childbirth

Brŭšljan 4

1 (e) det'ètu kət sə rudì pòčvəme də gu puwɨ̀vəme

When a child is born we start to wrap it up,

2 (e) də gu zəwɨ̀vəme də gu zəwɨ̀vəme də rəst'è zəvìtu s plenì

to swaddle it. To swaddle it so it will grow, wrappted in swaddling cloths.

3 (e) s plenì krəčkàtə mu nə prɤ̀slenkite ìmə pəmùk

In swaddling cloths. [At] his little feet, his little toes, there’s cotton

4 (e) də ne gù ub'ɨ̀və i e uvìtu uvìtu uvìtu uvìtu

so it won’t pinch him. He’s bound, bound, bound, bound –

5 (e) dò i tùkə krəčònkite mu sə vɤ̀rzəni

all the way to here. His little feet are tied …

7 (e) də rəstè štòtu ìnač'e jà nəlì vi kàzvəm zə tvà

… so that he’ll grow [straight]. Otherwise, won’t it – I tell you –

Dolna Sekirna 1

2 (VZh) ìmeto kàk mu slàgat ə

How do they give it a name?

3 (a) detè kà se ròdi i ìmeto mu kɤ pìšu si ga

When the child is born they record his name.

4 (a) narìča zapìsuje

Тhey call – they record [the name].

Dolno Draglište 1

25 (a) futrinà gu izmìem i gu puvìvəme sus č'èrgi gò sme puvivàli [laughter]

In the morning we wash and diaper him. We diapered them with rugs. [laughter]

26 (a) nè e kət segà s tìjə bèli rəbòti s č'èrgi pəmùčni

Not like now with this white stuff. Cotton rugs,

27 (a) č'èrgi vɤ̀neni tàm nətùrime uddòlu tò se u umòče nìe prumènime

woolen [rugs] – that’s what we put down below. It wets itself and we change

28 (a) sədè dòl'nite drìpk'i tàm bèlitè i unòvə si sedì s mòkro [laughter]

only the lower clothes, the white ones. And the baby stays wet. [laughter]

Drjanovec 1

17 (a) nɤ dulàpu tɤ̀j nɤ òdɤro tù tɤkò ɤmɤ ni sɤ̀m rɤzbìrɤlɤ

now on the cupboard, now on the bed, and such. But I had not understood

18 (a) če e br’èmennɤ i zɤrɤt tùj mɤ j pràt’ilɤ dɤ igràjɤ

that she was pregnant, and that’s why they sent me off to play

19 (a) tɤ̀j də i àz zimàw d’it’ètu utìduw do nɤ l’ùl’kata

like that. So I took the child and went to the swing.

20 (a) i č’ùwɤm l’ùl’kata d’ètu u t’àw xòra bùl’a bòjka sɤ kàza

The people whose swing it was – Auntie Boyka was her name –

21 (a) vìknə bùlkə ivànke bùl’ə stòjkə ìmɤ mumìči̥ kətu kàə

called out, “Auntie Ivanka! Auntie Stoyka has a girl!” And when she said

22 (a) bùljə stòjkə ìmɤ mumìči às zimàw d’it’ètu uluìw gu zɤ rɤkɤ̀tɤ

“Auntie Stoyka has a girl”, I took the child, I grabbed it by the hand –

23 (a) tò bèš’ č’ètr’i gudìni màlku ud mèn’e àz b’àw na wòs’ɤm gudìni

it was four years younger than me (I was eight years old) -

24 (a) i utìduw si̥ u dmà vìždɤm tàt’ɤ plàč’e č’ùwim mumìč’i

аnd I went home. I saw Dad crying. I’d heard there was a girl,

25 (a) mɤ ni vìždəm b’èb’i i uluvìw tàt’ɤ tɤ̀j zɤ kul’àntȕ

but I didn’t see a baby. And I grabbed Dad by the knee.

26 (a) i tòj plàč’e i às ə vɤz n’ègu dùmɤm tàt’e ɤm

He was crying and I was with him. I said, “Dad, but

27 (a) d’è im b’è b’è b’èb’itu bà d’è j b’èb’itu

where is the ba- ba- the baby? Where is the baby?”

