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1 (a) [0:00] How did we live? There was poverty, there was hunger. It was wartime.

kɤ̀

how interr

1pl pres aux clt

live pl L.part I

poverty sg f

3sg impf cop

destitution sg f

3sg impf cop

during

war sg n def

2 (a) [0:06] My father was an old man; my mother was younger. She –

father sg m

dat 1sg clt

3sg impf cop

elderly sg m adj

mother f sg

dat 1sg clt

3sg impf cop

young f sg adj

nom f 3sg

3 (a) [0:11] came young to him [as a bride]. They bore six children. Two brothers.

come sg f L.part P

young f sg adj

for

acc m 3sg

bear 3pl aor I

children pl.t

six

two m an.num

brother pl m

4 (a) [0:22] We lived well. Poor and ill-clothed [though we were], we were fine.

live 1pl impf I

dat refl clt

well adv

poverty sg f

but

destitution sg f

but

1pl impf cop

well adv

5 (a) [0:28] My mother was a seer. People came from [other] villages for her to heal them.

mother f sg

dat 1sg clt

3sg impf cop

healer sg f

from

village pl n def

come 3pl impf I

people pl

and

acc 3pl clt

heal 3pl impf I

6 (a) [0:36] Evening came – one evening we got back from the fields and sat down [to eat]

come 3sg impf P

evening sg f

one f sg adj

evening sg f

dat refl clt

come 1pl aor P

from

field sg m def

sit 1pl aor P

7 (a) [0:42] and there came an old man, leading two children, two boys –

and

nom 3pl

[...]

come 3sg aor P

one sg m adj

old.man sg m

and

bring 3sg aor P

two n

child pl n

two n

boy pl n

8 (a) [0:47] one older and one younger. And they sat down.

one sg n adj

big sg n adj

and

one sg n adj

small sg n adj

and

sit 3pl aor P

9 (a) [0:51] My mother had just come from the field, and dusk was falling,

and

mother f sg

dat 1sg clt

3sg impf aux

dat refl clt

come sg f L.part P

from

field sg m def

and

disc

acc refl clt

grow.dark pres I imprs

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10 (a) [0:54] and she said to the old man, “Grandpa, what did you bring these kids for?”

and

nom f 3sg

call 3sg pres I

old.man sg m def

grandfather sg m

why interr

2sg pres aux clt

bring sg m L.part P

this pl adj

kids pl.t

11 (a) [0:59] And he said, “Well, I brought them. Have a look.” And she looked at the mark.

nom m 3sg

call 3sg pres I

disc

bring sg m L.part P

1sg pres aux clt

acc 3pl clt

give sg imv P

nom f 3sg

look 3sg impf I

scar sg m

12 (a) [1:05] She snipped off a thread from [the child’s] clothing [at a point] where he slept [on it]

cut.off 3sg impf P

one sg n adj

thread sg n

clothing sg f

rel

sleep 3sg pres I

13 (a) [1:09] and dropped it into a glass of water and looked at it in the “old manner”.

and

put 3sg pres P

one sg f adj

glass sg f

water sg f

and

look 3sg pres I

this sg f adj

old sg n adj

such sg n adj

14 (a) [1:13] “Well, Grandpa, give over,” she said, “so I can look at you [too]. And he gave –

adrs

grandfather sg m

give sg imv P

give sg imv P

say 3sg aor P

comp

dat 2sg clt

look 1sg pres P

nom m 3sg

give 3sg aor P

give 3sg aor P

15 (a) [1:18] he gave over a thread from his [clothing] and she dunked it twice,

one sg n adj

thread sg n

from

acc f 3sg

and

nom f 3sg

acc n 3sg clt

drop 3sg aor P

two m

time pl m

three

time pl m

16 (a) [1:21] three times in the glass, and said, “In your early years you were a herdsman,

