lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar òz ṣè pauc lò; tg’ i è déjṣch dùdisch ásaj tùt .
Glosses: but today EXIST.PRS.3SG little there REL EXPL EXIST.PRS.3SG ten twelve COP.PRS.3SG.EXPL all
Translation: But today there aren’t many [members of the association] there; if there are ten or twelve, that’s all.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Intarassant èra quaj schòn , ábar òz ṣè quaj tùt ṣvanju … pr̩quaj tga par ina ásaj schòn bétga … gjuvantétgna plé cò , òz .
Glosses: interesting.ADJ.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM indeed but today be.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM all disappear.PTCP.UNM _ because SUBORD for one.F.SG EXIST.PRS.3SG.EXPL already NEG _ youth.F.SG more here today
Translation: This was interesting indeed, but today this has all disappeared … because on the one hand there are no … young people here any more.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Cu i végnan òd scùla scha vòni navèn amprèndar mistrégn , api survégnan aj ina plaza èra òrdlùndar .
Glosses: when 3PL come.PRS.3PL out_of school.F.SG CORR go.PRS.3PL.3PL away learn.INF profession.M.SG and receive.PRS.3PL 3PL INDEF.F.SG employment also out_of_it
Translation: Today when they finish school, they go away in order to learn a profession, and then they also get an employment thanks to it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Cò èn aj bigja plazas suficjèntas .
Glosses: here EXIST.PRS.3PL EXPL NEG job.F.PL enough.PL
Translation: Here there aren’t enough jobs.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju sa cu cu … cu ju sùn maridaus tga … èri ajn Camischùlas circa quindiṣch ufauns … tga mavan a scùla da Camischùlas .
Glosses: 1SG know.PRS.1SG when when _ when 1G be.PRS.1SG marry.PTCP.M.SG COMP _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL in PN about fifteen child.M.PL _ REL go.IMPF.3PL to school.F.SG of PN
Translation: I know that when when … when I got married … there were in Camischolas about fifteen … children who attended the school of Camischolas.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Tschèls èn lu carschí sé ad èn i navèn , ad è , ad practisch … atgnamajn ásaj bunamajn mù gljut plé véglja ajnta Camischùlas .
Glosses: DEM.M.PL be.PRS.3PL then grow.PTCP.M.PL up and be.PRS.3PL go.PTCP.M.PL away and also and virtually.ADJ.UNM _ actually EXIST.PRS.3SG.EXPL almost only people.F.SG more old in PN
Translation: The others have grown up and left, and also, and virtually … actually there are almost only old people in Camischolas.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gljud gjufna ṣaj ṣgarṣchajval paucs .
Glosses: people.F.SG young EXIST.PRS.3SG.EXPL terrible.ADJ.UNM little.M.PL
Translation: There are very few young people.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj vò tùt anavù̱s .
Glosses: DEM.UNM go.PRS.3SG all.UNM back
Translation: Everything is disappearing.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [PhM] E co eis ei stau per Vus dad emprender tudestg ?
Glosses: _ and how be.PRS.3SG EXPL COP.PTCP.UNM for 2SG.POL COMP learn.INF German.M.SG
Translation: [PhM] `And how was it for you to learn German?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m2] Òh gl ampréndar tudèstg è stau , l’ antschata ṣè quaj schòn stau in téc curjù̱s .
Glosses: _ oh DEF.M.SG learn.INF German.M.SG be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM DEF.F.SG beginning be.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM indeed COP.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG bit strange.ADJ.UNM
Translation: [m2[ `Oh, to learn German was, at the beginning this was indeed a little bit strange.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Cu inṣ èra , parquaj tga lura … vèvan nuṣ bétg aun al , al turismus , tg’ èra sé schi scù quaj tg’ èl è ùssa … a… ins stuèva simplamajn , cò vagnéva … ampríu plajd par plajd , amprém stuèv’ inṣ amprèndar al plajd , navèn da la tschunavla ansé .
Glosses: when GNR COP.IMPF.3SG because SUBORD then _ have.IMPF.1PL 1PL NEG yet DEF.M.SG DEF.M.SG tourism REL 3SG.M COP.IMPF.3SG up so as DEM.UNM REL COP.PRS.3SG now _ and GNR must.IMPF.3SG simple.F.SG.ADV here PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG _ learn.PTCP.UNM word.M.SG for word.M.SG first must.IMPF.3SG GNR learn.INF DEF.M.SG word from of DEF.F.SG five.ORD in_up
Translation: When one was, because then … we didn’t have the tourism that was up here the way that it is now … and one had simply, here, we had … to learn word for word, first we had to learn the word, from the fifth [class] onwards.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api vagnéva quaj mintg’ òn in téc daplé , a lu dèvani lu è sé da , da scrívar tòcs , tg’ ins stuèva scrívar … navèn dal ròmò̱ntsch … vi sél tudèstg … tga vignéva curagju .
