Hvojna 2

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

[...]

2 (a) [0:00] [Len]tils are usually sown in March. They are sown in March.

[…]

acc refl clt

sow 3sg pres I

usually adv

March sg m

month sg m

March sg m

month sg m

acc refl clt

sow 3sg pres I

3 (a) [0:07] They survive even in the steeper regions, and in thinner soil.

everything sg n adj

thus med adv

and

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endure 3sg pres I

thin pl adj

4 (a) [0:12] They don’t [need] thick soil. And if you don’t have anything else,

not

thick sg f adj

soil sg f

and

if conj

neg exist

with

what sg n interr

interr

5 (a) [0:16] you take a rake and harrow it, as we say, to dig in the lentils

with

with

rake sg n

fut

acc refl clt

harrow 3sg pres P

acc n 3sg clt

call 1pl pres I

comp

acc refl clt

bury 3sg pres P

lentils sg f def med

6 (a) [0:19] and smooth out the surface above with something, a board or similar,

and

smooth 3sg pres P

acc refl clt

atop adv

with

something sg n

board sg f

interr clt

what sg n interr

interr clt

7 (a) [0:23] to make [the soil] more compact. Then the lentils sprout, all looks good,

comp

acc refl clt

settle 3sg pres P

and

later adv

sprout 3sg pres P

lentils sg f def med

nice sg f adj

become 3sg pres P

8 (a) [0:27] and in the summer they bloom, and the fruit starts to form. If the lentils are ripe

and

summer sg n def med

already adv

bloom 3sg pres I

and

go.to.seed 3sg pres I

ripen 3sg pres P

interr clt

lentils sg f def med

9 (a) [0:32] by St. Peter’s day, towards August, they are harvested.

St.Peter's.day sg m

there adv

toward

August sg m

month sg m

already adv

acc refl clt

pull 3sg pres I

10 (a) [0:37] We used to harvest them by hand. You pull them out and put them on a small pile

hand sg f

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and

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thus med adv

pile sg f

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put 2sg pres I

11 (a) [0:42] When they dry, then we thresh them [like grains]. If not,

when conj

dry 3sg pres P

and

nom f 3sg

same adv

acc refl clt

thresh 3sg pres I

if conj

not

12 (a) [0:45] if there's less, we pound them with a pitchfork.

if conj

3sg pres cop clt

little adv

pound 1pl pres I

acc f 3sg clt

with

pitchfork sg f

with

pitchfork sg f def med

acc refl clt

pound 3sg pres I

13 (a) [0:48] and winnow them in the wind, once it blows.

and

wind sg m def

acc f 3sg clt

winnow 1pl pres I

already adv

comp

acc f 3sg clt

blow 3sg pres P

14 (VZh) [And when do you sow rye?]

[...]

15 (a) [0:52] Well, rye is sown in the autumn. By the time of St. George’s day

disc

rye sg f

acc refl clt

sow 3sg pres I

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and

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16 (a) [0:56] people expect the resulting crop: that the spikes appear.

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comp

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17 (a) [0:58] When the spikes form into ears, the crop

spike sg m def

when conj

go.to.seed 3sg pres P

завържа

berik’èta

crop sg m def

берекет

18 (VZh) Yes.

yes

19 (a) [1:02] Hah. When the crop appears all rejoice that there are spikes on St. George’s day.

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20 (a) [1:06] That’s the tradition – for the owners to go about the fields

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21 (a) [1:09] to see if the spikes have come out. Rye would grow strong, the height of a man –

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interr

3pl pres aux clt

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and

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become 3sg impf I

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ost

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22 (a) [1:14] strong. And then it’s reaped. It gets reaped in July, around the middle [of July].

large sg n adj

and

after adv

acc refl clt

reap 3sg pres I

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toward

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23 (a) [1:20] It gets reaped then. You reap it, and tie it off in sheaves.

then adv

acc refl clt

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acc refl clt

and

sheaf pl m

acc refl clt

tie 3sg pres I

24 (a) [1:25] Sheaves are as large as you can grasp, that can be carried

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3pl pres cop clt

as.much refl med

can pres imprs

comp

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grasp 2sg pres P

comp

can pres imprs

comp

acc refl clt

carry 3pl pres I

25 (a) [1:29] They make it into cruciform when it dries, and then men make it into a pile.

interr

make 3sg pres P

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when conj

dry 3sg pres P

after adv

make 3pl pres P

pile sg m

man pl m def med

26 (a) [1:34] The men make it into a big pile, comprising more or less

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make 3pl pres I

big sg m adj

pile sg m

comp

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27 (a) [1:37] up to a hundred and twenty to a hundred and fifty sheaves.

