Georgi Kolev
Skrŭt 3
1 (f) [0:00] There’s nothing else. What can I tell you? That’s it.
other sg n adj | exist pres neg | what interr | comp | dat 2sg clt | say 1sg pres I | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt |
2 (GK) Oh, there are things you can tell me, but –
disc | exist pres | what interr | comp | dat 1sg clt | say 2sg pres I | but |
3 (f) [0:04] Well, what should I tell you?
disc | what interr | comp | dat 2sg clt | say 1sg pres I |
4 (GK) Well, you can tell me about holidays,
disc | disc | for | holiday pl m | can pres imprs | comp | dat 1sg clt | say 2sg pres I |
5 (GK) [about] how you [celebrated] St. Basil’s day, [or] St. Iordan’s day …
how interr | 2pl pres aux clt | St.Basil's.day sg m | Epiphany sg m |
6 (f) [0:09] Well, like now!
disc | like | now adv |
7 (GK) … [or] Christmas …
Christmas sg m |
8 (f) [0:11] For Christmas …
Christmas sg m |
9 (GK) ... and –
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10 (f) [0:12] Back then was like now. [For] Christmas, we make – on Christmas Eve we –
and | then adv | like | now adv | Christmas sg m | Christmas.Eve sg m | dat refl clt | make 1pl pres I |
11 (f) [0:17] In the morning someone slaughters a pig, some on the first day,
morning sg f def | which sg m interr | slaughter 3sg pres I | pig sg n def | which sg m interr | on | first sg m def adj | day sg m |
12 (f) [0:20] some on the second day. And they do the fast – back then we fasted
which sg m interr | on | second sg m def adj | day sg m | fast sg f def | dat refl clt | fast 3pl pres I | then adv | fast 1pl impf I |
13 (f) [0:24] the entire fast period: we didn’t eat any fat. On Christmas we’ll break the fast.
whole sg f adj | fast sg f | non.lenten sg n adj | neg | eat 1pl impf I | on | Christmas sg m | fut | acc refl clt | break.fast 1pl pres P |
14 (f) [0:31] We’ll wait till we get back from church, and then [with] whatever’s in the house,
fut | wait 1pl pres I | comp | come 1pl pres P | from | church sg f | and | what rel | exist pres | at.home adv |
15 (f) [0:36] we’ll make a dish with fat in it. Then it’s time to slaughter a pig.
fut | make 1pl pres P | food sg n | non.lenten sg n adj | something sg n | and | fut | hort | pig sg n def | fut | acc refl clt | slaughter 3sg pres P |
16 (f) [0:39] And then we’ll break the fast. Before that [you eat] whatever there is, beans and such –
and | then adv | fut | acc refl clt | break.fast 1pl pres P | to | then adv | what rel | pres exist | beans sg m | such pl adj | thing pl f |
17 (f) [0:44] that’s what you eat. No eating whatever, [as they do] now. We fast for Easter.
this sg n adj | acc refl clt | eat 3sg pres I | break.fast vbl.n I | exist impf neg | like | now adv | [...] | for | Easter sg m | fut | fast 1pl pres P |
18 (f) [0:49] We would keep the entire fast. On Easter [Sunday] when we come back from church,
whole sg f adj | fast sg f | fast 1pl impf I | Easter sg m | when conj | fut | come 3sg pres P | and | from | church sg f |
19 (f) [0:54] mother will give each of us an egg.
and | fut | dat 1pl clt | give 3sg pres P | mother f sg | dat 1pl clt | by | one sg n adj | egg sg n |
20 (f) [0:56] We’ll go to church, and look [forward] to leaving church
fut | go 1pl pres P | to | church sg f | look 1pl pres I | comp | go.out 1pl pres P | from | church sg f def |
21 (f) [0:59] so we can crack it, and eat it. [Then] we come home,
and | comp | acc n 3sg clt | crack 1pl pres P | comp | eat 1pl pres P | and | fut | come 1pl pres P | home adv |
22 (f) [1:03] [and] mother will fry us a pan of eggs [laughter] – and what’s left [of]
mother f sg | fut | dat 1pl clt | fry 3sg pres P | one sg m adj | pan sg m | egg pl n | what rel | 3sg pres aux clt | remain sg n L.part P |
23 (f) [1:07] pork meat chunks. We’ll have dinner, and “Let’s go to the Easter [celebration].”
