Ronelle Alexander
Garvan 2
1 (b) [0:00] Ah, and [what] thievery there is now. Thefts and such, all this.
excl | and | theft pl f | now adv | theft pl f | ost | this pl f adj | disc | hes |
2 (b) [0:04] Up where the water is, there was a bridge up there.
this sg m adj | hes | this sg f adj | water sg f | ost | there adv | above adv | impf exist | bridge sg m |
3 (b) [0:08] We had our [sheep] pens there. We had …
there adv | have 1pl impf I | nom 1pl | sheepfold pl f | have 1pl impf I |
4 (RA) Mm hm, mm hm.
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5 (b) [0:10] … three decares in sheep pens. A bridge, my girl, and iron bars
three | decare ct m | sheepfold sg f | impf exist | bridge sg m | my.girl adrs | and | iron pl n | impf exist |
6 (b) [0:14] up there [as protection where] the river flows down the hill.
thus adv | up. above adv | and | river sg f def | acc refl clt | flow.out 3sg impf I | beyond adv |
7 (b) [ 0:16] And now they came and stole them – those [pieces of] iron!
hes | but | now adv | comp | take 3pl pres P | comp | steal 3pl pres P | that n 3pl adj | acc 3pl | iron pl n |
8 (RA) Huh!
huh
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9 (b) [0:20] They stole them, opened it up, and [now] everything is stolen, [all] the iron.
acc 3pl clt | steal pl m L.part P | open pl m L.part P | thus adv | here adv | everything sg n def adj | rob sg n P.part P | iron pl n def |
10 (b) [0:25] And now it’s all open there. The entire hillside [is unprotected], and –
and | now adv | here adv | here adv | open sg n P.part P | and | all pl adj | from | hill sg m def | and |
11 (RA) Ahh!
excl |
12 (b) [0:29] and the soil comes [down]. Look here [at] what’s piled up.
and | disc | soil sg f def | go 3sg pres P | ost | here adv | what sg n interr | acc refl clt | pile 3sg pres I |
13 (b) [0:32] Earlier on it wasn’t like that. Now there are people from the village council
more | before adv | exist impf neg | this sg n adj | disc | now adv | from | council sg m def | pres exist | people pl |
14 (b) [0:36] that work [to clear it] – they (the council) help them, they give them [work].
this sg n adj | rel | work 3pl pres I | and | dat 3pl clt | help 3pl pres I | there adv | dat 3pl clt | give 3pl pres I | disc |
15 (RA) Uh huh.
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16 (b) [0:40] And they pile up the mud after each rainfall – you should see what it’s like –
and | nom 3pl | pile 3pl pres I | acc f 3sg clt | mud sg m | each sg m adj | after | rain sg m | comp | see 2pl pres P | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt |
17 (b) [0:43] each time they clear it out, now comes the rain again.
one sg m adj | time sg m | throw 3pl aor P | now adv | again adv | from | there adv | go 3sg pres P | rain sg m def |
18 (b) [0:46] So [you get] mud alternating with bridge [chunks], those thick iron bars
nom 3pl | nom 2sg | earth pl f | bridge pl m | arrange sg n P.part P | iron pl n | one pl adj | thick pl adj | iron pl n | exist impf |
19 (RA) Uh huh
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20 (b) [0:51] And they apparently took the iron bars and now it’s all open up there, and –
and | take pl L.part P | iron pl n def | and | now adv | become 3sg aor P | to | open adv | there adv | and |
21 (RA) So when did this happen?
disc | when interr | become 3sg aor P | this sg n adj |
22 (b) [ 0:54] Just recently, a month ago or maybe two.
disc | now adv | disc | month sg m | pres exist | interr clt | two m | interr clt | what sg n interr |
23 (RA) Eh! Eh!
excl |
24 (b) [0:57] This summer.
this sg n adj | summer sg n |
25 (RA) Tsk, tsk, tsk.
excl |
26 (b) [0:58] Till now it’s been years, we – I know the bridge has been there [that long].
to.now adv | become 3sg aor P | year pl f | nom 1pl | when conj | know 1sg pres I | nom 1sg | bridge pl m | sit 3sg impf I | there adv |
27 (RA) Uh huh.
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28 (b) [1:03] But now these big crooks –
disc | now adv | big pl adj | bandit pl m | adrs |
29 (b) [1:04] When I hear what it’s like, I get so afraid.
nom 1sg | when conj | hear 1sg pres I | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | how.much interr | acc 1sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | fear adv | disc |
30 (RA) Well, that is not good.
disc | this sg n adj | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | good adv |
31 (b) [1:09] It’s not good, it’s not good.
neg | 3sg pres cop clt | good adv | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | good adv |
32 (RA) Not good at all!
at.all adv | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | good adv |
33 (b) [1:12] I hear a great deal of bad things on the radio.
nom 1sg | hear 1sg pres I | to | point sg f def | very adv | bad sg n adj |