Ronelle Alexander
Skrŭt 1
1 (a) [0:00] [Ah,] a tale! I’ll tell you one.
tale sg f | nom 1sg | fut | dat 2sg clt | tell 1sg pres P | one f sg adj |
2 (RA) Oh, oh, good!
disc | disc | hort |
3 (a) [0:02] Ah.
disc |
4 (RA) Tell [it]!
tell sg imv P |
5 (b) [0:03] Ha. [laughter]
disc
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6 (RA) [laughter]
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7 (a) [0:05] A certain man was always going out to plow in the field …
some sg m adj | man sg m | go sg m L.part I | all adv | comp | plow 3sg pres I | on | field sg f def |
8 (RA) Hm.
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9 (a) [0:07] with oxen. And when his wife came [out she’d say,] “How far did you plow, husband?”
with | ox pl m | and | wife sg f def | dat m 3sg clt | when conj | fut | come 3sg pres P | how.far interr | plow 2sg aor P | husband voc sg m |
10 (a) [0:12] [And he said it was] up to the pear tree, and that tomorrow he’ll go again.
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to | under | pear.tree sg f def | tomorrow adv | again adv | fut | go 3sg pres P |
11 (b) [0:15] Ah, that one!
excl | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | already adv |
12 (a) [0:15] … up to the pear tree again.” Well, she wanted [this] tale, you know!
again adv | to | under | pear.tree sg f def | tale sg f | nom f 3sg | want 3sg pres I | adrs |
13 (b) [0:18] That’s the one.
disc | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt |
14 (a) [0:19] Yes. And she said – And he: “To there, to there”, and no job ever got done.
disc | and | nom f 3sg | all adv | to.there adv | to.there adv | and | pres neg exist | work sg f | neg | acc refl clt | do 3sg pres I |
15 (a) [0:25] He started to take seed [for sowing], filled a single furrow
disc | begin sg m L.part P | comp | carry 3sg pres I | seed sg n def | pull 3sg pres P | one sg f adj | furrow sg f |
16 (a) [0:26] from here to there, he tossed out all the seed, and came back.
from.here adv | to.there adv | toss 3sg pres P | acc n 3sg clt | this sg n adj | seed sg n | come 3sg pres P | dat refl clt |
17 (a) [0:29] And his wife said, “Why did you squander all the grain [already]?” she said,
and | this sg f adj | woman sg f | call 3sg pres I | disc | nom 2sg | what interr | grain sg n | waste 3sg aor P | say 3sg pres I |
18 (a) [0:33] and not yet sow the [entire] field? Today I will go [myself],” she said.
field sg f def | neg | can imprs | comp | acc f 3sg clt | sow 2sg pres I | still adv | today adv | nom 1sg | call 3sg pres I | fut | go 1sg pres P |
19 (a) [0:37] and she set out [to go] down there. “And you will – you’ll look after the child,”
and | set.out sg f L.part P | to | down adv | and | nom 2sg | fut | [...] | fut | watch 2sg pres I | child sg n def |
20 (a) [0:42] she said. “You’ll bathe it, you’ll put it to sleep, you’ll feed it.
call 3sg pres I | fut | acc n 3sg | bathe 2sg pres P | fut | acc n 3sg clt | put.to.sleep 2sg pres P | fut | acc n 3sg clt | feed 2sg pres P |
21 (a) [0:45] You’ll look after the brood hen and her chicks, and you’ll do the wash.”
brood.hen sg f def |
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comp | watch 2sg pres I | with | chick pl n def | comp | wash 2sg pres P |
22 (a) [0:49] She gave him orders about everything [he needed] to do. And he got up, went
everything sg n adj | dat m 3sg clt | order 3sg pres I | what sg n | comp | work 3sg pres I | and | stand sg m L.part P | go sg m L.part P |
23 (a) [0:54] to lay the fire, and there was milk to churn in the butter-churn.
comp | lay 3sg pres P | fire sg m def | disc | and | milk sg n | L.part exist | comp | churn 3sg pres P | in | churn sg f def |
24 (b) [0:57] But he put that churn onto his back.
but | shoulder sg m L.part P | that sg n adj | churn sg f def |
25 (a) [0:59] [Yes,] he picked up the churn. And then he lay the fire.