chunk pl f | pork pl adj | fut | dine 1pl pres I | and | hort | to | Easter sg m def |
24 (f) [1:13] [There’s] dancing and a party; they do this on the first day, the second day, the third –
round.dance sg n | party sg m | make 3pl pres I | first sg m def adj | day sg m | second sg m def adj | day sg m | third sg m def adj |
25 (f) [1:19] everybody came out. But now they don’t do such things [any more].
all adv | dat refl clt | emerge 1pl impf I | to | but | now adv | pres neg exist | such pl adj | thing pl f |
26 (f) [1:22] People don’t even know when Easter is, or Christmas. Whenever anyone finds [something],
neither | Easter sg m | acc refl clt | know 3sg pres I | when interr | 3sg pres cop clt | neither | Christmas sg m | which sg m interr | when inter.rel | find 3sg pres P |
27 (f) [1:28] he eats it right then – meat and eggs and everything. But back then it was –
then adv | eat 3sg pres I | and | chunk pl f | and | egg pl n | and | everything sg n adj | then adv | 3sg impf cop |
28 (f) [1:32] The fast of the Holy Virgin is coming, and then St. Peter’s – we did the entire fast.
Holy.Virgin's sg f adj | fast sg f | fut | come 3sg pres P | and | thus adv | St.Peter's sg f def adj | fast sg f | whole sg f adj | fast sg f | fast 1pl impf I |
29 (f) [1:37] The entire fast. For St. Peter’s day, we’ll fry curds or whatever there is, and then
whole sg f adj | fast sg f | on | St.Peter's.day sg m | fut | fry 1pl pres P | curd sg f | something sg n | what rel | pres exist | then adv |
30 (f) [1:44] we’ll break the fast [after] the entire St. Peter’s fast. Then comes the Holy Virgin fast,
fut | acc refl clt | break.fast 1pl pres P | whole sg f def adj | St.Peter's sg f def adj | fast sg f | Holy.Virgin's sg f def adj | fut | come 3sg pres P |
31 (f) [1:47] and the same again. [But] what now? Now we don’t know anything.
and | thus adv | now adv | what interr | now adv | neg | know 1pl pres I | nothing sg n |
32 (f) [1:50] Anything goes. People [eat] whatever they find [whenever they want].
in.order adv | 3sg pres cop clt | everything sg n adj | which sg m interr | when inter.rel | find 3sg pres P |
33 (GK) The young people don’t know. [But] you [all] can keep [the fasts].
young pl def adj | neg | know 3pl pres I | nom 2pl | can pres imprs | comp | keep 2pl pres I |
34 (f) [1:56] Some people still keep [the fasts], but rarely. If you keep one, another won’t keep it,
some pl adj | still adv | keep 3pl pres I | somewhere adv | but | rarely adv | nom 2sg | if conj | keep 2sg pres I | other sg m def adj | neg | keep 3sg pres I |
35 (f) [2:01] and so on. But back then [it was a] family [affair]. All fasts kept, [by] the entire family.
and | thus adv | but | then adv | family adv | everything sg n adj | acc refl clt | fast 3sg pres I | everything sg n def adj | family sg n |
36 (f) [2:06] Then on Shrovetide we have supper [together] – banitsa, meat was prepared.
then adv | on | Shrovetide pl.t | sup 1pl pres I | banitsa pl f | meat sg n | acc refl clt | 3sg pres aux clt | cook sg n L.part P |
37 (f) [2:12] Any leftovers went to the animals, either the pig
rel | acc refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | what rel | remain 3sg pres P | to | pig sg n def | interr clt | 3sg pres cop clt |
38 (f) [2:15] or the chickens. Then we wash the pans, with ash – there was no detergent powder then.
to | hen pl f | interr clt | 3sg pres cop clt | wash 1pl pres P | dish pl f def | then adv | exist impf neg | powder sg m | with | ash sg f |
39 (f) [2:20] And we fast, at Chr-, at Easter– no, at Christmas. And otherwise nothing.
fast 1pl pres I | on |
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on | Easter sg m | disc | on | Christmas sg m | otherwise adv | pres neg exist |
40 (f) [2:27] [Just] beans, “papuda”, dried plums. No sugar. Sour or not, crumble [it] and eat!
beans sg m | mung.beans sg f | dry pl P.part I | plum pl f | sugar sg f | pres neg exist | sour pl adj | not | sour pl adj | crumble sg imv I | eat sg imv I |
41 (g) [2:33] Do you know what “papuda” (mung beans) is?
mung.beans sg f | know 2sg pres I | interr clt | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt |
42 (GK) No,
no |
43 (f) [2:36] Ah.
