blood brotherhood ritual

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46 (MM) da zəpišem da mi kàžeš kogà kàk

so we can record it. Tell me how and when

47 (MM) stàvate pobràtimi vìe ili posèstrim

you become blood brothers – or blood sisters.

57 (MM) n’àkɤf običàj da ìmate da kàem ə

do you have some sort of custom, for instance –

59 (MM) od dnèska sme pobratèni

[to say] “From this day forth we are brothers” ?

105 (MM) po n’àkoi kràišta znàeš kàk stàvat pobràtimi

You know how they become blood brothers in some areas?

106 (MM) às še si ubodɤ̀ tùka

I’ll prick my – here …

107 (b) dà

Yes.

108 (a) a təkà

Yes, right!

109 (MM) na prɤ̀stɤ

… my finger

110 (a) i nàšte pràət

Our people do that too.

111 (b) nəlìzvət

They lick –

112 (a) mòjə sv’èkɤr təkà pràvil səs

My father-in-law did it with …

113 (MM) i òn’a še go še

And the other one will – he’ll –

114 (b) nəlìzvət si krɤ̀f

They lick each other’s blood.

115 (a) nə mùtetu

… with Muteto.

116 (MM) nalìzvat si krɤ̀f

They lick each other’s blood.

117 (b) mi dà

Well, yes.

118 (a) à təkà

That’s right.

119 (b) stàvə i tùkə ə təkà

It happens that way here too.

120 (MM) ìma li go tovà tùka

Is there [that custom] here?

121 (b) ìmə ìmə gu

There is, there is.

122 (a) i mòjə svèkər təkà ə nəpràvil səs edìn tùkənə

My father-in-law did it that way with someone here …

123 (b) ìmə gu

There is.

124 (a) kət sə bilì vujnìci

… when they were in the military.

125 (MM) dà

Yes.

126 (a) svekərɤ̀ mi tò təkà kàzvəš’e səs edìn ɤ̀ tùk

My father-in-law told me [that he’d done] that with someone here,

127 (a) nə mùt’etu tràmpuski z bubàjku mu

with the dad of Muteto Trampuski …

148 (MM) a a às sɤm po drùgi kràišta sɤm slùšal a dvàma

I’ve – I’ve heard in other areas that if two

149 (MM) zastàvat i sɤs edìn pòjas gi u

come together [like this], they take a single belt and …

150 (a) à təkà

That’s right …

151 (MM) opàšad i

… put it around [them both] and –

152 (a) ìmə gu i tvà kòj kàk ìskə

… there’s that [custom] too, whoever wants to [do it] and however [he wants to].

153 (MM) i gi opàšat i tè vèče tovà e

They put the belt around them and it’s a done thing –

154 (b) da

Yes.

155 (MM) sa pobràtimi stànali

They’ve become blood brothers.

156 (a) təkà e

That’s right.

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blood brotherhood ritual

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