Glosses: and come.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM every year.M.SG INDEF.M.SG bit more and then give.3PL.3PL then also up COMP COMP write.INF play.M.PL REL GNR must.IMPF.3SG write.INF _ from of.DEF.M.SG Romansh _ over on.DEF.M.SG German _ REL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG correct.PTCP.UNM
Translation: And then every year some words were added, and then they also gave [us homework] to write plays which one had to translate … from Romansh to German … [and which] were corrected.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api raquintá … al tudèstg … vi sél ròmò̱ntsch , né al ròmò̱ntsch vi sél tudèstg , ed usché vajn nuṣ ampríu … atgnamajn al … fundamajn … dal lungatg .
Glosses: and tell.INF _ DEF.M.SG German _ over on.DEF.M.SG Romansh or DEF.M.SG Romansh over on.DEF.M.SG German and so have.PRS.1PL 1PL learn.PTCP.UNM _ indeed DEF.M.SG _ foundation _ of.DEF.M.SG language
Translation: And then retell … the German [text] … in Romansh, or the Romansh in German, and, as a matter of fact, that’s the way we learned … the foundation of the language.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju sùn stada avaun duṣ òns circa … ṣè quaj  végni quaj , gl atún tgu sùn stad' ad in … sanunzjèda pr̩ in cuérs da … stamping-staff , da … da fá música cul … cul tgiarp .
Glosses: 1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.F.SG ago two.M.PL year.PL about _ COP.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM _ come.PRS.3SG.EXPL DEM.UNM DEF.M.SG autumn REL.1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.F.PL at INDEF.M.SG _ REFL.register.PTCP.F.SG for INDEF.M.SG course of _ stamping-staff COMP _ COMP make.INF music.F.SG with.DEF.M.SG _ with.DEF.M.SG body
Translation: About two years ago I was .. this is - it comes, in autumn when I was at a … [when I] registered for a … stamping-staff course, to make music with the … with the body.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Rítmica a música cul tgiarp gjù … gjù Sògn Gagl , trajs dis .
Glosses: rhythmics.F.SG and music.F.SG with.DEF.M.SG body down … down PN _ three day.M.PL
Translation: Rhythmics and music with the body down down in St. Gallen, for three days.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api… mi’ òrjèntazjún è bitga la mégljara tg’ égṣísta .
Glosses: and POSS.1SG.F.SG orientation COP.PRS.3SG NEG DEF.F.SG better REL exist.PRS.3SG
Translation: And … my sense of orientation is not the best that … that exists.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Basta , ju sùn id’ ál trèn , tòcan gjù Sògn Gagl ṣè bigja da fá bjè falju , api sùnd ju vagnida ò dal trèn a tartgau:
Glosses: enough 1SG be.PRS.1SG go.PTPC.F.SG to.DEF.M.SG train until down PN _ COP.PRS.3SG.EXPL NEG COMP make.INF much wrong.ADJ.UNM and be.PRS.1SG 1SG come.PTCP.F.SG out of.DEF.M.SG train and think.PTCP.UNM
Translation: Enough. I went to the train, to St. Gallen there is not much you could do wrong, and I left the train and thought:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api uṣ dati flòts apps né , príu nònavaun mju iPhone , tschantau ajn cò mias cartaṣ ad antschiat ad í ad í , gè gè , api gè , mirau antù̱rn ampau a tùtajnín’ òi fatg baf !
Glosses: and now EXIST.PRS.3SG.EXPL smart.M.PL app.PL right take.PTCP.UNM out POSS.1SG.M.SG iPphone start.PTCP.UNM in here POSS.1SG.F.PL map.PL and begin.PTCP.UNM COMP go.INF and go.INF yes yes and yes, look.PTCP.UNM around a_little and suddenly have.PRS.3SG.EXPL make.PTCP.UNM INTERJ
Translation: And now there are smart apps, right? [I] took out my iPhone, started here my maps and began to go, to go, yes yes, and yes, looked around a little bit, and all of a sudden it made baf!
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Saglida cul tgau ajn in placat , parquaj tgu vèva cò la tupa dùna tga raṣdava sin quaj iPhone .
Glosses: run.PTCP.F.SG with.DEF.M.SG head into INDEF.M.SG signboard because SUBORD.1SG have.IMPF.1SG here DEF.ARF.F.SG stupid woman REL speak.IMPF.3SG on DEM.M.SG iPhone
Translation: Ran into a signboard with my head, because I had this woman speaking on the iPhone.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj è stau léjgar . Scadín cas va ju pitgau ajn al tgau , parquaj tga ju mava a spaz cò .
