Georgi Mitrinov
Tihomir 1
1 (a) [0:00] What else can I tell you? Ask me whatever, just so long as I know it.
other sg n adj | what indcl interr | comp | dat 2sg clt | say 1sg pres I | no | what indcl rel | acc 1sg clt | ask 2pl pres P | sg n rel adj | know 1sg pres I |
2 (GM) Tell [us] now how you dress.
what indcl interr | acc refl clt | dress 2pl pres I | now adv | say 2pl imv P |
3 (a) [0:05] We used to dress in “shalwars” (loose Turkish trousers).
dress 1pl impf I | acc refl clt | disc | with | shalwar pl.t |
4 (GK) And below? On your feet?
down adv | on | foot pl f def |
5 (a) [0:10] Woolen slippers on our feet.
on | foot pl f def med | slipper pl m |
6 (GK) Right.
thus adv |
7 (a) [0:13] [And] shoes
shoes pl.t |
8 (GK) Right.
thus adv |
9 (a) [0:16] Headscarves from outside. The headscarf is from outside.
factory.made pl adj | headscarf pl m | headscarf sg m | factory.made sg m adj |
10 (GK) And that’s what you used to put on –
such sg m adj | put 2pl impf I | on |
11 (a) [0:21] Well –
disc |
12 (GK) And then …
after adv |
13 (a) [0:23] This –
disc |
14 (GK) … here
here adv |
15 (a) [0:23] Nothing after that. [Just] these kinds of dresses.
after adv | pres neg exist | disc | such pl prox adj | dress sg f |
16 (GK) A dress, yes.
dress sg f | yes |
17 (a) [0:28] Dresses, and the outer garment. We put on headscarves. Earlier on there were
disc | and | dress sg f | and | and | outer.garment sg n | headscarf pl m | don.headscarf 1pl pres P | disc | 3sg pres aux clt | sg n L.part cop | earlier adv |
18 (a) [0:34] – different headscarves – foreign, we called them. We called them “foreign”.
with | headscarf pl m | different pl adj | factory.made sg m adj | acc 3sg clt | call 1pl impf I | factory.made sg m adj | call 1pl impf I |
19 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch |
20 (a) [0:39] But now, well, now it’s not required [any more].
but | disc | now adv | only adv | disc | disc | now adv | neg | be.necessary pres imprs |
21 (GK) Huh.
bkch |
22 (a) [0:40] They’re not required now.
disc | now adv | neg | be.necessary 3pl pres I |
23 (GK) And what did you put on your ears?
on | ear pl n def | what sg n interr | put 2pl impf I |
24 (a) [0:44] On the ears – earrings of gold, and gold rings. But there wasn’t anything else.
to | ear pl n def med | hes | earring pl m | golden pl adj | golden pl adj | ring pl m | but | other sg n adj | neg | impf exist |
25 (GM) So tell us about work bees now. How did you set up work bees?
disc | say 2sg imv P | for | joint.work.bee sg f def | now adv | say 2sg imv P | how interr | 2pl pres aux clt | make pl L.part I | joint.work.bee sg f |
26 (a) [0:56] Work bees?
joint.work.bee sg f | interr |
27 (GK) Yes.
disc |
28 (GM) Yes.
disc |
29 (a) [0:57] We go to carry in the straw
disc | go 1pl pres I | comp | carry 1pl pres I | straw sg f |
30 (GK) How –
how interr |
31 (a) [1:01] Then ten of us come in to eat. They bake banitsa, they cook soup –
then adv | enter 1pl pres P | ten.people indcl | comp | eat 1pl pres I | banitsa acc sg m | bake 3pl pres P | soup sg f | cook 3pl pres P |
32 (a) [1:10] and we bring in the straw. That’s what we did, that’s what a work bee is.
straw sg f def med | bring 1pl pres P | this sg f med adj | make 1pl impf I | joint.work.bee sg f def med | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg f med adj |
33 (GK) And afterwards?
