Bangejci 2

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The interviewing on this text was conducted by a team of student investigators, one Bulgarian and one American.

1 (JB) Earlier on in – in the old days, did you get together

before adv

disc

one sg n adj

time sg n

hes

gather 2pl impf I

interr clt

acc refl clt

2 (JB) with people from the other village?

with

people pl def

from

other sg n def adj

village sg n

3 (a) [0:09] From the other village?

from

other sg n def

village sg n

4 (JB) Yes, did you see them often?

dà

yes

да

[...]

hes

see 2pl impf I

interr clt

acc refl clt

with

acc 3pl

often adv

5 (a) [0:13] When we were bachelors and maidens, young people would come from other villages.

disc

young pl m adj

people pl

when conj

1pl impf cop

girl f pl

bachelor pl m

from

other pl adj

village pl n

come 3pl impf I

6 (JB) Is that right?

disc

thus adv

interr clt

7 (a) [0:19] Yes. They’d come from other villages to our village.

yes

from

other pl adj

village pl n

come 3pl impf I

our sg n def adj

village sg n

8 (a) [0:23] But the bachelors from our village would go to the other village

but

from

our sg n def adj

village sg n

disc

bachelor pl m

go 3pl pres I

and

around

other sg n adj

village sg n

9 (a) [0:28] where they’d taken a liking to some girl there.

where rel

dat 3pl clt

like 3sg pres I

girl sg n

some sg n adj

10 (JB) Yes.

yes

да

11 (a) [0:30] And they pile up together and go there.

jostle 3pl pres I

go 3pl pres I

and

there adv

12 (JB) The bachelors would go there and …

bachelor pl m def

go 3pl pres I

there adv

and

13 (a) [0:34] Yes.

dà

yes

да

14 (JB) … the girls would stay here.

girl pl f def

stay 3pl pres I

here adv

15 (a) [0:35] And the girls would stay [home] in the village.

and

girl pl f def

dat refl clt

stay 3pl pres I

village sg n def

16 (JB) Ah.

əh

disc

ах

17 (a) [0:38] And they go, while [others] come from other villages here to our village.

and

go 3pl pres I

how rel

come 3pl pres I

from

other pl adj

village pl n

here adv

our sg n def adj

village sg n

18 (a) [0:45] And so. That’s how it was. We had [what] was called work bees,

hes

and

thus adv

thus adv

become 3sg impf I

thing sg f def

acc refl clt

say 3sg pres I

make 1pl impf I

work.bee sg f

19 (JB) Hm.

bkch

20 (a) [0:54] some now call them spinning bees [laughter].

nom 3pl

some pl adj

dat n 3sg clt

call 3pl pres I

spinning.bee sg f

21 (TD) Well when you had these work bees, um, did you do spinning then?

disc

when conj

2pl pres aux clt

make pl m L.part I

work.bee pl f

hes

spin 2pl impf I

interr clt

there adv

22 (TD) And that’s why you called them spinning bees, right?

for.that adv

2pl pres aux clt

dat n 3sg clt

call pl L.part I

spinning.bee sg f

thus adv

interr clt

23 (a) [1:15] Well, either you’ll knit some socks, or whatever [you have] to knit,

disc

and

either

fut

knit 3sg pres I

some pl m adj

sock pl m

interr clt

what sg n rel

fut

knit 3sg pres I

24 (a) [1:21] and whoever has some spinning to do will spin, and whoever has

and

who sg m rel

dat refl clt

have 3sg pres I

comp

spin 3sg pres I

fut

spin 3sg pres I

who sg m rel

dat refl clt

have 3sg pres I

25 (a) [1:24] something to knit – each one brings whatever work she has to do.

comp

knit 3sg pres I

who sg m interr

what sg n rel

dat refl clt

have 3sg pres I

work sg f

carry 3sg pres I

dat refl clt

acc f 3sg clt

and

thus adv

26 (TD) And after you finish the spinning what do you call this thing

after adv

when conj

hes

spin 2pl pres P

this sg n adj

how interr

acc refl clt

say 3sg pres I

this sg n adj

27 (TD) that has the wool on it?

