soaking hemp

85 (b) š’e m’ènem’e gʌ̀rsnici š’e ìdə də gi umʌ̀knə

[Yes] we swingle hemp. [First] I go to harvest [stalks],

86 (b) š’e gi tùriš fəf fəf tupìlutu də gi kvàsiš’

then you’ll put them in а soaking place to soak them.

97 (b) mʌ̀kne se i se kvàsi fəf ə tup’ìlutu sed’ì ədnɤ̀ s’èdmicə

You harvest it and soak it in the soaking place; it sits there a week.

47 (f) ta ga natòpimo nadùpče ga i tegàj sɤs povòrk’ete ga napràimo

then we soak it, [someone] punches [holes in] it, then we make it with the ties

86 (f) i natòpi se ta sedì dvè nèdel’e pràimo topìla

and then it soaks and it sits for two weeks. We create a place for it to soak,

87 (f) i u topìloto i tegàj se ispère izvàdi onò omeknùlo

[it’s] in the soaking place, then it gets washed and taken out [when] it’s all soft.

7 (a) i gi kàrame na rekàta ta gi tòpime

and take them to the river to soak them.

9 (a) i pòsle koto okìsnat gi izvàdime i [laughter] vìkame mɤ̀neme

After they’re well-soaked we take them out and (as we say) we swingle [them].

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