Georgi Kolev
Breste 1
1 (GK) Tell [us] how you used to sow in the old days.
hort | say sg imv P | one sg n adj | time sg n | how interr | plant 2pl impf I |
2 (a) [0:03] By hand! By hand. We get up early and make bread for the plowmen.
by.hand adv | by.hand adv | fut | arise 1pl pres P | morning sg f | early adv | fut | knead 1pl pres I | for | ploughman sg m def |
3 (a) [0:10] Whoever has flour that’s all wheat will make “pure” [bread]
who sg m inter.rel | have 3sg pres I | flour sg n |
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[...] | wheat sg f | fut | knead 3sg pres I | clean sg f adj |
4 (a) [0:14] Whoever has more holdings [that is]; whoever has less will make
who sg m rel adj | dat m 3sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | more adv | property sg m def | who sg m rel adj | dat m 3sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | more | little adv | fut | knead 3sg pres P |
5 (a) [0:19] it with a little corn flour, and put it in his bag, in the cart
little adv | cornflour sg n | such sg n adj | and | put 3sg pres I | in | bag sg f def | and | cart sg f def |
6 (a) [0:24] in a bushel-measure, in a bag. And we spray it with copper sulfate,
and | in | bushel.measure sg m def | and | in | bag sg m def | with | acc n 3sg clt | make.blue 1pl pres P | in | copper.sulfate sg m |
7 (GK) Uh huh.
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8 (a) [0:28] on the ground, we sprinkle it [on] with а broom and stir it up,
on | earth sg f def | thus adv | acc m 3sg clt | sprinkle 1pl pres I | with | broom sg f def | and | acc m 3sg clt | stir 1pl pres P |
9 (a) [0:32] stir it up with a shovel.
stir 1pl pres P | with | shovel sg f def |
10 (GK) What’s that?
which sg n interr adj | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg n adj |
11 (a) [0:35] We make the wheat blue [with the copper sulfate].
and | make.blue 1pl pres I | wheat sg n def |
12 (GK) Uh huh.
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13 (a) [0:37] And then we sow it. You can’t sow wheat that’s not [yet] blue.
and | acc n 3sg clt | sow 1pl pres I | and | nom sg n | not.make.blue sg n P.part I | neg | can pres imprs | comp | acc refl clt | sow 3sg pres I |
14 (a) [0:40] So we spray it with copper sulfate and then we sow it by hand,
with | copper.sulfate sg m | acc m 3sg clt | make.blue 1pl pres I | and | with | hand sg f | acc n 3sg clt | sow 1pl pres I | sow 1pl pres I |
15 (a) [0:45] and then plow it, and harrow the top part, in the spot
and | acc n 3sg clt | plow 1pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt | drag 3sg pres P | above adv | and | disc | at | such sg n adj | place sg n |
16 (a) [0:50] where it was plowed, not –
rel | plow sg n P.part I | not | as |
17 (GK) Uh huh.
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18 (a) [0:53] In the field, again in the field, and again –
thus adv | in | again adv | in | field sg f | in | field sg f | and | again adv | comp | acc refl clt |
19 (a) [0:56] It has to be plowed, and then we go and sow
must pres I imprs | comp | acc refl clt | plow 3sg pres P | and | then adv | and | dat refl clt | go 1pl pres P | and | dat refl clt | sow 1pl pres I |
20 (a) [1:02] and we sowed, we fed ourselves, we sold wheat, we paid tax
dat refl clt | sow 1pl pres P | and | acc refl clt | feed 1pl impf I | sell 1pl pres I | dat refl clt | wheat sg n | pay 1pl impf | tax sg m |
21 (a) [1:08] we paid the tax – didn’t I tell you [that] – and I said, “Dad, buy me this,
acc f 3sg clt | pay 1pl impf | interr clt | dat 2sg clt | say 1sg pres I | buy sg imv P | dat 1sg clt | father voc sg m | this sg n adj |
22 (a) [1:11] buy me that.” But just a little. Mostly we spun things by hand,
buy sg imv P | dat 1sg clt | that sg n adj | more | little adv | more adv | 1pl pres aux clt | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | spin pl L.part I | by.hand adv |
23 (a) [1:18] what we had. He’d buy us maybe a small dress,
what sg n inter.rel | dat refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | what sg n inter.rel | dat 1pl clt | what sg n inter.rel | buy 3sg impf I | for | someone sg n | dress sg f |
24 (a) [1:21] or if I didn’t have one, a bit of printed fabric. But otherwise
if conj | not.have 1sg pres I | some sg f adj | printed.fabric sg f | and | and | other sg n adj | what sg n interr |
25 (a) [1:27] we mostly wove things ourselves.
dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | weave 1pl pres I | mostly adv |
26 (GK) And how is spinning done?
and | how interr | acc refl clt | spin 3sg pres I |
27 (a) [1:31] [With] a distaff.
distaff sg f |
28 (GK) Uh huh.
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29 (a) [1:32] On a distaff.
on | distaff sg f def |
30 (GK) And this distaff: what is it like?
and | distaff sg f def | nom f 3sg | what sg n interr | represent 3sg pres I |
31 (a) [1:36] A thing like – like that shepherd’s crook over there.
disc | one sg m adj | this sg n adj | ost | this sg n adj | crook sg m | interr clt | 3sg pres cop clt | there adv |
32 (GK) Yes, a club.
yes | club sg f def |
33 (a) [1:41] A small club. And there’s this thing of wood placed on it
club sg f def | and | on | acc n 3sg | pres exist | thus adv | like | remain sg n P.part P | from | wood sg n def | dat refl clt |
34 (GK) Uh huh.
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35 (a) [1:45] like small protrusions so you can tie it on with a –
like | protrusion pl n | and | comp | can pres imprs | acc refl clt | tie 3sg pres I | with | one sg m adj |
36 (a) [1:49] something like a small rag, but a strong [one],
one f sg adj | such sg n adj | on | one f sg adj | rag sg f | strong sg f adj | thus adv |
37 (GK) Uh huh.
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38 (a) [1:52] I [take] the distaff and spin. We spin all winter, we spin by lamp-light.
and | distaff sg f def | and | spin 1sg pres I | entire sg f adj | winter sg f | spin 1pl pres I | weave 1pl pres I | in | lamp sg f def | weave 1pl pres I |
39 (a) [1:58] There was no – whoever had this electric current. Goodness – current!
pres neg exist | who sg m interr adj | dat 2sg clt | 3sg pres aux clt | have sg n L.part I | such pl adj | current pl m | God voc sg m | God voc sg m | current pl m |
40 (a) [2:03] The lamp! I weave by lamplight, remove [what I’ve woven], we buy cotton, and–
lamp sg f def | weave 1sg pres I | and | in | lamp sg f def | weave 1sg pres I | and | acc m 3sg clt | drop 1sg pres I | buy 1pl pres P | cotton sg m | adrs |
41 (a) [2:09] That’s how it was once. But there weren’t killings and such things –
such sg n adj | 3sg impf cop | one.time adv | but | exist impf neg | such sg m adj | such pl adj | murder pl n | such pl adj | thing pl f |
42 (a) [2:17] None of that.
exist impf neg |
43 (GK) Hm. And this thing that you put onto – onto the distaff,
disc | and | when conj | from | this sg n adj | rel | acc n 3sg clt | put 2sg pres I | on | on | on | distaff sg f def |
44 (GK) onto the distaff. What’s that called?
on | distaff sg f def | how interr | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I | this sg n adj |
45 (a) [2:25] Onto the spindle?
on | spindle sg n def |
46 (GK) Ah.
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47 (a) [2:26] I spin onto the spindle.
spin 1sg pres I | acc n 3sg clt | on | spindle n def |
48 (GK) Uh huh.
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49 (a) [2:29] It’s called a distaff-ful
distaff sg f | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I |
50 (GK) Uh huh.
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51 (a) [2:34] what you pull the wool from, the distaff-full, when you spin it,
distaff sg f | when conj | card 2sg pres P | wool sg f def | distaff.full sg f def | and | when conj | acc n 3sg clt | spin 1sg pres P |
52 (a) [2:34] and after that we put it on the yarn-crutch.
and | after adv | acc n 3sg clt | take 1pl pres P | on | yarn.crutch sg n def |
53 (GK) Uh huh.
