flintstones

57 (c) krèmeni uddòlu nəbìti krèməni təkà i tò vəršè

[It’s got] flintstones embedded in it underneath. Flintstones, that’s what threshes.

58 (GK) kɤ̀k sa nabìti nə kakvò t’à dikàn’ətə

How are they embedded, on what? This threshing board, …

68 (a) i sə nəbìti səs inò inì krèməni pràvea gi

And then it’s got this, these flintstones pounded into it. [Who] used to make them?

70 (a) tìjə ni dokàrvəə tìjə takɤ̀u i sə nabìvaa fəf ə

[Whoever it was,] they would bring us these things, and they’d get pounded into

71 (a) dəskɤ̀tə nə kujàto vəršèm uddòlu

the underside of the board we use for threshing.

26 (a) krèmen’:e

Flintstones.

29 (GK) ìmә i tè kakvì sә

Right, and what sort are they?

31 (GK) kәkvò pretstәvl’àvәt

What are they like?

32 (a) kәtu kàmen’ tò ednò tәkòvә pretstәvl’àvә

Like a stone. It’s like something of that sort.

34 (a) širòku utprèk’ i kòlkutu prәstìte dә mìnәt tәkà

Wide in front, enough for fingers to pass through, and

35 (a) tàm gu tùrime nә dikàn’ә dәrvò e dikàn’ә dәrvò nәpràeno sì

we put it there on the threshing board. It’s wood, made of wood.

38 (a) tәkòәt krèmen’:te̥ tә i nәpràjәt i nìe tùva pòčneme i vɤršè̝me

They fix it up with flintstones, and make it, and then we begin the threshing.

48 (c) i vòloveto az d’uèn’ az d’uèn’ i d’uèn’a e tàm

And the oxen. With a threshing board. A threshing board there

49 (c) sɤs krèmekᵊi naonòden da s da rɛ̀že zərnòto žìtoto

with flintstones, set up so as – to cut up the grain – the wheat.

36 (a) dv’è̝ dɤ̀ski i udòlu kr’è̝mene nəkuvàni

two boards, and underneath flintstones hammered on,

133 (a) dikàn’ətə s t’è̝ə krè̝mene udòlu i t’à vərɨ̀ ubikàl’ə càl’ d’è̝n’

… there’s the threshing board, with these flints below. It goes around, all day long …

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