Vladimir Zhobov
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Dolno Draglište 1
1 (a) [0:00] At a wedding, in the olden days, when they went to fetch the bride,
| at | wedding sg f def | one sg n adj | time sg n | when rel | acc refl clt | go 3sg impf P | for | bride sg f def |
2 (a) [0:06] we go and get the bride from [her] house, and bring her [to her new home].
| go 1pl pres P | take 1pl pres P | bride sg f def | from | home sg m def | lead 1pl pres I | acc f 3sg clt |
3 (a) [0:08] We greet her with food and drink. When – when the bride comes after –
| eat vbl.n I | drink vbl.n I | meet 1pl pres I | acc f 3sg clt | when conj | acc refl clt | when conj | come 3sg pres P | bride sg f def | from | disc |
4 (a) [0:11] we greet her with – we put fabric on the stairs, red threads,
| meet 1pl pres I | acc f 3sg clt | with | put 1pl pres P | on | staircase sg f def | fabric sg n | red pl adj | thread pl m |
5 (a) [0:16] we wind up red and white threads. And the bride walks around with bread,
| white pl adj | and | red pl adj | wind 1pl pres P | and | walk 3sg pres I | bride sg f def | with | bread sg m |
6 (a) [0:20] from here to there with bread [under her arm] and in her hands –
| to | from | here adv | and | from | here adv | with | bread sg m | and | in | hand pl f def |
7 (a) [0:23] pails of water. And the bridegroom walks after her while [people] ask him:
| with | kettle pl m | water sg f | and | by | acc f 3sg | and | walk 3sg pres I | bridegroom sg m def | and | ask 3pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt |
8 (a) [0:28] “What are you winding?” because he’s winding these threads. “What are you winding?”
| what sg n interr | wind 2sg pres I | because conj | nom m 3sg | wind 3sg pres I | already adv | thread pl m def | what sg n interr | wind 2sg pres I |
9 (a) [0:31] “[For] male children, female children”. He winds and explains [the threads] that he’s winding for her.
| disc | male pl adj | child pl n | female pl adj | child pl n | wind 3sg pres I | and | say 3sg pres I | there adv | rel | dat f 3sg clt | wind 3sg pres I |
10 (a) [0:34] They ask him “Why are you winding?”, and he again “Female, male!” [laughter]
| ask 3pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt | there adv | what sg n interr | wind 2sg pres I | nom m 3sg | again adv | female pl adj | male pl adj |
11 (a) [0:40] That’s what it was like back then when they brought the bride [home]. [laughter]
| thus adv | 3sg impf cop | one sg n adj | time sg n | when conj | lead 3pl impf I | bride sg f def |
12 (VZh) [Did the newlyweds go back to see the bride’s mother?]
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13 (a) [0:43] Well, they’d go in the evening; they’d go in the evening to her parents’
| disc | go 3pl impf P | evening sg f def | bridegroom pl m def | go 3pl impf P | evening sg f def | to | at | maiden's pl adj |
14 (a) [0:47] and sleep there. Then the bride will take pots and will go
| sleep.over 3pl pres P | dat refl clt | there adv | hes | bride sg f def | fut | grasp 3sg pres P | vessel pl m def | fut | go 3sg pres P |
15 (a) [0:51] early in the morning: – go to [the well for] water, to pour out at [her] girlhood [home].
| early adv | morning sg f def | fut | go 3sg pres P | to | water sg f | comp | pour 3sg pres P | water sg f | at | girl sg f def |
16 (a) [0:55] Then the in-laws, would come, the groom’s mother and father
| and | after adv | come 3pl pres P | and | in.law.group sg f def | already adv | of | of | bachelor sg m def | and | mother sg f | father sg m |
17 (a) [0:59] would come and gather [at the bride’s parents’] in the morning [laughter]
| there adv | gather 3pl pres P | come 3pl pres P | and | nom 3pl | morning sg f def |
18 (a) [1:03] and there would be eating and drinking there [laughter].
| and | again adv | eat vbl.n I | drink vbl.n I | there adv | and | disc |
19 (a) [1:06] That’s called “[ritual] visiting”. [laughter]
| disc | disc | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I | ritual.visit pl.t |
20 (VZh) [What did you do when a baby was born?]