rel

hes

wool sg f def

3sg pres cop clt

acc n 3sg

28 (a) [1:36] A distaff. Distaff.

distaff sg f

distaff sg f

29 (TD) [1.39] And this thing here?

disc

and

this sg n adj

here adv

30 (a) [1:40] A spindle.

vrit'ènu

spindle sg n

вретено

31 (TD) And what do you put down underneath the spindle?

disc

disc

spindle sg n def

what sg n interr

acc refl clt

put 3sg pres I

below

32 (a) [1:45] No.

n'è

не

33 (TD) People didn’t put anything [down there]?

neg

acc refl clt

interr clt

put 3sg impf I

34 (a) [1:46] There are – there are some who put something to make it heavier. A little disk.

pres exist

pres exist

some pl adj

hes

put 3pl pres I

comp

comp

neg

3sg pres cop clt

light sg n adj

hes

small.disc sg n

35 (TD) Uh huh.

əmhəm

bkch

36 (a) [1:53] But I’ve never put anything [there]. I spin [the wool] just

disc

nom 1sg

neg

1sg pres aux clt

put sg f L.part I

nom 1sg

dat refl clt

acc n 3sg clt

spin 1sg pres I

thus adv

37 (a) [1:56] the way my mother taught me [laughter].

how rel

acc 1sg clt

3sg pres aux clt

teach sg f L.part I

mother sg f

dat 1sg clt

38 (TD) And later, after the yarn is all spun, what do you do with it?

disc

after adv

when conj

acc refl clt

spin 3sg pres P

yarn sg f def

what sg n interr

acc f 3sg clt

do 2pl pres I

39 (a) [2:04] Well then we wind it up on a yarn-crutch about the size

disc

and

yarn sg f def

acc f 3sg clt

wind 1pl pres I

one sg n adj

yarn.crutch sg f

ost

such sg n adj

40 (a) [2:08] of this cane-like thing with a fork – here below, with a fork,

ost

thus adv

cane sg n adj

with

fork sg f

here adv

from.below adv

with

fork sg f

41 (a) [2:12] and here [where] it’s flat, where you put the yarn,

here adv

pres exist

flat sg n adj

thus adv

rel

acc refl clt

put 3sg pres I

yarn sg f def

42 (a) [2:16] and then we аrrange them in skeins. After that we soak it in water

and

thus adv

acc f 3sg clt

make 1pl pres I

skein pl f

after adv

acc f 3sg clt

soak 1pl pres I

water sg f

43 (a) [2:25] so the yarn will stretch out. And when the yarn is stretched out, and dry,

comp

acc refl clt

stretch 3sg pres P

this sg f adj

yarn sg f

when conj

acc refl clt

stretch 3sg pres P

yarn sg f def

and

when conj

dry 3sg pres P

44 (a) [2:31] we take it from the yarn-crutch and put it out in the sun

take.off 1pl pres I

acc f 3sg clt

from

hes

yarn.crutch sg n def

and

acc f 3sg clt

throw 1pl pres I

sun sg n

45 (a) [2:37] to finish drying, because it can’t get dry on the yarn-crutch.

comp

dat refl clt

[...]

dry.out 3sg pres P

because conj

nom sg n

neg

can 3sg pres

comp

dry 3sg pres P

yarn.crutch sg n def

46 (TD) After that? When it dries?

disc

after adv

when conj

dry 3sg pres P

47 (a) [2:47] Well, when it dries, you’ll maybe knit a blouse,

disc

when conj

dry 3sg pres P

and

fut

dat refl clt

knit 2sg pres I

blouse sg f

interr clt

48 (a) [2:50] or you’ll knit socks, or you’ll knit whatever you want,

fut

dat refl clt

knit 2sg pres I

sock pl m

interr clt

fut

dat refl clt

knit 2sg pres I

what sg n rel

want 2sg pres I

49 (a) [2:54] [whatever] you can use. [For instance] you’ll knit your husband a sweater.

