Stojkite 1
1 (a) [0:00] Well, back in the old days when my man and I were courting –
| disc | one sg n adj | time sg n | when inter.rel | acc refl clt | love 1pl impf I | nom 1pl | with | my sg m def prox adj | person sg m |
2 (a) [0:05] he was in a wedding party, and so was I, when we began to fall in love.
| nom m 3sg | 3sg impf cop | best man sg m | nom 1sg | 1sg impf cop | maid of honor sg f | when rel | begin 1pl aor P | comp | acc refl clt | make love 1pl pres I |
3 (a) [0:12] We began courting, and we courted for three years. He went off to do his military service,
| and | fall in love 1pl aor P | acc refl clt | love 1pl aor I | acc refl clt | three | year pl f | nom m 3sg | go 3sg aor P | solider sg m |
4 (a) [0:17] and got angry at me. I meet one morning with a girl, with a group –
| anger 3sg aor P | dat 1sg clt | acc refl clt | meet 1sg pres I | nom 1sg | one sg f adj | morning sg f | with | girl pl f | with | company sg f |
5 (a) [0:26] I’d set out with such anticipation to meet them. And he called me,
| nom 1sg | 1sg pres aux clt | set out sg f L.part P | with | such sg n med adj | disposition sg n | comp | acc 3pl clt | meet 1sg pres P | and | acc 1sg clt | call 3sg aor P |
6 (a) [0:31] “Come to our [place], our [ritual] kin Georgi has come. And I say,
| hort | call 3sg pres I | towards | acc 1pl | because | come sg m L.part P | in-law sg m def med | Georgi sg m name | and | nom 1sg | dat refl clt | call 1sg pres I |
7 (a) [0:36] “You go ahead,” I say, “I’ll go and get dressed up here,
| walk sg imv I | dat refl clt | call 1sg pres I | nom 2sg | nom 1sg | comp | go 1sg pres P | comp | acc refl clt | prepare 1sg pres P | at | acc 1pl |
8 (a) [0:41] and then I’ll come”. So I set out from there. “But,” he said,
| and | then med adv | fut | come 1sg pres P | then med adv | set out 1sg aor P | from.there adv | but | call 3sg pres I |
9 (a) [0:45] “there’s [many] girls and ‘heroes’ (= boys) at our place. Make sure,” he said,
| at | acc 1pl | pres exist | girl pl f | and | hero pl m | and | look sg imv I | call 3sg pres I |
10 (a) [0:48] “that you enter [properly, as did Georgi], because nobody saw my ritual kin Georgi
| how interr | fut | enter 2sg pres P | because | in law sg m def | dat 1sg clt | Georgi sg m name | acc m 3sg clt | nobody sg m | neg | 3sg pres aux clt | see sg m L.part |
11 (a) [0:51] when he came. And I – from there downhill into some rose-hip bushes,
| when inter.rel | 3sg pres aux clt | come sg m L.part P | and | nom 1sg | then med adv | from.there adv | downwards adv | atop | one pl adj | rosehip bush pl f |
12 (a) [0:56] around some meadows, into a riverbed, [all] in my socks: I went and hid,
| under | one pl adj | meadow pl f | along | one sg f adj | river sg f | by | slipper pl m | go 1sg aor P | and | hide 1sg aor P | acc refl clt |
13 (a) [1:02] and nobody saw me. Fine, but when I went to go in, how can I go in?
| and | nobody sg m | acc 1sg clt | neg | see 3sg aor P | nice adv | but | when inter.rel | enter 1sg aor P | how interr | comp | enter 1sg pres P |
14 (a) [1:05] We hadn’t seen each other for three years. I was both ashamed and frightened.
| disc | three | year pl f | acc refl clt | 1pl pres aux clt | neg | see pl L.part I | acc 1sg | acc 1sg clt | both | shame sg m | both | fear sg m |
15 (a) [1:09] So I went to his sister’s, and she took me in.
| then med adv | go 1sg aor P | to | sister sg m | dat m 3sg clt | and | nom f 3sg | acc 1sg clt | lead in 3sg aor P |
16 (a) [1:18] Don’t ask me how we greeted each other. My eyes were swollen up from shame.
| how interr | acc refl clt | 1pl aux | sg neg hort | sg neg hort | ask inf I | dat 1sg clt | dat 1sg clt | eye pl n def med | from | shame sg m |
17 (a) [Do you spin?]
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18 (a) [1:25] Ah! There are so many grannies that spin faster than I do
| and | how.many interr | grandmother pl f | pres exist | and | more | fast adv | spin 3pl pres I | from | acc 1sg |
19 (a) [1:28] [that] I started to be unable to spin!
| nom 1sg | take 1sg aor P | comp | neg | can 1sg pres I | comp | spin 1sg pres I |
20 (a) [What do you use to reap with?]
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21 (a) [1:30] I [normally] reap with a sickle, but when I don’t have a swaphook,
| nom 1sg | reap 1sg pres I | with | sickle sg m | but | when inter.rel | not.have 1sg pres I | swaphook sg f |
22 (a) [1:33] then I can’t reap even with the sickle, [so] I [just] pull it out.
| and | neg | can 1sg pres I | and | with | sickle sg m | comp | reap 1sg pres I | pull 1sg pres I | acc n 3sg clt |
23 (a) [Do you meet with friends frequently?]
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24 (a) [1:37] We frequently meet with friends, with [other] grannies. When we arrange
| nom 1pl | acc refl clt | often adv | meet 1pl pres I | with | female friend pl f def prox | with | grandmother pl f def prox | when inter.rel | set up 1pl pres P |
25 (a) [1:42] conversational get-togethers on the main road, we sit there for around three hours.
| conversation sg m | on | road sg m def dist | and | by | three | hour ct m | sit 1pl pres |
26 (a) [1:46] It doesn’t occur to us to go our separate ways.
| neg | come 3sg pres I | in.mind adv | comp | acc refl clt | part ways 1pl pres P |
27 (a) [1:47] [laughter]
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28 (a) [When do you gather mushrooms?]
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29 (a) [1:48] When it rains, nice mushrooms come out, and we gather [them]. But this year
| when inter.rel | precipitate 3sg pres I | rain sg m | and | arise 3pl pres I | nice pl f adj | mushroom pl f | and | gather 1pl pres I | but | this sg f prox adj | year sg f |
30 (a) [1:51] there’s a drought and we haven’t tasted anything. No mushrooms at all this year.
| 3sg pres cop clt | drought sg f | nothing sg n | neg | taste 1pl aor P | no.sort sg f adj | mushroom sg f | exist impf neg | this sg f prox adj | year sg f |