Ronelle Alexander
Repljana 3
1 (a) [0:02] [When] we warp for homespun we [wind thread along] stakes pounded in
| warp 1pl pres I | on | stake pl m | disc | homespun pl f def | stake pl m | pound pl P.part P |
2 (a) [0:05] here and there [to measure] how long we want it to be,
| to.there med adv | to.here prox adv | how.much interr | want 1pl pres I | comp | be 3pl pres P |
3 (a) [0:09] how many elbow-lengths. The one who has spun more –
| how.many interr | elbow pl m | comp | dat 1pl clt | be 3pl pres P | who sg f interr | spin sg f L.part P | more adv |
4 (a) [0:12] [the one who has] more wool will spin more elbow-lengths,
| more adv | wool acc sg f | have 3sg pres I | spin 3sg pres P | more adv | elbow pl m |
5 (RA) Huh.
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6 (a) [0:14] and the one who has less – well, now they call it meters, but then
| who sg f interr | more | little adv | but | meter pl m | acc n 3sg clt | now adv | call 3pl pres I |
7 (a) [0:16] but back then we used to call it elbow-lengths, [measuring] by an elbow.
| but | then adv | call 1pl impf I | elbow pl m | by |
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8 (RA) [laughter]
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9 (a) [0:20] You warp it, and then you wind it onto the beam,
| acc refl clt | warp 3sg pres P | and | acc refl clt | then adv | wind 3sg pres P | on | beam sg n |
10 (RA) Uh huh.
| bkch |
11 (a) [0:23] and then onto the loom. Then we thread it into the "bŭrdo" (reed comb).
| and | hort | on | loom sg m | after adv | lead.in 1pl pres P | in | reed.comb sg n |
12 (a) [0:27] A wooden reed comb. The reed combs were wooden.
| wooden sg n adj | reed.comb sg n | 3sg impf cop | reed.comb pl n | wooden pl adj |
13 (RA) “Bŭrdo”.
| reed.comb sg n |
14 (a) [0:31] We thread it, and then we’ll weave. And then we spin again. The old women spin
| lead.in 1pl pres P | and | hort | fut | weave 1pl pres I | and | disc | spin 1pl pres P | again adv | old pl f def adj | woman pl f | spin 3pl pres P |
15 (a) [0:37] the woof thread. The thread that we got for the warp is [what] we wind
| from | woof.thread sg m def | this sg m adj | rel | 1pl pres aux clt | extract pl L.part I | warp acc sg f def | for | warp acc sg f | comp | wind 1pl pres I |
16 (a) [0:42] on the beam, but “woof thread” is what we call the tiny stuff
| on | beam sg n def | but | nom m 3sg | and | woof.thread sg m | acc m 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I | tiny sg n def adj |
17 (a) [0:46] what [we use] for the woof [for when] we weave the homespun.
| nom n 3sg | disc | for | woof acc sg f | for | homespun pl def | comp | weave 1pl pres P |
18 (a) [0:49] And then we weave it all up. Ah, now we’ve woven the homespun!
| and | then adv | hort | weave 1pl pres P | acc m 3sg clt | excl | weave pl f L.part I | 1pl pres aux clt | homespun pl f |
19 (a) [0:53] And we’ll take it to the fuller: there was one in Tŭrgovište, the village next to us.
| and | fut | carry 1pl pres I | to | fulling.mill acc sg f | in | Tŭrgovište sg n place | impf exist | here adv | dat 1pl clt | neighboring sg n adj | village sg n |
20 (a) [0:57] [We take it] to the fuller to full the homespun for us there.
| to | fulling.mill acc sg f | disc | comp | acc m 3sg clt | full 3pl pres I | there adv | homespun pl def |
21 (a) [1:01] And they full it – they pound it. Pounding, banging! [laughter]
| and | acc 3pl clt | full 3pl pres I | pound 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | pound vbl.n I | bang vbl.n I |
22 (RA) [laughter]
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23 (a) [1:05] And then we dye it, and now they take it for sewing – [to the] tailor, you know?
| and | after adv | acc 3pl clt | dye 1pl pres P | and | hort | carry 3pl pres I | for | cut vbl.n I | tailor sg m | who sg m inter.rel | 3sg pres cop clt |
24 (a) [1:10] He’s [the one who] makes pants, clothing. In the old days they made outer coats.
| nom m 3sg | dat refl clt | disc | cut 3sg pres P | trousers pl m | clothing acc sg f | long.ago adv | coat pl m | cut 3pl impf I |
25 (a) [1:14] and [all of it] white –
| and | white sg n adj |
26 (RA) Aha.
| bkch |
27 (a) [1:15] he didn’t dye it. Vests. Ah, a woman wears those to work in –
| neg | dye 3sg pres I | acc m 3sg clt | vest pl n | excl | woman sg f | disc | dat refl clt | carry 3sg pres I | to | work acc sg f |
28 (a) [1:19] vests, white vests. A woman will carry her child [in it], wrap it up [in it],
| vest sg n | white sg n adj | vest sg n | child sg n | fut | carry 3sg pres P | and | comp | dat refl clt | wind 3sg pres P | child sg n |
29 (a) [1:24] put it on cradle supports, put the vest on the cradle supports
| cradle pl n | put 3sg pres P | and | put 3sg pres P | on | cradle pl n def | vest sg n def |
30 (a) [1:27] and that protects the child, so wind doesn’t blow on it
| and | keep 3sg pres I | child sg n def | comp | neg | blow 3sg pres I | dat n 3sg clt | wind sg m |
31 (RA) Ah.