glass sg f def

and

call 3sg pres I

during

young pl adj

year f pl

2sg pres aux clt

sg m L.part cop

herdsman sg m

17 (a) [1:28] a shepherd. You pastured sheep along with two others.” He said,

shepherd sg m

2sg pres aux clt

pasture sg m L.part I

sheep pl f

with

still

two m an.num

nom m 3sg

call 3sg pres I

18 (a) [1:32] “That’s right, I was a shepherd. I pastured [them].” “Well, when you pastured these sheep

shepherd sg m

1sg impf cop

right adv

3sg pres cop clt

pasture 1sg aor I

disc

when conj

pasture 2sg aor I

this pl adj

sheep pl f

19 (a) [1:39] with these guys, these two, what did you scheme to do when you stole

with

this sg m adj

with

this pl adj

two m def an.num

what sg n interr

acc refl clt

conspire 2pl aor I

when conj

grasp 2pl aor P

20 (a) [1:44] two rams and took them off on your own and shut them up

two m

ram ct m

and

acc 3pl clt

[…]

take 2pl aor P

toward

acc 2pl

and

acc 3pl clt

те

zatvòrixte

confine 2pl aor P

затворя

21 (a) [1:48] way down in the cellar, and they were bleating. And what did you say?

one sg f adj

cellar sg f

deep sg f adj

and

nom 3pl

bleat 3pl pres I

and

nom 2sg

how interr

say 2sg aor P

22 (a) [1:53] ‘Let’s cut their tongues out’ [you said] ‘so they won’t bleat, because [otherwise]

give pl imv P

comp

dat 3pl clt

cut.off 1pl pres P

tongue pl m def

comp

neg

bleat 3pl pres I

because

23 (a) [1:56] the neighbors will hear us’ “ “That’s right,” [he said]. “That’s right, we did that.”

fut

acc 1pl clt

hear 3pl pres I

neighbor pl m def

right adv

right adv

3sg pres cop clt

do 1pl aor P

acc n 3sg clt

this sg n adj

24 (a) [2:04] And then these kids jumped up and started to punch him

excl

when conj

jump 3pl aor P

that pl adj

child pl n

when conj

hook 3pl aor P

comp

acc m 3sg clt

whip 3pl pres I

25 (a) [2:08] and she said, “Grandpa, nature will punish you!

and

nom f 3sg

dat m 3sg clt

call 3sg pres I

grandfather sg m

fut

acc 2sg clt

punish 3sg pres P

nature sg f def

26 (a) [2:14] It won’t punish you [yourself] but another. Either your grandchildren or great-grandchildren

fut neg

punish 3sg pres P

acc 2sg

but

fut

punish 3sg pres P

someone sg m

grandchild pl m

great.grandchild pl m

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27 (a) [2:17] will stare at a live – a live frog.” And when they jumped up –

comp

look 3pl pres I

alive sg f adj

comp

[...]

alive sg f adj

frog sg f

and

nom 3pl

when conj

jump 3pl aor P

28 (a) [2:21] when they jumped up to punch him on the head and arms –

when conj

hook 3pl aor P

comp

acc m 3sg clt

whip 3pl pres I

head sg f

arm pl f

29 (a) [2:23] both of them mute, they couldn’t talk – he grabbed his head

and

two n def

mute pl adj

neg

can pres imprs

talk 3pl pres I

nom m 3sg

acc refl clt

grasp 3sg aor P

head sg f def

30 (a) [2:28] and said, “That’s right.” “Grandpa, I can’t help you. I can’t give you anything from God.”

and

call 3sg pres I

right adv

grandfather sg m

help sg f

neg

can 1sg pres I

dat 2sg clt

give 1sg pres P

nothing sg n

from

God sg m def

31 (a) [2:35] They looked and looked [at him], and neither could the one speak

nom 3pl

3pl pres aux clt

look pl L.part I

look pl L.part I

3pl pres aux clt

and

neither

this sg n adj

can 3sg pres I

speak.out 3sg pres P

32 (a) [2:38] nor the other. So he took them away, and that was the end.

neither

that sg n adj

and

nom m 3sg

dat refl clt

acc 3pl clt

take 3sg aor P

this sg n adj

3sg impf cop

33 (VZh) [How did you work did in the old days?]