shoulder sg m L.part P | churn sg f def | and | lay sg m L.part P | fire sg m def |
26 (RA) [laughter]
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27 (a) [1:01] When he lay the fire, he leaned forward and spilled the milk from the churn.
when conj | lay sg m L.part P | fire sg m def | bend.over sg m L.part P | acc refl clt | spill sg L.part P | milk sg n def | from | churn sg f def |
28 (b) [1:06] He extinguished the fire, and put the pan on to heat in order to bake the bread.
extinguish sg m L.part P | fire sg m def | put sg m L.part P | baking.dish sg f def | comp | acc refl clt | burn 3sg pres I | for | bread sg m def | comp | acc m 3sg clt | bake 3sg pres I |
29 (a) [1:11] Ah, no. No, I don’t know [the part about the] pan.
excl | no | no | baking.dish sg f def | nom 1sg | neg | know 1sg pres I |
30 (b) [1:12] Aha, [indeed] he put the pan on –
disc | baking.dish sg f def | put sg m L.part P |
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31 (a) [1:13] He put [it on]. And when he’d extinguished the fire, and looked to the brood-hen,
put sg m L.part P | and | now adv | when inter.rel | extinguish sg m L.part P | fire sg m def | when conj | look 3sg pres I | brood.hen sg f def |
32 (a) [1:16] [he saw that] an eagle had picked it up, along with its chicks tied to it in a row …
lift sg m L.part P | acc n 3sg clt | eagle sg m def | nom m 3sg | acc 3pl clt | tie sg m L.part P | chick pl n def | one sg n adj | for | other sg n adj |
33 (d) [laughter]
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34 (a) [1:19] … [which he’d done] so they wouldn’t run away –
comp | neg | run.away 3pl pres P |
35 (RA) Um.
bkch
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36 (a) [1:21] supposedly not to run away. The eagle picked up the brood-hen
as.if adv | comp | neg | run 3pl pres I | lift 3sg pres I | eagle sg m def | brood.hen sg f def |
37 (a) [1:24] and its chicks, tied to each other all in a row, and carried it off.
chick pl n def | one sg n adj | to | other sg n adj | string pl P.part P | to | acc n 3sg | tie pl P.part P | and | acc n 3sg clt | carry sg m L.part P |
38 (a) [1:28] So he went [and saw that] the child was grimacing from crying. He began to stroke it
go sg m L.part P | child sg n def | grimace sg n L.part P | acc refl clt | from | cry vbl.n I | begin sg m L.part P | comp | acc m 3sg clt | stroke 3sg pres P |
39 (a) [1:32] [saying] “Oh, Daddy’s little one, oh Daddy’s little one”, and touched it here
excl | of | father sg m | excl | of | father sg m | touch 3sg pres I | dat n 3sg clt | to | here adv |
40 (a) [1:35] – children have this soft spot [on their heads] you know? And he took a needle
interr | child pl n def | have 3pl pres I | soft sg n adj | take sg m L.part P | with | one f sg adj | needle sg f |
41 (a) [1:38] and pierced it, and the brains ran out. The child died [but] he thought
pierce sg m L.part P | acc n 3sg clt | flow.out 3sg pres I | dat m 3sg clt | brain sg m def | die 3sg pres I | child sg n def | nom m 3sg | think sg m L.part P | that conj |
42 (a) [1:41] it had fallen asleep and said “[Ah,] wife, the child has been sleeping all day long,”
that conj | 3sg pres aux clt | fall.asleep sg n L.part P | call 3sg pres I | woman voc sg f | whole sg m adj | day sg m | child sg n def | sleep 3sg pres I | and | call 3sg pres I |
43 (a) [1:45] he said. “You’ve lied [to me],” he said, “when you say that it’s a crier,” he said –
nom 2sg | lie 2sg pres I | call 3sg pres I | that conj | that conj | cry 3sg pres I | call 3sg pres I |
44 (b) [1:48] Ah.
bkch |
45 (a) [1:48] “that it howls.” And he went back to the fire, so as
that conj | cry 3sg pres I | and | from.there adv | return sg m L.part P | acc refl clt | toward | fire sg m def | again adv | again adv | disc |
46 (a) [1:56] to light it [again]. The child was sleeping [in fact] already dead, and he saw the clothes
go 3sg pres I | comp | acc m 3sg clt | light.fire 3sg pres P | child sg n def | fall.asleep sg n L.part P | already | die sg n L.part P | look 3sg pres I | clothing pl f def |
47 (a) [2:00] had been stolen from the [washing] cauldron – somebody or another had been there.