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54 (a) [2:37] And there we count it off into units, three units. Three threads, one unit;
and | there adv | acc n 3sg clt | count 1pl pres I | in | unit pl f | three | unit pl f | three | thread pl f | one f sg adj | unit sg f |
55 (a) [2:42] three threads, one unit. And we make up forty units of three each.
three | thread pl f | one f sg adj | unit sg f | and | acc n 3sg clt | make 1pl pres P | in | forty | unit pl f | by | three |
56 (GK) Which is –
rel | 3sg pres cop clt |
57 (a) [2:48] A skein. We call it a skein. And after that, [after we get]
to | one f sg adj | skein sg f | one f sg adj | skein sg f | dat n 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I | and | after adv | this sg n adj |
58 (a) [2:53] to five skeins, to ten skeins, then [onto] the reed-comb.
to | five | skein pl f | and | to | ten | skein pl f | comp | 3sg pres cop clt | reed.comb sg n def | reed.comb sg n def |
59 (a) [2:58] Ten skeins. And there was the reed-comb, and we would weave. Uh huh.
comp | 3sg pres cop clt | ten | skein pl f | and | dat refl clt | have 3sg impf I | reed.comb sg n | and | dat refl clt | weave 1pl impf I | disc |
60 (GK) One reed-comb, ten skeins.
one sg n adj | reed.comb sg n | ten | skein pl f |
61 (a) [3:04] One reed-comb, ten skeins. But there are reed-combs with fourteen,
one sg n adj | reed.comb sg n | ten | skein pl f | pres exist | reed.comb sg n | and | fourteen |
62 (a) [3:08] with fifteen, with eighteen –
pres exist | and | fifteen | pres exist | and | eighteen |
63 (GK) Uh huh.
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64 (a) [3:11] Hm.
disc |
65 (GK) And what is it that goes through the reed-comb?
there adv | through | reed.comb sg n def | what sg n interr | pass 3sg pres I |
66 (a) [3:13] The threads –
thread pl f def |
67 (GK) Uh huh.
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68 (a) [3:14] The threads that we warp. We warp it, and then warp onto the wall.
thread pl f def | rel | acc 3pl clt | warp 1pl pres I | and | warp 1pl pres P | and | acc n 3sg clt | warp 1pl pres I | on | on | wall sg m def |
69 (a) [3:19] We make the “shed” and then –
catch 1pl pres I | there adv | mouth pl.t | and | adrs | and |
70 (GK) How do you make [it], how – how do you warp [the loom]?
how interr | acc refl clt | catch 3sg pres I | how interr | how interr | acc refl clt | [...] | how interr | acc refl clt | warp 3sg pres P |
71 (a) [3:23] Well, we take this – it’s called a spool-frame. [There’s] two pieces of wood
thus adv | but | take 1pl pres P | one f sg adj | one sg n adj | thus adv | spool.frame sg f def | acc refl clt | say 3sg pres I | two n | wood pl n |
72 (a) [3:29] here and in the middle, with holes here and here,
from | here adv | and | in | middle sg f def | and | punch sg n P.part P | from | here adv | and | from | here adv |
73 (a) [3:32] and iron sticks inside. We put on spools [that] we used to have, we put one
and | iron pl adj | stick pl f | inside adv | put 1pl pres P | spool pl n | have 1pl impf I | put 1pl pres P | one sg n adj |
74 (a) [3:36] 3:36 and it spins, there. I would find one for you to see but I can’t.
and | acc refl clt | revolve 3sg pres I | there adv | ost | neg | can 3sg pres I | acc n 3sg clt | find 1sg pres P | comp | acc n 3sg clt | see 2pl pres P |
75 (a) [3:38] We put in the spools and the threads.
put 1pl pres P | spool pl n | and | thread pl f def |
76 (GK) What’s that?
what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | nom sg n |
77 (a) [3:41] A spool! A spool, like wood, like this wood
spool pl n | spool pl n | like | like | wood sg n |
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ost | wood pl n |
78 (GK) But hollow.