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34 (a) [2:43] How did we work? We grew up ill-clothed. We went off to work in the fields

how interr

1pl pres aux clt

work pl L.part I

grow 1pl impf I

poor adv

depart 1pl aor P

comp

work 1pl pres I

around

field sg m def

35 (a) [2:50] But we had two oxen, and – and two cows, and four water buffalo.

but

keep 1pl pres I

two m

ox ct m

and

two f

cow pl f

and

four

water.buffalo pl m

36 (a) [2:56] And three or four horses. One of the horses we had [was] a big [cough] stallion

and

three

four

horse ct m

have 1pl pres I

one sg m adj

horse sg m

stallion sg m

big sg m adj

37 (a) [3:04] and I had a lot to do with him. I spent time with the horses,

and

nom 1sg

much adv

acc refl clt

deal.with 1sg impf I

with

acc m 3sg

run.about 1sg impf I

acc refl clt

horse pl m def

38 (a) [3:08] I pastured them. We looked after them [cough]. [It was] to our meadow, where

pasture 1sg impf I

acc 3pl clt

look 1pl impf I

acc 3pl clt

meadow sg f def

dat 1pl clt

ost

there adv

where conj

39 (a) [3:16] they danced the round-dance, [that] I took him to water him. I took him

dance 3pl impf I

round.dance sg n

nom 1sg

fut

acc m 3sg clt

lead 1sg pres P

water sg f

acc m 3sg clt

lead 1sg pres P

40 (a) [3:21] to water him [cough], but he jumped straight up in the air – he was frightened by the music.

water sg f

and

nom m 3sg

jump 3sg pres P

straight adv

upwards adv

acc refl clt

frighten 3sg pres I

from

music sg f def

41 (a) [3:26] I had tied my hand to the chain I was leading him by

nom 1sg

1sg pres aux clt

dat refl clt

tie sg f L.part P

chain sg m def

1sg pres aux clt

acc m 3sg clt

wind sg f L.part P

hand sg f def

dat refl clt

42 (a) [3:30] so the horse wouldn’t get loose. And these folk called out to me from the side

comp

neg

release 3sg pres I

horse sg m def

and

nom 3pl

dat 1sg clt

call 3pl pres I

people pl def

from

side sg f def

43 (a) [3:34] “Hey Maria, let go of that horse! Hey! Let go of the horse!”

adrs

Maria voc sg f name

adrs

release sg imv P

this sg m adj

horse sg m

adrs

release sg imv P

this sg m adj

horse sg m

44 (a) [3:38] I said, “How can I let him go? He’s fastened tight to my hand!”

nom 1sg

call 1sg pres I

how interr

fut

acc m 3sg clt

release 1sg pres I

nom m 3sg

dat 1sg clt

3sg pres aux clt

fasten sg m L.part P

hand sg f def

45 (a) [3:41] A man came up and carefully caught him, and undid my hand

approach 3sg aor P

one sg m adj

person sg m

there adv

easy adv

easy adv

acc m 3sg clt

catch 3sg aor P

unfasten 3sg aor P

dat 1sg clt

hand sg f def

46 (a) [3:44] and let the horse go. It ran off, it got away. My father came out, [cough]

release 3sg aor P

horse sg m def

nom m 3sg

escape 3sg aor P

go 3sg aor P

dat refl clt

father sg m

dat 1sg clt

emerge 3sg aor P

47 (a) [3:51] and he (this man) told him what I had done. He said, “Well damn it all!

nom m 3sg

dat m 3sg clt

tell 3sg pres I

what sg n interr

1sg pres aux clt

do sg f L.part P

nom m 3sg

call 3sg pres I

adrs

Mom sg f

dat m 3sg clt

48 (a) [3:55] Let the horse go if it jumps! Let it go! It’ll batter you –

adrs

release sg imv P

acc m 3sg clt

when conj

jump 3sg pres I

horse sg m def

release sg imv I

acc m 3sg clt

fut

acc 2sg clt

beat 3sg pres P

49 (a) [3:58] it’ll drag you along and batter you up.” “Ah, let it batter me, what of it!”