toward

hundred

and

twenty

hundred

and

fifty

sheaf ct m

hold 3sg pres I

28 (a) [1:41] After it’s dried nicely – this happens around August –

and

after

when conj

already adv

3sg pres aux clt

dry sg n L.part P

nice adv

this sg n med adj

happen 3sg pres I

toward

August sg m

month sg m

29 (a) [1:48] they make a threshing floor in the most level place. They dig it out,

and

acc refl clt

make 3sg pres P

threshing.floor sg m

most

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dig 3sg pres I

acc refl clt

30 (a) [1:52] pour water over it so that the soil can settle,

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acc refl clt

with

water sg f

comp

can pres imprs

soil sg f def med

comp

settle 3sg pres P

31 (a) [1:55] and place the sheaves on it. Then we begin to prop up the threshing floor

and

acc refl clt

arrange 3pl pres I

sheaf pl m def med

and

begin 1pl pres I

already adv

comp

support 1pl pres I

threshing.floor sg m def

харман

32 (a) [2:00] so [the grain] doesn’t fall off [the sides] when the mules trample it heavily.

comp

neg

escape 3pl pres I

when conj

mule pl n def med

acc n 3sg clt

trample 3pl pres I

strong adv

33 (a) [2:05] We prop it up with pitchforks from below – right, from below, so it doesn’t settle

səz

with

vìlit’e

pitchfork pl f def med

support 1pl pres I

already adv

disc

below

disc

below

comp

neg

acc refl clt

settle 3sg pres P

34 (a) [2:09] so the sheaves don’t settle. And when it become straw

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comp

neg

acc refl clt

settle 3pl pres P

and

when conj

become 3sg pres P

already adv

straw sg f def med

35 (a) [2:12] we move it to the side – we toss it about, again with pitchforks, and push it

remove 1pl pres I

acc f 3sg clt

again adv

with

pitchfork pl f def med

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shake 1pl pres I

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acc refl clt

36 (a) [2:15] into one pile. And the grain in the middle of the threshing floor is gathered into a pile,

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pile sg m

and

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amidst

threshing.floor sg m def

acc refl clt

gather 3sg pres P

pile sg m

37 (a) [2:20] and we wait for the wind. When the wind starts to blow, we winnow it.

and

wait 1pl pres I

wind sg m def

blow 3sg pres P

interr clt

wind sg m def

winnow 1pl pres I

acc n 3sg clt

38 (a) [2:24] We winnow the grain: rye that’s already emerged [from winnowing], dry it, and grind it

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grain sg n def med

already adv

rye sg f def med

3sg pres aux clt

emerge sg f L.part P

dry 1pl pres I

and

grind 1pl pres I

39 (a) [2:29] at the mill. We had simple mills [here]: a stone that revolves

already adv

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have 1pl impf I

simple pl adj

mill pl f

with

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acc refl clt

revolve 3sg pres I

40 (a) [2:32] [and is] driven by water. We didn’t have [the kind] with wind - here it was with water.

water sg f def

acc n 3sg clt

drive 3sg pres I

wind pl adj

impf neg exist

here adv

with

water sg f

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Hvojna 2

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

2 (a) [0:00] [Len]tils are usually sown in March. They are sown in March.

3 (a) [0:07] They survive even in the steeper regions, and in thinner soil.

4 (a) [0:12] They don’t [need] thick soil. And if you don’t have anything else,

5 (a) [0:16] you take a rake and harrow it, as we say, to dig in the lentils

6 (a) [0:19] and smooth out the surface above with something, a board or similar,

7 (a) [0:23] to make [the soil] more compact. Then the lentils sprout, all looks good,

8 (a) [0:27] and in the summer they bloom, and the fruit starts to form. If the lentils are ripe

9 (a) [0:32] by St. Peter’s day, towards August, they are harvested.

10 (a) [0:37] We used to harvest them by hand. You pull them out and put them on a small pile

11 (a) [0:42] When they dry, then we thresh them [like grains]. If not,

12 (a) [0:45] if there's less, we pound them with a pitchfork.

13 (a) [0:48] and winnow them in the wind, once it blows.

14 (VZh) [And when do you sow rye?]

15 (a) [0:52] Well, rye is sown in the autumn. By the time of St. George’s day

16 (a) [0:56] people expect the resulting crop: that the spikes appear.

17 (a) [0:58] When the spikes form into ears, the crop

18 (VZh) Yes.

19 (a) [1:02] Hah. When the crop appears all rejoice that there are spikes on St. George’s day.

