Vladimir Zhobov
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1 (a) [0:02] Whoever has sheep would go to the dairy farm. When they go [there] they first
| who sg m rel med adj | have 3sg pres I | sheep pl f | go 3sg impf I | to | dairy.farm sg f | interr | go 3pl pres P | to | dairy.farm sg f | most | before adv |
2 (a) [0:06] deal with the milking, so as to figure out who gets how much milk from how many sheep.
| to | milk.division sg m | comp | dat refl clt | distribute 3pl pres P | from | how.many interr adv | sheep pl f | what sg n interr | can pres imprs | comp | receive 3sg pres P |
3 (a) [0:11] and when they’ve determined what they called the “pail” [amount], how many “pails”
| and | when conj | acc refl clt | 3sg pres aux clt | determine sg n L.part P | call 3pl impf I | acc n 3sg clt | pail pl n | how.many interr | pail pl n |
4 (a) [0:14] each can get – for instance some have five, and some have ten
| can pres imprs | comp | take 3sg pres P | for.example adv | someone sg m | have 3sg pres I | five | someone sg m | ten |
5 (a) [0:17] and when you go to get [your] ten pails, let’s say,
| and | when conj | go 3sg pres P | dat refl clt | take 3sg pres P | ten def med | pail pl n | comp | say 1pl pres P |
6 (a) [0:20] they churn it for you right there. It gets churned in a churn,
| churn 3pl pres P | dat refl clt | acc n 3sg clt | again adv | there adv | in | churn sg n | acc refl clt | churn 3sg pres I |
7 (a) [0:22] and butter comes out, as well as “ushmer”, which they pour out separately
| and | acc refl clt | turn.out 3sg pres I | butter sg n def med | and | ushmer sg m def med | hes | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | pour.out 3pl pres I | separately adv |
8 (a) [0:27] The ushmer (mixed soft cheese, flour, milk) you get from fresh milk is best of all.
| nom m 3sg | 3sg pres cop clt | from | most | nice sg n def med adj | fresh sg n adj | milk sg n | ushmer sg m |
9 (a) [0:31] They even made chickens out of ushmer to please the children
| even adv | and | for | child pl n def med | make 3pl impf I | chick pl n | comp | acc refl clt | rejoice 3pl pres I | from | ushmer sg m |
10 (a) [0:35] They shape it [in the form] of a chick, and put charcoal bits for little eyes [laughter]
| define 3pl pres P | acc m 3sg clt | like | chick sg n | and | coal sg n | dat m 3sg clt | put 3pl pres P | for | eye sg n |
11 (a) [0:40] and children were happy that they brought them chickens from the dairy farm! [laughter]
| and | child pl n def med | acc refl clt | rejoice 3pl impf I | that conj | from | dairy.farm sg f | chick sg n | 3pl pres aux clt | bring pl L.part P |
12 (VZh) [What did you do before the Lenten fast?]
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13 (a) [0:43] When we would prepare for Easter, for [what] we call the fast, [for] Shrovetide,
| when rel | acc refl clt | fast 3sg pres I | for | Easter sg m | at | fast sg m | acc m 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I | Shrovetide pl.t def med |
14 (a) [0:48] at that time they would tie up halva and boiled eggs for us – they tie it onto the ring
| and | then med adv | dat 1pl clt | tie 3pl impf I | halva sg f | and | egg pl n | boil pl L.part P | tie 3pl pres P | dat 1pl clt | on | ring.hook sg m def |
15 (a) [0:53] where the children’s cradles were attached – on a plastered [beam] on the ceiling
| where rel | 3pl pres aux clt | pl L.part cop | cradle pl f def med | of | child pl n def med | on | ceiling sg m def | on | plaster sg f def med |
16 (a) [0:56] there’s an iron ring, and they tie it there, and cause it to swing for us.
| pres exist | ring.hook sg m | iron sg n adj | tie 3pl pres P | acc n 3sg clt | there adv | and | swing 3pl pres P | dat 1pl clt | acc n 3sg clt |
17 (a) [1:01] And we kids were happy because we could, as we called it, jump up for it
| and | nom 1pl | child pl n def med | acc refl clt | rejoice 1pl pres I | that conj | fut | acc refl clt | reach 1pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I |
18 (a) [1:05] We [all] jumped for it, and the halva went to whoever caught the egg,
| reach 1pl pres I | acc refl clt | who sg m rel | grasp 3sg pres P | egg sg n def med | for | acc m 3sg | 3sg pres cop clt | halva sg f def med |
19 (b) [1:08] [laughter]
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20 (VZh) [What do you hang it on?]
