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1 (VZh) We see you have a very nice house. [Can] you tell us

look 1pl pres I

that conj

have 2sg pres I

very adv

nice sg f adj

house sg f

hort

comp

dat 1pl clt

tell 2sg pres P

2 (VZh) how you built this house, and [whether] you were born here

how interr

2pl pres aux clt

acc f 3sg clt

build pl L.part I

house sg f def

here adv

interr clt

2sg pres cop clt

bear sg f P.part P

nom 2sg

3 (VZh) in this house?

this sg f adj

house sg f

4 (a) [0:06] I wasn’t born – Oh, in this house! We built it with my grandfather.

neg

1sg pres cop clt

bear sg f P.part P

excl

this sg f adj

nom 1pl

acc f 3sg

make 1pl aor I

with

grandfather sg m def

5 (a) [0:11] We – this house was Turkish. It used to be Turkey back then, you know

nom 1pl

nom f 3sg

house sg f

3sg impf cop

Turkish sg f adj

interr

one sg n adj

time sg n

sg n L.part cop

Turkish sg n adj

6 (VZh) Yes.

yes

да

7 (a) [0:16] And Grandpa Totya, my husband’s grandfather, you know

and

grandfather sg m

Totyo sg m name

grandfather sg m

dat m 3sg clt

husband sg m def

dat 1sg clt

disc

8 (a) [0:21] he bought this lot

and

buy sg m L.part P

this sg n adj

place sg n

9 (RA) Uh huh.

əmhəm

bkch

10 (a) [0:24] He bought this lot, and we found a – a little room. And they built another [room]

buy sg m L.part P

this sg n adj

place sg n

encounter 1pl aor P

one sg f adj

one sg f adj

room sg f

and

nom 3pl

make pl L.part P

still adv

one sg f adj

11 (a) [0:29] up there above the porch, and then we – My father-in-law was killed in the war.

ost

above

porch sg m def

and

later adv

nom 1pl

nom m 3sg

father.in.law sg m def

acc m 3sg clt

kill pl L.part P

war sg f def

12 (RA) Mm.

əm

bkch

13 (a) [0:37] He was killed in the war, and they were [all] orphaned.

war sg f def

acc m 3sg clt

kill pl L.part P

nom 3pl

remain pl L.part P

orphan pl n

14 (a) [0:40] And [with] their mother they did what they could –

and

mother sg f

dat 3pl clt

work pl L.part I

what sg n rel

can 3pl pres I

15 (RA) Mm

əm

bkch

16 (a) [0:44] whatever they could, as much as they could, since they’d left it to them.

what sg n rel

can 3pl pres I

how.much rel

can 3pl pres I

disc

interr

dat 3pl clt

acc f 3sg clt

leave pl L.part P

17 (a) [0:48] He, my father-in-law, had said, “I won’t be coming back.”

tòj

nom m 3sg

той

sv’èkərə

father.in.law sg m def

say sg m L.part P

hes

fut neg

comp

acc refl clt

return 1sg pres P

18 (a) [0:51] The 50th regiment had all gotten killed, “I won’t be coming back. But you [must] work

fiftieth sg m adj

regiment sg m

acc 3pl clt

kill pl L.part P

fut neg

acc refl clt

return 1sg pres P

but

nom 2sg

work sg imv I

19 (a) [0:55] only in the nicest fields, the closest ones, until the kids grow up.”

only

nice pl def adj

field pl f

close pl def adj

until conj

grow.up 3pl pres P

child pl n def

20 (RA) Hm.

bkch

21 (a) [0:59] [We were] two brothers and two sisters,

and

two an.num

brother pl m

and

two f

sister pl f

22 (RA) Uh huh.

əməm

bkch

23 (a) [1:02] And later, after I grew up, my brother-in-law got married

and

later adv

when conj

grow.up 1sg aor P

already adv

brother.in.law sg m def

acc refl clt

marry 3sg aor P

24 (a) [1:05] and my [other] sister-in-law got married; the one had gotten married earlier.

zɤ̀lvɤtɤ

sister.in.law sg f def

acc refl clt

marry 3sg aor P

one sg f def adj

before adv

acc refl clt

marry sg f L.part P

25 (a) [1:10] And we decided [it was time] already to go our separate ways.

and

acc refl clt

decide 1pl aor I

already adv

comp

acc refl clt

separate 1pl pres P

26 (a) [1:13] They had two kids and we had two, and so we built this house here,

nom 3pl

have 3pl pres I

two n

child pl n

and

nom 1pl

two n

and

make 1pl aor P

ost

this sg f adj

house sg f

27 (a) [1:17] it’s got a really big garden. So we built this house,

nom f 3sg

very adv

dat 1pl clt

3sg pres cop clt

big sg f adj

garden f def

ost

this sg f adj

house sg f

acc f 3sg clt

make 1pl aor P

28 (a) [1:22] and they drew lots [for it], and the brother-in-law got [the house].

throw 3pl aor P

lot sg m

nom f 3sg

acc refl clt

fall 3sg aor P

brother.in.law sg m def

девер

29 (RA) Mm.