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44 (GK) what is that, “papuda”?
what interr | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg n adj | mung.beans sg f |
45 (g) [2:37] Granny, go get some for him so he can cook one of -
grandmother voc sg f | hort | get sg imv P | dat m 3sg clt | give sg imv P | dat m 3sg clt | comp | dat refl clt | cook 3sg pres P | one sg n adj | from |
46 (f) [2:39] There isn’t [any] here, I don’t have [any].
pres neg exist | here adv | nom 1sg | not.have 1sg pres I |
47 (g) [2:40] You don’t?
not.have 2sg pres I | interr clt |
48 (GK) Is it perhaps “oshaf” (dried fruit)?
comp | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | dried.fruit sg m | this sg n adj |
49 (f) [2:41] I – [well, you] see –
nom 1sg | see sg imv P |
50 (g) [2:42] It’s rather like lentils –
this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | like | lentil sg f def | however adv |
51 (GK) Ah, ah.
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52 (f) [2:44] Well, it’s what people look for in the cities. They buy these mung beans …
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[...] | rel | acc n 3sg clt | search 3pl pres I | by | city pl n def | buy 3pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt | mung.beans sg f |
53 (g) [2:48] Mung beans with leeks – [that] is very nice.
mung.beans sg f | with | leek sg m | very adv | 3sg pres cop clt | nice sg m adj |
54 (f) [2:49] … a lot.
much adv |
55 (GK) Ah, is it something like white beans?
disc | this sg n adj | like | like | white sg m adj | beans sg m | something sg n | interr clt |
56 (g) [2:52] You’ve never eaten [any]?
neg | 2sg pres aux clt | interr clt | eat sg m L.part I | nom 2sg |
57 (GK) No. No, no, I’ve never even heard the word.
no | no | no | even adv | and | word sg f def | neg | 1sg pres aux clt | hear sg m L.part I |
58 (f) [2:55] Oh! [laughter] “papuda”
excl | mung.beans sg f |
59 (g) [2:57] You find it here in Macedonia, more or less just around here.
this sg n adj | acc n 3sg clt | pres exist | here adv | in | Macedonia sg f place | only adv | here adv | more.or.less adv |
60 (f) [3:00] These people have planted it, higher up near those – near Latinkevo, and –
here adv | have 3pl pres I | plant sg m P.part I | this pl adj | above adv | toward | this pl adj | toward | Latinkevo sg n place | and |
61 (GK) Aha. So – Shrovetide. What is Shrovetide?
disc | disc | Shrovetide pl.t def | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | Shrovetide pl.t |
62 (f) [3:07] Shrovetide – we start the fast for Chr- for Christmas. From that day on one’s already
Shrovetide pl.t | fast 1pl pres I | for |
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for | Christmas sg m | this sg m adj | day sg m | after adv | now adv | acc refl clt | already adv |
63 (f) [3:13] started to fast for Christmas [for] how [ever] much time the fast is.
today adv | fast 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | for | Christmas sg m | how.much interr | time sg n | acc refl clt | fast 3sg pres I |
64 (f) [3:17] That night we make banitsa, we fry up [meat] – people slaughter a rooster
this sg f adj | evening sg f | fut | make 1pl pres P | banitsa sg f | fry 1pl pres P | rooster sg m | interr clt | fut | slaughter 3pl pres P |
65 (f) [3:22] or something so as to have meat, so as to start the fast, the Shrovetide observance.
something sg n | comp | pres exist | meat sg n | comp | acc refl clt | fast 3sg pres I | Shrovetide pl.t |
66 (f) [3:25] And we’ll start the fast. At Christmas we start it then. And at Easter
and | fut | fast 1pl pres P | at | Christmas sg m | then adv | acc 3pl clt | catch 1pl pres P | for | Easter sg m |
67 (f) [3:31] there’s Shrovetide again, and we start the fast. One week we have “white cheese fast”
again adv | Shrovetide pl.t | by | fast 1pl pres I | one f sg adj | week sg f | fast 1pl pres I | from | cheese sg n def |
68 (f) [3:37] – we eat white cheese, without any meat. We call that “cheese week”.
this sg n adj | from | hes | cheese sg n | eat 1pl pres I | without | chunk pl f | cheese sg f adj | week sg f | acc n 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I |
69 (f) [3:43] The next week – the next one already, we begin to fast, abstaining from everything,
other sg f def adj | week sg f | other sg f def adj | already adv | fast 3sg pres I | acc refl clt | from | everything sg n adj |
70 (f) [3:47] and on Easter – Fry up those eggs! Eat then! [laughter]
and | at | Easter sg m | fry sg imv I | egg pl n | eat sg imv I | then adv |
71 (g) [3:53] Given that there were [any] eggs, [that is].
since conj | 3sg pres aux clt | L.part exist | egg pl n |
72 (f) [3:57] That’s how it was.
