Vŭrbina 4

2 (d) [0:02] The village was founded – I don’t know what years. A certain time ago.

village sg n def med

3sg pres aux clt

sg n L.part cop

settle sg n L.part P

year pl f def med

neg

know 1sg pres I

before

one sg n adj

certain sg n adj

time sg n

3 (d) [0:08] The old folk say that three people came to Vŭrbina from Anatolia

old pl def med adj

say 3pl pres I

that conj

3pl pres aux clt

from

Anatolia sg f place

come pl L.part P

three an.num

people pl

Vŭrbina sg f place

4 (d) [0:11] and that they founded the village. That’s established. But what year

and

3pl pres aux clt

settle pl L.part P

village sg n def med

and

from.there adv

acc refl clt

establish 3sg pres I

which sg f interr adj

кутри

gudìnə

year sg f

година

5 (d) [0:18] and when, I cannot tell you. Things went on after that,

and

when interr

3sg pres cop clt

neg

neg

can 1sg pres I

dat 2sg clt

say 1sg pres P

after.that adv

3sg pres aux clt

walk sg n L.part I

this sg n med adj

6 (d) [0:24] the succeeding years, and it continued on. This is what we know from recently.

successive pl adj

year pl f

and

continue sg n L.part I

anew adv

acc sg n 3sg

understand 1pl pres I

разбирам

nìj

nom 1pl

ние

7 (VZh) [When do you sow corn?]

8 (d) [0:31] We sow corn in the spring, when we plow with the oxen,

disc

corn sg f def med

acc f 3sg clt

sow 1pl pres I

spring sg n adj

time sg n

when rel

acc f 3sg clt

plow 1pl pres I

with

ox pl m def med

9 (d) [0:36] and we sow it [then]. Next to it we sow beets, potatoes, beans,

and

acc f 3sg clt

sow 1pl pres I

acc f 3sg

sow 1pl pres I

and

beets pl m

potato pl m

beans sg m

10 (d) [0:41] [according to] the way we organize our village economy. We sow rye in the autumn:

what sg n rel med

form 1pl pres I

village sg n adj

economy sg n

rye sg m def med

acc m 3sg clt

sow 1pl pres I

towards.winter sg n adj

подзимашен

vr’ème

time sg n

време

11 (d) [0:48] in our region [that’s] one month before St. George’s Day. And - and we carry on

like med

our sg n def med adj

one sg m adj

month sg m

St.George's.day sg m

and

acc m 3sg clt

prudəlžɛ̀və

continue 3sg pres I

продължавам

12 (d) [0:53] with this work. That’s what we occupied ourselves with. After that

disc

this sg f med adj

work sg f

with

that sg n dist adj

1pl pres aux clt

occupy pl L.part I

nom 1pl

and

after adv

13 (d) [1:00] we thresh, and plow, and thresh – We thresh the rye with hinnies,

thresh 1pl pres I

plow 1pl pres I

and

thresh 1pl pres I

acc sg n 3sg

[...]

this sg n med adj

rye sg m def med

acc m 3sg clt

thresh 1pl pres I

with

hinny pl m

14 (d) [1:08] that's how it went in the old times. We use the straw to feed the livestock

like med

old.time adv

thus med adv

walk 3sg impf I

straw sg f def med

utilize 1pl pres I

again adv

eat 3pl pres I

livestock sg m def

15 (d) [1:16] [and] we use it as well. We also do the mowing, and make [food for] the livestock

and

acc f 3sg

dat refl clt

utilize 1pl pres I

same adv

mow 1pl pres I

make 1pl pres I

livestock sg m def

dat refl clt

16 (d) [1:23] from the same – from the very natural [resources] of our own [area].

from

от

sɤ̀štu̥tu

same sg n def med adj

същ

from

от

sɤ̀štətə

same sg f def med adj

nature sg f

from

our sg f def med adj

dat refl clt

17 (d) [1:28] Nothing comes in from outside. We feed ourselves

from

outside adv

hes

neg

dat 1pl clt

enter 3sg impf I

only adv

hes

feed 1pl pres I

acc refl clt

18 (d) [1:31] from within our village. This was the old nature. No other [way].

from

от

səmòtu

very sg n def med adj

village sg n

this sg n med adj

3sg impf cop

old sg f def med adj

nature sg f

other sg n adj

19 (VZh) [How do you plow?]