steal pl P.part P | from | this sg n adj | cauldron sg m def | steal pl P.part P | some pl adj | dat refl clt | what.kind pl adj | 3pl pres aux clt | pl L.part cop |
48 (b) [2:06] Because that –
because | that sg f adj |
49 (a) [2:06] His wife came back from work [and said], “What did you do to the child?"
and | acc refl clt | return 3sg pres I | and | woman sg f def | dat m 3sg clt | from | work sg f | what interr | do 3sg aor P | child sg n def | call 3sg pres I |
50 (a) [2:10] “Sleeping all day,” [he said]. And the woman came back and picked up the child,
whole sg m adj | day sg m | sleep 3sg pres I | and | return 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | grasp 3sg pres I | acc n 3sg clt | this sg f adj | woman sg f |
51 (a) [2:12] and it had become as wood, like a hard knot [in a tree].
knot sg m | turn.to.wood sg n L.part P | acc refl clt |
52 (b) [2:13] It [had] died.
die sg n L.part P |
53 (a) [2:14] It [had] died. “And the clothes?” “Well,” he said, “I went home and came back,”
die sg n L.part P | child sg n def | disc | clothing pl f def | disc | go 1sg aor I | call 3sg pres I | to | home adv | return 1sg aor P | acc refl clt |
54 (a) [2:19] he said, “someone had stolen them. And the milk,” he said, “when I leaned over
call 3sg pres I | steal pl L.part P | acc 3pl clt | milk sg n def | call 3sg pres I | when conj | acc refl clt | bend.over 1sg aor P | call 3sg pres I |
55 (a) [2:24] to lay the fire, I spilled it [all],” he said, “from the churn.”
comp | comp | lay 1sg pres P | fire sg m def | spill 1sg aor P | acc n 3sg clt | call 3sg pres I | from | churn sg f def |
56 (b) [2:28] Well, I – this [tale] is a completely different [one].
disc | nom 1sg | this sg f adj | 3sg pres cop clt | completely adv | other sg f adj |
57 (a) [2:28] Ah well, that’s how this one [goes]. [So] in the evening …
disc | thus adv | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg f adj | and | evening sg f def |
58 (RA) Afterwards you – you can tell your [version].
after adv | fut | nom 2sg | nom 2sg | fut | say 2sg pres P | own sg f adj |
59 (b) [2:32] Eh!
excl |
60 (a) [2:32] she started in on him. “Never, never,” she said,
and | this sg f adj | acc m 3sg | assault sg f L.part P | mean 3sg pres I | call 3sg pres I | not.at.all adv | not.at.all adv |
61 (a) [2;36] will I lay eyes on you again!” She began to beat him,
comp | dat 1sg clt | acc 2sg clt | neg | see 3pl pres P | eye pl n def | begin sg f L.part P | comp | acc n 3sg clt | beat 3sg pres I |
62 (a) [2:39] and he ran off and went completely off his head
and | this sg m adj | run.away sg m L.part P | go.mad sg m L.part P | already adv |
63 (d) [2:42] Ooh, I know this one.
excl | nom 1sg | acc n 3sg clt | know 1sg pres I |
64 (a) [2:44] And when he went off down the road, when he went along the road,
and | when conj | pass sg m L.part I | by | road sg m def | thus adv | along | along | road sg m def | when conj | go sg m L.part I |
65 (a) [2:48] [he saw] some fishermen fishing.
some pl adj | fisherman pl m | catch pl L.part I | fish pl f |
66 (d) [laughter]
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67 (a) [2:50] He’d remembered, you know, [the words] from home: “Never, never,
nom m 3sg | interr | from | home adv | dat refl clt | and | memorize sg m L.part P | not.at.all adv | not.at.all adv |
68 (a) [2:52] will I lay eyes on you again!” So he kept saying this
comp | dat 1sg clt | acc 2sg clt | neg | see 3pl pres P | eye pl n def | and | this sg n adj | dat refl clt | say sg m L.part I |
69 (a) [2:55] as he was traveling, he was shouting, “Never, never, never, never!