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21 (a) [1:09] It hangs on a string of hemp. They tie into onto the hemp string and we take delight
| hang 3sg pres I | on | hemp.cord sg m | to | hemp.cord sg m | acc n 3sg clt | tie 3pl pres P | and | nom 1pl | acc refl clt | rejoice 1pl pres I |
22 (a) [1:13] in how that thing spins around [and in the fact that] children can grasp for it,
| that conj | acc refl clt | spin sg n L.part P | that sg n dist adj | and | child pl n def med | comp | acc n 3sg clt | grasp 3pl pres P |
23 (a) [1:17] [each one trying to] win the egg so he can eat the halva.
| comp | dat n 3sg clt | acc refl clt | fall 3sg pres P | egg sg n | comp | eat 3sg pres I | and | halva sg f |
24 (a) [1:20] The older adults wait for the younger ones to come to ask forgiveness [since]
| more | elderly pl def med adj | wait 3pl pres I | interr | young pl def med adj | comp | come 3pl pres P | comp | acc refl clt | forgive 3pl pres I |
25 (a) [1:24] this is the day of forgiving for the entire year. [The younger ones] bring halva and brandy
| this sg n med adj | 3sg pres cop clt | day sg m | for | forgive vbl.n I | for | entire sg f adj | year sg f | carry 3pl pres I | halva sg f | and | rakiya sg f |
26 (a) [1:28] to the older ones. They kiss their hands, [saying] “Forgive us whatever we have sinned.”
| to | more | elderly pl def med adj | and | grasp 3sg pres I | hand sg f def med | kiss 3sg pres I | forgive sg imv I | what sg n rel med | 1pl pres aux clt | sin pl L.part P |
27 (a) [1:34] And the older one says to you “You are forgiven.”
| and | old sg m def adj | dat 2sg clt | say 3sg pres P | forgiven adv | comp | dat 2sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt |
28 (VZh) [How did you do weddings?]
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29 (a) [1:37] [Wed]dings were done in such a way that you either got engaged
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acc refl clt | 3sg pres aux clt | do sg f L.part I | by | such sg m med adj | manner sg m | that conj | or | acc 3pl clt | betrothe 3pl impf I |
30 (a) [1:41] or they brought the bride straight [to her new home] on the very wedding day
| or | directly adv | bride sg f def med | acc f 3sg clt | lead 3pl impf I | exactly adv | on | wedding sg m def adj | day sg m |
31 (a) [1:45] and everyone rejoiced that a maiden was being taken into the house.
| and | all pl adj | acc refl clt | rejoice 3pl pres I | that conj | dat refl clt | take 3pl pres I | girl sg f | for | into.house adv |
32 (VZh) [So how exactly did they put on weddings?]
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33 (a) [1:50] First they go to get the godfather, with music and with –
| most | before adv | go 3pl pres P | and | take 3pl pres P | godfather sg m def | with | music sg f def med | with | hes |
34 (a) [1:52] all the wedding guests go to get the godfather, and from there they go to the bride’s,
| all pl def med adj | wedding.guest pl m | go 3pl pres I | comp | take 3pl pres P | godfather sg m def | and | from.there adv | go 3pl pres I | to | bride sg f def med |
35 (a) [1:58] to get her, along with all the wedding party. The bride is waiting
| comp | acc f 3sg clt | take 3pl pres P | with | entire sg f med adj | wedding sg f | already adv | bride sg f def med | wait 3sg pres I |
36 (a) [2:00] for them to put her veil on. Without fail, the godmother will put [on her] a veil
| comp | dat f 3sg clt | put 3pl pres P | veil sg n | godmother sg f def med | fut | put 3sg pres P | without.fail adv | veil sg n def med |
37 (a) [2:04] adorned with green stems of plum, or of something fruit-bearing
| with | green pl adj | stem pl f | of | plum sg f | of | hes | something sg n | which sg n rel adj | 3sg pres cop clt | fertile sg n adj |
38 (a) [2:07] so that the bride also will be fertile.
| for | comp | be 3sg pres P | and | bride sg f def med | fertile sg f adj |
39 (b) [2:10] So she’ll give birth more often.
| comp | bear 3sg pres I | more adv |
40 (VZh) [And how do they prepare the newlyweds?]