əm

bkch

30 (a) [1:25] And he went there. Fine, but her husband –

and

nom m 3sg

go 3sg aor P

there adv

well adv

but

husband sg m def

dat f 3sg clt

31 (a) [1:27] My husband was the oldest and when –

my sg m def adj

husband sg m

nom m 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

most

big sg m adj

and

when conj

32 (a) [1:31] He prepared everything [but] the brother-in-law, more unskilled –

and

nom m 3sg

everything sg n adj

prepare 3sg aor P

brother.in.law sg m def

unskilled.person sg m

аджамия

33 (a) [1:35] Grandpa’s in charge here, so he obeyed him.

and

nom m 3sg

hes

grandfather sg m def

command 3sg pres I

and

nom m 3sg

acc m 3sg clt

listen 3sg pres I

34 (a) [1:38] They never argued, and we never argued with my sister-in-law.

no.way adv

acc refl clt

neg

dispute 3pl aor P

neither

and

nom 1pl

comp

acc refl clt

dispute 1pl pres P

with

sister.in.law sg f def

етърва

35 (a) [1:42] We parted ways, and Grandpa said, “I,” he said, “am not going to stay

separate 1pl aor P

acc refl clt

nom m 3sg

say 3sg pres P

grandfather sg m def

nom 1sg

say 3sg pres P

fut neg

comp

stand 1sg pres I

36 (a) [1:47] in this house. I put a lot of work into that,” he said,

this sg f adj

house sg f

nom 1sg

and

much adv

labor sg m

give 1sg aor P

call 3sg pres I

for

that sg f adj

37 (a) [1:51] “but he [the brother-in-law] got it. But,” he said, if in fact it had come to me,

but

fall 3sg aor P

acc refl clt

dat m 3sg

but

call 3sg pres I

if conj

acc refl clt

3sg impf aux

fall sg f L.part P

and

dat 1sg

38 (a) [1:56] he would have lived out his life in this house. He wouldn’t have made [a house],

nom m 3sg

fut.pst

comp

live.out 3sg pres P

this sg f adj

house sg f

fut.pst neg

comp

dat refl clt

make 3sg pres P

39 (a) [1:59] but I did.” So they tore down that house and built [another one].

but

nom 1sg

dat refl clt

make 1sg aor P

and

acc f 3sg clt

tear.down pl L.part P

that sg f adj

house sg f

and

acc f 3sg clt

make pl L.part P

40 (a) [2:05] We sold a hinny, and we sold our sheep, and we built this house here;

sell 1pl aor P

one sg m adj

hinny sg m

sell 1pl aor P

dat refl clt

sheep pl f def

and

make 1pl aor P

ost

this sg f adj

house sg f

41 (a) [2:11] we just now fixed it up. And we built a kitchen there [over] the cellar;

fix 1pl aor P

now adv

and

there adv

dat refl clt

make 1pl aor P

kitchen sg f

cellar sg f def

42 (a) [2:14] the whole [house] is over the cellar And – it’s a lot [of work], but [a good] life.

entire sg f adj

3sg pres cop clt

cellar sg f

and

much adv

but

much adv

dat 1pl clt

3sg pres cop clt

life sg m def

43 (RA) Hm.

bkch

44 (a) [2:20] We’ve had a hard time, but the Lord has given a good life to [us in] these [endeavors].

much adv

1pl pres aux clt

acc refl clt

bump pl L.part I

but

much adv

life sg m

dat 1pl clt

give sg m L.part P

lord sg m

this pl adj

45 (GK) How old are you?

how.many interr

2sg pres cop clt

years.old sg f adj

nom 2sg

46 (a) [2:25] Eighty-eight.

eighty

and

eight

47 (GK) So. You’re eighty-eight years old.

thus adv

eighty

and

eight

2sg pres cop clt

years.old sg f adj

48 (a) [2:29] Yes, and I still [manage to] do everything.

jà

yes

and

everything sg n adj

do 1sg pres I

and

49 (GK) So, Granny Milka, did you go to school?

tɤ̀j

thus adv

тъй

hes

and

grandmother voc sg f

Milka voc sg f name

nom 2sg

[...]

go sg f L.part I

interr clt

2sg pres aux clt

school sg n

50 (a) [2:35] Yes, we went, child, but back then they didn’t insist [we go] to school.

