Kolju Marinovo 6

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1 (a) [0:01] You know what? There were these gypsies: we call them “wooden-spoon [makers]".

know 2sg pres I

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

impf exist

one pl adj

gypsy pl m

dat 3pl clt

call 1pl pres I

wooden.spoon pl f

2 (RA) Ah?

əm

disc

ами

3 (a) [0:07] and when they take – when it gets to be autumn,

and

nom 3pl

when conj

take 3pl pres P

hes

autumn sg n adj

time sg n

when conj

come 3sg pres P

4 (a) [0:11] and when they take one bear each, they’ll feed them

and

when conj

take 3pl pres P

and

one sg f adj

bear sg f

and

fut

acc 3pl clt

feed 3pl pres P

5 (a) [0:13] and look after them [on their way] down from the mountains. They raise them there,

and

acc 3pl clt

look 3pl pres I

around

mountain sg m def

down adv

and

there adv

acc 3pl clt

raise 3pl pres I

6 (a) [0:19] and teach them to dance. And when they come through the villages,

and

acc 3pl clt

teach 3pl pres I

comp

dance 3pl pres I

and

when conj

set.off 3pl pres P

village pl n def

7 (a) [0:26] each village opens up its doors, and they play the violin, [laughter] and sing,

and

each sg n adj

village sg n

open 3sg pres P

door sg f def

and

violin sg f def

play 3sg pres I

and

sing 3sg pres I

8 (a) [0:33] and they bring the bear, tied here around the waist, in front of [peoples’] houses

and

bear sg f def

tie sg f P.part P

here adv

for

waist sg m def

bring 3sg pres P

acc f 3sg clt

before

house pl f

9 (a) [0:40] and when they begin to play [music], [the bear] takes its front legs like this

when

begin 3pl pres P

comp

play 3sg pres P

and

nom f 3sg

when conj

take 3sg pres P

ost

thus adv

leg pl m def

front pl def adj

10 (a) [0:44] and lifts them up: he stands straight upright

comp

acc 3pl clt

lift 3sg pres P

straight sg f adj

acc refl clt

stand.up 3sg pres I

11 (RA) Umhm

əhə

bkch

аха

12 (a) [0:46] just like a man! It’s able to stand up that way.

person sg m

can pres imprs

thus adv

comp

stand.up 3sg pres P

13 (RA) Umhm, umhm.

hm hm

bkch

14 (a) [0:50] It stands up, and stamps like it’s dancing, and [all this time the guy] is playing music

stand.up 3sg pres I

acc refl clt

and

simply adv

stamp 3sg pres I

comp

dance 3sg pres I

and

nom m 3sg

play 3sg pres I

15 (a) [0:55] the bear trainer is playing music.

mičkədàrinə

bear.trainer sg m def

мечкадарин

svìri

play 3sg pres I

свиря

16 (RA) Huh.

hə

bkch

ха

17 (a) [0:57] He’s playing violin – the Gypsy kind. We call them “kemanche’s”

nom m 3sg

violin sg f

take 3sg pres P

dat refl clt

gypsy pl adj

kemanche pl n def

dat 3pl clt

call 1pl pres I

nom 1pl

18 (RA) Umhm

əmhəm

bkch

19 (a) [1:02] Maybe you also know [about] them?

can pres imprs

and

comp

acc 3pl clt

know 2pl pres P

nom 2pl

20 (GK) Yes, it’s something like [one of] our instruments.

yes

disc

our pl def adj

this pl adj

instrument pl m

21 (VZh) A little like a gŭdŭlka [Bulgarian folk fiddle]

gŭdŭlka sg f

little adv

22 (RA) A little like a gŭdŭlka

gŭdŭlka sg f

little adv

23 (a) [1:07] [Right], sort of like a gŭdŭlka,

gŭdŭlka sg f

such sg n adj

24 (RA) Huh.

əhə

bkch

аха

25 (a) [1:08] Very similar [to that].

such sg n adj

same sg n def adj

27 (a) [1:10] So they would lead these bears around with this – with these [sorts of things],

with

such sg n adj

with

such pl adj

with

such sg n adj

acc 3pl clt

lead 3pl impf I

this pl adj

bear pl f

28 (a) [1:15] with these gŭdŭlkas.

with

this pl adj

gŭdŭlka pl f

29 (GK) Umhm.

əmhəm

bkch

30 (a) [1:17] and [they’d say] “Hey, granny - give me your hand, so [the bear] will kiss your hand.

and

disc

grandmother voc sg f

give sg imv P

hand sg f

comp

dat 2sg clt

kiss 3sg pres I

hand sg f

31 (a) [1:21] Give your hand here to be kissed!” And he’ll grab your hand [and say

give sg imv I

hand sg f

comp

kiss 3sg pres I

fut

dat 2sg clt

[...]

grab 3sg pres P

hand sg f def

32 (a) [1:24] What do you promise [to give us]?” [laughter]

what sg n interr

promise 2sg pres I

33 (RA) [laughter]

[...]