and | again adv | dat refl clt | travel 3sg pres I | dat refl clt | shout 3sg pres P | not.at.all adv | not.at.all adv | not.at.all adv | not.at.all adv |
70 (a) [3:00] And the fishermen came out, they’d been casting with a line and a net
emerge 3pl pres I | this pl adj | fisherman pl m | this pl adj | cast pl L.part I | fishing.line sg f | casting.net sg n |
71 (a) [3:03] and had never [caught anything]. So they figured it was
pres neg exist | not.at.all adv | and | nom 3pl | dat refl clt | reckon pl L.part I | that conj |
72 (a) [3:06] because of this man [that] they couldn’t catch [anything]
from | this sg m adj | person sg m | neg | can pres imprs | comp | catch 3pl pres P |
73 (b) [3:07] Hah [unintelligible]
excl |
74 (a) [3:09] And they beat him up, and said, “When you see such a situation
and | nom 3pl | acc m 3sg clt | beat 3pl pres I | when conj | fut | see 2sg pres P | such sg f adj | thing sg f | say 3pl pres I |
75 (a) [3:12] you’re supposed to say “[May you get] five or six each!”
fut |
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fut | call 2sg pres I | by | [...] | by | five | by | six |
76 (a) [3:15] So then he met people carrying a dead man, and he –
and | nom m 3sg | meet 3sg pres I | die sg m L.part P | person sg m | where inter.rel | carry 3pl pres I | and | nom m 3sg |
77 (a) [3:19] and he said to them, “[May you get] five or six each
and | nom m 3sg | dat 3pl clt | call 3sg pres I | to | acc 3pl | by | five | by | six |
78 (a) [3:20] five or six each!” And these people got angry – after all, [laughter]
by | five | by | six | this pl adj | when conj | acc refl clt | anger pl L.part P | people pl | excl |
79 (d) [3:23] [laughter]
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80 (a) [3:25] [if] you’re carrying a dead man and [someone] is saying
die sg m L.part P | person sg m | comp | carry 2sg pres I | and | comp | say 3sg pres I |
81 (a) [3:27] [May you] carry five or six such”!
by | five | by | six | comp | carry 3pl pres I |
82 (d) [3:28] [laughter]
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83 (a) [3:29] So they beat him up right there.
and | there adv | acc m 3sg clt | beat pl L.part P |
84 (b) [3:31] [laughter]
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85 (a) [laughter]
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86 (d) [3:31] [laughter]
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87 (a) [3:33] And they beat him up right there, and they said to him
and | there | acc m 3sg clt | beat pl L.part P | and | say sg m L.part P | say pl L.part P | dat m 3sg clt | nom 3pl |
88 (a) [3:37] When you see such a situation,” they said, “you should jump about
when | fut | see 2sg pres P | call 3sg pres I | such sg f adj | thing sg f | fut | jump 2sg pres I |
89 (a) [3:39] and dance the horo,” they said, “and not
call 3sg pres I | round.dance sg n | fut | dance 2sg pres I | and | not | call 3sg pres I |
90 (d) [3:42] Hunh-uh
bkch
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91 (a) [3:42] May you get five or six each’". But isn’t this how it should be at a wedding?
by | five | by | six | interr | at | wedding sg f def | 3sg pres cop clt | thus adv |
92 (d) [3:45] Yes, but at this [point in the story] they [must] say to you
comp | hes | at | this sg n adj | hes | comp | comp | dat 2pl clt | say 3sg pres I |
93 (d) [3:47] God – may God have mercy.
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God sg m | comp | dat 2pl clt | forgive 3sg pres P |
94 (a) [3:49] Aha, that’s it! [You’re] right.
excl | thus adv | true adv |
95 (a) [laughter]
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96 (a) [3:51] “But when people are carrying a dead person,” they said, “you should say
fut | acc m 3sg clt | disc | when conj | carry pl L.part I | die sg m def L.part P | person sg m | call 3sg pres I | fut | call 2sg pres I |
97 (a) [3:53] May God have mercy,’ and not ‘May you get five or six each
God sg m | comp | acc m 3sg clt | forgive 3sg pres P | and | call 3sg pres I | not | thus adv | by | five | by | six |
98 (a) [3:56] So then he meets a wedding party, and said to them, “May God have mercy on them!
and | meet 3sg pres I | wedding sg f def | God sg m | comp | acc 3pl clt | forgive 3sg pres P | again adv | dat 3pl clt | say sg m L.part I |
99 (a) [4:00] May God have mercy on them!”
