (a) koledarì

“Koledari” (carolers).

99 (GK) koledarì

Koledari.

106 (a) na kolàčɤ tùramo takà rečèmo pa tṛlù

On the bun, we put – I guess you call it – “tŭrlu” (sheep-pen [object form]).

107 (BR) turlù

“Tŭrlu”?

108 (a) tṛlà

“Tŭrla” (sheep-pen [subject form]).

139 (a) i ùznu kandìlo kandìlo znàeš li ga kandìlo

And they take a “kandilo” (candle-dish). Kandilo – do you know what a kandilo is?

140 (GK) nè

No.

141 (a) e kvò ednò zeml’àno

No? Well it’s this – an earthenware thing.

142 (c) è pòpɤ pòpɤ

Like the priest [has], the priest.

143 (a) pòpɤt ne sì li vidèl pòp sɤs kvò onòde

Haven’t you seen the priest when he does his thing with it?

144 (BR) kandìlo kàk

[I don’t get] what a kandilo is.

145 (a) pa ne užmìkuj takà e kandìlnica

Well, don’t get in a bother. It’s a “kandilnitsa”.

Oborište 1

170 (d) butàlka

Butter churn.

171 (e) butàlka

Butter churn.

172 (MM) butàlka li se kàzva

Churn, is that what it’s called?

173 (a) butàlka ama butàlkata na rɤ̀ka pa onovà bèše

A churn, yes. But a churn is for hand-made [butter]. This one was –

174 (a) pa na geràn bìexme go na bačìite kato e mnògo mlekòto

we would beat in a big churn in the dairy farm when there was a lot of milk.

Pavelsko 2

1 (a) č’ʌ̀stu ml’àku

“Chŭsto (thick)” milk (= yogurt).

8 (VZh) [И на това мляко викате често?]

[And that’s the kind of milk you call “chŭsto (thick)”?]

9 (a) č’ʌ̀stu dе č’ʌ̀stu à gu r’èkəh gʌ̀stu [laughter]

"Chǔsto”, yes chŭsto. Ah, I said “gŭsto” [by mistake]! [laughter]

43 (VZh) [И как му викате на това нещо?]

[So how do you call that plant?]

44 (a) i l’ʌ̀štə

Lentils.

Pavelsko 3

9 (a) və təkà seà vəz velìdencku̥ guv’àne mu vìkəme velìki pun’ed’èlnik

So – now, during the Easter fast, we call it Holy Monday –

10 (a) velìki ftòrnik velìkə sr sr’àdə velìkijə četvʌ̀rtək rəsp’enì.p’ʌ̀tək

Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday,

11 (a) i velìkə sɤ̀ làzəruskə sɤ̀ velìkə sɤ̀butə

and Black – Lazarus Saturday – Black Saturday.

Pavelsko 4

14 (a) də lit’ì

to precipitate (“leti”)

15 (b) də vəlì xɤ̀

– to precipitate (“vali”), yes.

16 (b) n’àmə də vìkəš vəlì

Don’t say “vali” [for [precipitation]!

17 (b) i pòčnə [laughter] pòčnə də l’et’ì i às ə krə

and it began [laughter] – it began to precipitate (“leti”), and I –

18 (a) dɤ̀ž dɤ̀ž

Rain, rain [was falling]

Petrov Dol 3

71 (GK) rɤkòj kakvò e

What’s a “rŭkoj”?

72 (a) ə kuè

What?

73 (GK) rɤkòj kakvò e tovà rɤkòj

“Rŭkoy.” What is this thing [you call] “rŭkoy”?

74 (a) rɤkòj e səmòtu ə

A “rŭkoy” is the very –

75 (b) ž’ỳtutu

The wheat …

76 (a) ž’ìtutu d’ètu ž’èn’im

The wheat as we reap it …

77 (b) ž’ènət

… they reap.

78 (a) d’èt d’ètu ž’èn’im

… as we reap it.

79 (GK) kòlko tr’àbva da bɤ̀de

How large does it need to be?

80 (a) xranàta xranàta ə nəpr’ìm’er’ ž’ì po ž’ìtu kà kàk də t’i kàž’ә̟

Food, food! For instances, it’s wheat, it’s – how can I tell you?

81 (a) tò e è tòlkus kət i ž’èn’iš ž’èn’iš slàgəm’i tɤ̀j n’àkolko pɤ̀t’a

It’s the amount that you reap and we put down several times

82 (a) nə inò m’àstu rəkòe sə kàzwə

in one place, those are called “rŭkoye” (handfuls).

83 (b) rɤkòe

Handfuls.

Repljana 1

105 (a) orlòvi nòkti è tekvòj travà

“Eagle’s talons” – that’s some kind of herb.

106 (VZh) holly

[The English name for it is] "holly".

Salaš

16 (b) ne tàm pò ne vrève (laughter)

No, that’s not [how they say] “speak” over there.

17 (a) e onò u sèko selò no u stàk’ofci jàle

That [speech] is in each village but in Stakevtsi it’s even –

18 (a) gdè e krečimìr i onì ìmamo hɤ (laughter)

[See] where Krechimir is, even they say “imamo”

20 (a) mì dùmamo vrèvimo oni dùmamo gḷčimò el oràtimo el

In the meaning “we talk”, we say “vrevimo”, they say “glčimo” or “oratimo” or –

21 (a) nàj razlìčno (laughter) tekà

all sorts of things.

33 (a) xà da rečèm jedèn’eto ama sedèla sɤm trì dɤ̀na u gràt

Ha, let’s say “jeden’e” (food). I’ve just been three days in the city…

138 (a) prài se ednò vɤžè pàk ə ot ə tovà od žìtoto

and you make a “vŭzhe”, a cord of the wheat itself [to tie the sheaf].

139 (VZh) kvò jùže jùže li mu vìkate

What [did you say]? Do you call it “yuzhe”?

140 (a) jùže à takà

“Juzhe”, yes, that’s right.

218 (a) òn mì ma mu dùmamo zirè i tegàj o ot tovà nalì

We call grain “zire”. And with that, you then

222 (a) sɤ̀ga nèma vodà da se napìeš nòg’e da si umìješ

Now there’s not [enough] water [even] to drink or wash your “noge” (feet).

223 (a) nòg’e nalì znàeš kvò e nòg’e

“Noge” – do you know what are “noge”?

224 (VZh) nòge tè tòj (laughter) kadè

“Noge”, that’s this –

236 (a) (laughter) pa posadì dèset strùka domàti petlidžàn

Or plant ten vines of tomatoes or “petlidzhan” (tomato).

238 (a) po nàšemu petlidžàn (laughter)

in our speech [we call it] “petlidzhan”.

253 (a) òdɤr onò inàč sɤ̀ga krevàt

plank-bed, otherwise now it’s a bed.

254 (VZh) krèvet əmhəm

A bed, yes.

255 (a) a tegàj se dumàlo òdɤr dàže e bilò i ə takòva

But then we said “plank-bed”. And then there was –

271 (VZh) takà li stàn li mu vìkaxte na tovà kɤdè se tkàe na n’èga

So did you call it a “stan”, the thing that you weave on?

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