34 (a) [1:26] You have to say what it is –

need pres imprs

comp

say 2sg pres P

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

35 (RA) [laughter]

[...]

36 (a) [1:28] what you’re going to give the bear. And he takes you by the hands and such

what sg n interr

fut

dat f 3sg clt

gift 2sg pres I

bear sg f def

grasp 3sg pres P

hand pl f def

and

thus adv

37 (RA) [laughter]

[...]

38 (a) [1:33] Well as for me, I wasn’t afraid, because

but

nom 1sg

acc 1sg clt

neg

3sg pres cop clt

fear sg m

because conj

39 (a) [1:34] not everybody gives their hand [to him].

each sg m

neg

dat refl clt

give 3sg pres I

hand sg f def

40 (GK) Uh huh

əxə

bkch

аха

41 (a) [1:37] and what to promise? Well whatever I have in the house, whatever.

and

disc

what sg n interr

fut

promise 1sg pres P

what sg n interr

have 1sg pres I

at.home adv

what sg n interr

hes

42 (RA) [laughter]

[...]

43 (a) [1:41] When they set out these bear keepers didn’t have anything at all,

nom 3pl

when conj

3pl pres aux clt

set.off pl L.part P

nom 3pl

not.have 3pl impf I

nothing sg n

bear.keeper pl m def

44 (a) [1:45] just onions, potatoes, things like that. [So] we make gifts to them, we give

white sg m adj

onion sg m

potato pl m

such pl adj

thing pl f

gift 1pl pres P

dat 3pl clt

give 1pl pres P

45 (a) [1:49] [them something] so they too will have [provisions] for the winter.

comp

have 3pl pres I

for

winter sg f def

also

nom 3pl

46 (RA) Hm.

həm

bkch

47 (a) [1:52] After all, that’s why they drive them [= the bears] around.

and

after

this sg n adj

acc 3pl clt

drive 3pl pres I

48 (RA) Umhm.

əmhəm

bkch

49 (GK) Huh!

xà

bkch

ха

50 (a) [1:55] not just to sing for us and have the bears dance for us

disc

comp

dat 1pl clt

sing 3pl pres P

comp

dat 1pl clt

dance 3pl pres P

bear pl f def

51 (a) [1:59] but also to gather some provisions for the winter. That’s what they would do.

disc

comp

dat refl clt

gather 3pl pres I

for

winter sg f def

such sg n adj

do 3pl impf P

52 (GK) Umhm

əmhəm

bkch

53 (a) [2:07] Well, that’s [our] life. Anything else you want?

disc

this sg n adj

life sg m def

other sg n adj

want 2sg pres I

54 (GK) [кашляне] Well, how did they get hold of these bears?

disc

nom 3pl

how interr

3pl pres aux clt

acc 3pl clt

catch pl L.part I

this pl adj

bear pl f

55 (a) [2:17] They’re said to have taken them [when they were] tiny.

tiny pl adj

acc 3pl clt

catch pl L.part I

56 (GK) What?

à

disc

57 (a) [When they were] tiny!

mənìn’ki

tiny pl adj

мъничък

58 (GK) Yes?

yes

да

59 (a) [2:21] These bear keepers – they’d even take them as newborns, and then raise them up.

whelp pl P.part P

still adv

acc 3pl clt

catch pl L.part I

and

acc 3pl clt

raise pl L.part I

this pl adj

bear.keeper pl m

60 (a) [2:26] Some years, since they were taking them anyway,

and

this pl adj

since conj

hes

3pl pres aux clt

already adv

take pl L.part I

some sg f adj

year sg f

61 (a) [2:33] they’d take [both] a male and a female and then, you know, breed them.

nom 3pl

dat refl clt

take 3pl pres I

and

male pl adj

and

female pl adj

mean 3sg pres I

and

dat refl clt

acc 3pl clt

breed 3pl pres I

62 (a) [2:37] But primarily they would take them [from their mothers]: whoever

but

most

before adv

3pl pres aux clt

acc 3pl clt

take pl L.part I

and

who sg m rel

63 (a) [2:39] wasn’t able to “produce” one this way [would get them] from the woods:

neg

3sg pres aux clt

can sg m L.part.impf I

again adv

thus adv

comp

dat refl clt

produce 3sg pres P

from

forest sg f def

64 (a) [2:44] they would go about the mountain forest, find these tiny newborns,

go 3pl pres I

around

forest sg f def

find 3pl pres I

dat refl clt

whelp pl P.part P

such pl adj

tiny pl adj

65 (a) [2:48] and capture them from there. And then you raise them up.

and

dat refl clt

catch 3pl pres P

from

there adv

and

dat refl clt

acc 3pl clt

raise 2sg pres I

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Kolju Marinovo 6

1 (a) [0:01] You know what? There were these gypsies: we call them “wooden-spoon [makers]".