God sg m | comp | acc 3pl clt | forgive 3sg pres P |
100 (b) [4:01] "May God have mercy on you."
God sg m | comp | acc 2pl clt | forgive 3sg pres P |
101 (a) [4:02] Uh huh.
bkch |
102 (b) [4:02] “May God have mercy on you.”
God sg m | comp | acc 2pl clt | forgive 3sg pres P |
103 (a) [4:03] And after that, these ones beat him up, and say, “When you see
and | from.there adv | this sg n adj | again adv | acc m 3sg clt | beat 3pl pres I | when conj | fut | see 2sg pres P | call 3sg pres I |
104 (a) [4:07] such a situation, you should jump about and dance the horo.
such sg f adj | thing sg f | fut | jump 2sg pres P | call 3sg pres I | round.dance sg n | fut | dance 2sg pres I |
105 (d) [4:10] The “ruchenitsa” (Balkan folk dance)
ruchenitsa sg f |
106 (a) [laughter]
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107 (a) [4:11] [unintelligible]
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108 (d) [4:12] And you’ll strike the ground with your hat as you strike …
and | dat refl clt | strike 2sg pres I | hat sg m def | against | ground sg f def | fut | strike 2sg pres I |
109 (a) [4:14] And –
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110 (d) [4:14] … out the rŭchenitsa dance steps
ruchenitsa sg f |
111 (d) [4:17] And then he meets a carriage with earthenware pots.
meet 3sg pres I | one sg f adj | carriage sg f | with | pot pl n |
112 (b) [4:19] Ohhh!
excl |
113 (a) [4:21] There are these oxen pulling it–
one pl adj | ox pl m | inter.rel | acc m 3sg clt | pull 3pl pres I |
114 (a) [4:22] and these earthenware pots made – do you know what [such a] pot is?
pot pl n | make pl P.part P | such pl adj | pot sg n | know 2sg pres I | what interr | 3sg pres cop clt |
115 (RA) Yes, I know. I know.
know 1sg pres I | know 1sg pres I |
116 (d) [4:25] And he began to jump!
and | begin sg m L.part P | comp | jump 3sg I |
117 (a) [4:27] And he began to jump
begin sg m L.part P | comp | jump 3sg I |
118 (a) [laughter]
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119 (a) [4:28] and dance about, and these water buffaloes [sic] get frightened
comp | dance 3sg pres I | frighten 3pl pres I | acc refl clt | this pl adj | water.buffalo pl m |
120 (d) [laughter]
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121 (a) [4:30] and – and they break everything. They broke everything to pieces.
and | and | break 3pl pres I | everything sg n adj | everything sg n adj | break pl L.part P |
122 (d) [laughter]
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123 (a) [4:34] And they (the drivers of the carriage) beat him up and say to him …
and | this pl adj | acc m 3sg clt | beat pl L.part P | and | dat m 3sg clt | say 3pl pres I |
124 (d) [4:37] [laughter] “Oh bull, oh bull of ours!”
bull voc sg m | bull voc sg m | our sg m adj |
125 (a) [4:38] and say to him, “When you see,”
and | dat m 3sg clt | say 3pl pres I | when conj | fut | see 2sg pres P |
126 (d) [4:38] [laughter]
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127 (a) [4:39] they say, “such a situation, you should say, “Whoa, bull! Whoa, bull!” And
say 3sg pres I | such sg f adj | thing sg f | fut | call 2sg pres I | hort | bull voc sg m | hort | bull voc sg m | call 3sg pres I |
128 (d) [4:43] [and] you’ll give him some grass.
fut | dat m 3sg clt | give 2sg pres P | grass sg f |
129 (a) [4:44] And [then] he meets two ladies.
and | meet 3sg pres I | two f | lady pl f |
130 (d) [4:47] Old women.
old.woman pl f |
131 (a) [4:48] Ah – no!
disc | no |
132 (d) [4:50] Old women!
old.woman pl f |
133 (a) [4:50] No, it’s not old women.
neg | 3sg pres cop clt | old.woman pl f |
134 (c) [4:51] Quiet, now.
quiet adv | now adv |
135 (a) [4:52] Two …
two f |
136 (a) [laughter]
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137 (b) [4:52] Listen now, Granny’s little one.