20 (d) [1:37] We plow with oxen. For corn, we make a furrow

plow 1pl pres I

with

ox pl m def med

for

corn sg f def med

make 1pl pres I

acc f 3sg clt

furrow sg f

21 (d) [1:40] and fill it up. We put the grains into it in order, [first the corn] and after that

and

acc n 3sg clt

pour 1pl pres I

with

grain pl def med

and

put 1pl pres I

in.order adv

and

after

по

n’èjə

acc f 3sg

тя

22 (d) [1:45] we put [seeds] for the pumpkins. Then we put fertilizer down

put 1pl pres I

and

for

pumpkin pl f

and

pour 1pl pres I

above adv

fertilizer sg m

23 (d) [1:51] and tamp it down good. And after we tamp it down it sprouts.

and

acc m 3sg clt

bury 1pl pres I

and

after adv

this sg n med adj

when conj

acc m 3sg clt

bury 1pl pres P

sprout 3sg pres P

24 (d) [1:54] [Then] we hoe it again, and then later hoe it a second time.

hoe 1pl pres P

acc m 3sg clt

again adv

later adv

acc m 3sg clt

hoe 1pl pres P

and

second sg m adj

time sg m

25 (d) [1:58] And that’s how we do it in our manner.

and

thus med adv

acc n 3sg clt

do 1pl pres I

our sg n def med adj

dat refl clt

26 (VZh) [How do you raise grain?]

27 (d) [2:03] The grain starts out like this: we sow it, it comes up, it ripens,

grain sg n def med

acc n 3sg clt

begin 1sg pres I

thus med adv

sow 1pl pres P

acc n 3sg clt

emerge 3sg pres P

and

acc n 3sg clt

and

ripen 3sg pres P

28 (d) [2:07] then we reap it. After that we put it in stacks and pound it

and

acc n 3sg clt

reap 1pl pres I

after

this sg n med adj

acc n 3sg clt

arrange 1pl pres P

stack pl f

and

acc n 3sg clt

č’ùkəme

pound 1pl pres I

чукам

29 (d) [2:13] and then we thresh it. We do up the rye also, and we make use of the straw

and

after adv

acc n 3sg clt

thresh 1pl pres I

and

rye sg m def med

finish 1pl pres I

and

acc m 3sg clt

straw sg f def med

utilize 1pl pres I

30 (d) [2:19] for the cattle; we get in the rye and feed [them],

for

livestock sg m def

rye sg m def med

acc m 3sg clt

drive 1pl pres I

and

acc 3pl clt

feed 1pl pres I

31 (d) [2:22] then we grind it and it becomes flour for fodder for them.

again adv

acc m 3sg clt

grind 1pl pres I

and

become 3sg pres P

flour sg n

for

forage sg m

and

for

acc m 3sg

32 (d) [2:25] And people would even eat it too.

and

even adv

acc n 3sg clt

eat 3pl impf I

and

people pl def med

33 (VZh) [How do you make the threshing floor?]

34 (d) [2:28] The – the threshing floor is made of earth like in a meadow [that is, like]

xər

[...]

xərmànə

threshing.floor sg m def

3sg pres cop clt

create sg m P.part P

from

earth sg f def med

like med

[...]