2 (RA) Ah?

3 (a) [0:07] and when they take – when it gets to be autumn,

4 (a) [0:11] and when they take one bear each, they’ll feed them

5 (a) [0:13] and look after them [on their way] down from the mountains. They raise them there,

6 (a) [0:19] and teach them to dance. And when they come through the villages,

7 (a) [0:26] each village opens up its doors, and they play the violin, [laughter] and sing,

8 (a) [0:33] and they bring the bear, tied here around the waist, in front of [peoples’] houses

9 (a) [0:40] and when they begin to play [music], [the bear] takes its front legs like this

10 (a) [0:44] and lifts them up: he stands straight upright

11 (RA) Umhm

12 (a) [0:46] just like a man! It’s able to stand up that way.

13 (RA) Umhm, umhm.

14 (a) [0:50] It stands up, and stamps like it’s dancing, and [all this time the guy] is playing music

15 (a) [0:55] the bear trainer is playing music.

16 (RA) Huh.

17 (a) [0:57] He’s playing violin – the Gypsy kind. We call them “kemanche’s”

18 (RA) Umhm

19 (a) [1:02] Maybe you also know [about] them?

20 (GK) Yes, it’s something like [one of] our instruments.

21 (VZh) A little like a gŭdŭlka [Bulgarian folk fiddle]

22 (RA) A little like a gŭdŭlka

23 (a) [1:07] [Right], sort of like a gŭdŭlka,

24 (RA) Huh.

25 (a) [1:08] Very similar [to that].

27 (a) [1:10] So they would lead these bears around with this – with these [sorts of things],

28 (a) [1:15] with these gŭdŭlkas.

29 (GK) Umhm.

30 (a) [1:17] and [they’d say] “Hey, granny - give me your hand, so [the bear] will kiss your hand.

31 (a) [1:21] Give your hand here to be kissed!” And he’ll grab your hand [and say

32 (a) [1:24] What do you promise [to give us]?” [laughter]

33 (RA) [laughter]

34 (a) [1:26] You have to say what it is –

35 (RA) [laughter]

36 (a) [1:28] what you’re going to give the bear. And he takes you by the hands and such

37 (RA) [laughter]

38 (a) [1:33] Well as for me, I wasn’t afraid, because

39 (a) [1:34] not everybody gives their hand [to him].

40 (GK) Uh huh

41 (a) [1:37] and what to promise? Well whatever I have in the house, whatever.

42 (RA) [laughter]

43 (a) [1:41] When they set out these bear keepers didn’t have anything at all,

44 (a) [1:45] just onions, potatoes, things like that. [So] we make gifts to them, we give

45 (a) [1:49] [them something] so they too will have [provisions] for the winter.

46 (RA) Hm.

47 (a) [1:52] After all, that’s why they drive them [= the bears] around.

48 (RA) Umhm.

49 (GK) Huh!

50 (a) [1:55] not just to sing for us and have the bears dance for us

51 (a) [1:59] but also to gather some provisions for the winter. That’s what they would do.

52 (GK) Umhm

53 (a) [2:07] Well, that’s [our] life. Anything else you want?

54 (GK) [кашляне] Well, how did they get hold of these bears?

55 (a) [2:17] They’re said to have taken them [when they were] tiny.

56 (GK) What?

57 (a) [When they were] tiny!

58 (GK) Yes?

59 (a) [2:21] These bear keepers – they’d even take them as newborns, and then raise them up.

60 (a) [2:26] Some years, since they were taking them anyway,

61 (a) [2:33] they’d take [both] a male and a female and then, you know, breed them.

62 (a) [2:37] But primarily they would take them [from their mothers]: whoever

63 (a) [2:39] wasn’t able to “produce” one this way [would get them] from the woods:

64 (a) [2:44] they would go about the mountain forest, find these tiny newborns,

65 (a) [2:48] and capture them from there. And then you raise them up.

1 (a) [0:01] znàjš kəkvò je ìməše inì cìgən’i im vìkəmi lìnguri

You know what? There were these gypsies: we call them “wooden-spoon [makers]".

2 (RA) əm

Ah?

3 (a) [0:07] i t’è kəto z’èmət ə jèsenno vrèm’i kəto dòd’i

and when they take – when it gets to be autumn,

4 (a) [0:11] i kəto z’èmət i po inɤ̀ m’èčkə i še gi ràn’ət