listen sg imv I | now adv | grandmother voc sg f |
138 (a) [4:53] … two ladies, and he said to them “Whoa, bull! Whoa, bull!”
two f | lady pl f | and | to | acc 3pl | dat 3pl clt | say sg m L.part P | hort | bull voc sg m | hort | bull voc sg m |
139 (a) [4:57] [laughter]
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140 (b) [4:57] And they say to him, “Oh, you mustn’t talk like that.”
and | this pl adj | dat m 3sg clt | say 3pl pres I | hes | fut neg | comp | say 2sg pres I | thus adv |
141 (a) [5:00] They say, “When you meet such ladies,” they say,
disc | hes | call 3sg pres I | when conj | fut | meet 2sg pres P | such pl adj | lady pl f | call 3sg pres I |
142 (a) [5:03] you should bend down your head so they can groom you.
fut | dat refl clt | lean.down 2sg pres P | call 3sg pres I | head sg f def | comp | dat 2sg clt | groom 3pl pres P |
143 (a) [5:06] to check [someone’s] head that there are no
comp | dat m 3sg clt | groom 3pl pres I | head sg f def | comp | pres neg exist |
144 (b) [5:09] “voshki” (lice)
louse pl f |
145 (a) [5:10] … “voshki”.”
louse pl f |
146 (c) [5:11] [That’s] “vŭshki” (the word for “lice” in standard speech).
louse pl f |
147 (a) [5:11] And he went on, he went on, and …
and | this sg m adj | go sg m L.part I | go sg m L.part I | again |
148 (b) [5:13] [Here] we say “voshki” and not “vɤshki”.
louse pl f | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I | not | louse pl f |
149 (a) [5:15] … he meets …
meet 3sg pres I |
150 (RA) [In] old-time [speech]
old.time adv |
151 (b) [5:16] [It’s] “voshki”.
louse pl f |
152 (RA) [Yes,] “voshki” –
louse pl f |
153 (a) [5:17] … meets …
meet 3sg pres I |
154 (RA) “voshki” is [the] old-time [way to say it].
louse pl f | 3sg pres cop clt | old.time sg n adj |
155 (a) [5:18] … meets some …
meet 3sg pres I | one pl adj |
156 (b) [5:18] In the old days [it was] “voshki”.
old sg n adj | time sg n | louse pl f |
157 (a) [5:20] .. some dogs that were tearing at each other’s throats, and he hurt his head –
one pl adj | dog pl n | inter.rel | acc refl clt | strangle 3pl pres I | injure sg m L.part P | dat refl clt | head sg f def | there adv |
158 (a) [5:23] he’d gone so mad as to think the dogs could search for lice.
nom m 3sg | already adv | go.mad sg m L.part P | this sg m adj | comp | dat m 3sg clt | search 3pl pres I | dog pl n def | louse pl f |
159 (a) [5:28] They went after him, surrounded him, tried to strangle him, and bloodied him up good.
go pl L.part P | defend pl L.part P | acc m 3sg clt | strangle pl L.part P | acc m 3sg clt | make pl L.part P | acc m 3sg clt | whole sg m adj | blood sg f |
160 (a) [5:31] And some other villagers there tell him “When you see," they say,
and | say 3sg pres I | dat m 3sg clt | one pl adj | there adv | other pl adj | villager pl m | when conj | see 2sg pres P | call 3sg pres I |
161 (a) [5:35] "such a situation, take up a club and beat [them]!” they say. “Beat these dogs!"
such sg f adj | thing sg f | take pl imv P | one sg f adj | club sg f | strike sg imv P | call 3sg pres I | strike sg imv P | on | this pl adj | dog pl n |
162 (a) [5:39] And further on [down the road] he came into some village,
and | more | there adv | in | some sg n adj | village sg n | already | enter sg m L.part P |
163 (a) [5:42] [and there were] some children playing in the sand there.
one pl adj | child pl n | in | sand sg m | dat refl clt | play 3pl pres I | there adv |
164 (a) [5:44] [So] he took up a club and [gave] several beatings to these children.