and | after adv |
34 (a) [1:16] Then we eat something.
after adv | eat 1pl pres I | something sg n |
35 (GK) Corn?
corn sg f |
36 (a) [1:17] [unclear]
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37 (GK) Corn?
corn sg f |
38 (a) [1:17] There wasn’t any corn. That didn’t grow [around here].
corn sg f | pres neg exist | nom 1pl | neg | disc | neg | acc refl clt | disc | acc refl clt | neg | bear 3sg impf I |
39 (a) [1:20] We didn’t plant corn. We went out for straw –
disc | neg | plant 1pl impf I | corn acc sg f | on | straw sg f | go 1pl impf I |
40 (GK) Aha.
bkch
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41 (a) [1:24] [straw] for the cows. We’d load up the straw – there weren’t any trucks,
for | cow pl f def med | acc refl clt | shoulder.burden 1pl impf P | for | straw sg f | disc | neg | impf exist | truck pl m |
42 (a) [1:29] there weren’t any cars – we’d put it onto our backs and carry it. See?
car pl f | neg | impf exist | put 1pl pres I | on | back acc sg m def med | and | carry 1pl impf I | disc |
43 (a) [1:34] And now trucks [come up] to the door, with wood and straw already delivered.
then adv | now adv | disc | truck pl m | to | door sg f def med | and | wood sg n def med | straw sg f def med | already adv | bring pl P.part P |
44 (GK) Huh.
bkch
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45 (a) [1:39] That’s what happens now. That’s what happens now.
disc | now adv | what sg n interr | happen 3sg pres I | disc | now adv | what sg n interr | happen 3sg pres I |
46 (a) [1:42] May you live long and in health, son! We [now] eat bread ready at the doorstep,
comp | 2pl pres cop clt | alive pl adj | and | healthy pl adj | adrs | comp | eat 1pl pres I | ready indcl adj | bread sg m | at | door sg f def med |
47 (a) [1:46] get monthly pay, flour, wood – could [we need] anything more than that?
and | salary sg m def med | and | flour sg n def med | and | wood sg n def med | from | this acc sg f med adj | more | pres exist | interr clt |
48 (GK) [1:53] How – how did you grind flour?
how interr | acc n 3sg clt | how interr | grind 2pl impf I | flour sg n |
49 (a) [1:55] We used to grind it – we called it a millstone.
grind 1pl impf I | acc sg n clt | hes | millstone sg f | acc f 3sg clt | call 1pl impf I |
50 (GK) Right –
thus adv |
51 (a) [1:58] A millstone. We grind it – we sit down and [make it] spin around like this.
millstone sg f | grind 1pl pres I | sit 1pl pres P | comp | dat refl clt | comp | rotate 1pl pres I | thus prox adv |
52 (a) [2:01] And it’s still here now.
disc | and | now adv | dat refl clt | sit 3sg pres I |
53 (GK) Hah!
disc
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54 (a) [2:03] I won’t let them throw it away. It needs to stay available,
neg | give 1sg pres I | comp | acc f 3sg clt | throw 3pl pres P | hort | acc refl clt | find 3sg pres I |
55 (a) [2:06] to stay available [for us to do grinding] on the millstone
hort | acc refl clt | find 3sg pres I | on | millstone acc sg f |
56 (GM) Tell us now about the “corn parties” (ritual pre-wedding gatherings).
disc | say 2sg imv P | for | corn.party sg f def |
57 (a) [2:11] The “corn party” –
corn.party sg f | [...] |
58 (GM) When do you have the “corn party” at the time of marriage?
