oak

85 (a) sәbirà:me štà šùmә dàbuva dәbìci znàči ìmә kurìi

We’ve been gathering oak leaves, oak branches – there are groves, you know.

18 (b) tvà dɤ̀rvu ne è tvɤ̀rdu kətu səlkɤ̀mə i dəbɤ̀

That wood isn’t hard the way acacia and oak [are]

98 (d) mešòve dərvètə rəstɛ̀hə mešòvi nìe kàzvəme bùkuvi

Oak trees. Oaks used to grow there. We call them beech trees,

99 (d) i mešòvi dɤ̀ndəvi pu pràvilnutu pu.stàrumu dɤ̀bje

oak trees (“mesh”). More correctly, oak (“dund”), or – said in the old manner – oak (“dub”).

100 (d) ud nègə grədɛ̀hme kɤ̀štite ud dɤ̀uvutu je pò sìlnu dərvò

We built houses from it, from oak, [since] the wood is stronger,

101 (d) i nemɛ̀še drùgu bùkuvutu e pò màlku

and there wasn’t any other. The beech is a smaller tree

102 (d) a səs mešòvoto dɤ̀rvo glèdəhne ufcète kàstrehne lìsti sklàəne gu zi

And we sustained sheep with oak trees also: we’d lay away the pruned leaves –

103 (d) l’ètno vrème kugàtu nəblìži do esentɤ̀ sklàəne gu nə lìsnici

In the summer, when autumn is approaching, we put down leaf piles

104 (d) i gu kàrame hrànime dubɨ̀tək ud mešòvutu̥ dɤ̀rvu

and bring them in. We feed the livestock from oak trees.

105 (d) tò eše nèj sìlnətə hrənɤ̀ zə nàs mešòvutu̥ dɤrvò

That was the most effective food for us – oak trees.

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