Glosses: DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM funny.ADJ.UNM every.M.SG case have.PRS.1SG 1SG hit.PTCP.UNM in DEF.M.SG head because SUBORD 1SG go.IMPF.1SG to walk.M.SG here
Translation: This was funny. In any case I hit my head because I was going for a walk here.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju ancuréva bigj' aun pokémons .
Glosses: 1SG look_for.IMPF.3SG NEG yet pokémon.M.PL
Translation: I wasn't looking for the pokémons yet.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju a tutin’ anflau mju … craj ju … cò ’l hòtè̱l vèva nùm … Schweizerkreuz …, ju a anflau tiptòp .
Glosses: 1SG have.PRS.1SG in_spite find.PTCP.UNM POSS.1SG.M.SG _ believe.PRS.1SG 1SG _ here DEF.M.SG hotel have.IMPF.3SG name.M.SG _ PN _ 1SG have.PRS.1SG find.PTCP.UNM perfectly
Translation: In spite of this I found my … I think … here, the name of the hotel was Schweizerkreuz …, I found [the hotel] very easily.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gè , quaj è ùṣ vagnú andamajn da mé tg’ era stau , gè , tg’ è stau vajramajn léjgar .
Glosses: yes DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG now come.PTCP.UNM in_mind DAT 1SG COMP be.IMPF.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM yes COMP be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM real.F.SG.ADV funny.ADJ.UNM
Translation: Yes, this has come to my mind now, that it was, yes, that it had been, that it was really funny.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Staj gjù … gjù Sardégna . Cù détsch ju ? Gjù Sardégna ?
Glosses: COP.PTCP.M.PL down _ down PN how say.PRS.1SG 1SG down PN
Translation: [We] were down in Sardinia. How do I say? Down Sardinia?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ah , éba gè , quaj è lu autar c’ i è spòntán , névétg .
Glosses: eh exactly yes DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG then other.ADJ.UNM REL EXPL COP.PRS.3SG spontaneous.M.UNM right ? 
Translation: Eh, exactly, yes, this is another one that is spontaneous, right?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nuṣ èssan ṣgulaj l’ amprém’ jèd’ uòn , cun nòssaṣ duas … buébas .
Glosses: 1PL be.PRS.1PL fly.PTCP.M.PL DEF.F.SG first time this_year with POSS.1PL.F.PL two.F _ girl.PL
Translation: We flew for the first time this year, with our two … daughters.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lò essan nus … tgé c’ è stau al … al plé spézjál è stau in dé tga nuṣ èssan staj a la mar a fatg bògn api ò antschiat a plùver .
Glosses: and there be.PRS.1PL 1PL _ what REL be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG more special.ADJ.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG day REL 1PL be.PRS.1PL COP.PTCP.M.PL at DEF.F.SG sea and make.PTCP.UNM bath.M.SG and have.PRS.3SG begin.PTCP.UNM COMP rain.INF
Translation: And then we … what was the … the most special [thing] is one day when we were at the seaside and went swimming and it started raining.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gè quaj è stau , è stau lässig .
Glosses: yes DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM cool
Translation: Yes this was, this was cool.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò quaj èra … i èra fétg tgaut , a la mar èra balèzja gjù Sardégna . Sablún , savèvaṣ í vidò u-gljunsch .
Glosses: well DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG very warm.ADJ.UNM and DEF.F.SG sea COP.IMPF.3SG beauty down PN sand.M.SG can.IMPF.2SG.GNR go.INF over_out ELAT-far
Translation: Well, it was … it was very warm and the sea was beautiful in Sardinia. Sand, you could go very far.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu ṣè quaj èba stau bi tg’ èla … èla savèv’ è í vidò gljunsch a paj sènza tgu stòpi tumaj tg' èla mòndi a fùns .
Glosses: and then be.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM precisely COP.PTCP.UNM beautiful.ADJ.UNM COMP 3SG.F _ 3SG.F can.IMPF.3SG also go.INF over_out far on foot.M.SG without COMP.1SG must.PRS.SBJV.1SG fear.INF COMP 3SG.F go.PRS.SBJV.3SG to ground.M.SG
Translation: And then this was really great that she … she could go far on foot without me having to be afraid that she could drown.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu èssan nus staj a la mar cun sulégl ad i ò pluvju .
Glosses: and then be.PRS.1PL 1PL COP.PTCP.M.PL at DEF.F.SG sea with sun.M.SG and EXPL have.PRS.3SG rain.PTCP.UNM
Translation: And then we were at the seaside with sun and it rained.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò gè … ju sùn biabégn ùṣ è schòn trènta … trèntín òns … ad ju sa , gè , in téc da la gjuvantétgna sa ju schòn raquintá … usché scù i mava da nòs tjams a tgé ca va ùsa … usché in téc la difarènza .
