sheep

Srebŭrna 2

30 (c) i ufcɤ̀tə pò xùbəu ml’àku ìmə às dù unòj gudìne ìməx ufcè d’v’è

Sheep give better milk, [you know]. In those years I had two sheep,

31 (c) i kuzɤ̀tə katu izduv’ə̟̀ kətu umès’ә̟ si e pò drugu kàzuvə

and a goat – when I milked [it] I’d mix [it with sheep’s milk]. It’s different, [they] say.

33 (c) əmə s’a kət n’àməmi pək ə səm duvòlnə i ut kòz’əšku̥tu

But now that we don’t have [sheep] – Still I’m happy with goat’s [milk],

Stakevci 4

94 (f) imàlo e òvce po dva.trìeset òvce e imàlo

There used to be sheep, each [one] had up to twenty or thirty sheep

Stalevo 3

4 (a) m’ehuvè e pràehə mlògu ut òfcet ud òfč’etu m’əhuvè pràehə

They made many [containers of] skins. From sheep, they made skins of sheepskin

31 (a) ku ìskaš ìzvəd’ n’àkəv drɤ̀n i ut kràvintu ml’àku i ud òfč’utu

Or if you want, take out a lump, [one each] of cow’s milk and of sheep’s milk

37 (GK) òvčeto ot kràve ot takòvato

Sheep’s [milk is better] than cow’s [milk].

38 (a) òfčutu e pò č’èstu pò màzno kràventu e pò t’ènku i

Sheep’s [milk] is thicker, with more fat. Cow’s milk is thinner,

39 (a) i pò màlko i gà izbʌ̀rkəš ut kràvə də izbʌ̀rkəž drùgu je

and [there’s] less of it. And when you churn, churning [milk] from a cow is one thing,

40 (a) ud òfču gà izbʌ̀rkəš drùgu je

and churning [milk] from a sheep is another.

44 (a) nàj gʌ̀stutu e òfč’utu̥ si ml’àku òfč’utu̥ si ml’àku

Sheep’s milk is the thickest. Sheep’s milk –

45 (a) tòj si e nàj hùbəvu

that’s the best [of all].

Stančov Han 1

61 (a) kòjtu ìmә ufc’è pàk pridɤ̀t pàk si pridɤ̀t dàvәd gu

Those who have sheep still spin. They still spin. [Sometimes] they give it out

Stančov Han 2

15 (b) ə dubr’è əmə svikɤ̀rvətə kàe ɤ t’à utìdi s ufc’èti

O.K. then. My mother-in-law says – she went out with the sheep –

Stikŭl 1

62 (a) i kràvɤ dvɛ̀ trì i ò̝fcɨ mò̝jə bəštà imɛ̀ us’emdesè bràvə ò̝fcɨ

and two or three cows, and sheep. My father had eighty head of sheep.

85 (a) i prəz zimɔ̀nə žə hrànim ufcènə žə hrànim dubìtək tò si ìməme

And in the winter we’ll feed the sheep, we’ll feed the livestock. We have

Stikŭl 2

126 (a) ufcène rəzlɔ̀čət sɛ̀k si gi pəsè

they separate [their] sheep [from the common herd], and each pastures his own.

Stikŭl 3

93 (a) aku sa nè zaklàlɤ tàm kurbànček i òfcɤ že z’ɔ̀me

if they haven’t made a small sacrifice there. It’ll take a sheep,

Šumnatica 3

170 (a) čeverm’à ut kənà də pràime kòjtu ìmə òfce prài čeverm’à

Spit roast? What would we do it with? Those who have sheep do it.

171 (VZh) na vrèmeto n’àmaxte li vìe

[And] in the old days didn’t you have [any]?

172 (b) a nè ne sme nè im’àli nìkogaš òfce

Oh no, we didn’t. We’ve never had sheep.

173 (b) i kòze nèame i òfce pu ednà kràvə i tvà e

We don’t have goats or sheep. Just one cow [per household] and that’s it.

209 (b) əm mòžeš də gu ustrìžeš džuràpe də si nəpràiš

You can shear [the sheep] and make socks,

214 (GK) ud òfcata vɤ̀lnata kət se zème kəkvò sə prài

About sheep [and] how you get the wool. What do you do?

216 (b) č’e zèmeš ə še ustrìžeš ufcàtə še gu izmìeš

You take the sheep and shear it, and you wash –

Sŭrnica 2

40 (a) pu jnò rùnu ud inà ufcà

One fleece at a time, from a single sheep.

49 (a) sl’ət tvà slàgəš’ pàg drùgu rùnu ud ufcɤ̀ f kəzànə

And after that you put another fleece from [another] sheep in the cauldron.

Sŭrnica 3

129 (MM) ili vɤ̀lcite da napàdat

Or so that wolves [won’t] attack …

131 (MM) ofcète

… the sheep.