35 (d) [2:32] in an open field, an open field without stones. We sweep it, put down the rye,

nə

на

pul’ɛ̀nətə

clearing sg f def med

not

with

stone pl

disc

clearing sg f

and

acc n 3sg clt

sweep 1pl pres P

put 1pl pres P

rye sg m def med

36 (d) [2:39] thresh it, then take away the straw and – sweep it

thresh 1pl pres I

acc m 3sg clt

after.that adv

drive.off 1pl pres P

straw sg f def med

and

acc m 3sg clt

and

acc m 3sg clt

smɨ̀təne

sweep 1pl pres I

смитам

37 (d) [2:42] and winnow it, and gather it up in sacks in – in our own manner.

and

acc n 3sg clt

vɛ̀eme

winnow 1pl pres I

вея

and

acc n 3sg clt

gather 1pl pres I

sack pl m def med

our.way adv

38 (VZh) [What did you thresh with?]

39 (d) [2:51] We threshed with hinnies and horses. There were even people

with

hinny pl m

and

with

horse pl m

acc n 3sg clt

thresh 1pl pres I

even adv

impf exist

people pl

40 (d) [2:55] who threshed with oxen. Where there were no hinnies,

and

acc n 3sg clt

thresh 3pl impf I

and

with

with

ox m pl

where rel med

neg exist

hinny sg m

41 (d) [3:00] oxen did the threshing. Those who were poorer threshed with donkeys.

and

ox m pl

acc refl clt

thresh pl L.part I

rel med

3sg pres cop clt

poor sg m adj

with

donkey sg n

acc n 3sg clt

thresh 3sg pres I

42 (d) [3:06] That goes more slowly. [The weight] is not as heavy and the threshing goes more slowly.

slowly adv

become 3sg pres I

light sg n adj

3sg pres cop clt

slowly adv

thresh 3sg pres I

43 (VZh) [Did the men travel somewhere to work?]

44 (d) [3:12] They would go from here to Komotini, they would take boards from the mountains

from.here adv

3pl pres aux clt

go pl L.part I

for

Gyumyurdzhina sg f place

and

3pl pres aux clt

drive pl L.part I

board pl f

from

mountain sg f def med

планина

45 (d) [3:16] they’d take pine boards to Komotini, and for that

rel med

pine pl adj

board pl f

3pl pres aux clt

drive pl L.part I

Gyumyurdzhina sg f place

and

with

acc 3pl

46 (d) [3:19] would charge portage. They’d load up there again for here

3pl pres aux clt

take pl L.part I

rent sg f

from

there adv

3pl pres aux clt

again adv

load pl L.part I

towards

here adv

47 (d) [3:21] on the way back, charging portage as well, and they made a living with that,

again adv

3pl pres aux clt

return sg n def med adj

return pl L.part I

rent sg f

and

3pl pres aux clt

live pl L.part I

with

this sg n med adj

48 (d) [3:25] with that kind [of work]. We called it “carting trade” in the old manner.

with

this sg m med adj

sort sg m

transport sg m

acc m 3sg clt

say 1pl pres I

nom 1pl

in.old.way adv

49 (VZh) So what would they carry to there?

mean 3sg pres I

to.there adv

what sg n interr

3pl pres aux clt

drive pl L.part I

50 (d) [3:30] Boards. And then they would bring other things back this direction.

board pl f

and

to.here adv

3pl pres aux clt

drive pl L.part I

again adv

other sg m adj

material sg m

51 (VZh) [When do you sow lentils?]

52 (d) [3:36] They sow lentils like I told you, in the spring.

lentils sg f def med

sow 3pl pres I

again adv

same adv

how rel med

say 1sg aor P

spring sg n adj

time sg n

53 (d) [3:40] They sow them at the same time as rye: you dig, then you sow.

and

acc f 3sg clt

sow 3pl pres I

how rel med

and

rye sg m def med

and

acc refl clt

dig 3sg pres I

and

acc refl clt

sow 3sg pres I

54 (d) [3:44] After that you weed them and then pick them: you don’t reap them.

after adv

this sg n med adj

nom f 3sg

acc refl clt

weed 3sg pres I

and

acc refl clt

pluck 3sg pres I

nom f 3sg

acc refl clt

neg

reap 3sg pres I

55 (d) [3:49] You pick them and put them in piles and then pound them

nom 3sg pres

acc refl clt

pluck 3sg pres I

and

acc refl clt

arrange 3sg pres I

pile pl f

and

after.that adv

acc refl clt

pound 3sg pres I

56 (d) [3:53] and they become lentils – the remaining [pounded] grain which we can use.

and

happen 3sg pres I

lentils sg f

and

remain 3sg pres I

this sg n med adj

grain sg n def med

acc refl clt

utilize 3sg pres I

interr

57 (VZh) [How does wheat differ from rye?]

