Vladimir Zhobov
Pavelsko 1
1 (a) [0:00] We put the swap hook onto the left hand and then take up –
| swaphook sg f def med | put 1pl pres I | on | on | left sg f def med adj | hand sg f | and | grasp 1pl pres I | hes |
2 (a) [0:06] we take up the sickle in the right hand and reap. We take hold …
| in | hes | right sg f def prox adj | grasp 1pl pres I | sickle sg m def med | and | reap 1pl pres I | grasp 1pl pres I |
3 (b) [0:10] and we sing! [unintelligible]
| and | sing 1pl pres I |
4 (a) [0:10] … of handfuls [for reaping] and sing. All of us sing …
| handful pl f | and | sing 1pl pres I | sing 1pl pres I | all pl def med adj |
5 (b) [0:13] [unintelligible]
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6 (a) [0:13] … in pairs. Two girls sing together, and we lay up the [reaped] handfuls –
| by | two n | by | two n | girl pl n | sing 3pl pres I | and | put 1pl pres I | handful pl f def med |
7 (b) [0:16] [we sing:] “Go out, girls! Go out, let’s go to the edge [of the field]”
| go.out pl imv P | girl pl f | go.out pl imv P | to | end sg m def dist | comp | go 1pl pres P |
8 (a) [0:19] and we leave the handfuls there behind us, and after us
| and | leave 1pl pres I | handful pl f def med | thus med adv | behind | acc 1pl | and | behind adv |
9 (a) [0:23] come the men, who gather [them] up and [make] sheaves.
| again adv | dat refl clt | hes | walk 3pl pres I | hes | male pl adj | and | gather 3pl pres I | sheaf pl m def med |
10 (a) [0:28] They tie them into sheaves, and then drive them –
| tie 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | in | sheaf pl m | and | then med adv | acc 3pl clt | drive 3pl pres I |
11 (b) [0:30] They gather them –
| gather 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt |
12 (a) [0:32] Well, they drive the sheaves over there!
| disc | sheaf pl m def med | acc 3pl clt | drive 3pl pres I | there adv |
13 (b) [0:32] [Ah, but] they put them on this –
| acc 3pl clt | put 3pl pres P | on | disc |
14 (c) [0:36] What time is it?
| how.much interr | 3sg pres cop clt | hour sg m def |
15 (a) [0:36] They drive the sheaves off in carriages and put them – they make cruciform of them.
| sheaf pl m def med | acc 3pl clt | drive 3pl pres I | with | carriage pl f | and | acc 3pl clt | put 3pl pres P | make 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | on | cruciform pl m |
16 (a) [0:42] We call it a “cross”. And then we make it again here,
| call 1pl pres I | dat m 3sg clt |
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acc m 3sg clt | cross sg m | hes | again adv | here adv | when conj | make 1pl impf I | again adv |
17 (a) [0:45] and raise the sheaves up straight and put covers on top of them
| hes | thus med adv | raise 1pl pres I | sheaf pl m def med | and | above adv | put 1pl pres I | hat pl f |
18 (a) and then they are what we call cruciform “baskets”.
| and | acc n 3sg clt |
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acc m 3sg clt | say 1pl pres I | basket pl m |
19 (VZh) [0:51] [Do you pile them up anywhere else?]
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20 (a) [0:52] In the fields there, we pile them up in the field.
| hes | there adv | in | field sg f def dist | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | put 1pl pres I | in | field sg f def dist |
21 (a) [0:55] And then they go and lay them down.
| and | after adv | go 3pl pres I | and | acc m 3sg clt | put 3pl pres P |
22 (a) [1:00] We make them into a pile – into piles – and when they dry out –
| make 1pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt | in | pile sg m | in | pile pl m | and | when conj | dry 3sg pres P |
23 (a) [1:04] they sit there a month – then we go with mules and thresh it
| one sg m adj | month sg m | sit 3sg pres P | and | then med adv | go 1pl pres I | with | mule pl n | and | acc m 3sg clt | thresh 1pl pres I |
24 (a) [1:10] on the threshing floor. We make up the threshing floor, lay down the sheaves,
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on | threshing.floor sg m def | make 1pl pres I | threshing.floor sg m def | lay 1pl pres P | sheaf pl m def med |
25 (a) [1:13] put them in order, harness up the mule with one person
| arrange 1pl pres P | acc 3pl clt | arrange 1pl pres P | and | harness 1pl pres P | mule sg n def med | and | one sg m adj | person sg m |
26 (a) [1:18] in the center. He holds the mule and drives it round in a circle
| in | center sg f def dist |
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hold 3sg pres I | mule sg n def dist | and | acc n 3sg clt | drive 3sg pres I | around adv |
27 (a) [1:22] And two or three others [take] pitchforks and toss the sheaves apart.
| and | other pl adj | two an.num | three an.num | then adv | hes | with | pitchfork pl f | toss 3pl pres I | sheaf pl m def dist |
28 (a) [1:27] They keep on tossing it about and it becomes straw. Then we take away the mule
| toss 3pl pres I | toss 3pl pres I | and | become 3sg pres I | to | straw sg f | and | then med adv | remove 1pl pres P | mule sg n def dist |
29 (a) [1:32] and also the straw, and we gather up the grain. And when the wind picks up
| remove 1pl pres P | and | straw sg f def dist | and | gather 1pl pres P | grain sg n def dist | and | when conj | begin 3sg pres P | comp | blow 3sg pres I | wind sg m |
30 (a) [1:38] then we winnow it. We winnow it and the grain separates out,
| and | acc n 3sg clt | winnow 1pl pres I | winnow 1pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt | and | and | acc refl clt | winnow.away 3sg pres P | grain sg n def dist |
31 (a) [1:42] after which we gather it up and bring it in. As for the straw, we put it
| and | then med adv | acc n 3sg clt | gather 1pl pres I | and | acc n 3sg clt | bring 1pl pres I | and | straw sg f def dist | acc f 3sg clt | put 1pl pres I |
32 (a) [1:46] into net bags. We had these bags [made] from ropes, net bags.
| in | net.bag pl m | have 1pl impf I | such sg n dist adj | ost | from | rope pl m | net.bag pl m |
33 (a) [1:51] And we drive [the straw] in here into – into the loft, for the livestock.
| and | acc f 3sg | drive 1pl pres I | here adv | in | in | loft sg m def | for | livestock sg m def |
34 (VZh) [1:55] [What kind of livestock did you have?]
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35 (a) [1:56] Well, we had an ox. We had a mule, a cow, sheep, goats – well, cattle!
| disc | have 1pl impf I | ox sg m | have 1pl impf I | mule sg n | cow sg f | sheep pl f | goat pl f | hes | cattle pl n |
36 (a) [2:04] We have cattle.
| have 1pl pres I | cattle pl n |