28 (a) pɤk tòj ìkə èj tàm i u tòs mum’ènt mòjtɤ màjkɤ

And he said “It’s over there.” And at that moment my mother –

Eremija 5

17 (c) tovà se slùči čovèk pòjde u položènie

[but] these [things] happen. A person gets into this situation,

18 (c) pa ka nèma če go ròdi kadè če go dène

and if there’s no [other way], you’ll give birth. Where are you going to put it?

Godeševo 2

1 (VZh) [Какво правите като се роди детето?]

[What do you do when a child is born?]

2 (a) kəkò i šə šə sə rudɤ̀j de d'àtetu še gu ukòpiš

What is it [that we do]? When the child is born, you’ll wash it,

3 (a) šə gu zəvɤ̀jš səs ədnɤ̀j pərcàlevi pl'àni tugà nemàše pl'àni

you’ll wrap it up in some rag wrappings – there weren’t [real] diapers then.

4 (a) tugà b'àə pərcàl'e šə gu zəvɤ̀jš i càl dè̝n d'àtetu

Then there were [just] rags. You’ll wrap it up and all day long the child

5 (a) təkà sedɤ̀j fəf pərcàl'ete n'è̝mə kòj də gu putsušɤ̀j ud ràbutə

stays like that that in the rags. There’s no one [who can take time] from work to dry him out,

Nasalevci 1

98 (GK) i kogàto se kogàto se rodì detè kakvò se pràvi

And when – and when a child is born, what do you do?

99 (BR) pri ràždane

At birth.

100 (GK) pri ràždaneto znàči

At the time of birth. That is –

101 (a) kvò se prài ròdi se detèto pa ga povìju

What do they do? The child is born, then they wrap it up

102 (a) pa lègne màk’a mu na krèvet i n’èga ga tùru

and its mother lies down on the bed and they put it

103 (a) na krevàta i go ràni dòi ga ako ìma mlèko

on the bed and she feeds it. She nurses it. If she has milk

128 (GK) a tò kato izlìza detèto kato izlìza nalì ìma a vrɤ̀f takàva

So then – when the child comes out, when it emerges, isn’t there sort of a cord?

129 (a) e pa ìma

Well yes, there is.

130 (GK) i sɤs

And how –

131 (a) odrèžu ga i kràj

They cut it, and that’s all.

132 (GK) sɤs kakvò

What do they use to –

133 (a) s nòžici

Scissors.

135 (a) i prevṛ̀žu màlko i kràj

They bandage it up a bit and that’s the end.

136 (GK) i kràj a pòsle kakvò izlìza zàedno sɤz detèto

And that’s the end. But after that, what comes out together with the child?

137 (GK) kàk mu se vìka na tovà dèto ìzliza s

How do you call that? The child comes out with –

138 (a) plodnìca li bèše takòva nèkakvo bèše

Afterbirth, was it? Something like that.

139 (GK) plodnìca

Afterbirth.

141 (GK) plodnìcata izlèze i se isčìsti i

The afterbirth comes out, and it’s cleaned off and –

142 (a) i se isčìsti i àjde

It’s cleaned off, and you’re done.

Široka Lŭka

44 (a) tùa sam duvègena tùj sam ràždala tùj san hrànila kùtɤla

I was brought here (as a bride), I gave birth here, I fed and raised [my kids] here,

45 (a) bàba mi e pustìlala g’ušèk’ za pàpr’ək’ pàpr’ək mi [laughter] tùrilə ud g’ušèk’

Grandma spread out for me a mattress of ferns [laughter] she put down a fern mattress for me

46 (a) zavìvala ne znàeme lèkarɤ nè znàeme na dòkturɤ da hòdɤm

and covered [me up]. We didn’t deal with doctors, we didn’t go to doctors.

47 (a) akušèrki ne znàeme sìčki č’ètiri decà sam rudìla

We didn’t deal with midwives. I gave birth to all four children [here]

48 (a) vəf kɔ̀štasa i sɤm sì sɤm ràždala

in the house. And I – I bore them myself,

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