when interr | acc refl clt | make 3sg pres I | corn.party sg f | when inter.rel | acc refl clt | marry 3pl pres I |
59 (a) [2:14] The “corn party”. They cook corn then. They cook corn and then they spin,
corn.party sg f def med | disc | and | then med adv | dat refl clt | boil 3pl pres P | corn acc sg f | boil 3pl pres P | corn acc sg f | after adv | spin 3pl pres I |
60 (GK) Right –
thus adv |
61 (a) [2:22] and eat corn. And when you cook again, it’s that way again:
and | corn sg f | eat 3pl pres I | and | again adv | interr clt | when inter.rel | cook 2sg pres P | again adv | happen 3sg pres I |
62 (a) [2:27] if they cook something, it’s corn they boil up.
something sg n | comp | cook 3pl pres P | corn acc sg f def med | thus med adv | boil 3pl pres I |
63 (a) [2:31] [And then] they gather together – the maidens, in order to sing.
[...] | gather 3pl pres P | maiden pl f | comp | sing 3pl pres I |
64 (GK) And the – the boys?
and | [...] | boy pl n |
65 (a) [2:35] Little girls. Older maidens, younger maidens – sing and spin, and boil the corn.
girl pl n | maiden pl f | big pl adj | maiden pl f | maiden pl f | sing 3pl pres I | and | spin 3pl pres I | and | corn sg f def med | boil 3pl pres I |
66 (a) [2:43] They boil the corn, give the young bride pita and corncobs, then cook it and eat.
corn sg f | boil 3pl pres I | give 3sg pres I | bride sg f def med | round.loaf acc sg f | corncob pl m | after adv | acc f 3sg clt | boil 3pl pres P | comp | eat 3pl pres I |
67 (GK) Umhm.
bkch |
68 (GM) But where did you meet with young men, with the fellows?
disc | where interr | 2pl pres aux clt | acc refl clt | hes | meet pl L.part I | with | hes | boy pl n | with | boy pl n def |
69 (GM) Where did you used to see one another?
where interr | 2pl pres aux clt | acc refl clt | see pl L.part I |
70 (a) [2:56] Ah - [a young man] wouldn’t be involved in that, he would avoid [it].
excl | nom n 3sg | neg | nom n 3sg | acc refl clt | neg | catch 3sg pres I | nom n 3sg | avoid 3sg pres I |
71 (GK) Ah.
disc |
72 (a) [3:01] Maidens keep their distance, and young men don’t want to stop by.
maiden sg f def med | run 3sg pres I | and | boy sg n def med | neg | want 3sg pres I | comp | acc refl clt | comp | acc refl clt | stop 3sg pres P |
73 (GK) Ah.
disc |
74 (a) [3:06] They wouldn't want to.
neg | want 3sg pres I |
75 (GK) And how did – how did an engagement come about?
and | how interr | acc m 3sg clt | how interr | happen 3sg impf I | engagement sg m def |
76 (a) [m3:09] They go looking, go looking for –
want 3pl pres I | want 3pl pres I | and |
77 (GK) Who?
which sg m interr |
78 (a) [3:11] They send a woman.
send 3pl pres I | woman sg f |
79 (GK) What is [such a] one called?
how interr | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I | nom f 3sg |
80 (a) [3:13] Uh – matchmaker.
disc | matchmaker sg m |
81 (GK) Ah, yes.
disc | thus adv |
82 (a) [3:15] The matchmaker. She goes to ask for the girl, they give the girl,
matchmaker sg m | go 3sg pres I | comp | want 3sg pres P | maiden acc sg f def med | maiden acc sg f def med | acc f 3sg clt | give 3pl pres P |
83 (a) [3:19] and wait until it’s decided that they [will] get married.
and | wait 3pl pres I | until | when rel | define 3pl pres P | comp | acc refl clt | marry 3pl pres I |
84 (GK) Does she bring something …
carry 3sg pres I | interr clt | something sg n | this sg f adj |
85 (a) [3:25] Ah yes, [but] later on.
disc | more | later adv |
86 (GK) … this woman?
woman sg f def |
87 (a) [3:27] They carry a little, for the custom.
