roosters

Bosnek 1

62 (a) znàmeto zèma i č ìda da kràdna petlìte po komšìite kòj ne zatvòri
They take the flag, and go steal roosters from neighbors who don’t lock them up.

63 (a) zèma: petlìte i gi kòl’a da si sì i zatvorìl
They take [their] roosters and slaughter them. You needed to have locked them up!

64 (a) nìkoj ne znàe dèka svàdbata se pràvi trèbe da se
Nobody – Everyone knows that a wedding is on, and that one must

65 (a) da se zatvàraa kokòškite i kato se pokàn’i kumò
lock up all the chickens. And when they go to invite the godfather –

Breste 3

92 (a) tò nèmaše nìkogi takòvana i časòvnici emì petlìte koto propèjat
Back then there weren’t any watches, so [it’s] when the roosters crow

93 (a) kotò propèjat petlìte i nìe znàem vèče če e kɤ̀sno
When the roosters crow we know it’s gotten late.

95 (GK) əmhəm po petl’àvoto ama tɤ̀j vèčer kato propèjat
By cockcrow. In the evening when they start up.

96 (a) vèčer koto tò rečè tò tìja pèat na lòšo vrème
It’s said that if they crow in the evening, [that means there’ll be] bad weather.

Skrŭt 3

64 (f) tàa vèčer k’e napràim bànica isprɤ̀žim petèl li k’e zakòl’at
That night we make banitsa, we fry up [meat] – people slaughter a rooster

Stikŭl 4

31 (a) ìməm dvɛ̀ kukòški i ədìn pətèl’ nə nègu si e nvà
I have two hens and one rooster. He’s got [all] that,

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Recommended Model for Citations

Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)
Babjak 1: 13-15. In: Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)

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