fut

acc 2sg clt

drag 3sg pres P

comp

acc 2sg clt

beat 3sg pres P

comp

acc 1sg clt

beat 3sg pres P

what sg n interr

want 3sg pres I

50 (a) [4:02] So we went off to the fields to work [cough], we come home in the evening,

hort

embark 1pl aor P

around

field sg m def

work 1pl pres I

come 1pl pres P

dat refl clt

evening sg f

51 (a) [4:08] mother had made me something to eat. Well, we were kids! Free and light.

mother f sg

dat 1sg clt

cook sg f L.part P

food sg n

interr

adrs

nom 1pl

[...]

child pl n

free adv

52 (a) [4:13] We wanted to play. “We’re going out to play!”

want 1pl pres I

comp

play 1pl pres I

fut

go.out 1pl pres P

and

comp

да

poigràeme

play 1pl pres P

поиграя

53 (a) [4:16] She said to us, “Come in and rest, tomorrow you’ll go out again [to work].”

nom f 3sg

dat 1pl clt

call 3sg pres I

come pl imv P

dat refl clt

rest pl imv I

tomorrow adv

again adv

fut

go 2pl pres P

54 (a) [4:21] We did reaping, we hoed the corn, we picked beans. Everything there was,

reap 1pl pres I

dig 1pl pres I

corn pl m

gather 1pl pres I

beans sg m

everything sg n adj

what sg n rel

pres exist

55 (a) [4:29] we brought it home.

bring 1pl pres I

for

at.home adv

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1 (a) [0:00] How did we live? There was poverty, there was hunger. It was wartime.

2 (a) [0:06] My father was an old man; my mother was younger. She –

3 (a) [0:11] came young to him [as a bride]. They bore six children. Two brothers.

4 (a) [0:22] We lived well. Poor and ill-clothed [though we were], we were fine.

5 (a) [0:28] My mother was a seer. People came from [other] villages for her to heal them.

6 (a) [0:36] Evening came – one evening we got back from the fields and sat down [to eat]

7 (a) [0:42] and there came an old man, leading two children, two boys –

8 (a) [0:47] one older and one younger. And they sat down.

9 (a) [0:51] My mother had just come from the field, and dusk was falling,

10 (a) [0:54] and she said to the old man, “Grandpa, what did you bring these kids for?”

11 (a) [0:59] And he said, “Well, I brought them. Have a look.” And she looked at the mark.

12 (a) [1:05] She snipped off a thread from [the child’s] clothing [at a point] where he slept [on it]

13 (a) [1:09] and dropped it into a glass of water and looked at it in the “old manner”.

14 (a) [1:13] “Well, Grandpa, give over,” she said, “so I can look at you [too]. And he gave –

15 (a) [1:18] he gave over a thread from his [clothing] and she dunked it twice,

16 (a) [1:21] three times in the glass, and said, “In your early years you were a herdsman,

17 (a) [1:28] a shepherd. You pastured sheep along with two others.” He said,

18 (a) [1:32] “That’s right, I was a shepherd. I pastured [them].” “Well, when you pastured these sheep

19 (a) [1:39] with these guys, these two, what did you scheme to do when you stole

20 (a) [1:44] two rams and took them off on your own and shut them up

21 (a) [1:48] way down in the cellar, and they were bleating. And what did you say?

22 (a) [1:53] ‘Let’s cut their tongues out’ [you said] ‘so they won’t bleat, because [otherwise]

23 (a) [1:56] the neighbors will hear us’ “ “That’s right,” [he said]. “That’s right, we did that.”

24 (a) [2:04] And then these kids jumped up and started to punch him

25 (a) [2:08] and she said, “Grandpa, nature will punish you!