Glosses: well yes _ 1SG be.PRS.1SG around now also already thirty _ thirty_one year.M.PL _ and 1SG know.PRS.1SG yes INDEF.M.SG bit of DEF.F.SG youth can.PRS.1SG 1SG indeed tell.INF _ so as EXPL go.IMPF.3SG of POSS.1PL.M.SG time.PL and what REL go.PRS.3SG now _ so INDEF.M.SG bit DEF.F.SG difference
Translation: Well yes … I am now already more or less thirty … thirty one years old … and I can, yes, a bit of my youth I can indeed tell [you about] … the way it was when we were young and the way it is nowadays … a bit the differences.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Tgé c’ i è usché è sémplamajn , nus fagèvan plétò̱st … gè , scù lajn dí … nuṣ èran … sémplamajn camarats a nus mavan ò palas vias .
Glosses: what REL EXPL COP.PRS.3SG so COP.PRS.3SG simple.F.SG.ADV 1PL do.IMPF.1Pl rather _ yes how want.PRS.1PL say.INF _ 1PL COP.IMPF.3PL _ simple.F.SG.ADV mate.M.PL and 1PL go.IMPF.1PL out through.DEF.F.PL street.PL
Translation: What is so is simply rather … yes, how should I say … we were simply mates and we would go around in the streets.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nus mavan palas vias … fagèvan lò nés gjucs … nus fagèvan zatgé , fièvan nuṣ adin’ ál tjams líbar .
Glosses: 1PL go.IMPF.1PL through.DEF.F.PL street.PL _ do.IMPF.1PL there POSS.1PL.M.PL game.PL _ 1PL do.IMPF.1PL something, do.IMPF.1PL 1PL always in.DEF.M.SG time free
Translation: We would go around in the streets … there we played our games … if we did something, we would always do it during our leisure time.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sch’ i èra bigja d’ amprèndar , sch’ èr’ ins palas vias antù̱rn .
Glosses: if EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG NEG to learn.INF CORR COP.IMPF.3SG GNR trough.DEF.F.SG street.PL around
Translation: If we didn't have to study, we would go around in the streets.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò vagnú a tgèsa stèv’ ins bégja bjè . Lu stèv’ ins schòn vaj schliat .
Glosses: well come.PTCP.UNM to house.F.SG stay.IMPF.3SG GNR NEG much then must.IMPF.3SG GNR really have.INF bad.UNM
Translation: Well, [when we] arrived home, we wouldn't stay long. In this case [i.e. if we stayed at home] we wouldn't feel well indeed.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A savèva lu è èssar tgé aura tg’ i èra .
Glosses: and can.IMPF.3SG then also COP.INF what weather.F.SG REL EXPL EXIST.IMPF.3SG
Translation: And it also depended on what kind of weather there was.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Má tg’ al bjè a tgèsa vèv’ ins lungurús , a sch’ ins vèva lungurús , mav’ ins òdaviart a figèva zatgéj .
Glosses: since SUBORD DEF.M.SG most at home.F.SG have.IMPF.3SG GNR boring and if GNR have.IMPF.3SG boring go.IMPF.3SG GNR outside and do.IMPF.3SG something
Translation: Since in most cases it was boring at home, and if one was bored, one would go outside and do something.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nus mavan bjè , gè , a fá gjucs , scù tg’ ins fagèva plé baut … fòrsa da quaj da pòlici’ a ládar … da quaj .
Glosses: 1PL go.IMPF.1PL often yes SUBORD do.INF game.M.PL as COMP GNR do.iMPF.3SG more early _ maybe of DEM.UNM of police.F.SG and thief.M.SG _ of DEM.UNM
Translation: We would often go and play, as one would do it in the past … maybe games of police and thief … things like that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju sa mè̱tar avaun òzaldé̱ … sa ju bigja métar avaun plé tg’ i fòn da gljèz , né ?
Glosses: and 1SG can.PRS.1SG put before nowadays _ can.PRS.1SG 1SG NEG put.INF before more COMP 3PL do.PRS.3PL of DEM.UNM right
Translation: And I can imagine nowadays … I cannot imagine any more that they play that, right?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nus mavan par èxè̱mpal è … gljèz è hald è clar … ùṣ ṣaj vagnú in téc plé spès , tùt cun tgèsas ….
Glosses: 1PL go.IMPF.1PL for example.M.SG also … _ DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG just also clear.ADJ.UNM _ now be.PRS.3SG.EXPL become.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG bit more dense.ADJ.UNM all with house.F.PL
Translation: We would also go, for instance … this is also clear … now it has become a bit more dense, all with houses … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nuṣ vèvan halt … aun aviart in téc daplé … curtín , détsch ju , ùṣa … drètg a saniastar , tg’ ins savèv’ aun fá lò in téc balapaj … drègj a saniastar .