20 (a) [1:06] That’s the tradition – for the owners to go about the fields

21 (a) [1:09] to see if the spikes have come out. Rye would grow strong, the height of a man –

22 (a) [1:14] strong. And then it’s reaped. It gets reaped in July, around the middle [of July].

23 (a) [1:20] It gets reaped then. You reap it, and tie it off in sheaves.

24 (a) [1:25] Sheaves are as large as you can grasp, that can be carried

25 (a) [1:29] They make it into cruciform when it dries, and then men make it into a pile.

26 (a) [1:34] The men make it into a big pile, comprising more or less

27 (a) [1:37] up to a hundred and twenty to a hundred and fifty sheaves.

28 (a) [1:41] After it’s dried nicely – this happens around August –

29 (a) [1:48] they make a threshing floor in the most level place. They dig it out,

30 (a) [1:52] pour water over it so that the soil can settle,

31 (a) [1:55] and place the sheaves on it. Then we begin to prop up the threshing floor

32 (a) [2:00] so [the grain] doesn’t fall off [the sides] when the mules trample it heavily.

33 (a) [2:05] We prop it up with pitchforks from below – right, from below, so it doesn’t settle

34 (a) [2:09] so the sheaves don’t settle. And when it become straw

35 (a) [2:12] we move it to the side – we toss it about, again with pitchforks, and push it

36 (a) [2:15] into one pile. And the grain in the middle of the threshing floor is gathered into a pile,

37 (a) [2:20] and we wait for the wind. When the wind starts to blow, we winnow it.

38 (a) [2:24] We winnow the grain: rye that’s already emerged [from winnowing], dry it, and grind it

39 (a) [2:29] at the mill. We had simple mills [here]: a stone that revolves

40 (a) [2:32] [and is] driven by water. We didn’t have [the kind] with wind - here it was with water.

1 (VZh) [Кога се сее лещата?]

[When do you sow lentils?]

2 (a) [0:00] čə̀tə sə s’àvə ubiknuv’ènu màrt m’èsec màrt m’èsec sə s’àvə

[Len]tils are usually sown in March. They are sown in March.

3 (a) [0:07] sìčko təkà i nə pò strɤ̀mni mistà izdɤ̀rž’ə nə pò tɤ̀n’ki

They survive even in the steeper regions, and in thinner soil.

4 (a) [0:12] n’è nə dib’èlə pòčvə i əku n’èmə səs kəkvò nəl’ì

They don’t [need] thick soil. And if you don’t have anything else,

5 (a) [0:16] səs səz zgriblò šə sə zətərlì gu vìkəm’e də sə zəròvi l’èštətə

you take a rake and harrow it, as we say, to dig in the lentils

6 (a) [0:19] i priglàd’i sə vərhù səs n’àštu dɤ̀skə li kəkvò li

and smooth out the surface above with something, a board or similar,

7 (a) [0:23] də sə prip’ìt’i i pòsl’e izn’ìkn’e l’èštətə hùbəvə stàne

to make [the soil] more compact. Then the lentils sprout, all looks good,

8 (a) [0:27] i pu l’àtutu v’èč’e cəft’ì i zəvɤ̀rzuvə uzr’èe li l’èštətə

and in the summer they bloom, and the fruit starts to form. If the lentils are ripe

9 (a) [0:32] pu p’ètruden tàm kəm àvgus m’èsec v’èč’e sə mʌ̀kni

by St. Peter’s day, towards August, they are harvested.

10 (a) [0:37] nə rəkʌ̀ mʌ̀knehme mʌ̀kneš i slàgəš təkà nə klàdnič’kə jə slàgəš

We used to harvest them by hand. You pull them out and put them on a small pile

11 (a) [0:42] kət puisʌ̀hn’e i t’à sɤ̀štu sə vərš’èje ku n

When they dry, then we thresh them [like grains]. If not,

12 (a) [0:45] əku e pò màlku č'ùkəmè jə səs vìlə s vìlətə sə č'ùkə

if there's less, we pound them with a pitchfork.

13 (a) [0:48] i nə v’àtərə jə udv’àvəme v’èč’e də jə izdùhə

and winnow them in the wind, once it blows.

14 (VZh) [А кога сеете ръж?]

[And when do you sow rye?]

15 (a) [0:52] əmi rɤ̀š’ sə s’àvə jèseno vr’èm’e rəštɤ̀ i vəf pu gèrg’uvdèn

Well, rye is sown in the autumn. By the time of St. George’s day

16 (a) [0:56] č’ɛ̀kət hòrətə berik’èta kləsʌ̀ də sə jəvì

people expect the resulting crop: that the spikes appear.

17 (a) [0:58] kləsʌ̀ kəd zəvɤ̀rž’e berik’èta