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41 (a) [2:12] The godfather comes in and sits down, all the men sit there and toast each other.
| enter 3pl pres P | godfather sg m def med | sit 3sg pres I | hes | comp | acc refl clt | treat 3sg pres P | with | man pl m def med | all pl adj |
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42 (a) [2:16] while the women are curious to see the bride, and how the veil looks on her,
| and | woman pl f def med | be.curious 3pl pres I | comp | see 3pl pres P | bride sg f def med | how interr | fut | dat f 3sg clt | stand 3sg pres I | veil sg n def med |
43 (a) [2:20] whether the godmother has done it as she should. They prepare the bride
| hes | godmother sg f def med | how interr | fut | acc f 3sg clt | do 3sg pres P | how interr | know.how 3sg pres I | do 3pl pres P | acc f 3sg clt | bride sg f def med |
44 (a) [2:24] and let fall the “curtain” in front of her. We called the veil a “curtain”
| and | dat f 3sg clt | release f 3sg P | curtain sg n def med | in.front adv | veil sg n def med | curtain sg n | acc n 3sg clt | call 1pl impf I |
45 (a) [2:26] not a veil, like now. [So] the curtain is dropped in front of her face
| neg | 3sg pres cop clt | veil sg n | as | now adv | curtain sg n def med | dat f 3sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt | release sg n P.part P | before | face sg n def med |
46 (a) [2:31] and [her face] is uncovered only when the priest marries her
| and | fut | acc f 3sg clt | uncover 3pl pres P | already adv | when rel | comp | acc f 3sg clt | wed 3sg pres I | priest sg m def med |
47 (a) [2:33] (in those days they had church ceremonies). The priest lifts the veil and asks her
| then med adv | acc refl clt | wed 3pl impf I | priest sg m def | fut | acc f 3sg clt | uncover 3sg pres P | hes | ask 3sg pres I | acc f 3sg clt |
48 (a) [2:37] “Do you love this young man?” and they’ll ask the boy
| love 2sg pres I | interr clt | acc n 3sg clt | nom 2sg | boy sg n def med | and | boy sg n def med | fut | ask 3pl pres I |
49 (a) [2:40] “Do you love this young woman? Do you wish to be married to her?”
| love 2sg pres I | interr clt | acc f 3sg clt | this sg f med adj | girl sg f | comp | acc refl clt | wed 2pl pres I | with | acc f 3sg |
50 (a) [2:43] And they say that they love one another. After that they lead them to
| and | say 3pl pres I | that conj | acc refl clt | love 3pl pres I | and | after adv | acc 3pl clt | lead 3pl pres I | to |
51 (a) [2:46] in front of the multicolored stone in the church – each church has a colored stone
| before | multicolored sg m def adj | stone sg m | in | church sg f def med | each sg f adj | church sg f | have 3sg pres I | multicolored sg m adj | stone sg m |
52 (a) [2:49] and they marry them in front of the multicolored stone. There, the godfather holds candles
| before | multicolored sg m def adj | stone sg m | acc 3pl clt | wed 3pl pres I | there adv | already adv | godfather sg m def | dat 3pl clt | hold 3sg pres I | candle pl f |
53 (a) [2:54] at their shoulders to give light, and the priest reads to them [about]
| at | shoulder pl n def med | comp | dat 3pl clt | light 3sg pres I | and | nom 3pl | priest sg m def | dat 3pl clt | read 3sg pres I |
54 (a) [2:58] how they must live, [that] they should behave reasonably and ponder everything,
| how interr | must pres I imprs | comp | live 3pl pres I | comp | acc refl clt | get.on.well 3pl pres I | sensibly adv | comp | consider 3pl pres I | everything sg n def med adj |
55 (a) [3:01] not to hurry, and that the most important is to respect their parents.
| not | comp | hurry 3pl pres I | and | comp | respect 3pl pres I | parent pl m def med | most | important adv |