Glosses: 1PL have.IMPF.1PL just _ still open.ADJ.UNM INDEF.M.SG bit more _ garden.M.SG say.PRS.1SG 1SG now _ right and left COMP GNR can.IMPF.3SG still do.INF there INDEF.M.SG bit football _ left and right
Translation: We had in fact … still a few more open [spaces] … garden, I say, now … right and left, so that we still could play a bit of football … right and left.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A né grad è gl unviarn cunzún mavanṣ bjè a bagagjavan sprungṣ a dèvan cun skis né cun ajssa né tg’ ins mava cun bòb da vias gjù … tg’ èra naturálmajn è bigj' aun aschí malsagir ùṣa … scù ùṣa fòrsa dal tráfic a vidanò .
Glosses: and right precisely also DEF.M.SG winter especially go.IMPF.1PL.1PL often and build.IMPF.1PL jump.M.PL and give.IMPF.1PL with ski.M.PL or with board.F.SG right COMP GNR go.IMPF.3SG with bob.M.SG from street.F.PL down _ REL COP.IMPF.3SG natural.M.SG.ADV also NEG yet so unsafe.ADJ.UNM now _ as now maybe from.DEF.M.SG traffic and back_and_forth
Translation: And, right?, especially during winter we often went and built ski jumps and would go skiing or snowboarding, or we would go down the streets on bobsleigh … which was of course not really as unsafe … as now because of the traffic and so on.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad i èra difarènza quét’ ju sémplamajn … nus fagèvan plé bjè òdaviart tga quaj tg’ i végn fatg òzaldé̱, quét’ ju .
Glosses: and EXPL EXIST.IMPF.3SG difference.F.SG think.PRS.1SG 1SG simple.F.SG.ADV _ 1PL do.IMPF.1PL more often outside than DEM.UNM REL EXPL PASS.AUX.PRS.3SG do.pTCP.UNM nowadays think.PRS.1SG 1SG
Translation: And there were simply differences I think … we played more often outside than what is done nowadays, I think.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Fòrsa è … clar , nus vèvan schòn è nòs còmpjutars né tgé ca nus vèvan als gameboys a vidanò .
Glosses: maybe also _ sure.ADJ.UNM 1PL have.IMPF.1PL in_fact also POSS.1PL.M.PL computer.PL or what REL 1PL have.IMPF.1PL DEF.M.PL gameboy.PL and back_and_forth
Translation: Maybe also … sure, we also had our computers or what did we have? … the gameboys and so on … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar … quaj èra schòn bigja schi scù òzaldé … quaj èxtrè̱m .
Glosses: but _ DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG in_fact NEG so as nowadays _ DEM.UNM extreme.ADJ.UNM
Translation: But this was in fact not like nowadays … so extreme.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nuṣ vajn gè schi massa … álṣò nus vajn gè sé cò in’ unjun da gjuvantégna .
Glosses: 1PL have.PRS.1PL after_all so much _ well 1PL have.PRS.1PL aftere_all up here INDEF.M.SG union of youth.F.SG
Translation: We have after all so many … well, we have up here a Young People's Association, after all.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju craj plé baud vèvani schòn aun … nus vèvan schòn in téc plé gròn tschafan da vagní ajn lò … èssar anzjaman cun fòrs’ in téc plé végls a vidanò ….
Glosses: and 1SG believe.PRS.1SG more early have.IMPF.3PL.3PL really still … _ 1PL have.IMPF.1PL really INDEF.M.SG bit more big.M.SG pleasure COMP come.INF in there _ be.INF together with maybe INDEF.M.SG bit more OLD.M.PL and back_and_forth
Translation: And I believe that in earlier times they really had … we were really happier to go there … be together with maybe people who were a bit older and so on … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj òzaldé als gjuvans tga végnan ò da scùla sadatan bigja gjù schi fétg cun in téc plé végls .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM nowadays DEF.M.PL young.PL REL come.PRS.3PL out of school.F.SG REFL.give.PRS.3PL NEG down so often with iNDEF.M.SG bit more old.M.PL
Translation: And nowadays the young people who come out of school do not want to have to do so much with those who are a bit older.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju sùn èba staus … òh , bunamajn déiṣch òns capitani … a lu sa ju schòn in téc sc’ i funczjanava .