fut

dat refl clt

use 2sg pres P

for

husband sg m def

fut

knit 2sg pres P

sweater sg f

50 (JB) And how do you knit? What did you do?

and

how interr

acc refl clt

knit 3sg pres I

what sg n interr

do 2pl impf I

51 (a) [3:04] How do you knit?! Well, with needles, man!

disc

and

how interr

acc refl clt

knit 3sg pres I

with

needle pl f

adrs

52 (JB) What?

həm

disc

53 (a) [3:07] With needles – big thick needles [that are] both long and wide. And for socks,

with

needle pl f

thick pl adj

big pl adj

needle pl f

long pl f adj

and

wide sg n adj

disc

and

sock sg m def

54 (a) [3:11] with five needles, five little needles. The comrade will know this, she will.

with

five

needle pl f

five

small.needle pl f

nom f 3sg

fut

acc 3pl clt

know 3sg pres I

comrade sg f def

55 (a) [3:15] Needles for socks, don’t you know what that is?

needle pl f

for

sock sg m

neg

know 2sg pres I

interr clt

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

56 (TD) Unh-uh.

əə

57 (JB) No.

nè

не

58 (a) [3:22] [laughter]. Well, you knit [them] with needles.

and

thus adv

with

needle pl f

acc refl clt

knit 3sg pres I

59 (TD) Um, do you weave here?

disc

here adv

weave 2pl pres I

interr clt

60 (a) [3:30] What?

à

disc

61 (TD) Do you weave here?

weave 2pl pres I

interr clt

here adv

62 (a) [3:32] Well, we used to weave. We used to weave. But now it’s already gone.

disc

weave pl m L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

weave pl m L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

but

now adv

already adv

acc refl clt

extinguish 3sg aor P

63 (a) [3:37] The looms are [all] gone. There’s no loom, nothing. Nothing [for] us to weave.

loom pl m def

acc refl clt

extinguish 3pl aor P

and

pres neg exist

loom sg m

pres neg exist

nothing sg n

pres neg exist

what sg n interr

comp

weave 1pl pres I

64 (a) [3:44] Everything’s ready-made. You go to the store and buy yourself [everything].

sìčkutu

everything sg n def adj

ready sg n adj

go sg imv P

store sg m def

and

fut

dat refl clt

buy 2sg pres P

65 (TD) [laughter]

[...]

66 (a) [3:50] There’s nothing to weave, nothing to spin.

pres neg exist

what sg n interr

comp

weave 1pl pres I

pres neg exist

what sg n interr

comp

spin 1pl pres I

67 (TD) Nothing.

n'àmə

pres neg exist

няма

68 (a) [3:55] Nothing.

n'àmə

pres neg exist

няма

69 (TD) But in the old days you used to weave?

disc

one sg n adj

time sg n

weave 2pl impf I

70 (a) [3:58] Ah, in the old days we would weave rugs

disc

one sg n adj

time sg n

dat refl clt

weave 1pl impf I

nom 1pl

and

rug pl f

71 (a) [4:03] We would weave rugs to spread out for covers, yes.

rug pl f def

for

spread vbl.n I

dat refl clt

weave 1pl impf I

disc

72 (TD) Um hm.

əmxəm

bkch

73 (a) [4:18] What time do you have?

how.many interr

dat 2sg clt

become 3sg aor P

hour sg m def

74 (TD) Five o’clock.

five

hour sg m def

75 (a) [4:21] What?

à

disc

76 (TD) Ten to five.

five

hour sg m def

without

ten

77 (a) [4:23] Five.

p'èt

five

пет

78 (TD) Why do you need the time?

for

what sg n interr

dat 2sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

hour sg m def

79 (a) [4:25] I just asked because I saw [your watch]

disc

ask 1sg pres I

because conj

acc m 3sg clt

see 1sg aor P

80 (TD) Ah.

əm

disc

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Bangejci 2

1 (JB) Earlier on in – in the old days, did you get together

2 (JB) with people from the other village?

3 (a) [0:09] From the other village?

4 (JB) Yes, did you see them often?