disc

go 1pl aor P

but

then adv

neg

hold 3pl impf I

school sg n def

grandmother voc sg f

51 (a) [2:38] They were focused on agriculture [and so] I [only] went to the third grade..

look 3pl impf I

agriculture sg n def

go sg f L.part I

1sg pres aux clt

third sg m adj

class sg m

52 (GK) So – third class or third grade?

thus adv

third sg m adj

class sg m

third sg n adj

grade sg n

53 (a) [2:44] Third grade.

third sg n adj

grade sg n

54 (GK) Third grade.

third sg n adj

grade sg n

55 (a) [2:46] That’s what they call it now, right?

and

now adv

interr

dat n 3sg clt

say 3pl pres I

thus adv

56 (GK) Now they call it “class” …

now adv

dat m 3sg clt

say 3pl pres I

class sg m

57 (a) [2:48] [Ah,] now they call it “class”.

now adv

dat m 3sg clt

say 3pl pres I

class sg m

58 (GK) … because it used to be different back then.

because conj

one sg n adj

time sg n

interr

3sg pres aux clt

sg n L.part cop

different sg n adj

59 (b) [2:50] “Grade”.

oddelènie

grade sg n

отделение

60 (GK) Right.

tɤ̀j

thus adv

тъй

61 (a) [2:51] Well, ...

jà

disc

62 (b) [2:51] The fourth [class].

četvə̀rti

fourth sg m adj

четвърти

63 (a) [2:51] ... in that level, we studied catechism.

3sg impf cop

grade sg n

learn 1pl aor I

law sg m

God’s sg m adj

64 (GK) Aha.

əxə

bkch

аха

65 (a) [2:56] And I didn’t like …

and

nom 1sg

not.at.all adv

neg

acc m 3sg clt

love 1sg impf I

66 (RA) [laughter]

[…]

67 (a) [2:58] … theology at all.

law sg m

God’s sg m adj

68 (RA) [laughter]

[…]

69 (a) [3:00] They only taught it on Saturday, but I didn’t like [laughter] catechism at all.

only adv

Saturday sg f

teach 3pl impf I

but

nom 1sg

hes

not.at.all adv

neg

acc m 3sg clt

love 1sg impf I

law sg m

God’s sg m adj

70 (GK) So, Granny Milka, when you finished the third grade, what did you do?

and

grandmother voc sg f

Milka voc sg f name

when conj

finish 2sg aor P

third sg n adj

grade sg n

what sg n interr

do 2sg impf I

71 (GK) If you weren’t going to school, what did you do [instead]?

when conj

neg

go 2sg impf I

school sg n

what sg n interr

2sg pres aux clt

do sg f L.part I

then adv

72 (a) [3:11] Well, what did we do? With five of us, two brothers and three sisters,

disc

what sg n interr

do 1pl pres I

disc

five

hes

two an.num

brother pl m

1pl pres cop clt

and

three

sister pl f

73 (a) [3:16] we helped Mom’s people, looked after kids. We worked in the fields. From second –

help 1pl pres I

Mom’s.cohort pl.t

child pl n def

take.care 1pl pres I

field sg m def

work 1pl pres I

from

second sg m adj

[...]

74 (a) [3:20] from second level on, they took us out to the fields to hoe and reap.

from

second sg n adj

grade sg n

acc 1pl clt

take 3pl impf I

field sg m def

comp

dig 1pl pres I

and

comp

reap 1pl pres I

75 (a) [3:25] Not like now, where they shout all night long in these parts.

not

now adv

entire sg f adj

night sg f

call 3pl pres I

ost

here adv

76 (GK) And what do they do when they “shout”?

and

what sg n interr

do 3pl pres I

when conj

call 3pl pres I

77 (b) [3:31] They drink.

pìət

drink 3pl pres I

пия

78 (a) [3:31] Hah, what do they do! They drink.

disc

what sg n interr

do 3pl pres I

drink 3pl pres I

sing 3pl pres I

and

drink 3pl pres I

82 (a) [3:33] They drink, they fight, they roam about the villages, they get killed.

drink 3pl pres I

beat 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

go 3pl pres I

around

village n def pl

kill 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

83 (GK) Hah, what do you mean, "They get killed"?!

excl

kill 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

84 (a) [3:37] What [else] do they do?

what sg n interr

comp

do 3pl pres I

85 (GK) What?

hà

disc

ха

86 (a) [3:38] Well, they have a sip, and go out in these cars –

disc

disc

when conj

dat refl clt

sip 3pl pres P

this pl adj

light pl adj

car pl f

87 (GK) OK, well, what were times like then? How did you live?