Glosses: 1SG be.PRS.1SG simply COP.PTCP.M.SG _ oh almost ten year.M.PL captain _ and then know.PRS.1SG 1SG indeed INDEF.M.SG bit how EXPL function.IMPF.3SG
Translation: As a matter of fact, I was … oh, for almost ten years captain [of the Association of Youth] and therefore I know a bit how it used to function.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nus santupavan , al bjè vèvan nuṣ da fá gjù usché mias’ ur’ avaun sél lòcál , nuṣ vajn in lòcál da gjuvantétgna … nùca tga nus sarimnavan tùts .
Glosses: 1PL REFL.meet.IMPF.1PL DEF.M.SG often have.IMPF.1PL 1PL to make.INF down so half.F.SG hour before on.DEF.M.SG place 1PL have.PRS.1PL INDEF.M.SG place of youth.F.SG _ where REL 1PL REFL.meet.IMPF.1PL all.M.PL
Translation: We would meet, in most cases we had to meet half an hour or so before, at the place … we have a place where the Young People's Association can meet … where all of us would meet.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A las buébas né las gjufnas mégljardétg , lèzas vèvan lu da … trá ajn ina blus’ alva né trá , gè alf … a tgautschas najras scù’ ls gjuvans èra … mù tga lèzas vèvan da vagní cun in matg flurs , a nuṣ vèvan lu tgi vèva la guís … né … las bandiaras , la fana bial’ a quaj , a lu vèvan nus mintg’ jè in capitani ad in fice .
Glosses: and DEF.F.PL girl.PL or DEF.F.PL young_woman.PL better_said DEM.F.PL have.IMPF.3PL then to _ pull.INF in INDEF.F.SG blouse white or pull.INF yes white.ADJ.UNM _ and trousers.F.PL black.PL like DEF.M.PL young_man.PL also _ but SUBORD DEM.F.PL have.IMPF.3PL to come.INF with INDEF.M.SG buch flower.F.PL and 1PL have.IMPF.1PL then who have.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG rifle _ or _ DEF.F.PL flag.PL DEF.F.SG flag beautiful and DEM.UNM and then have.IMPF.1PL 1PL every.F.SG time INDEF.M.SG captain and INDEF.M.SG vice
Translation: And the girls or, to be more precise, the young women had to … wear a white blouse or wear, yes, white … and black trousers like the young men too … but the young women had to participate with a bunch of flowers, but some of us had to come with a rifle or with flags, the "beautiful flag" and so, and each time we had a captain and a vice-captain.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: L’ antschata c’ ju sùn vagnús ò da scùla … usché avaun quindiṣch òns … lò … anflávani aun plétò̱st da quèls tga fagèvan , ábar ùṣ anflá capitaniṣ è bigja schi sémpal .
Glosses: DEF.F.SG beginning when 1SG be.PRS.1SG come.PTCP.M.SG out of school.F.SG _ so before fifteen year.M.PL _ there _ find.IMPF.3PL.3PL still rather of DEM.M.PL REL do.IMPF.3PL but now find.INF captain.M.PL COP.PRS.3SG NEG so simple.ADJ.UNM
Translation: At the beginning when I had finished school … about fifteen years ago … there … they would still find people who would do [the job of captain], but nowadays to find captains is not so easy.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju a al santimajn , laṣ anadas tga végnan ùṣa , astg’ inṣ dí cun buna cuns-cianza , végnan puspè plé tgunṣch ála gjuvantétgna , i … sadrézan plétò̱st anviars nus .
Glosses: and 1SG have.PRS.1SG DEF.M.SG feeling DEF.F.PL age_group.PL REL come.PRS.3PL now allow.PRS.3SG GNR say.INF with good.F.SG conscience come.PRS.3PL again more easy.ADJ.UNM to.DEF.F.SG youth 3PL _ REFL.address.PRS.3PL rather towards 1PL
Translation: And I have the feeling, the age groups that are coming now, one can say it with a clear conscience, they come more easily to the Young People's Association, they … rather address us.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ùṣ ṣai puspè in téc usché … al còc scù … avaun quindiṣch òns , quét’ ju … i è stau ditg lò djantara̱jn , è stau anadas , gè tg’ ins savèva bétga pròpi … nù métar quèls , gè èxáct .
Glosses: now COP.PRS.3SG.EXPL again INDEF.M.SG bit so _ DEF.M.SG core like _ before fifteen year.PL think.PRS.1SG 1SG _ EXPL be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM long_time there in_between be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM age_group.F.PL yes REL GNR know.IMPF.3SG NEG exactly _ where put.INF DEM.M.PL yes exact.ADJ.UNM
Translation: Now it is again a bit like this … the core as … fifteen years ago, I think … it has been a long time in between, there have been age groups, yes, of which one didn't know exactly … where to put them, yes, exactly.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar la difarènza , nùc’ ju vèz’ ina grònda difarènza è scù scòlast da skis dùn ju gè schòn … òtg òns … vèz’ ju bjè tgé ca vò sén pista , grat … dals indigèns anò … i vòn bétga plé schi bjè scù quaj tg’ i mavan in' jèda .
