engagement agreement

Trŭnčovica 1

4 (a) vɨ̀kə se də ispɨ̀jət kàrtətə də sə dədè̟ mumàtə
to “drink the card”, as it’s called, [to announce] that a girl has been promised.

5 (a) nə.ùtr’ə utɨ̀vət žinɨ̀ ruduvè̟ zɤ̀lvi jetɤ̀rvi
In the morning [the bride’s] female relatives [including] sisters-in-law – go

6 (a) də jə pròs’ət də gi upàše səs prestɨ̀lki də vɨ̀dət òrətə
to ask [for] her [hand], and to put aprons on them so that people will see

7 (a) če se e dàlə zə mumčè̟tu̥ i nòsət idnò drəfcè
that she has been promised to the boy. And they’re carrying a small tree

9 (a) təkivə ràbuti sə vɨ̀kə bəščɤ̀ i dàlə se e mumàtə vèče
and such things: it’s called “bəšča” (garden). And now the girl is promised –

10 (a) pòčvə se gudèžə vè̟čer sə pràvi gudè̟š
the formal engagement celebration begins. It’s done in the evening –

11 (a) utɨ̀vət pàk sv’è̟kərə svekɤ̀rvətə ruduv’ète pɤ̀rvite rudovè̟
again the mother-in-law, father-in-law and closest relatives go [to the bride’s house].

12 (a) prài se gudèš nə.ùtre žə sə pòčvə svàdbətә̥
and agree on the engagement. The wedding begins on the next morning.

Vŭrbovo 3

18 (c) ugotvìli jèden’e pìen’e i turcìtȉ če dòjdu na zgòvor
they prepared food and drink, since the Turks were coming for the agreement.

19 (c) došlì turcìtȉ na zgòvor dogdè onì jèli i pìli turcìtȉ u sòbu
The Turks came [to conclude] the agreement. And while the Turks ate and drank inside,

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Recommended Model for Citations

Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)
Babjak 1: 13-15. In: Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)

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