good adv

and

what sg n interr

3sg impf cop

nom 2pl

how interr

how interr

live 2pl impf I

88 (GK) What did you do back then when you were young?

what sg n interr

do 2pl impf I

then adv

one sg n adj

time sg n

when conj

2pl impf cop

young pl adj

89 (a) [3:48] Only on a holiday, only on Sundays, only on Sundays would we go out.

only adv

holiday sg m

only adv

Sunday sg f

only adv

Sunday sg f

fut

go.out 1pl pres P

90 (a) [3:57] Then we’d get together, the bachelors and the young girls,

then adv

already adv

fut

acc refl clt

gather 1pl pres I

there adv

with

bachelor m pl

with

girl f pl

91 (a) [4:00] whoever, on workdays, and we work.

with

what sg n rel

3sg pres cop clt

workday sg m def

dat refl clt

work 1pl pres I

92 (GK) Uh huh.

əxə

bkch

аха

93 (a) [4:03] We wouldn’t go out anywhere.

fut neg

neg

go.out 1pl pres I

94 (GK) Well –

əmì

disc

ами

95 (a) [4:05] So, now, we’d put together work bees to spin in the evenings.

and

hort

now adv

set.up 1pl impf I

work.bee pl f

comp

spin 1pl pres I

evening sg f

96 (GK) What’s this “work bee”?

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

this sg n adj

work.bee sg f

97 (a) [4:11] Well, we gather wood for a fire, the work bee happens nearby the house,

disc

gather 1pl pres I

wood pl n

set.up 1pl pres P

ost

here adv

home adv

3sg impf cop

work.bee sg f def

98 (a) [4:15] and we make a big fire, and we spin.

hes

set.up 1pl pres P

one sg m adj

big sg m adj

fire sg m

and

nom 1pl

spin 1pl pres I

99 (a) [4:19] And all the girls and their friends come to spin, and the bachelors come

and

Mom’s.cohort pl.t

spin 3pl pres I

there adv

sister.in.law’s.cohort pl.t

what rel

3sg pres cop clt

and

come 3pl pres I

bachelor pl m def

100 (a) [4:23] and that’s where we did our courting, at the work bee.

and

there adv

1pl pres aux clt

acc refl clt

look.over pl L.part I

work.bee sg f def

101 (GK) What does that mean, you “do your courting”?

what sg n interr

mean 3sg pres I

this sg n adj

comp

acc refl clt

look.over 2pl pres I

102 (a) [4:27] Well, that’s where we decided who we liked, who we’d marry!

excl

disc

there adv

acc refl clt

take.liking 1pl pres I

comp

acc refl clt

marry 1pl pres I

disc

103 (GK) Ah?

à

disc

104 (a) [4:31] In the evenings, we’d sit at the work bees, how long – a month?

evening sg f

evening sg f

work.bee sg f def

but

disc

how.much interr

one sg m adj

month sg m

interr clt

105 (a) [4:36] Two months? How long did the work bees go on?

two m

month ct m

interr clt

3sg impf cop

3pl impf cop

work.bee f def

106 (b) [4:40] From the end of August up to ...

end sg m def

August sg m

107 (a) [4:41] Right.

yes

108 (b) [4:41] ... the beginning of October.

beginning sg n def

October sg m

109 (a) [4:43] Yes, just that. That’s how they were –

ost

now adv

exactly adv

ost

now adv

3pl impf cop

110 (b) [4:45] September.

septèmvri

September sg m

септември

111 (a) [4:45] the work bees, mostly.

work.bee f def

most

many adv

112 (GK) But in the dark, could you see one another [well enough] to take a liking to each other?

disc

and

dark sg n def

can 2pl impf I

interr clt

comp

acc refl clt

see 2pl pres P

comp

acc refl clt

take.liking 2pl pres P

харесам

113 (b) [4:49] [laughter]

[…]

114 (RA) [laughter]

[…]

115 (a) [4:50] [laughter] Some you saw, some you didn’t! [laughter]

some sg n interr

hes

3pl pres aux clt

see pl L.part P

some sg n interr

3pl pres aux clt

neg

see pl L.part P

116 (GK) So, OK. Once two young people take a liking, what happens after that?

thus adv

good adv

and

when conj

acc refl clt

take.liking 3pl pres P

two an.num

young pl adj

what sg n interr

become 3sg pres I

after adv

117 (a) [4:56] Well, if your father gives [consent] to the one who [asks for you]

disc

if conj

acc 2sg clt

give 3sg pres P

father sg m def

this sg m adj

who sg m rel

118 (a) [5:02] you’ll get married. If not, then you won’t.