take sg m L.part P | one sg f adj | club sg f | one pl adj | beating pl m | to | this pl adj | child pl n |
165 (d) [5:48] [laughter]
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166 (a) [5:48] He beat them with the club. Out came their fathers and their mothers
with | this sg f adj | club sg f | beat sg m L.part I | acc 3pl clt | go.out pl L.part P | father pl m def | dat 3pl clt | and | and | mother pl f def |
167 (d) [5:52] [laughter]
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168 (a) [5:52] and once more he got a beating. They said, “When you see such a situation,
again adv | acc m 3sg clt | beat pl L.part P | call 3pl pres I | when conj | see 2sg pres P | such sg f adj | thing sg f |
169 (a) [5:58] give each one a nickel,” they said. “Why are you beating them?”
give sg imv P | dat 3pl clt | by | one sg n adj | nickel sg n | call 3sg pres I | call 3sg pres I | why interr | acc 3pl clt | beat 2sg pres I |
170 (a) [5:58] So he gave these children each – ah no! Then he met a sow
give sg m L.part P | to | this pl adj | child pl n | by | one sg n adj | adrs | no | meet sg m L.part P | one sg f adj | sow sg f | there adv |
171 (d) [6:04] [laughter]
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172 (b) [6:05] A “prase” (pig), as they call it. [This one is] a mother with small piglets.
pig sg n | rel | acc n 3sg clt | call 3pl pres I |
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mother f sg | with | small pl adj | piglet pl n |
173 (d) [6:09] Oink, oink!
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174 (a) [6:09] “Svine” (pigs), “svine”.
pig sg n | pig sg n |
175 (b) [6:09] “Svine” (pigs), “svine”.
pig sg n | pig sg n |
176 (a) [6:10] [So] what should he do [with] the piglets?
what interr | comp | do 3sg pres I | piglet pl n def |
177 (b) [6:10] [That’s] old, the old [way to say] pigs.
old sg n adj | by | old sg n def adj | pig sg n |
178 (a) [6:11] So he gave them each a nickel, and the sow said “Oink, oink” –
give sg m L.part P | dat 3pl clt | by | one sg n adj | nickel sg n | and | sow sg f def | call sg f L.part I | oink | oink |
179 (a) [6:15] you know, she says “grokh” (= “oink”).
interr | nom f 3sg | say.oink 3sg pres I |
180 (a) [laughter]
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181 (a) [6:17] So he said, “I don’t have nickels to give you,
disc | nom m 3sg | say sg m L.part P | nom 1sg | not.have 1sg pres I | nickel sg n | comp | dat 2sg clt | give 1sg pres P |
182 (a) [6:20] so how could I give you groshes?!” ( = coins of much larger value)
disc | fut | comp | give 1sg pres P | grosh.coin pl m | call 3sg pres I |
183 (d) [6:22] [laughter] Go on!
hort |
184 (a) [6:23] And that’s all. [laughter]
and | so.much adv | 3sg pres cop clt |
185 (d) [6:25] No, there’s more.
no | pres exist | and | still adv |
186 (g) [6:26] He kicked it and ran off home.
kick sg m L.part P | acc m 3sg clt | and | dat refl clt | run sg m L.part I | home adv |
187 (a) [6:28] No, that’s [all there is].
no | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt |
188 (d) [6:28] Eh –
bkch |
189 (b) [6:28] Tsk tsk.
disc
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190 (d) [6:30] But we have it [in] a book
but | nom 1pl | acc n 3sg clt | have 1pl pres I | book sg f |
191 (a) [6:31] Maybe, maybe it’s in a book. [But] I know it like this.
can pres imprs | can pres imprs | in | book sg f | comp | 3sg pres cop clt | nom 1sg | thus adv | acc n 3sg clt | know 1sg pres I |
192 (a) [6:34] I haven’t read it in a book.
neg | 1sg pres aux clt | acc n 3sg clt | read sg f L.part.impf I | from | book sg f |
193 (RA) Eh, that’s how I wanted it. Not from a book, but from –
disc | thus adv | want 1sg impf I | not | from | book sg f | but | from | hes |
194 (a) [6:38] That’s it. That’s the way I know it.
thus adv | 3sg pres cop clt | nom 1sg | thus adv | acc m 3sg clt | know 1sg pres I |
195 (b) [6:40] The way we heard it [from] our grandmothers and grandfathers as they told [it].
how conj | 1pl pres aux clt | acc f 3sg clt | listen pl L.part I | grandmother pl f | grandfather pl m | when conj | 3pl pres aux clt | tell pl L.part I |
196 (RA) [Now] will you tell me yours, your [story] that was different?