58 (d) [3:59] “Rye” is larger and wheat is smaller.

grain sg n def med

3sg pres cop clt

coarse sg n adj

and

wheat sg f def med

3sg pres cop clt

fine sg f adj

59 (d) [4:04] And there’s another kind – we call it “arpa” [barley] –

and

other sg n adj

rel med

barley sg f

acc n 3sg clt

nom 1pl

call 1pl pres I

60 (d) [4:09] that they sow for the hinnies; it is even smaller still.

for

hinny pl m def med

sow 3pl pres I

nom f 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

fine sg f adj

61 (VZh) [When do you gather in barley?]

62 (d) [4:13] Barley – “arpa” – comes about more quickly than rye.

barley sg m def

barley sg f def med

[...]

barley sg f def med

become 3sg pres I

fast adv

from

from

rye sg m def med

63 (d) [4:16] It is – it ripens more quickly. We make use of it for the livestock:

nom f 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

fast adv

ripen 3sg pres I

and

for

livestock sg m def

acc f 3sg clt

utilize 1pl pres I

nom 1pl

64 (d) [4:20] we feed the hinnies with it. They don’t grind it for human food,

for

hinny pl m def med

for

feed vbl.n I

neg

acc f 3sg clt

grind 3pl pres I

for

food sg f

for

people pl def med

65 (d) [4:24] whereas we do grind rye for humans: we grind it for [our] food.

but

for

again adv

rye sg m def med

acc m 3sg clt

grind 1pl pres I

for

people pl def med

for

eat vbl.n I

acc m 3sg clt

grind 1pl pres I

66 (d) [4:28] And they make heating packs from it, from barley. When someone gets a cold

there adv

heating.pack pl f

make 3pl pres I

from

acc m 3sg

from

barley sg f def med

when rel

cool 3sg pres P

person sg m

and

[...]

67 (d) [4:34] they make heating packs, [also] for the livestock. Even for animals we made

make 3pl pres I

heating.pack pl f

for

livestock sg m

independently adv

livestock sg m

1pl pres aux clt

make pl L.part I

68 (d) [4:37] such heating packs. You steam up the barley and put it on [someone’s] back,

such pl med adj

heating.pack pl f

barley sg f

steam 2sg pres P

and

back sg m def

dat m 3sg clt

put 2sg pres P

69 (d) [4:40] also if a child takes cold. For a child we put it

when rel

cool 3sg pres P

and

child sg n

and

same adv

3sg pres cop clt

child sg n

dat n 3sg clt

put 1pl pres P

70 (d) [4:44] on his chest. We use barley for the livestock as well. And that’s barley.

chest pl.t def med

and

for

livestock sg m

even adv

utilize 1pl pres I

barley sg f def med

and

that sg n dist adj

3sg pres cop clt

barley sg f def med

71 (VZh) [How do you look after sheep?]

72 (d) [4:50] We have one [main] activity with sheep: we breed them in autumn. Then

sheep pl f def med

have 1pl pres I

one f adj

activity sg f

breed 1pl impf I

acc 3pl clt

towards.winter sg n adj

time sg n

and

after.that adv

73 (d) [4:58] in the spring, when the first days of May come, the lambs are born.

disc

spring sg n adj

time sg n

when conj

come 3sg pres P

first pl adj

May sg n adj

time sg n

acc refl clt

bear 3pl pres I

lamb pl m def med

74 (d) [5:04] And then – it’s looking after the lambs.

and

acc refl clt

and

then med adv

and

look vbl.n I

lamb pl m def med

75 (d) [5:09] Lambs are born only once [a year] in our region.

only adv

one sg m adj

time m

acc refl clt

our sg n def adj

bear 3pl impf I

lamb pl m def med

76 (d) [5:12] During the summer we only milk the sheep and take them to pasture;

during

summer sg n def med

only adv

milk 1pl pres I

acc 3pl clt

sheep pl f def med

and

drive 1pl pres I

acc 3pl clt

pasture sg f

77 (d) [5:17] we process dairy products. And that’s what our activity was like in the old times.

dairy.farm pl f

make 1pl pres I

disc

thus med adv

3sg impf cop

old sg f def med adj

activity sg f

78 (VZh) [How do you shear them?]