| bkch |
32 (a) [1:29] and it doesn’t get cold. [laughter]
| hort | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | cold sg n adj |
33 (RA) [laughter] And the tailor –
| and | tailor sg f |
34 (a) [1:33] That’s how it was.
| thus adv | 3sg impf cop |
35 (RA) where is that? Was there a tailor here in the village?
| where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | here adv | here adv | interr clt | in | village sg n | tailor sg f | impf exist |
36 (a) [1:36] There was one in the village – but people took things to another –
| impf exist | and | in | village sg n | but | carry pl L.part I | dat refl clt | in | other sg n adj | [ ... ] |
37 (a) [1:39] to some other place. But there was one in the village.
| to | other sg n adj | place sg n | disc | impf exist | dat refl clt | in | village sg n |
38 (RA) Was it Tŭrgovište [that they took things] to?
| to | Tŭrgovishte sg n place | interr clt |
39 (a) [1:42] There was an old man [here]
| old sg m adj | old.man sg m | old.man sg m | impf exist |
40 (RA) Ah.
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41 (a) [1:45] Ah – Viden Nikolichov, he used to make hooded cloaks, we weave them too.
| disc | Viden sg m name | Nikolichov sg m name | nom m 3sg | hooded.cloak pl m | disc | make 3sg impf I | weave 1pl pres I | and | hooded.cloak pl m |
42 (a) [1:50] for shepherds when they go out so they cloak themselves when it rains
| disc | when conj | go 3pl pres P | shepherd pl m | comp | dat refl clt | disc | envelop 3pl pres P | hooded.cloak sg m | disc | precipitate 3sg pres I | rain m |
43 (a) [1:54] or is cold, because they sleep in the hut up in the sheep pen.
| and | cold sg n adj | and | sleep 3pl pres I | there adv | at | hut acc sg f def | at | pen sg m def | hes |
44 (RA) Huh.
| bkch |
45 (a) [2:00] And we would weave the hooded cloaks for the [ones who went] with the sheep
| and | hooded.cloak pl m | weave 1pl impf I | disc | this pl adj | with | sheep pl f def |
46 (a) [2:03] and this old man, Viden Nikolichov. would sew them up.
| and | this sg m adj | acc 3pl clt | man sg m | sew 3sg impf I | Viden sg m name | Nikolichov sg m name | impf exist | one sg m adj | old sg m adj | man sg m |
47 (a) [2:07] He was a specialist in hooded cloaks and women’s vests. [laughter]
| excl | master sg m | at | hooded.cloak pl m | at | vest pl n |
48 (RA) So everything [was made] of wool.
| mean 3sg pres I | all adv | from | wool sg f |
49 (a) [2:14] From wool, [yes], from wool.
| from | wool sg f | from | wool sg f |
50 (RA) Ah.
| bkch |
51 (a) [2:16] Everything from wool. Bags – let’s weave bags to carry the wheat,
| all adv | from | wool sg f | bag pl f | hort | fut | weave 1pl pres I | bag pl f | comp | drive 1pl pres P | wheat sg n |
52 (a) [2:20] to carry corn to the mill, and such. [Yes,] we wove bags
| comp | drive 1pl pres P | corn sg m | to | mill acc sg f def | and | disc | 1pl pres aux clt | weave pl f L.part I | bag pl f |
53 (RA) And bags [too].
| and | bag pl f |
54 (a) [2:24] And bags [too].
| and | bag pl f |
55 (RA) Bags, and homespun, and –
| and | bag pl f | and | and | homespun pl f | and |
56 (a) [2:25] Bags, bags. Now they call them sacks, but back them we called them bags.
| bag pl f | bag pl f | now adv | call 3pl pres I | sack pl m | then adv | acc n 3sg clt | bag pl f | call 1pl impf I |
57 (RA) Bags, yes.
| bag pl f | yes |
58 (a) [2:28] Bags. We’ll weave bags, and –
| bag pl f | fut | weave 1pl pres I | bag pl f | and |
59 (RA) And [to get] wool, when do they shear the sheep? Spring? Summer?
| and | wool sg f def | sheep pl f def | acc n 3sg clt | shear 3pl pres I | hes | spring sg f def | interr clt | summer sg n | when interr |
60 (a) [2:37] In the spring, right after St. George’s Day, when it's already warm [enough].
| spring sg f def | when conj | pass 3sg pres P | St.George's.day sg m | when conj | acc refl clt | get.warm 3sg pres P | already adv |
61 (RA) Aha.
| bkch |
62 (a) [2:40] That’s when they shear them.
| disc | then adv | acc refl clt | shear 3pl pres I |
63 (RA) So off to the sheep.
| hort | to | sheep pl f def |
64 (a) [2:41] Off to the sheep, let’s lighten their load. Because they’re hot.
| hort | hort | comp | acc refl clt | comp | lighten 3sg pres P | for | sheep pl f def | because | dat 3pl clt | heat sg f |
65 (a) [2:45] Sheep can’t take the heat when they [are still covered] in wool.
| neg | can 3pl pres I | in | heat acc sg f def | sheep pl f def | with | wool acc sg f def |