5 (a) [0:13] When we were bachelors and maidens, young people would come from other villages.

6 (JB) Is that right?

7 (a) [0:19] Yes. They’d come from other villages to our village.

8 (a) [0:23] But the bachelors from our village would go to the other village

9 (a) [0:28] where they’d taken a liking to some girl there.

10 (JB) Yes.

11 (a) [0:30] And they pile up together and go there.

12 (JB) The bachelors would go there and …

13 (a) [0:34] Yes.

14 (JB) … the girls would stay here.

15 (a) [0:35] And the girls would stay [home] in the village.

16 (JB) Ah.

17 (a) [0:38] And they go, while [others] come from other villages here to our village.

18 (a) [0:45] And so. That’s how it was. We had [what] was called work bees,

19 (JB) Hm.

20 (a) [0:54] some now call them spinning bees [laughter].

21 (TD) Well when you had these work bees, um, did you do spinning then?

22 (TD) And that’s why you called them spinning bees, right?

23 (a) [1:15] Well, either you’ll knit some socks, or whatever [you have] to knit,

24 (a) [1:21] and whoever has some spinning to do will spin, and whoever has

25 (a) [1:24] something to knit – each one brings whatever work she has to do.

26 (TD) And after you finish the spinning what do you call this thing

27 (TD) that has the wool on it?

28 (a) [1:36] A distaff. Distaff.

29 (TD) [1.39] And this thing here?

30 (a) [1:40] A spindle.

31 (TD) And what do you put down underneath the spindle?

32 (a) [1:45] No.

33 (TD) People didn’t put anything [down there]?

34 (a) [1:46] There are – there are some who put something to make it heavier. A little disk.

35 (TD) Uh huh.

36 (a) [1:53] But I’ve never put anything [there]. I spin [the wool] just

37 (a) [1:56] the way my mother taught me [laughter].

38 (TD) And later, after the yarn is all spun, what do you do with it?

39 (a) [2:04] Well then we wind it up on a yarn-crutch about the size

40 (a) [2:08] of this cane-like thing with a fork – here below, with a fork,

41 (a) [2:12] and here [where] it’s flat, where you put the yarn,

42 (a) [2:16] and then we аrrange them in skeins. After that we soak it in water

43 (a) [2:25] so the yarn will stretch out. And when the yarn is stretched out, and dry,

44 (a) [2:31] we take it from the yarn-crutch and put it out in the sun

45 (a) [2:37] to finish drying, because it can’t get dry on the yarn-crutch.

46 (TD) After that? When it dries?

47 (a) [2:47] Well, when it dries, you’ll maybe knit a blouse,

48 (a) [2:50] or you’ll knit socks, or you’ll knit whatever you want,

49 (a) [2:54] [whatever] you can use. [For instance] you’ll knit your husband a sweater.

50 (JB) And how do you knit? What did you do?

51 (a) [3:04] How do you knit?! Well, with needles, man!

52 (JB) What?

53 (a) [3:07] With needles – big thick needles [that are] both long and wide. And for socks,

54 (a) [3:11] with five needles, five little needles. The comrade will know this, she will.

55 (a) [3:15] Needles for socks, don’t you know what that is?

56 (TD) Unh-uh.

57 (JB) No.

58 (a) [3:22] [laughter]. Well, you knit [them] with needles.

59 (TD) Um, do you weave here?

60 (a) [3:30] What?

61 (TD) Do you weave here?

62 (a) [3:32] Well, we used to weave. We used to weave. But now it’s already gone.

63 (a) [3:37] The looms are [all] gone. There’s no loom, nothing. Nothing [for] us to weave.

64 (a) [3:44] Everything’s ready-made. You go to the store and buy yourself [everything].

65 (TD) [laughter]

66 (a) [3:50] There’s nothing to weave, nothing to spin.

67 (TD) Nothing.

68 (a) [3:55] Nothing.

69 (TD) But in the old days you used to weave?

70 (a) [3:58] Ah, in the old days we would weave rugs

71 (a) [4:03] We would weave rugs to spread out for covers, yes.

72 (TD) Um hm.