150 (d) də ni vɤ̀lk vɤlk’ɤ̀ də ni fàštə ufc’ɛ̀t’e kətu pəsɤ̀t

so that wolves won’t catch the sheep while they are grazing.

Sveta Petka 1

149 (a) tò n’àma fnògu vɤ̀lnenu tavà imàa pu tri č’ètiri pèd bràvi

There’s not much wool [to be had]. Each has only three-four-five head of sheep.

152 (a) nɛ̀kuj ìmə tri č’ètiri p’ètᵊ nɛ̀kuj ìmə sèdem òsem

Some have three, four, or five [sheep], some have seven or eight.

156 (a) tò n’àma gulɛ̀mi

There aren’t large …

158 (a) bil’ùci

… herds [around here] …

160 (a) tə də e imàlu f gulɛ̀mi vɤ̀lni əmi tò zbìrə

… to have produced a lot of wools. So you have to collect it

Tihomir 3

25 (c) dabᵊìtaci imɛ̀šon kràvᵊi òfce kuzì

We had different sorts of livestock: cows, sheep, goats –

Trŭnčovica 2

25 (b) də urè̟ tukə ednò m’àstu si ìmme kədè segà sə ufčèrete

to plow. We had some land here, [in an areas] where now shepherds

26 (b) stupànskite ufcè̟ ìməme nɨ̀vɨ šè̟s dè̟kərə enɤ̀ nɨ̀və

tend sheep from the collective farm. We have fields – each one six decares –

Tŭrnjane 1

54 (a) sèki si ìma volòve kòla òfci

Each one has oxen, oxcarts, sheep –

Vladimirovo 3

110 (a) e tovà ɤ bobòvin’etu̥

Well, that’s “bobovinye” (pods and other remains)

112 (a) tovà za ofcìte

[We keep] that for the sheep.

Vŭrbina 1

12 (VZh) [Гледахте ли овце?]

[Did you keep sheep?]

13 (a) ufcìn’e gi gl’ɤ̀dəme ufč’ɛ̀r’ fàt’əhme tə ni gi pəs’è

We keep sheep. We took on a shepherd [who] takes them out to pasture for us

14 (a) i dukàrvə gi f pòdnikən i lìst’enici̥ skəlàvəhme ut dəbìenu lìst’e

and brings them back to the cellar [where] we’ve piled up oak leaves

15 (a) nəkàstrenu nə lìsnici i hrànehme gi enèj i pəs’è n gi ufč’ɛ̀r’

[and other] leaf cuttings. We fed them that way, and the shepherd takes them to graze

16 (a) pu pu gòr’e lès uttùkə nəgòr’e sɛ̀kəd’e

up above Les, to all the places up in the hills around here.

17 (VZh) [А кога се доят овцете?]

[And when do you milk the sheep?]

18 (a) əgà ut jègnetənə udmàhneme tugà dujìme ufc’èn’e tə i ml’èku

We milk them after we separate them from the lambs, and [get] milk –

19 (a) i i pr’èsnu i màslu ìmə sìčku ə zbìrəli sme

fresh [milk and yogurt] and butter – there’s everything [you need]; and we gathered

20 (a) məslà [unintelligible] əmə pu mnògu òfc’e im’èhm’e

[sufficient] fat. We had quite a lot of sheep.

21 (a) ne b’è pu altmɯ̀š dəvàr šejsè̝ ufcì i

It wasn’t [like now]. Each [of us] had "altmŭš" (60) [that is] "šejset" (60) head of sheep.

22 (a) i bubàjkunu si mi be ufčɛ̀r’ si im’è i i kulìbə si im’èhme

My father was a shepherd and had – we had our own [summer pasture] hut.

23 (a) i tə i sme n’è ejtùvə gl’ɤ̀dəli tò ejtùvə ne mòž’e fəf s’è̝lusu

We didn’t keep [the sheep] here: you can’t do it here in the village.

24 (a) èj dəl’è̝č’e nə kul’ìbə ədìn səhàt’ pʌ̀t’

[You have to go] far off in the summer pasture hut, an hour’s [walk] away.

25 (a) i tàm gi gl’èdəhme f kulìbənə

That’s where we kept them, in the summer hut.

Vŭrbina 4

71 (VZh) [Как гледате овцете?]

[How do you look after sheep?]

72 (d) ufcìte ìəme ednɤ̀ dèjnos zəpludɛ̀əhne hi pòdziməšnu vrème i sletvà

We have one [main] activity with sheep: we breed them in autumn. Then

76 (d) prez l’ètutu sàmu duìne i ufcète i kàrəme i nə pàše

During the summer we only milk the sheep and take them to pasture;

77 (d) màndri pràine e təkà beše̥ stàrətə dèjnos

we process dairy products. And that’s what our activity was like in the old times.

102 (d) a səs mešòvoto dɤ̀rvo glèdəhne ufcète kàstrehne lìsti sklàəne gu zi

And we sustained sheep with oak trees also: we’d lay away the pruned leaves –

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