[...] | [...] | such sg n adj | 3sg impf cop |
73 (GK) And the mummers? When did they do [that]?
and | mummer pl m | when interr | acc refl clt | do 3pl impf I |
74 (f) [4:00] The mummers – at “suruva” (New Year’s).
mummer pl m | on | new.year sg f |
75 (GK) Ah, at “suruva”.
disc | at | new.year sg f |
76 (f) [4:03] The children go out, and they’ll make these long clubs
child pl n def | go 3pl pres I | hes | fut | make 3pl pres P | such pl adj | club pl f | long pl adj |
77 (f) [4:07] – they made them with this big ring on top. And they’ll come and sing
in.front adv | with | disc | ring pl n | make 3pl impf I | and | fut | come 3pl pres P | fut | sing 3pl pres I |
78 (f) [4:10] and dance, and you’ll throw them some embers, a burnt log [from] the fire, and
fut | dance 3pl pres I | fut | dat m 3sg clt | throw 2sg pres P | one pl adj | ember pl m | one sg f adj | firebrand sg f | fire sg m | and |
79 (f) [4:14] they’ll shuck and grate a small ear of corn and such
comp | such disc | one sg f adj | small sg f adj | corn sg f | fut | shuck 3pl pres I | fut | do 3pl pres I |
80 (f) [4:18] and you’ll give them whatever you have, and they’ll get up and leave;
what rel | pres exist | fut | acc n 3sg clt | gift 2sg pres I | fut | stand 3sg pres P | fut | dat refl clt | go.out 3sg pres P |
81 (f) [4:22] another group will come after them. And in the morning the mummers dress up
by | acc 3pl | other sg f adj | group sg f | come 3pl pres P | and | in | morning sg f def | mummer pl m | make 3pl pres I | acc refl clt |
82 (f) [4:26] in all sorts of ways, and dance, and beg. [But] now they don’t beg, to tell you the truth.
and | all.kind pl adj | thus disc | dance 3pl pres I | beg 3pl pres I | now adv | neg | beg 3pl pres I | comp | dat 2sg clt | acc n 3sg clt | say 1sg pres P |
83 (GK) Well, [I’m not asking] about begging. But don’t the mummers do something here?
disc | disc | for | beg vbl.n I | not | but | mummer pl m | neg | become 3pl pres I | interr clt | here adv |
84 (f) [4:33] They do! The mummers here on the square, they’ll dance and make merry,
make 3pl pres I | mummer pl m | but | there adv | on | square sg m def | fut | dance 3pl pres I | fut | make.merry 3pl pres I |
85 (f) [4:38] and then they’ll go down the road to another square and – Let’s go!
on | road sg m def | fut | go 3pl pres I | other sg m def adj | square sg m def | and | hort |
86 (GK) In the old days who could become a mummer?
and | one sg n adj | time sg n | who pl interr | become 3pl impf I | mummer pl m |
87 (f) [4:43] The youth! Young people, and old too were mummers, with bells, with skins –
youth pl m def | youth pl m | and | old pl adj | acc refl clt | make 3pl impf I | with | mummer pl m def | with | bell pl m | with | skin pl f |
88 (GK) Children too, or not? Only youths?
and | child pl n def | or | not | only adv | youth pl m |
89 (f) [4:49] The children went out on the New Year’s “surva”. The little ones didn’t,
and | child pl n def | go 3pl impf I | by | new.year sg f | neg | acc refl clt | make 3pl impf I | little pl adj |
90 (f) [4:55] but now they do as well.
now adv | acc refl clt | do 3pl pres I | disc | such pl adj |
91 (GK) Aha.
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92 (f) [4:58] The little ones. But back then only the older ones.
small pl adj | but | then adv | only adv | old def pl adj | acc refl clt |
93 (GK) [4:58] The bigger ones …
more | big pl adj |
94 (f) [5:01] Only [them].
only adv |
95 (GK) … those ones.
such pl adj |
96 (f) [5:02] Aha, the more grown-up ones.
disc | more | adult pl adj |
97 (GK) The more grown up ones [did] that.
more | adult pl adj | acc refl clt | do.such 3sg pres I |
98 (f) [5:05] That’s it. That’s what I know. I don’t know any more.
this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg n adj | know 1sg pres I | other sg n adj | neg | know 1sg pres I |