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Kralevo 3

36 (a) pək tòj ìməl ədɨ̀n vùjču ìkəl stàni b’e kràl’o stànɨ
And [our boy] had an uncle who said “Get up, Kralyo, get up

37 (a) sə òpətaj gà tə nədvɨ̀jət nədvɨ̀jət ìkə
and try your luck. If they get the better of you,” he said, “then they do.

38 (a) pə əkò e sɨ̀len i bɤ̀lgərin də izl’èze ùbəvu
But if a Bulgarian is strong as well, let him come out [and fight].” Fine.

39 (a) əmə tòj bɤ̀lgərɨ̀nə izl’àl sɨ̀len nədvɨ̀l tùrcite tùrckite pehlivàni
So he, the Bulgarian, came out strong and defeated the Turks – the Turkish wrestlers.

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Recommended Model for Citations

Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)
Babjak 1: 13-15. In: Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)

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