[...] | little adv | bring 3pl pres P | for | custom sg m |
88 (GK) And what is that?
what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | nom n 3sg |
89 (a) [3:30] Now ...
now adv |
90 (GK) What’s it called?
how interr | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I |
91 (a) [3:31] … some kind of fancy dress – dresses, an outer garment, like these they put on,
[...] | [...] | fancy.dress sg f | some sg f adj | dress pl m | some sg f adj | […] | outer.garment acc sg f | thus prox adv | like | like | put.on 3sg pres P |
92 (a) [3:38] some slippers – they only carry enough to be recognized, not cause confusion.
some pl adj | slipper pl.t | by | little adv | bring 3pl pres I | comp | acc refl clt | know 3pl pres I | comp | acc refl clt | neg | confuse 3pl pres I |
93 (GM) So, do you weave?
disc | nom 2sg | weave 2sg pres I | interr clt |
94 (a) [3:47] [Yes,] I weave.
weave 1sg pres I |
95 (GM) Tell [us] how that happens.
say 2sg imv P | how interr | happen 3sg pres I | this sg n med adj |
96 (a) [3:49] Well, with the comb, the heddle, we weave, we set the warp. The warp is set.
disc | in | in | reed.comb pl m | with | heddle pl.t | weave 1pl pres I | [...] | warp 1pl pres I | warp 3sg pres I | acc refl clt |
97 (GK) Huh.
disc |
98 (a) [3:54] Then you wind it up again on the beam
when inter.rel | acc refl clt | again adv | wind 3sg pres P | on | beam sg n |
99 (a) [3:56] And then you thread it again, the heddle, the reed comb –
when inter.rel | acc sg n 3sg | again adv | insert 2sg pres P | in | heddle pl.t | and | in | reed.comb pl m |
100 (GK) And then?
and | after adv |
101 (a) [4:00] And then you put it onto the loom, and you weave.
and | after adv | acc n 3sg clt | put 2sg pres P | in | loom acc sg m def med | weave 2sg pres I |
102 (a) [4:03] I weave – I know how to weave (you know).
weave 1sg pres I | and | nom 1sg | can 1sg pres I | comp | weave 1sg pres I |
103 (GK) And what is there here under your feet?
and | here adv | on | under | foot pl f def | what sg n interr | pres exist |
104 (a) [4:08] Foot pedals.
foot.pedal pl f |
105 (GK) How are the foot pedals attached on top?
above adv | foot.pedal pl f def | where interr | 3pl pres cop clt | hook pl P.part P |
106 (a) [4:12] They’re are on loops, they call that pulleys.
disc | 3pl pres cop clt | again adv | on | loop pl m | disc | acc sg n 3sg | call 3pl pres I | pulley pl n def med |
107 (GK) Right.
thus adv |
108 (a) [4:17] Pulleys.
pulley pl m |
109 (GK) And when you step on it with –
and | when conj | press 2sg pres P | with |
110 (a) [4:18] When you press your foot down, [there’s] foot pedals.
when inter.rel | press 2sg pres P | foot acc sg f def med | foot.pedal pl f |
111 (GK) Ah.
disc |
112 (a) [4:21] Two [of them].
two f |
113 (GK) O.K.
thus adv |
114 (a) [4:22] Once [with] the left one, once with the right, – and with the shuttle
once adv | one sg f def med adj | left sg f def med adj | once adv | right sg f def med adj | and | with | shuttle sg f |
115 (GK) What do you throw into [the opening between heddles]?
with | what sg n interr | throw 2sg pres I | inside adv |
116 (a) [4:28] The shuttle, [that’s what] we call it.
with | shuttle sg f | acc f 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I |
117 (GK) The shuttle.
with | shuttle sg f |
118 (a) [4:30] The shuttle and the spools.
with | shuttle sg f | and | spool pl m |
119 (GK) Aha.
bkch |
120 (a) [4:31] We wind the yarn [onto the spools] – pss pss – and it catches, like that.
