naming animals

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85 (a) dà dà ə ìmaemo ednò kùče vìxɤr štò izlèzne

Yes, yes! We had a dog [named] “Whirlwind”. When he went out

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27 (KP) a tùj kàk se kàzva oddòlu

And what’s this called, this down here?

28 (b) [laughter] pəvlìnkə

[laughter] Pavlinka.

38 (b) fs’àko si ìmə ìmi

Each one has a name.

39 (a) s’àkə kuzɤ̀ si znài ìmitu̥

Each goat knows its own name.

40 (KP) tàa kàk se kàzva

What’s this one’s name?

41 (b) sàškə

Sashka.

42 (KP) a onàa

And this one?

43 (b) kujà tɤ̀s d’ètu s turbɤ̀tə

Which? The one that has the bag?

44 (KP) da

Yes.

45 (b) mərìja

Maria.

48 (a) unɤ̀s p’èt’a

And that one is Petya.

49 (b) tàm p’èt’ə

Petya’s over there.

50 (a) tùj ə l’ùpka

This is Lyubka.

52 (b) ə tùj i mɤ̀šku b’èču

And this one is a male, Becho.

57 (KP) a tàzi

And this one?

59 (b) mərtìna

Martina.

68 (KP) b’èču ə tàzi

Becho. And this one?

70 (a) màrta tɤ̀s li

Marta. This one?

71 (b) drùgətə drùgətə

The other one, the other one.

72 (a) lìnə

Lina.

73 (b) na lìn ə lìza lìza

Lin– Liza, Liza.

74 (a) lìna lìza

Lina, Liza –

75 (b) lìna lìza a tùj je

Lina, Liza, and this one is …

76 (a) màja

Maya.

77 (b) krəsimìra e tàm unùj rugàtutu màlkutu krəsimìra

… Krasimira. That one there, the little one with horns, is Krasimira.

78 (KP) a onàs s torbàta žɤ̀ltata

And that one with the bag, the yellow [bag]?

79 (b) lìna

Lina.

80 (a) màja màja

Maya, Maya.

81 (b) lìna pək tùj e lìna à žɤ̀l’tətə turbɤ̀ màja

Lina, that’s Lina. Ah, with the yellow bag! [That’s] Maya.

82 (a) màja

Maya.

83 (b) ə pə e tɤ̀jz ə vəlentìna e tàm

And that one, Valentina, is over there …

85 (b) šàrenətə čèrnətə

… the multicolored one, the black one.

144 (b) s’àkə si znà ìmito

Each one knows its name.

152 (KP) po imenà poznàvat li se kato im vìkaš

Do they recognize their names when you call them?

153 (a) dà štòm jə izvìkəš è sià də ričèm də si trɤ̀gvəmi

Yes! As soon as you call one. Now if we decide we are leaving

154 (a) də si trɤ̀gvəmi kətu im izvìkəm i vidnàgə trɤ̀gvət

[if] we’re leaving, [then] when I call them they set off at once.

156 (b) trɤ̀gvəme si zəminàəmi i t’e trɤ̀gvət pudìri mi sìčki n’àmə də òd’ə

We set off to go home and all of them set off after us. I don’t have to go ...

158 (b) də gi gòn’ə də gi vrɤ̀štəm də təkvòs n’àmə

... and chase them to get them back. None of that [is necessary].

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