79 (d) [5:24] For shearing: we did the shearing. As for the wool we sheared,

strìgən’ètu

shear def vbl.n I med

3sg pres cop clt

shear 1pl impf I

dat refl clt

nom 1pl

and

shear 1pl pres I

acc 3pl clt

wool sg f def med

dat refl clt

80 (d) [5:29] we didn’t card it, nor did we take it to carders. We used the old-time carders

neg

acc f 3sg clt

card 1pl pres I

even adv

neg

carry 1pl pres I

carder sg m

with

old.time pl adj

carder pl m

81 (d) [5:33] to card it and [the women] spin it and we make clothes from it.

and

card 1pl pres I

and

spin 3pl pres I

acc f 3sg clt

and

make 1pl pres I

clothing pl f

from

acc 3pl

82 (d) [5:37] We sew baggy trousers in the old fashion, and we make thick homespun for sewing

sew 1pl pres I

in.old.way adv

baggy.trousers pl.t

homespun pl f

make 1pl pres I

rel med

sew 1pl pres I

83 (d) [5:42] wool coats from [it]. We make everything ourselves,

woolen pl adj

coat pl n

from

alone pl adj

dat refl clt

acc n 3sg clt

make 1pl pres I

nom 1pl

everything sg n adj

84 (d) [5:46] we do all the weaving ourselves, on the [old] looms.

from

loom pl m

dat refl clt

acc 3pl clt

weave 1pl pres I

nom 1pl

85 (d) [5:48] Everything was done on local grounds.

sìčkutu

everything sg n def med adj

acc refl clt

make 3sg impf I

local sg f adj

tile sg f

86 (VZh) [Did you practice some sort of custom before starting to build a house?]

87 (d) [5:52] Before you start to build a house, you’ll perform [this] custom:

before

comp

begin 2sg pres P

house sg f

comp

build 2sg pres I

fut

do 2sg pres I

custom sg m

88 (d) [5:56] you’ll slaughter a yearling lamb on a corner. That’s the old custom.

fut

slaughter 2sg pres P

one sg n adj

yearling sg n

one sg f def med adj

corner sg f

and

this sg n med adj

3sg pres cop clt

old sg m adj

custom sg m

89 (d) [6:02] And then you start building. You feed the builders and distribute

and

begin 2sg pres I

comp

build 2sg pres I

craftman pl m def med

fut

acc 3pl clt

feed 2sg pres I

there adv

fut

distribute 2sg pres P

поразнеса

90 (d) [6:05] [meat from the sacrifice] among the neighbors. That’s an old custom for building a house.

little adv

through

neighbor pl m def med

and

this sg n med adj

3sg pres cop clt

old sg m adj

custom sg m

about

house sg f

build vbl.n I

91 (d) [6:09] Then the construction begins. The house was built not with lime

and

pòčvə

begin 3sg pres I

почвам

gradèn’eto

build def vbl.n I med

градя

gradèn’etu̥

build def vbl.n I med

acc refl clt

build 3sg impf I

not

with

lime sg m

92 (d) [6:13] but with local earth, or as we call it, mud – with that very mud

but

with

own sg f adj

earth sg f

rel med

acc n 3sg clt

call 1pl pres I

mud sg m

and

with

same sg m def adj

mud sg m

93 (d) [6:20] we built houses in the old days. And that worked. There wasn’t stone [here].