26 (a) [2:14] It won’t punish you [yourself] but another. Either your grandchildren or great-grandchildren

27 (a) [2:17] will stare at a live – a live frog.” And when they jumped up –

28 (a) [2:21] when they jumped up to punch him on the head and arms –

29 (a) [2:23] both of them mute, they couldn’t talk – he grabbed his head

30 (a) [2:28] and said, “That’s right.” “Grandpa, I can’t help you. I can’t give you anything from God.”

31 (a) [2:35] They looked and looked [at him], and neither could the one speak

32 (a) [2:38] nor the other. So he took them away, and that was the end.

33 (VZh) [How did you work did in the old days?]

34 (a) [2:43] How did we work? We grew up ill-clothed. We went off to work in the fields

35 (a) [2:50] But we had two oxen, and – and two cows, and four water buffalo.

36 (a) [2:56] And three or four horses. One of the horses we had [was] a big [cough] stallion

37 (a) [3:04] and I had a lot to do with him. I spent time with the horses,

38 (a) [3:08] I pastured them. We looked after them [cough]. [It was] to our meadow, where

39 (a) [3:16] they danced the round-dance, [that] I took him to water him. I took him

40 (a) [3:21] to water him [cough], but he jumped straight up in the air – he was frightened by the music.

41 (a) [3:26] I had tied my hand to the chain I was leading him by

42 (a) [3:30] so the horse wouldn’t get loose. And these folk called out to me from the side

43 (a) [3:34] “Hey Maria, let go of that horse! Hey! Let go of the horse!”

44 (a) [3:38] I said, “How can I let him go? He’s fastened tight to my hand!”

45 (a) [3:41] A man came up and carefully caught him, and undid my hand

46 (a) [3:44] and let the horse go. It ran off, it got away. My father came out, [cough]

47 (a) [3:51] and he (this man) told him what I had done. He said, “Well damn it all!

48 (a) [3:55] Let the horse go if it jumps! Let it go! It’ll batter you –

49 (a) [3:58] it’ll drag you along and batter you up.” “Ah, let it batter me, what of it!”

50 (a) [4:02] So we went off to the fields to work [cough], we come home in the evening,

51 (a) [4:08] mother had made me something to eat. Well, we were kids! Free and light.

52 (a) [4:13] We wanted to play. “We’re going out to play!”

53 (a) [4:16] She said to us, “Come in and rest, tomorrow you’ll go out again [to work].”

54 (a) [4:21] We did reaping, we hoed the corn, we picked beans. Everything there was,

55 (a) [4:29] we brought it home.

1 (a) [0:00] kɤ̀ sme živɛ̀le siromašìjka beše golotìa beše pris marabètu

How did we live? There was poverty, there was hunger. It was wartime.

2 (a) [0:06] baštà mi beše vɤ̀zrasen màjka mi be pò mlàda t’à

My father was an old man; my mother was younger. She –

3 (a) [0:11] došlà pò mlàda za nègo naràždaa dačurlìga šès dvuìca bràk’e

came young to him [as a bride]. They bore six children. Two brothers.

4 (a) [0:22] živɛ̀eme si dubrɛ̀ sirumašìa ama golotìa ama beme dobrɛ̀

We lived well. Poor and ill-clothed [though we were], we were fine.

5 (a) [0:28] màjka mi beše vràčkə̥ ut selàta dovàždaa òra tə gi cɛ̀ree

My mother was a seer. People came from [other] villages for her to heal them.

6 (a) [0:36] dòeše vèčer ednà vèčer si dodòjme ot kɤ̀rɤ̥ sednàjme

Evening came – one evening we got back from the fields and sat down [to eat]

7 (a) [0:42] i tìa do dodè edìn stàrec i dovèdi dvɛ̀ decà dvɛ̀ momčènca

and there came an old man, leading two children, two boys –

8 (a) [0:47] ednò pò golɛ̀mo i ednò pò màlko̥ i sednàa

one older and one younger. And they sat down.

9 (a) [0:51] i màjka mi be si došlà ot kɤ̀rɤ i tò sa mrɤk’ìn’a

My mother had just come from the field, and dusk was falling,