and | fut | dat 1sg clt | tell 2sg pres P | and | your sg f adj | your sg f def adj | which sg f rel adj | 3sg impf cop | other sg f adj |
197 (a) [6:53] [Yes,] you tell another story!
say sg imv P | nom 2sg |
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tale sg f def | other sg f adj |
198 (b) [6:56] I don’t have any stories [to tell].
nom 1sg | not.have 1sg pres I | tale pl f |
199 (a) [6:57] Granny Bozha, are you leaving?
grandmother sg f | Bozha name voc sg f | run 2sg pres I |
200 (c) [6:59] I’m going to go out.
outsite adv | fut | go.out 1sg pres P |
201 (b) [7:00] I’ll tell [one] to the kids. Do you know the one about the wheel wheeling?
fut | tell 1sg pres P | to | child pl n def | disc | know 2sg pres I | interr clt | acc f 3sg clt | this sg f adj | disc | wheel sg n | by | wheel sg n |
202 (b) [7:06] “Oh wheel, in your wheeling, what road did you travel down?”
disc | wheel sg n | by | wheel sg n | where interr | 2sg pres aux clt | road sg m | travel sg n L.part I |
203 (a) [laughter]
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204 (b) [7:13] "Along Granny’s paths.” “Where are Granny’s paths?"
by | old.woman's pl adj | path pl f | where interr | 3pl pres cop clt | old.woman's pl adj | path pl f |
205 (b) [7:12] “They’re overgrown with grass.” “Where is the grass?”
grass sg f | 3sg pres aux clt | overgrow sg n L.part P | where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | grass sg f def |
206 (b) [7:19] "The ox has grazed it all away.” “Where is the ox?” “[In] the wheat.”
ox sg m def | acc f 3sg clt | hes | graze 3sg aor P | where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | ox sg m def | wheat sg f def |
207 (b) [7:22] "Where is the wheat?” Uh – uh – “The little dove pecked it all away.”
where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | wheat sg f def | hes | hes | dove sg n def | acc f 3sg clt | peck 3sg aor P |
208 (b) [7:26] “Where is the little dove?” “[It’s] in the small oak tree.”
where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | dove sg n def | in | oak.tree sg f def |
209 (b) [7:28] “Where is the small oak tree?” “The ax has cut it down.”
where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | oak.tree sg f def | ax sg f def | acc f 3sg clt | cut.down 3sg aor P |
210 (b) [7:32] “Where is the ax?” “At the blacksmith’s”. “Where is the blacksmith?”
where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | ax sg f def | at | blacksmith sg m def | where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | blacksmith sg m def |
211 (b) [7:35] “In the bellows”. “Where are the bellows?” “The moths have eaten them up.”
in | bellows sg f def | where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | bellows sg f def | moth pl f def | acc f 3sg clt | eat 3pl aor P |
212 (b) [7:38] “Where are the moths?” “The brood-hen flew off [with them].”
where interr | 3pl pres cop clt | moth pl f def | brood.hen sg f def | fly.away 3sg aor P |
213 (b) [7:40] “Where is the brood-hen?” “The fox carried her off.” “Where is the fox?”
where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | brood.hen sg f def | fox sg f def | acc f 3sg clt | carry.off 3sg aor P | where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | fox sg f def |
214 (b) [7:43] “In its den.” “Where is its den?” “The plow plowed it under.”
in | burrow sg f def | where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | burrow sg f def | plow sg n def | acc f 3sg clt | plow 3sg aor P |
215 (b) [7:46] “Where is the plow?” “The fire burned it up. It’s turned to ash.
where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | plow sg n def | fire sg m def | acc n 3sg clt | burn 3sg aor P | to | ash sg m | become 3sg aor P |
216 (b) [7:50] The south wind came and carried it off.”
come 3sg aor P | south sg m def | carry.off 3sg aor P | acc n 3sg clt |
217 (a) [laughter] And [that’s] the end.
and | end sg m |
218 (b) [7:57] That’s how our grandmothers told it to us.
thus adv | dat 1pl clt | 3pl pres aux clt | to | acc 1pl | say pl L.part P | grandmother pl f def |
219 (a) Huh, huh, huh!
bkch | bkch | bkch |
220 (b) [7:59] And [how] I remembered it.
and | nom 1sg | this sg n adj | 1sg pres aux clt | memorize sg f L.part P |