memory

Bosnek 1

85 (a) kato kàzax žìvata vodà ta kosàta mi pojdè nagòre

When I said “living water” my hair stood up on end.

Breste 1

82 (GK) às si spòmn’am če bàba mi ednò korìto vlàčeše po ùlicite

I remember my granny dragging a washtub down the street.

Čokmanovo 1

21 (a) spumìnəmè si mìnəlìte ràbuti kəkvì sə bìli nə tr'èpeznìk' jɛ̀den'e tùr'əhə

We remember what things of the past were like. They piled food on the festive table,

Golica 3

154 (a) tì si zapòwnila

You’ve remembered [it all].

156 (c) zapòwnix jà

[Indeed] I did remember.

Kovačevo 1

126 (b) zèr ne pòmnetè ta pòmnime sìčku

You really don’t remember all that? We remember everything [don’t we?]

127 (c) pòmnim èee tvà gu pòmn’əm jà

We remember. Ah, I myself [certainly] remember that!

128 (a) i jàs pòmn’əm žəl’tìci i utùk i utùk i uzàt

I remember too! Gold coins here, and here, and in back.

Kralevo 3

8 (a) zə kò sèlutu ìmə i ìmat kràl’evu jà tvà si pòmn’ə

why the village has the name Kralevo. I remember this

9 (a) ud d’àdə m t’è sigɛ̀ kàžuva

from my grandfather. There’s this, they say,

26 (a) ə i sigɛ̀ tvà znàm ut d’àttu mi ud d’àdu s

the rebel leader.” I know this from my grandfather, my grandfather:

65 (a) i sə səberàl s ednɤ̀ č’ètə i tvà zə tvà

and he got together with a band, and that’s why

66 (a) nə tvà ìme se imenòvə

they gave this name [to the village].

67 (b) i stànuvə si kràl’eu

And it became Kralevo

68 (a) kràl’u vujvòdə kràl’u kràl’u

after Kralyo the rebel leader, Kralyo,

71 (a) tvà znàm jà mòjə d’àdu

That I know (for sure) [from] my grandfather.

Kruševo 1

85 (a) dàž’e pò pòvni i ud m’ène

She even remembers more than I do.

Skrŭt 1

220 (b) i às tovà səm zapomnìla

And [how] I remembered it.

Sveta Petka 2

22 (MM) znàči pòmnite kogà e došɤ̀l tòko

So you remember when electricity came.

24 (c) mhm

Uh huh

25 (MM) kojà godìna gòre.dòlu

What year was that, approximately?

26 (a) [laughter] ne znàme gudìnite

[laughter] We don’t know from years.

27 (c) tamàn sme zәpumnìli kujà gudìnә

How should we have remembered which year?!

28 (a) nìe ne pòmnime

We don’t remember.

29 (MM) è de

Oh, come on!

30 (a) nè ˀnèˀ

No, no.

31 (MM) kàk da ne pòmnite be

How can it be that you don’t remember?

32 (a) è

Eh!

Tŭrnjane 1

15 (a) i às pòmnim kogà e bilò tṛ̀n’eto

Even I remember when there were thorns [here].

29 (a) ama tavà go ne znàm

But I don’t know that [from personal experience].

Vasiljovo 1

62 (a) pàk unuvà vèk’ ne pòmna kàg gu narìčaa pùsto

from that one, but I don’t remember anymore how they interpreted that one. Damn it.

63 (a) zabràila sam kàg gu narìčaa zabràvila sam go ne pòmna

I’ve forgotten how they used to interpret that one. I’ve forgotten it, I don’t remember.

64 (a) ne mòa ti gu kàža unuvà kàg gu narìčaa

I’m not able to tell you how they interpreted that one.

Vŭglarovo 2

26 (a) vìj ni pòmnit’e li

You don’t remember …

28 (a) tvà n’èštu

… this [sort of] thing?

29 (GK) nè às səvsèm mɤ̀tnu s təkà smɤ̀tno si spòmn’əm

No, I – very vaguely. I just vaguely remember that.

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