wind 1pl pres P | yarn sg n | pss | and | pss | and | acc refl clt | catch 3sg pres I | thus prox adv |
121 (GK) And what you bang with?
and | this sg n adj | rel | bang 2sg pres I | with | acc n 3sg |
122 (a) [4:37] Battens.
batten pl.t |
123 (GK) Battens.
batten pl.t |
124 (a) [4:39] It’s called battens.
batten pl.t | acc refl clt | call 3pl pres I |
125 (GK) Where is that attached?
nom n 3sg | on | where interr | 3sg pres cop clt | hook sg n P.part P |
126 (a) [4:41] It’s attached to the looms. There’s this piece of wood –
hook pl P.part P | 3pl pres cop clt | on | loom pl m def med | pres exist | wood sg n |
127 (GK) Right.
thus adv |
128 (a) [4:43] It’s attached to the wood, a little hole on the wood [where] we put a peg, a nail,
on | wood sg n def med | hook pl P.part P | wood sg n def med | pres exist | hole sg f | and | peg sg f | nail sg f | put 1pl pres P |
129 (a) [4:49] and we call it the battens, and that’s how we weave.
and | batten pl.t | acc n 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I | and | weave 1pl pres I | thus prox adv |
130 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch |
131 (a) [4:52] In olden times, [you know?]
old.time sg n adj |
132 (GK) In olden times, [yes].
old.time sg f adj |
133 (a) [4:54] In olden times.
old.time sg n adj |
134 (GK) Ah.
disc |
135 (a) [4:55] Back then they knew how to do it. Now it’s different again.
and | thus med adv | know 3pl impf I | comp | do 3pl pres I | disc | now adv | other sg n adj | again adv |
136 (a) [4:58] [For instance] on [all] those TV [screens] –
and | on | television pl m def dist |
137 (GK) They – what are you saying?
this pl adj | what sg n interr | say 2sg pres I |
138 (a) [5:01] Earlier they would do this – now [when] we watch TV,
earlier adv | fut | acc refl clt | do.thus 3pl pres I | television pl m | now adv | watch 1pl pres I |
139 (GK) Yes?
bkch
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140 (a) [5:03] just see what they do now! With electrical power [they do] God knows what all.
now adv | comp | see 2sg pres P | what indcl interr | do 3pl pres I | with | current acc sg m | interr clt | someone indcl | with | what indcl interr |
141 (a) [5:07] [When] we watch TV [we see] all sorts of different looms.
television pl m | watch 1pl pres I | and | different pl adj | loom pl m def med |
142 (GK) Different.
different pl adj |
143 (a) [5:12] Different sorts.
different pl adj |
144 (GM) So tell us how you made thick rugs.
disc | say 2sg imv P | how interr | 2pl pres aux clt | make pl L.part I | thick.rug pl n |
145 (a) [5:14] Thick rugs.
thick.rug pl n |
146 (a) Yes.
disc |
147 (a) [5:16] Well, we weave [them as] coverings.
disc | again adv | again adv | weave 1pl pres I | dat refl clt | covering pl f |
148 (GM) But [the ones that] are multicolored?
but | when inter.rel | 3pl pres cop clt | multicolored pl adj |
149 (a) [5:19] We dye them with dye. We dye them with dye,
disc | dye 1pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | with | dye sg f | dye 1pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | with | dye sg f |
150 (a) [5:25] and make the colors varied. We weave them, the same way, with a shuttle.
and | mix.colors 1pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | weave 1pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | again adv | with | ost | with | shuttle sg f |
151 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch
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152 (a) [5:30] We weave it like this, with a shuttle.
with | shuttle sg f | thus prox adv | weave 1pl pres I |
153 (GK) Uh huh. And the back beam there, what do you do with it?
bkch
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and | back sg n def adj | reed.comb sg n | there adv | how interr | acc n 3sg clt | do.thus 2sg pres I |
154 (a) [5:35] We call it battens.