but | hollow n adj |
79 (a) [3:48] Hollow, yes, hollow. And there’s a hole inside. Some [people] made them,
hollow n adj | yes | hollow n adj | nom n 3sg | inside adv | pres exist | hole sg f | some pl adj | acc 3pl clt | make 3pl impf I | this sg n adj |
80 (a) [3:52] spindle-makers made them. And we warp it, and weave,
spindle.maker pl f def | acc 3pl clt | make 3pl impf I | and | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | warp 1pl pres P | and | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | weave 3sg pres I |
81 (a) [3:58] and weave things up, and –
and | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | weave 1pl pres P | and | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt |
82 (GK) I remember my granny dragging a washtub down the street.
nom 1sg | dat refl clt | recall 1sg pres I | that conj | grandmother sg f | dat 1sg clt | one sg n adj | trough sg n | drag 3sg impf I | along | street pl f def |
83 (a) [4:03] Yes, yes! They wind up [as it drags], and we wind them up, and it –
yes | yes | and | this sg n adj | acc refl clt | wind 3sg pres I | thus adv | acc n 3sg clt | wind 1pl pres P | nom sg n | acc refl clt |
84 (a) [4:07] the warp gets set, and we put it on the washtub. We set up the loom
nom n 3sg | acc refl clt | warp 3sg pres P | then adv | acc n 3sg clt | put 1pl pres P | on | trough sg n def | put 1pl pres P | loom sg m def |
85 (a) [4:11] And then we wind it up, it can be on two stakes.
and | acc n 3sg clt | wind 1pl pres P | and | can pres imprs | and | on | two m | stake pl m |
86 (GK) Uh huh.
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87 (a) [4:14] One stake here, one stake here, two stones.
from | here adv | stake sg m | and | from | here adv | stake sg m | and | two m | stone pl m |
88 (a) [4:16] You can [put] it here, but I prefer it on the loom
can pres imprs | and | on | acc m 3sg | but | more adv | nom 1sg | on | loom sg m def |
89 (a) [4:18] because it works better for me on the loom
because | dat 1sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | more | straight adv | on | loom sg m def | dat 1sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | more | straight adv |
90 (GK) And what parts did the loom have?
and | in | loom sg m def | what.kind pl adj | part pl f | have 3sg impf I |
91 (a) [4:23] Well, they sit on the loom but [unclear] got taken to pieces
and | by | loom sg m def | disc | dat refl clt | sit 3pl pres I | but | disassemble 3pl aor P |
92 (a) [4:28] There’s sticks in the middle, and two sticks on top
in | middle sg f def | pres exist | bar pl f | and | above adv | two f | bar pl f |
93 (GK) What do you call these things?
to | this sg n adj | how interr | acc n 3sg clt | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I | to | this pl adj |
94 (a) [4:34] “stan” (loom). It’s called a “stan”
loom sg m | dat m 3sg clt | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I | loom sg m |
95 (GK) “Stan”. Do you call [any parts of] it “mana”, or don’t you know?
loom sg m | frame sg f | neg | on | which sg n interr adj | call 2pl pres I | or | neg | know 2pl pres I |
96 (a) [4:37] What?
97 (GK) Do they call something “mana”, or –
frame pl f | call 3pl pres I | interr clt | to | something sg n | or |
98 (a) [4:40] No such. I don’t know that we call anything “mana”. It’s the “stan”.
pres neg exist | pres neg exist | neg | know 1sg pres I | to | such sg n adj | comp | call 1pl pres I | frame pl f | loom sg m def |
99 (a) [4:44] [With] a beam, the batten…
and | beam sg n | batten pl.t |
100 (GK) Uh huh.
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101 (a) [4:49] ... and –
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102 (GK) And down below?
below adv |
103 (a) [4:51] Foot-pedals that we step on, put it down! There are foot-pedals
foot.pedal pl.t | that conj | step 1pl pres I | deposit sg imv I | disc | dat refl clt | pres exist | and | foot.pedal pl.t |
104 (GK) And what are these foot-pedals for?
and | nom 3pl | for | what sg n interr | 3pl pres cop clt | this pl adj | foot.pedal pl.t |
105 (a) [4:55] Well, to regulate the heddle and the “shed”.
disc | comp | govern 3sg pres I | [...] | heddle pl.t def | and | mouth pl.t def |
106 (GK) Uh huh.