fut

acc refl clt

marry 2sg pres P

if conj

not

fut neg

119 (GK) And how does that happen?

and

how interr

become 3sg pres I

120 (a) [5:05] If he says, “That’s not the one,” or find some fault with him,

when conj

say 3sg pres P

fut neg

nom m 3sg

neg

3sg pres cop clt

find 3pl pres P

dat sg m clt

flaw sg m

121 (a) [5:08] [and says] “He’s not for you, you’re not to marry him,”

nom m 3sg

neg

3sg pres cop clt

for

acc 2sg

nom 2sg

fut neg

comp

acc m 3sg clt

take 2sg pres P

122 (a) [5:10] then you’ll send him back and you’ll say to him, “I’m not going to marry you.”

and

fut

acc m 3sg clt

return 2sg pres P

and

dat m 3sg clt

say 2sg pres P

that conj

fut neg

comp

acc 2sg clt

take 1sg pres P

123 (GK) And what sort of fault would they most usually find?

and

what.kind sg m adj

flaw sg m

dat m 3sg clt

find 3pl impf I

most

often adv

124 (a) [5:16] Well, that he drinks, or else …

disc

comp

drink 3sg pres I

something sg n

comp

125 (GK) he’s a wife-beater,

comp

beat 3sg pres I

126 (a) [5:20] … that he beats people [laughter], as you say,

comp

beat 3sg pres I

rel

say 2sg pres I

127 (b) [5:21] [laughter]

[…]

128 (a) [5:22] he beats people. Well, my father says, “Here’s this young man,

comp

beat 3sg pres I

and

and

hes

my sg m def adj

father sg m

when conj

say 3sg pres P

nom m 3sg

this sg n adj

boy sg n

129 (a) [5:26] his father is no longer living, he works really well, he doesn’t drink,

remain 3sg aor P

without

father sg m

and

dat sg refl

drive 3sg pres I

work sg f

well adv

and

neg

neg

drink 3sg pres I

130 (a) [5:31] he doesn’t smoke – up till now hasn’t touched a drop, nor has he taken a puff.”

neg

smoke 3sg pres I

now adv

neg

3sg pres aux clt

sip sg m L.part P

neither

and

comp

smoke 3sg pres I

131 (GK) Aha.

əhɤ̀

bkch

аха

132 (a) [5:36] But [these] young people now, I see [that] now and then …

and

and

now adv

young def adj

look 1pl pres I

now.and.then adv

133 (GK) they –

pòt

[…]

134 (a) [5:39] … they have a bit of drink and –

dat refl clt

drink 3pl pres P

little adv

and

dat refl clt

си

135 (GK) and have a –

and

dat refl clt

си

pus

[…]

136 (a) [5:42] And when they get together with their friends,

and

when inter.rel

acc refl clt

gather 3pl pres I

ost

thus adv

with

comrade m pl

137 (GK) they go out and have a –

do.thus 3pl pres I

dat refl clt

[…]

138 (a) [5:48] And I …

and

jà

nom 1sg

аз

139 (GK) What?

hà

disc

ха

140 (a) [5:48] … have a son, I also have a granddaughter, an irreplaceable granddaughter.

have 1sg pres I

son sg m

have 1sg pres I

and

granddaughter sg f

have 1sg pres I

and

granddaughter sg f

irreplaceable sg f adj

незаменим

141 (a) [5:54] They came yesterday. [They have] two little kids, they brought them yesterday.

[...]

yesterday adv

dat refl clt

come 3pl aor I

two n

child pl n

pres exist

yesterday adv

acc 3pl clt

bring 3pl aor P

142 (a) [6:00] It was very festive yesterday when they were here.

3sg impf cop

very adv

joyful adv

yesterday adv

when conj

3pl impf cop

here adv

143 (a) [6:03] But they couldn’t stay because they have a lot of work.

əma

but

ама

hes

neg

can pres imprs

disc

still adv

have 3pl pres I

much adv

work sg f

144 (GK) Where do they live?

nom 3pl

where interr

live 3pl pres I

145 (a) [6:10] Oh, they live in Chirpan, we’ve got a house in Chirpan.

disc

hes

Chirpan sg m place

live 3pl pres I

Chirpan sg m place

house sg f

have 1pl pres I

146 (GK) So, OK. These two young people like each other, and then what happens?

thus adv

mean 3sg pres I

take.liking 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

two def an.num

young pl adj

and

after adv

what sg n interr

become 3sg pres I

147 (a) [6:17] Then what happens?! We work! [There’s] work up to – up to your neck.

disc

what sg n interr

become 3sg pres I

work 1pl pres I

work sg f

neck sg m def

148 (b) [6:21] [unintelligible]

[…]