batten pl.t | acc n 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I |
155 (GK) The back one.
back sg n def adj |
156 (a) [5:37] [It’s] what we hold on to.
sg n rel | dat refl clt | catch 1pl pres I |
157 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch |
158 (GM) Uh huh.
disc |
159 (GK) (undertone to GM) They put it on the back beam, where it revolves.
where rel | acc refl clt | revolve 3sg pres I | back sg n def adj | beam sg n | acc n 3sg clt | put 3pl pres P |
160 (GK) How do you hold the back beam so that it doesn’t –
back sg n def adj | beam sg n | how interr | how interr | acc n 3sg clt | hold 2sg pres I | comp | neg | acc refl clt |
161 (a) [5:46] Well, in the loom there’s a plug, and this hook,
disc | disc | pres exist | in | loom acc sg m def med | pres exist | plug sg f | and | thus prox adv | hook pl m |
162 (a) [5:49] and we place the beam like this ...
thus prox adv | put 1pl pres I | beam sg n def med |
163 (GK) Right –
thus adv |
164 (a) [5:52] ... and the beam stays fixed, with the plug [in it]
beam sg n def med | fix sg n P.part P | sit 3sg pres I | with | plug sg f |
165 (GK) With this long thing inside.
with | this sg n adj | long sg n def adj | to.inside adv |
166 (a) [5:56 ] It’s inserted from below, inside these sorts of things –
and | from.below adv | put sg f P.part P | and | disc | again adv | in | in | such pl prox adj |
167 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch |
168 (a) [5:59] the thing on a tie. We put a peg on it, the beam has these holes –
put sg f P.part I | on | tie sg m | put 1pl pres P | dat n 3sg clt | peg acc sg m | beam sg n def med | have 3sg pres I | hole pl f |
169 (GK) Right –
thus adv |
170 (a) [6:03] The beam has holes, and you put a peg in it [so] it won’t move about.
hole pl f | have 3sg pres I | beam sg n def med | put 2sg pres P | dat n 3sg clt | peg acc sg m | neg | move 3sg pres I |
171 (GK) And it’s with this peg that you hold it from the side?
and | with | this sg m adj | peg sg m | from.aside adv | interr clt | hold 2sg pres I |
172 (a) [6:09] [Yes,] I hold [it that way].
hes
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hold 1sg pres I |
173 (GK) And is there one somewhere on the front beam?
and | on | front sg n def adj | beam sg n | again adv | interr clt | pres exist | somewhere adv |
174 (a) [6:11] It’s got one too.
and | nom n 3sg | have 3sg pres I |
175 (GK) What does it have?
what sg n interr | have 3sg pres I |
176 (a) [6:12] Another plug, this one a little one.
again adv | little adv | and | nom n 3sg | plug sg f |
177 (GK) And that’s a –
and | nom n 3sg | [...] |
178 (a) [6:15] That one’s longer; the plug sticking up is shorter. [We use] what’s called “cords”
and | disc | more | long sg n adj | above adv | more | short sg f adj | plug sg f | with | cord pl m | acc n 3sg clt | call 3pl pres I |
179 (a) [6:21] to fasten it tight, the beam sits [in place]. There it is, we weave. We weave a lot!
fasten 1pl pres P | sit 3sg pres I | beam sg n def | sit 3sg pres I | weave 1pl pres I | by | much adv | weave 1pl pres I |
180 (GK) Ah!
excl |
181 (a) [6:26] We weave for many days!
by | many adv | day pl m | weave 1pl pres I |
182 (GK) What did you weave [the fabric] for? What, besides –
for | what sg n interr | weave 2pl impf I | for | what sg n interr | besides |
183 (a) [6:30] For coverings, for shifts to wear inside, woven shifts
for | covering pl f | shift pl f | inside adv | comp | carry 1pl pres I | weave pl P.part I | shift pl f |
184 (a) [6:31] shifts [that we wove] in order to wear. These are the kinds of things we weave.
