hauling (as profession)

43 (VZh) [Мъжете пьтуваха ли някъде по работа?]

[Did the men travel somewhere to work?]

44 (d) ottùkə sə xòdili zə g’um’uržìne i sə kàrəli dɤ̀ski ut plənnɤ̀tə

They would go from here to Komotini, they would take boards from the mountains

45 (d) dètu č’ɛ̀muvi dɤ̀ski sə kàrəli du g’um’urž’ìne i səs t’ɛ̀h

they’d take pine boards to Komotini, and for that

46 (d) sə zìməli kirìjə ut tàm sə pàk tvàrili nəh tùkə

would charge portage. They’d load up there again for here

47 (d) pàk sə ubràtnutu vrʌ̀štəli kirìjə i sə ž’uv’ɛ̀li səs tvà

on the way back, charging portage as well, and they made a living with that,

48 (d) s tòu vìt kirəž’ilɤ̀g gu kàzvəme nìe pu.stàrumu

with that kind [of work]. We called it “carting trade” in the old manner.

49 (VZh) znàči natàm kakvò sɤ vòzili

So what would they carry to there?

50 (d) dɤ̀ski a nəsàm sə vòzili pàk drùk məteriàl

Boards. And then they would bring other things back this direction.

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