149 (GK) What, don’t they come to love each other?

and

how interr

neg

acc refl clt

interr clt

love 3pl pres I

150 (a) [6:22] Well, "what"! We’ll reap, and then we’ll plow, and then we’ll thresh –

disc

how interr

disc

fut

reap 1pl pres I

disc

fut

plow 1pl pres I

disc

fut

thresh 1pl pres I

151 (GK) But they want to get married before that! How does …

but

nom 3pl

want 3pl pres I

comp

acc refl clt

marry 3pl pres P

before

this sg n adj

how interr

become 3sg pres I

152 (a) [6:30] Ah –

à

disc

153 (GK) … that whole business happen? Tell me – tell us [about it],

entire sg n def adj

this sg n adj

thing sg n

comp

dat 1sg clt

comp

dat 1pl clt

tell 2sg pres P

154 (GK) because we don’t know [about] it. So, the two young people take a liking at …

because conj

nom 1pl

neg

acc n 3sg clt

know 1pl pres I

mean 3sg pres I

take.liking 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

two an.num

young pl adj

155 (a) [6:35] Well –

èmi

disc

ами

156 (GK) … at the work bee,

work.bee sg f def

157 (a) [6:37] They take a liking to each other, [and] they send matchmakers [laughter].

ar’èsət

take.liking 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

send 3pl pres I

matchmaker m pl

158 (GK) Who sends them?

which sg m interr

acc 3pl clt

send 3sg pres I

159 (a) [6:40] They would send matchmakers.

send 3pl impf I

matchmaker m pl

160 (GK) Who is it that says they want to marry?

which sg m interr

say 3sg pres I

that conj

want 3pl pres I

comp

acc refl clt

marry 3pl pres I

161 (a) [6:44] Well, who says?! Already when you’ve got …

disc

which sg m interr

say 3sg pres I

hes

already adv

when conj

pres exist

162 (GK) The boy?

momčètu

boy sg n def

момче

163 (a) [6:46] … some people who like some girl, and they send matchmakers. They send people to ask

some pl adj

people

take.liking pl L.part P

some sg n adj

girl sg n

and

send 3pl pres I

matchmaker m pl

people

send 3pl pres P

comp

ask 3pl pres I

164 (a) [6:52] the mother and father whether they will give the girl [in marriage]. And if they say

mother sg f

dat f 3sg clt

father sg m

dat f 3sg clt

fut

acc n 3sg clt

give 3pl pres P

interr clt

and

nom 3pl

if conj

say 3pl pres P

165 (a) [6:56] they’ll give her to them, then they conclude what they used to call the betrothal.

fut

dat 3pl clt

acc n 3sg clt

give 3pl pres P

nom 3pl

make 3pl pres I

betrothal sg m

dat m 3sg clt

call 3pl impf I

166 (GK) Aha, what is that?

disc

what sg n interr

3sg pres cop clt

nom n 3sg

167 (a) [7:00] They make the betrothal. They lay down money, and gold stuff,

make 3pl pres I

betrothal sg m

put 3pl pres I

money pl.t

put 3pl pres I

there adv

golden pl adj

thing pl f

168 (GK) [and] a feather –

pèru

feather sg n

перо

169 (a) [7:04] and they take it away.

and

acc n 3sg clt

то

zənesɤ̀t

take 3pl pres P

занеса

170 (GK) [and] a feather –

pèru

feather sg n

перо

171 (a) [7:05] And when she accepts [the betrothal], then they’re engaged.

and

nom f 3sg

when conj

acc m 3sg clt

accept 3sg pres P

and

already adv

[...]

betroth pl P.part I

172 (a) [7:09] They go about now as an engaged couple, and then they do the wedding.

go 3pl pres I

betroth pl P.part I

later adv

make 3pl pres P

wedding sg f

173 (GK) Wait a minute! Tell [us] about the engagement, what is that?

disc

wait sg imv I

now adv

say sg imv P

engagement sg m def

what sg n interr

represent 3sg pres I

174 (a) [7:14] Well, what? They go over to the girl’s house, they pay lots of money.

disc

what sg n interr

go 3pl pres P

acc 3pl

girl sg f def

give 3pl pres I

there adv

money pl.t

much adv

175 (a) [7:19] First they’d pay a “wedding tax.” Right, Bonka?

most

before adv

wedding.tax sg m

Bonka voc sg f name

interr

give 3pl impf I

176 (b) [7:22] What?

kvò

what sg n interr

какво

177 (a) [7:23] They called it “wedding tax”, the money they give to the father.

wedding.tax sg m

dat m 3sg clt

call 3pl impf I

money pl.t

give 3pl pres I

father sg m def

178 (GK) “Wedding tax”.