weave pl P.part I | shift pl f | comp | wear 1pl pres I | and | hes | hes | weave 1pl pres I | such pl med adj | thing pl f |
185 (a) [6:41] Let me show you. Here, every bit of this is only woven.
comp | dat 2sg clt | show 1sg pres P | interr clt | all indcl | weave pl P.part I | only adv |
186 (GK) This is woven?!
this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | weave sg n P.part I |
187 (a) [6:45] It’s woven.
weave sg n P.part I | 3sg pres cop clt |
188 (GK) Wow! Very finely [woven]!
excl | very adv | thin sg n adj |
189 (a) [6:47] [All] on the loom, on the loom – yes! And [there’s] even finer than that. [unclear]
on | loom acc sg m | on | loom acc sg m | ost | [...] | more | thin sg n adj |
190 (a) [6:51] [Its texture] sits differently because it’s spun from cotton.
more | different sg n adj | sit 3sg pres I | because conj | from | cotton sg m | 3sg pres cop clt | spin sg f P.part I |
191 (a) [6:54] We used to buy [cotton fabric] – we call it “hinte”– in rolls,
and | buy 1pl impf I | Western.fabric pl.t | Western.fabric pl.t | acc n 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I | disc | with | roll acc sg m |
192 (a) [6:59] we buy it by the roll, [unintelligible] the thread to weave shifts. We used to take shifts –
with | roll acc sg m def med | take 1pl pres I | yarn sg n def med | comp | weave 1pl pres I | shift pl f | shirt pl f | carry 1pl impf I |
193 (GK) Yes?
yes |
194 (a) [7:06] in the old days we took a lot of them when we got married.
before adv | by | much adv | carry 1pl impf I | when inter.rel | acc refl clt | marry 1pl pres I |
195 (GK) How do you call it when –
how interr | dat n 3sg clt | call 2pl pres I | when inter.rel |
196 (a) [7:12] Shifts. To give as gifts. Gifts to give [ritually]. Money. [To] my aunt and her kin.
shirt pl f | comp | give 1pl pres I | gift acc sg m | and | gift acc sg m | comp | gift 1pl pres I | lira pl f def med | aunt's.cohort pl.t def med |
197 (a) [7:19] To give there [at the new residence]. We would take a lot, twenty shifts each.
comp | acc 3pl clt | gift 1pl pres I | there adv | by | much adv | carry 1pl impf I | by | twenty | carry 1pl impf I | shift pl f |
198 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch |
199 (a) [7:25] You see?
disc |
200 (GK) And how did you used to spin?
and | how interr | spin 2pl impf I |
201 (a) [7:27] We spin on the distaff. We spin cotton, we pull it [from] these distaffs.
spin 1pl pres I | disc | on | distaff acc sg f | cotton acc sg m | spin 1pl pres I | pull 1pl pres I | this pl prox adj | distaff pl f |
202 (a) [7:31] We do it this way when – on the prong. It’s got prongs, two or three [of them] –
thus prox adv | do 1pl pres P | when inter.rel | in | prong acc sg m | prong pl m | pres exist | two m | three |
203 (a) [7:34] a little prong, then we push them through like this, and we spin.
prong sg n | pres exist | then adv | acc 3pl clt | thus prox adv | poke 1pl pres P | spin 1pl pres I | dat refl clt |
204 (GK) What is it that you pull from [what] you’ve tied up there, how do you call that?
what sg n interr | pull 2sg pres I | from.there adv | above adv | where rel | acc n 3sg clt | tie 2sg pres I | how interr | dat n 3sg clt | say 2sg pres I |
205 (a) [7:40] Distaff.
distaff f sg |
206 (GK) But from –
and | from |
207 (a) [7:42] The wool on the distaff.
wool.on.distaff sg f |
208 (GK) What?
how interr |
209 (a) [7:43] The wool on the distaff.
