children

88 (GK) i decàta ili nè sàmo mladèži

Children too, or not? Only youths?

89 (f) i decàta òdea po sùrva ne sè pràeja malènki

The children went out on the New Year’s “surva”. The little ones didn’t,

90 (f) sàa se pràat e takvìa

but now they do as well.

92 (f) malènki a tugàj sàmo stàrite si

The little ones. But back then only the older ones.

1 (a) jà ne mèšam uratùtu jà kat otìdem tàm jà si oràtim

I don’t mix my [local] speech [with any other type]. When I go there, I speak

2 (a) kò si jà i decàta mi svìknuli unùčetata

the way I [always do], and my children are accustomed [to that]. My grandchildren

10 (a) dud’è puupr’əd’èš’ l’ənɤ̀ dud’è puutəč’èš’ dud’è si nəpràviš’ plàtnu

until you spin up all the flax, do all the weaving, make fabric

11 (a) nə decàtə pə gu b’ɛ̀liš’ nə rekàtə pa gu č’ùkəš s kòpəni

for the children, bleach it in the river, pound it with clubs

13 (a) də sə təkòənə tugàv gu v’èč’ə isuš’ìš’ pà də də ubl’əč’èš’

and all that, then you dry it, so that – that you can dress …

15 (a) dəcàtə

... the children.

7 (b) štòt bèše mnògu mnògu i tugàvə i dicàtə mi b’èjə màlkɨ

because there was a lot of it. A lot. At that time my children were small

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