bubàek

wedding.tax sg m

бубахак

179 (b) [7:26] It’s like a betrothal.

nom n 3sg

3sg pres cop clt

betrothal sg m

180 (a) [7:27] Wedding tax.

bubàək

wedding.tax sg m

бубахак

181 (b) [7:27] I don’t know.

nom 1sg

neg

know 1sg pres I

182 (GK) A betrothal.

nišàn

betrothal sg m

нишан

183 (a) [7:28] Yes. They pay [what] they call a wedding tax. It’s about 2,000 levs, [that] they bargain

yes

give 3pl pres I

wedding.tax sg m

dat m 3sg clt

call 3pl pres I

hes

two f

thousand pl f

lev ct m

bargain 3pl pres I

184 (a) [7:33] [for] there, they haggle [over it]. [laughter] I know that back then when [they bargained] for me –

there adv

bargain 3pl pres I

know 1sg pres

that conj

one sg n adj

time sg n

when inter.rel

for

acc 1sg

185 (a) [7:38] I have an uncle and my uncle [took my side], and they have their man, you know?

hes

uncle sg m

pres exist

one sg m adj

uncle sg m

and

this pl adj

have 3pl pres I

ones.own sg m adj

person sg m

disc

186 (a) [7:42] And they’ll do the bargaining. They say, “Well, our ‘flute’ is very nice.

nom 3pl

fut

bargain 3pl pres I

nom 3pl

call 3pl pres I

excl

our sg f def adj

whistle sg f

3sg pres cop clt

nice sg f adj

187 (a) [7:46] We want so much money for it. If you pay, then we’ll give it to you.

nom 1pl

want 1pl pres I

hes

so.much adv

money pl.t

if conj

give 2pl pres P

fut

acc f 3sg clt

give 1pl pres P

188 (a) [7:50] And if not, [laughter] then we won’t.” And that’s how it was back then.

if conj

not

fut neg

disc

thus adv

3sg impf cop

one sg n adj

time sg n

189 (GK) And they – what …

and

nom 3pl

what sg n interr

190 (a) [7:54] Well,

əmì

disc

ами

191 (GK) … do the others answer?

answer 3pl pres I

other def pl adj

192 (a) [7:56] The mother and father stay quiet, and those others, the father-in-law and mother-in-law,

hes

mother sg f def

and

father sg m def

be.quiet 3pl pres I

and

that pl adj

father.in.law sg m def

свекър

and

svikɤ̀rvə

mother.in.law sg f

свекърва

193 (a) [7:59] those ones stay quiet too, while they (= the matchmakers) bargain.

that pl adj

and

nom 3pl

be.quiet 3pl pres I

nom 3pl

fut

bargain 3pl pres I

194 (GK) Only –

sàmo

only adv

само

195 (a) [8:03] And then they say, “OK, that’s enough,” they say.

when conj

say 3pl pres P

disc

suffice 3pl pres I

this pl adj

money pl.t

nom 3pl

call 3pl pres I

196 (a) [8:05] “We’ll pay this much. We’ll pay this much – this much more.”

and

so.much adv

money pl.t

fut

give 1pl pres P

ost

so.much adv

money pl.t

fut

give 1pl pres P

still adv

give 1pl pres P

197 (a) [8:10] It’s like for cattle, you know? Just like they would bargain for cattle,

livestock sg m

disc

livestock sg m def

how inter.rel

bargain 3pl impf I

198 (RA) [laughter]

[…]

199 (a) [8:12] that’s how they bargained over us!

and

acc 1pl

thus adv

bargain 3pl impf I

200 (b) [8:14] [laughter]

[…]

201 (RA) Ah!

excl

202 (GK) And did the father ever say, “I don’t have any animals for sale” ?

and

father sg m def

some sg m adj

time sg m

neg

say 3sg impf I

interr clt

nom 1sg

not.have 1sg pres I

animal sg n

for

sell sg f P.part P

203 (RA) [laughter]

[…]

204 (GK) [laughter]

[…]

205 (b) [8:21] Ah, no. They would give her.

disc

give 3pl impf I

acc f 3sg clt

206 (a) [8:23] Well, they’d say that. They’d say, “We’re not giving her up,

disc

hes

say 3pl impf I

disc

call 3pl pres I

disc

neg

acc f 3sg clt

give 1pl pres I

207 (a) [8:27] we’re not giving her here.” They’d find some fault – “We’re not giving her up” –

neg

acc n 3sg clt

give 1pl pres I

here adv

something sg n

find 3pl pres P

flaw sg m

neg

acc f 3sg clt

give 1pl pres I

208 (a) [8:31] and they go back, they’re in a rush to get away. The girl [stays], and they leave.

and

nom 3pl

acc refl clt

return 3pl pres P

hurry 3pl pres I

dat refl clt

go 3pl pres P

girl sg f def

and

dat refl clt

си

izl’èvət

go.out 3pl pres I

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1 (VZh) We see you have a very nice house. [Can] you tell us

2 (VZh) how you built this house, and [whether] you were born here

3 (VZh) in this house?