Glosses: but DEF.F.SG difference where.REL 1SG see.PRS.1SG INDEF.F.SG big difference also as teacher.M.SG of ski.PL give.PRS.1SG 1SG yes already _ eight year.PL _ see.PRS.1SG 1SG much what REL go.PRS.3SG on slope.M.SG just _ of.DEF.M.PL local.PL out _ 3PL go.PRS.3PL NEG more so much as DEM.UNM REL 3PL go.IMPF.3PL INDEF.F.SG time
Translation: But the difference, where I also see a big difference, as a ski teacher I have already been teaching for eight years … I see a lot of what is going on on the ski slopes, especially … regarding the local people … they don't go as often as they used to go some time ago.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Grad la gjuvantétgna … pauca gjuvantétgna … tgé c’ ins vèza bjè è als plé passaj , als pènṣionaj vèz’ ins bjè sén pista … a tschaj è quèls scù adina halt … quèlas famigljas scù adina .
Glosses: especially DEF.F.SG youth _ little.F.SG youth _ what REL GNR see.PRS.3SG much COP.PRS.3SG DEF.M.PL more old.M.PL DEF.M.SG retired.PL see.PRS.3SG GNR much on slope.F.SG _ and DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG DEM.M.PL as always simply _ DEM.F.PL family.PL as always
Translation: Especially the youth … little youth … what one often sees are older people, one can see a lot of retired people on the slopes … and the others are those one always sees … these families, as always.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar lò ṣai schòn ju anavù̱ṣ in téc , è cùls indigèns . Ùṣ ani plétò̱st antschiat ajn ad í cuérsa ljunga .
Glosses: but there be.PRS.3SG.EXPL really go.PTCP.UNM back INDEF.M.SG bit also with.DEF.M.PL local.PL how have.PRS.3PL.3PL rather begin.PTCP.UNM in COMP go.INF course.F.SG long
Translation: But it has really diminished a bit, also with the local people. Now they have rather begun with cross-country skiing.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj tg’ i sòn fá datiar … tg’ i sòn fòrsa fá in’ ura api òn i fatg al spòrt dal dé ad òn tutin’ aun zatgé dal dé … uschéa , quèla dirèczjun … éxáct .
Glosses: DEM.UNM REL 3PL can.PRS.3PL do.INF alongside _ REL 3PL can.PRS.3PL maybe do.INF one.F.SG hour and have.PRS.3PL 3PL do.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG sport of.DEF.M.SG day and have.PRS.3PL nevertheless still something of.DEF.M.SG day _ so DEM.F.SG direction _ exact.ADJ.UNM
Translation: That they can do alongside … that they can do maybe for one hour and then they have done their sport for the day and nevertheless still have something of the day … so, something like this … exactly.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò i òn bunamajn damè̱mja , détsch ju ùṣa frèch .
Glosses: well 3PL have.PRS.3PL almost too_much say.PRS.1SG 1SG now naughty.ADJ.UNM
Translation: Well they have almost too much, I would now say naughtily.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gè , sch’ ju mir’ anavù̱s … quaj è fòrsa sjad , ògj òns … schòn mù gljèz … savèv’ ins í patschíficamajn .
Glosses: yes if 1SG look.PRS.1SG back _ DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG maybe seven eight year.M.PL _ really only DEM.UNM _ can.IMPF.3SG GNR go.INF peaceful.F.SG.ADV
Translation: Yes, if I look back … that was maybe seven, eight years [ago] … only that … one could go peacefully.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju détsch ùṣa gl unviarn cu bjèrs vèvan hald vacanzas scha … lò ampurtavi lu bétga scha té mavaṣ durònt l’ jamna né la … sònda-duméngj’ ajn sòrtida .
Glosses: 1SG say.PRS.1SG now DEF.M.SG winter when many.M.PL have.IMPF.3PL simply holiday.F.PL CORR _ there be_important.IMPF.3SG.EXPL then NEG if 2SG.GNR go.IMPF.2SG.GNR during DEF.F.SG week or DEF.F.SG _ Saturday-Sunday in going_out.F.SG
Translation: I say now that during winter when many people used to go on holidays … it wasn't important if one would go out during the week or during the weekend.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Cò èr’ adina … fulanau … ad i èr’ adina è … gè daplé lòcalitats , détsch ju ùṣa .
Glosses: here COP.IMPF.3SG always _ crowded.ADJ.UNM _ and EXPL EXIST.IMPF.3Sg always also _ yes more place.F.PL SAY.PRS.1SG 1SG now
Translation: Here it was always … crowded … and there were always also … yes, more places, I say now.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò nus vèvan … gljèz èr’ è adin’ in tég autar tga quaj tga nus fajajn òz in téc .