build 1pl impf I

house pl f def med

old sg n adj

time sg n

and

this sg n med adj

walk 3sg impf I

and

stone pl m

acc refl clt

exist impf neg

94 (d) [6:25] We would bring in stone from far away: we brought the stone with hinnies,

and

drive 1pl impf I

from.far adv

stone pl m

with

hinny pl m

1pl pres aux clt

drive pl L.part I

stone pl m

95 (d) [6:28] or whatever [was available]. And that’s how we did building earlier on.

with

what sg n interr

neg

will 2sg pres

and

thus med adv

acc refl clt

3sg pres aux clt

build sg n L.part I

before adv

96 (d) [6:31] There weren’t highways, there weren’t carts. That’s how it was.

exist impf neg

highway pl n

exist impf neg

cart pl f

and

this sg n med adj

3sg impf cop

97 (VZh) [What kinds of trees grew in the woods?]

98 (d) [6:37] Oak trees. Oaks used to grow there. We call them beech trees,

oak pl adj

tree pl n

grow 3pl impf I

oak pl m

nom 1pl

say 1pl pres I

beech pl m

99 (d) [6:41] oak trees (“mesh”). More correctly, oak (“dund”), or – said in the old manner – oak (“dub”).

and

oak pl m

oak pl m

correct sg n def med adj

in.old.way adv

oak coll

100 (d) [6:44] We built houses from it, from oak, [since] the wood is stronger,

from

acc m 3sg

build 1pl impf I

house pl f def med

from

oak pl m def med

3sg pres cop clt

strong sg n adj

wood sg n

101 (d) [6:48] and there wasn’t any other. The beech is a smaller tree.

and

exist impf neg

other sg n adj

beech sg n def adj

3sg pres cop clt

little sg n adj

102 (d) [6:52] And we sustained sheep with oak trees also: we’d lay away the pruned leaves.

and

with

oak sg n def med adj

tree sg n

look 1pl impf I

sheep pl f def med

prune 1pl impf I

leaf pl m

arrange 1pl impf I

acc m 3sg clt

[...]

103 (d) [6:58] In the summer, when autumn is approaching, we put down leaf piles

summer sg n adj

time sg n

when rel

approach 3sg pres P

autumn sg f def med

arrange 1pl impf I

acc m 3sg clt

disc

leaf.pile pl m

104 (d) [7:02] and bring them in. We feed the livestock from oak trees.

and

acc n 3sg clt

drive 1pl pres I

feed 1pl pres I

livestock sg m

from

oak sg n def med adj

tree sg n

105 (d) [7:05] That was the most effective food for us – oak trees.

nom n 3sg

3sg impf cop

most

strong sg f def med adj

food sg f

for

acc 1pl

oak sg n def med adj

tree sg n

106 (VZh) [Did the village have its local celebration?]

107 (d) [7:09] We have our [local] celebration on Bayram. When Bayram comes

celebration sg m

make 1pl pres I

celebration sg m

Bayram sg m

when rel

come 3sg pres P

Bayram sg m

108 (d) [7:13] we have Bayram celebrations in the old manner. We make big – we gather there,

make 1pl pres P

in.old.way adv

Bayram pl m

celebration pl m

[ … ]

make 1pl pres I

big pl adj

gather 1pl pres I

acc refl clt

there adv

109 (d) [7:19] we eat, there’s drinking – The women are inside and men outside, separately.

eat 1pl pres I

drink 1pl pres I

woman pl f def med

inside adv

man pl m def med

outside adv

separately adv

110 (d) [7:25] That’s what our celebration was like. After socialism came (on 9.IX.1944) we began to have

disc

thus med adv

3sg impf cop

celebration sg m def

our sg m adj

after

ninth sg m adj

begin 1pl aor P

111 (d) [7:28] a general celebration, with everyone (men and women) together. And that’s how it was.