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107 (a) [5:00] They raise the one “shed”, then we throw the shuttle, the we raise
raise 3pl pres P | acc refl clt | this pl adj | mouth pl.t | after adv | shove 1pl pres P | after adv | raise 1pl pres P |
108 (a) [5:04] the other “shed” and then throw the shuttle again.
and | that pl adj | mouth pl.t | after adv | again adv | shove 1pl pres P |
109 (GK) Uh huh.
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110 (a) [5:07] [It was] difficult work, but that’s how we worked.
hard sg f adj | work sg f | but | thus adv | 1pl pres aux clt | work pl L.part I |
111 (GK) And so when you throw the shuttle?
disc | disc | when conj | shove 2sg pres P |
112 (a) [5:14] You weave, again with the batten.
and | weave 2sg pres I | again adv | with | batten pl.t def |
113 (GK) You bang down the batten.
batten pl.t def | pound 2sg pres I |
114 (a) [5:18] We bang it, yes.
beat 1pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | yes |
115 (GK) But doesn’t the fabric shrink when –
disc | disc | neg | acc refl clt | interr clt | shrink 3sg pres I | fabric sg n def | when conj |
116 (a) [5:22] It doesn’t shrink because there’s this – it holds it firm.
neg | acc refl clt | shrink 3sg pres I | because | pres exist | and | disc | and | disc | acc refl clt | stretch 3pl pres I | thus adv |
117 (GK) Something wooden.
wooden sg n adj | something sg n |
118 (a) [5:30] To – Not wood! It’s iron. Oh, how is it called? Cogs!
toward | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | wooden sg n adj | nom sg n | 3sg pres cop clt | iron sg n adj | excl | how interr | dat n 3sg clt | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I | cog pl m |
119 (GK) Ah.
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120 (a) [5:37] It’s notched, notched, notched iron. It’s iron
nom n 3sg | notch sg n P.part P | notch sg n P.part P | notch sg n P.part P | iron sg n | such sg n adj | iron sg n |
121 (GK) Uh huh.
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122 (a) [5:41] but there are jagged bits, all tiny as if chiseled in.
but | from.here adv | pres exist | notch sg n P.part P | notch sg n P.part P | thus adv | tiny sg n adj | like | indent sg n P.part I |
123 (a) [5:45] Here and inside there’s this little iron thing
and | from | here adv | and | inside adv | pres exist | one sg n adj | such sg n adj | one sg n adj | iron.piece sg n |
124 (GK) Uh huh.
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125 (a) [5:51] that turns around when you open it like this
and | acc refl clt | bend 3sg pres I | when conj | when conj | acc n 3sg clt | open 2sg pres P | ost | thus adv |
126 (a) [5:53] it pulls out and holds it firm.
acc refl clt | stretch 3sg pres P | and | hold 3sg pres I |
127 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch |
128 (a) [5:56] and you weave.
and | acc refl clt | weave 3sg pres I |
129 (GK) So it stays flat.
comp | become 3sg pres I | flat sg f adj |
130 (a) [5:58] So it stays flat so that you can weave.
comp | become 3sg pres P | flat sg n adj | comp | can pres imprs | comp | acc refl clt | weave 3sg pres I |
131 (GK) And what kind of patterns did you put on –
and | what.kind pl adj | pattern pl f | make 2pl impf I | in |
132 (a) [6:02] Ah, patterns. Whichever – all kinds! The ones – we variegate them
disc | pattern pl f | what.kind pl rel adj | all.kind pl adj | which pl rel adj | [...] | variegate 1pl pres I | acc 3pl |
133 (a) [6:09] when we choose them, get them ready there on the heddle
and | when conj | gather 1pl pres I | dat refl clt | acc 3pl clt | prepare 1pl pres I | dat refl clt | acc 3pl clt | there adv | from | heddle pl.t def |
134 (a) [6:13] on the threads; we look [on the pattern] of another rug – Like that.
from | thread pl f def | look 1pl pres I | from | other sg n adj | rug sg n | disc | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt |
135 (GK) You invent something yourselves.
and | nom 2pl | dat refl clt | something sg n | invent 2pl pres I |
136 (a) [6:19] Uh huh, or we invent something. And we weave it.
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or | and | nom 1pl | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | something sg n | invent 1pl pres I | and | acc refl clt | weave 3sg pres I |