soiled cloth as proof of bride's "honor"

171 (GK) i kakvò kətu əkù slèt katu sə səberɤ̀t dvàmətə

And what – if, after the two have been together [and it's gone O.K.]

172 (GK) pòsle pokàzvat li tàm rìzə li kəkvò li

do they display something afterwards? [Her] shift or something like that?

173 (a) ò pukàzvət u inò təkòs sìtu u sìtu rìz:tȁ tàm

Oh, they display [it]! In this – sieve. The shift is there in the sieve –

174 (a) ucàpəntȁ rìzə [laughter] tàm

the [blood]stained shift [laughter] [is] there.

176 (a) təkòs kò də v'i prəkàzvəm nəpràu ìstinə sà nə mène

Like that. How can I tell you? It’s the actual truth, now for me anyway.

177 (GK) mə nè tò sə tè sə ìstinski ràbuti tìjə

No, no, this – these are real, true things!

178 (a) e tɤ̀j d'è ìstinski tùj ìstinsku kəd'è igràjət nə urò tò

Indeed it’s true. It’s true. When they dance the [wedding] horo,

179 (a) sìttu tàm nə sr'ədɤ̀tə sr'ət uròtȍ mrəsutìj

there’s the sieve in the center, in the middle of the dance – all “soiled”.

149 (b) štu ìma tovà k’e a dàrat kat iskàrat momàta vònka na

They’ll give her what they have when they bring the girl outside, to –

150 (b) edno vrème na kòn’i i kačùvaa k’i a kàčat na kòn’o

In the old days they put them on horses. They’ll put her on a horse, and

151 (b) pred nèa čèstinata i na

[display] her “honor” (= bloody sheet) in front of her, and on –

152 (b) f čèstinatḁ sa dəru̥vètu i darùvat si màjkata nèjnata ròda

on the “honor” are the gifts. Her mother gives gifts to her kin.

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