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21 (a) [1:09] When we gave birth, we looked after the baby as soon as it was born
| when conj | 1pl pres aux clt | nom 1pl | give.birth pl L.part I | acc n 3sg clt | 1pl pres aux clt | look pl L.part I | when conj | acc refl clt | bear 3sg pres P |
22 (a) [1:12] and the midwife – there’s a midwife there with him – shakes ashes over him
| and | grandmother f | pres exist | grandmother sg f | there adv | when conj | acc n 3sg | sprinkle 3sg pres P | acc n 3sg clt | with | ash f 3sg |
23 (a) [1:14] and dabs ash all over him, around his eyes, but not in the eyes themselves
| dab 3sg pres I | ash sg f | on | acc n 3sg | on | eye pl n def | on | somewhere adv | neg | neg | see 3sg pres P |
24 (a) [1:18] She dabs him all over, we put diapers on him, and then we wash him.
| somewhere adv | acc n 3sg clt | dab 3sg pres I | and | acc n 3sg clt | wrap 1pl pres P | and | after adv | acc n 3sg clt | wash 1pl pres P |
25 (a) [1:22] In the morning we wash and diaper him. We diapered them with rugs. [laughter]
| morning sg f def | acc n 3sg clt | wash 1pl pres P | and | acc n 3sg clt | wrap 1pl pres I | with | rug pl f | acc n 3sg clt | 1pl pres aux | wrap pl L.part I |
26 (a) [1:25] Not like now with this white stuff. Cotton rugs,
| neg | 3sg pres cop clt | like | now adv | with | this pl adj | white pl adj | thing pl f | with | rug pl f | cotton pl adj |
27 (a) [1:29] woolen [rugs] – that’s what we put down below. It wets itself and we change
| rug pl f | wool pl adj | there adv | put 1pl pres P | below | nom sg n | acc refl clt | [...] | piss 3sg pres P | nom 1pl | change 1pl pres P |
28 (a) [1:34] only the lower clothes, the white ones. And the baby stays wet. [laughter]
| only adv | lower pl def adj | clothing pl f | there adv | white pl def adj | and | that sg n adj | dat refl clt | sit 3sg pres I | with | wet sg n adj |
29 (VZh) [Did you have work bees?]
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30 (a) [1:41] Well [yes,] we [used to] go there. Sometimes they didn’t let us go, [but] we cry
| disc | go 1pl pres P | there adv | hes | sometimes adv | neg | acc 1pl clt | allow 3pl pres P | comp | go 1pl pres P | nom 1pl | cry 1pl pres P |
31 (a) [1:45] [that] we want to go, and they let us. We spin, knit, whatever each has, and sing.
| want 1pl pres I | comp | go 1pl pres P | allow 3pl pres P | acc 1pl clt | spin 1pl pres I | knit 1pl pres I | who sg m interr | what rel | have 3sg pres I | sing 1pl pres I |
32 (a) [1:49] And the bachelors come and even put out the lights by us! [laughter].
| bachelor pl m | come 3pl pres P | extinguish 3pl pres P | dat 1pl clt | and | and | lamp sg f def |
33 (a) [1:55] And that’s what we did at the work bees [laughter].
| and | disc | 1pl pres aux clt | work pl L.part I | there adv | about | work.bee pl f def |
34 (a) [1:58] And whichever [one] has a girl[friend] to amuse, he sits by the girl
| who sg m interr | who sg m interr | dat refl clt | have 3sg pres I | girl sg f | comp | dat refl clt | beguile 3sg pres I | sit 3sg pres P | dat refl clt | by | girl sg f def |
35 (a) [2:01] and they talk to one another [laughter] And then we leave.
| talk 3pl pres I | dat refl clt | later adv | and | dat refl clt | run 1pl pres I |
36 (a) [2:05] Everybody leaves. When we [are ready to leave] the work bee,
| run 3pl pres I | dat refl clt | already adv | there adv | where rel | 1pl pres cop clt | at | work.bee sg f def |
37 (a) [2:08] our parents [come to] take us home, and the bachelors are with us,
| lead 3pl pres I | dat refl clt | acc 1pl clt | there adv | parent pl m def | bachelor pl m def | 3pl pres cop clt | with | acc 1pl |
38 (a) [2:12] and they accompany us [too]. [laughter]
| comp | dat refl clt | acc 1pl clt | lead 3pl pres I |