adornment of bride-to-be

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110 (b) gu kàzvaà upəšàlkə tugàs svikɤ̀rə kətu nərdì kurdòne

they called it the “upashalka” (ritual decoration). Then the father-in-law prepares cords.

111 (b) əku ìmə žəltìci k’e tùri žəltìcə nə kurdòne drùgi

If he has gold coins he’ll put gold coins on the cord, or other [things]

112 (b) nik’àf gul’àm kìtət nìžət

[It’s] a big “nikyaf” (large necklace) – they decorate [things], string [coins and things] –

113 (c) sètne upəšàlkə gu kàzvəə unuvà

Then comes that [ritual] they called “upashalka”.

114 (GK) kakvò e tovà da ja opàšət səs kəkvò

What’s that? They put [some sort of] belt on her? What was it made of?

115 (c) s upəšàlkətà e vèjke

The “upashalka” ritual starts when …

116 (b) səz gerdàne

With necklaces,

117 (c) s gerdàne k’ ìət

… they come with necklaces.

119 (c) nə nik’àf k’i dukàrət

And when they bestow the “nik’af” (large necklace), they’ll bring –

120 (b) k’i dukàrət

They’ll bring –

121 (a) ubùfki zəbràtkə

Shoes, head-coverings _

124 (b) kòj ìmə kədifè kòj k’i šìjət nə mumàtə kədifè

Whoever has velvet will sew [things] for the girl out of velvet.

125 (c) i tugàj k’i j utkàrət i

And then they’ll take her off and –

138 (GK) nik’àf kəkvò j tuvà nik’àf

[So,] the “nikyaf”. What is this “nikyaf”?

139 (b) mi tvà

Well, that’s –

140 (c) tvà žəltìci i l’evuve

That’s [these] gold coins and levs.

141 (a) žəltìci i

Gold coins and –

142 (GK) a tò e kəto ukrəšènie takà

So is this a sort of decoration?

143 (a) da ukrəšènijə e ta tvà tòlkuv gerdàn

Yes, it’s a decoration, it’s like a necklace.

144 (c) idìn gerdàn na mèn dàdua idìn gerdàn l’èvuve po edìn lèf

A necklace. They gave me one necklace of levs, one-lev pieces.

145 (c) srèbərni lèvuve idìn ge gerdàn zəltìci i dòlno kòpče

silver levs, and one – necklace of gold coins. And the lower button.

146 (GK) dòlno kòpče kakvò

What’s the “lower button”?

147 (a) dòlno kòpče dà dà

The lower button, yes. Yes.

148 (GK) kakvò e tovà

What’s that?

149 (a) tò tòlkuvo kòpče sus ə kùkul’ki nadòlu

It’s a button, this big, with little hooks below it,

150 (a) càl’ki k’i ìma təkà i nəòkulu vɤ̀rzəni

and decorations like this, and it’s tied all around.

151 (c) i ədnà l’ùl’kə nətəkà i drùgətə nətəkà

And a swinging pendant right here, and another one right here.

152 (GK) axà i tovà dòlnoto kòpče tuka sə zakopčàva li

Aha, so this lower button here, does it [function] to fasten something?

153 (c) zəkopčàvə se ìmə si kòpče to

It fastens. There’s a button, it –

155 (b) əmhəm

Uh huh.

156 (a) ìma si kòpče

There’s a button here.

157 (c) ìmə si təkòvə

There are these –

158 (a) təkà zəkàčə si sə zə

It fastens onto the –

159 (c) i vɤ̀dički si ìmə zəkàčət sə

– there’s hooks, that fasten.

160 (a) vɤ̀dìčki zə drèhite i tvà e

Hooks [like] for clothes, and that’s it.

161 (c) i l’ul’kite uzàt i tè ìmət vɤ̀dici

And the swinging pendants in back, they have hooks too.

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