general sg m adj

celebration sg m

which sg m rel med adj

3sg impf cop

together adv

all pl adj

and

celebration sg m def

3sg impf cop

thus med adv

112 (d) [7:35] We got together in the village – perhaps a thousand people gathered from all [villages]

village sg n def med

1pl pres aux clt

gather pl L.part I

can pres imprs

and

thousand sg f

people pl

3pl pres aux clt

acc refl clt

gather pl L.part I

from

all pl def med adj

113 (d) [7:40] – [our] regional council was [a] big [one]. We celebrated in the baths.

council sg m def

3sg impf cop

big sg m adj

celebrate 1pl pres I

here adv

bath pl f def med

114 (d) [7:47] There was water there that we took advantage of, in the baths. So everyone went off there

there adv

pres exist

water sg f

which sg n rel med adj

utilize 1pl pres I

bath pl f def med

and

escape 1pl pres I

everything sg n def med adj

всичко

tàm

there adv

там

115 (d) [7:50] and a lot of people gathered there and it was a big celebration.

and

there adv

disc

with

much adv

people pl

acc refl clt

gather 3pl impf I

and

big sg m adj

celebration sg m

impf exist

116 (d) [7:54] Now it’s a shepherd’s holiday, St. George’s Day, where it used to be [the actual] saint’s day.

now adv

3sg pres cop clt

shepherd sg m adj

holiday sg m

St.George's.day sg m

but

before adv

3sg impf cop

St.George's.day sg m

117 (d) [7:58] We used it as – as a holiday, and went off to the baths.

and

acc m 3sg clt

utilize 1pl impf I

like med

for

for

holiday sg m

and

escape 1pl impf I

bath sg f def med

118 (d) [8:02] Whoever washed there would be healed of whatever ailed him – if someone had wounds

who sg m rel med adj

acc refl clt

wash 3sg pres P

there adv

dat m 3sg clt

pass 3sg impf I

something sg n

if conj

have 3sg pres I

wound pl f

119 (d) [8:07] they made use of that water. We made a great “Adreles” holiday there.

water sg f def

utilize 3pl impf I

and

make 1pl impf I

big sg m adj

St.George's.day sg m

there adv

120 (d) [8:10] “Adreles” [is what] we call it (St. George’s Day).

St.George's.day sg m

acc m 3sg clt

say 1pl pres I

121 (VZh) [And how did they put on weddings?]

122 (d) [8:12] We make wedding with – in the old days it was on mules. You travel to the wedding,

wedding pl f def med

acc 3pl clt

make 1pl pres I

with

one sg n adj

time sg n

with

mule pl n

go 2sg pres P

wedding sg f

123 (d) [8:19] from one village to the other, everyone riding on hinnies.

from

from

one sg n adj

village sg n

other sg n adj

everything sg n adj

with

hinny pl m

124 (d) [8:21] The bride mounts onto a mu– onto a hinny, and the wedding guests,

and

bride sg f def med

acc refl clt

mount 3sg pres P

[...]

hinny sg m def

go 3pl pres P

wedding.guest pl m

125 (d) [8:26] three or four of them, also mount up on hinnies.

three

four

people pl

hinny pl m

again adv

acc refl clt

mount 3pl pres P

126 (d) [8:27] You go and get the bride, they all come back, and that was the old way [of doing it].

go 2sg pres P

take 2sg pres P

bride sg f

acc refl clt

return 3pl pres P

back def med adv

this sg n med adj

3sg impf cop

old sg f def med adj

dat refl clt

thing sg f

127 (d) [8:32] Everything went on hinnies. The dowry was carried

again adv

with

hinny pl m

acc refl clt

walk 3sg impf I

everything sg n def med adj

dowry sg f def med

acc refl clt

drive 3sg pres I

128 (d) [8:36] on hinnies, people rode on mules, or on donkeys, whatever anyone had –

hinny pl m def med

people pl def med

ride 3pl pres I

mule pl n

donkey pl n

who sg m inter.rel

what sg n rel med

can 3sg pres I

129 (d) [8:40] and they even went on foot. That’s how it was.

and

even adv

and

on.foot adv

walk 3pl impf I

that sg n dist adj

3sg pres cop clt

130 (VZh) [When did they get the bride?]