4 (a) [0:06] I wasn’t born – Oh, in this house! We built it with my grandfather.

5 (a) [0:11] We – this house was Turkish. It used to be Turkey back then, you know

6 (VZh) Yes.

7 (a) [0:16] And Grandpa Totya, my husband’s grandfather, you know

8 (a) [0:21] he bought this lot

9 (RA) Uh huh.

10 (a) [0:24] He bought this lot, and we found a – a little room. And they built another [room]

11 (a) [0:29] up there above the porch, and then we – My father-in-law was killed in the war.

12 (RA) Mm.

13 (a) [0:37] He was killed in the war, and they were [all] orphaned.

14 (a) [0:40] And [with] their mother they did what they could –

15 (RA) Mm

16 (a) [0:44] whatever they could, as much as they could, since they’d left it to them.

17 (a) [0:48] He, my father-in-law, had said, “I won’t be coming back.”

18 (a) [0:51] The 50th regiment had all gotten killed, “I won’t be coming back. But you [must] work

19 (a) [0:55] only in the nicest fields, the closest ones, until the kids grow up.”

20 (RA) Hm.

21 (a) [0:59] [We were] two brothers and two sisters,

22 (RA) Uh huh.

23 (a) [1:02] And later, after I grew up, my brother-in-law got married

24 (a) [1:05] and my [other] sister-in-law got married; the one had gotten married earlier.

25 (a) [1:10] And we decided [it was time] already to go our separate ways.

26 (a) [1:13] They had two kids and we had two, and so we built this house here,

27 (a) [1:17] it’s got a really big garden. So we built this house,

28 (a) [1:22] and they drew lots [for it], and the brother-in-law got [the house].

29 (RA) Mm.

30 (a) [1:25] And he went there. Fine, but her husband –

31 (a) [1:27] My husband was the oldest and when –

32 (a) [1:31] He prepared everything [but] the brother-in-law, more unskilled –

33 (a) [1:35] Grandpa’s in charge here, so he obeyed him.

34 (a) [1:38] They never argued, and we never argued with my sister-in-law.

35 (a) [1:42] We parted ways, and Grandpa said, “I,” he said, “am not going to stay

36 (a) [1:47] in this house. I put a lot of work into that,” he said,

37 (a) [1:51] “but he [the brother-in-law] got it. But,” he said, if in fact it had come to me,

38 (a) [1:56] he would have lived out his life in this house. He wouldn’t have made [a house],

39 (a) [1:59] but I did.” So they tore down that house and built [another one].

40 (a) [2:05] We sold a hinny, and we sold our sheep, and we built this house here;

41 (a) [2:11] we just now fixed it up. And we built a kitchen there [over] the cellar;

42 (a) [2:14] the whole [house] is over the cellar And – it’s a lot [of work], but [a good] life.

43 (RA) Hm.

44 (a) [2:20] We’ve had a hard time, but the Lord has given a good life to [us in] these [endeavors].

45 (GK) How old are you?

46 (a) [2:25] Eighty-eight.

47 (GK) So. You’re eighty-eight years old.

48 (a) [2:29] Yes, and I still [manage to] do everything.

49 (GK) So, Granny Milka, did you go to school?

50 (a) [2:35] Yes, we went, child, but back then they didn’t insist [we go] to school.

51 (a) [2:38] They were focused on agriculture [and so] I [only] went to the third grade..

52 (GK) So – third class or third grade?

53 (a) [2:44] Third grade.

54 (GK) Third grade.

55 (a) [2:46] That’s what they call it now, right?

56 (GK) Now they call it “class” …

57 (a) [2:48] [Ah,] now they call it “class”.

58 (GK) … because it used to be different back then.

59 (b) [2:50] “Grade”.

60 (GK) Right.

61 (a) [2:51] Well, ...

62 (b) [2:51] The fourth [class].

63 (a) [2:51] ... in that level, we studied catechism.

64 (GK) Aha.

65 (a) [2:56] And I didn’t like …

66 (RA) [laughter]

67 (a) [2:58] … theology at all.

68 (RA) [laughter]

69 (a) [3:00] They only taught it on Saturday, but I didn’t like [laughter] catechism at all.

70 (GK) So, Granny Milka, when you finished the third grade, what did you do?