wool.on.distaff sg f |
210 (GK) Ah.
bkch |
211 (a) [7:45] The wool on the distaff, and the distaff [itself].
wool.on.distaff sg f | and | on | distaff acc sg f |
212 (GK) And what is it you pull out from the wool on the distaff?
and | what sg n interr | pull 2sg pres I | from | wool.on.distaff sg f |
213 (a) [7:48] Whatever you want to spin – finely if you spin fine [thread], or thick [thread]
what sg n rel | want 2sg pres I | comp | spin 2sg pres I | thin sg n adj | if conj | spin 2sg pres I | thin sg n adj | thick sg n adj |
214 (GK) How do you call that fine [thread]?
how interr | acc refl clt | name 3sg pres I | this sg n adj | thin sg n def adj |
215 (a) [7:53] “Fine” - you pull from the wool on the distaff more and more gently.
thin sg n def med adj | disc | disc | more | by | little adv | more | by | little adv | pull 2sg pres I | wool.on.distaff sg f def med |
216 (GK) A thread?
thread sg f |
217 (a) [7:57] [Yes,] a thread. You pull a smaller thread [from] the wool.
thread pl f | more | by | little adv | [...] | pull 2sg pres I | wool sg f def med |
218 (GK) You call it a thread?
nom 2pl | thread sg f | interr clt | say 2pl pres I |
219 (a) [8:01] We call them threads. You pull more gently [to get] a thinner [thread].
thread pl f | acc 3pl clt | say 1pl impf I | more | little adv | pull 2sg pres I | more | thin sg n adj |
220 (a) [8:04] And if you want a thicker [thread], you pull more [of the] wool.
more | when inter.rel | want 2sg pres I | more | thick sg n adj | more | much adv | pull 2sg pres I | wool sg f def med |
221 (a) [8:08] The wool is attached to the distaff, we tie it [all] onto the wool on the distaff.
and | on | distaff sg f def med | hook sg f P.part P | wool.on.distaff sg f | and | tie 1pl pres P | on | wool.on.distaff sg f def dist |
222 (GK) What?
disc |
223 (a) [8:15] Yes, that’s right.
disc |
224 (GK) And from there, where does the thread go?
and | from.there adv | after adv | where interr | go 3sg pres I | thread sg f def med |
225 (a) [8:17] Onto the spindle. We wind it onto a spindle.
on | spindle sg n | on | spindle sg n | wind 1pl pres I |
226 (GK) Right –
thus adv |
227 (a) [8:21] Then when the spindle is full we’ve got the yarn-crutch. We call it yarn-crutch.
after adv | when inter.rel | acc refl clt | fill 3sg pres P | spindle sg n def dist | again adv | have 1pl pres I | yarn.crutch acc sg f | yarn.crutch acc sg f | acc f 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I |
228 (GK) Yes?
disc |
229 (a) [8:29] And we wind [it all] onto the yarn-crutch.
to | on | yarn.crutch sg f def | wind 1pl pres I |
230 (GK) And underneath the spindle, what do you have there to [make it] be heavy?
and | from.below adv | on | spindle sg n def | what sg n interr | pres exist | comp | 3sg pres cop clt | heavy sg n adj |
231 (a) [8:34] Weighted discs. Weighted discs.
weighted.disc pl m | weighted.disc pl m |
232 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch |
233 (a) [8:37] Back then everyone was spinning only like that.
then med adv | only adv | thus prox adv | spin 3pl pres I |
234 (GK) Uh huh.
bkch |
235 (a) [8:40] Weighted discs.
weighted.disc pl m |
236 (GK) And how do you tie it on top? What do you tie it to?
and | on.top adv | how interr | acc n 3sg clt | tie 2sg pres I | on | what sg n interr | acc n 3sg clt | tie 2sg pres I |
237 (a) [8:42] The spindle’s got a bud on [top of it].
to | nom n 3sg | dat refl clt | have 3sg pres I |