Glosses: well 1PL have.IMPF.1PL _ DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG also always INDEF.M.SG bit other than DEM.UNM REL 1PL do.PRS.1PL today INDEF.M.SG bit
Translation: Well, we had … that was always a bit different from what we do today, a bit.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò cu ju sùn vagnúṣ ò da scùla … nuṣ vèvan schòn è nátèls a da quaj ábar nus … nuṣ duvravan bétga schi … èxtrè̱m quaj scù i végn duvrau .
Glosses: well when 1SG be.PRS.1SG come.PTCP.M.SG out of school.F.SG _ we have.IMPF.1PL in_fact also smartphone.M.PL and of DEM.UNM but 1PL _ 1PL use.IMPF.1PL NEG so _ extreme.ADJ.UNM DEM.UNM as EXPL PASS.AUX.PRS.3SG use.PTCP.UNM
Translation: Well, when I finished school … we also had smartphones and such things, but we … we didn't use them in such an extreme way as they are used [nowadays].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Pr̩ nuṣ vèvi adina nùm , nus santupajn … laṣ òtg séla majṣa radùnda … aschí vèndardís né sònda … tgi c’ è lò è lò .
Glosses: for 1PL have.IMPF.3SG.EXPL always name.M.SG 1SG REFL.meet.PRS.1PL _ DEF.F.PL eight on.DEF.F.SG table round _ so Friday.M.SG or Saturday.F.SG _ who REL COP.PRS.3SG there COP.PRS.3SG there
Translation: For us it always meant that we meet … at eight o'clock at the round table … be it Friday or Saturday … whoever was there.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu al bjè stèv’ ins lò ina , duaṣ uras … da cumpignia api sjantar mav’ ins lu … ségi quaj ajn quèla bar né ajn tschèla … nùca tg’ i vèva lu tga trèva … dad ira .
Glosses: and then DEF.M.SG much stay.IMPF.3SG GNR there one.F.SG two.F.PL hour.PL _ of company.F.SG and after go.IMPF.3SG GNR then _ COP.PRS.SBJV.3SG DEM.UNM in DEM.F.SG bar or in DEM.F.SG _ where REL EXPL have.IMPF.3SG then COMP pull.IMPF.3SG _ to go.INF
Translation: And then we would mostly stay one or two hours together and then we would go into this bar or into that one … wherever it drew us to go.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar anzatgí èra lu adina lò da laṣ òtg … sch’ ins vèva lu fatg gjù né bétg … par nuṣ vèvi adina nùm laṣ òtg lò .
Glosses: but somebody COP.IMPF.3SG then always there of DEF.F.PL eight _ if GNR have.IMPF.3SG then make.PTCP.UNM down or NEG _ for 1PL have.IMPF.3SG.EXPL always name.M.SG DEF.F.PL eight there
Translation: But somebody was always there at eight o'clock … whether we had made an appointment or not … for us it always meant at eight there.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar ùs ṣè quaj è samidau … álsò végni è scrèt drègj a saniastar .
Glosses: but now COP.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM also REFL.change.PTCP.UNM _ well PASS.AUX.PRS.3SG.EXPL also write.PTCP.UNM right and left
Translation: But now this has changed … well, this is what one can read (literally `what is written') everywhere.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [PhM] Aber mavas vus è gju Glion ni gju Cuera en sòrtida ?
Glosses: _ but go.IMPF.2PL 2PL also down PN or down PN in going_out.F.SG
Translation: [PhM] `But did you also go to Glion or Cuera in order to go out?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m9] Nus mavan schòn èra … ábar bégja stédjamajn … gè , gjù Cuéra né usché mavan nuṣ aun plétò̱st , má tga nuṣ vèvan lu è … al bjè mavan nus sémplamajn lò nùca nuṣ vèvan còlègs tg’ ins savèva stá ṣur nòtg .
Glosses: _ 1PL go.IMPF.1PL indeed also _ but NEG constant.F.SG.ADV _ yes down PN or so go.IMPF.1PL 1PL in_addition rather, because SUBORD 1PL have.IMPF.1PL there also _ DEF.M.SG much go.iMPF.1PL 1PL simple.F.SG.ADV there where.REL 1PL have.IMPF.1PL mate.M.PL REL GNR can.IMPF.3SG stay over night.F.SG
Translation: [m9] `We would indeed go … but not regularly … yes, down to Cuera or otherwise we would rather go … because we have also … we would mostly go simply where we had friends where we could stay over night.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò ins mava par èxèmpal è magari gjù Lucèrn , pr̩quaj tga nuṣ vèvan gjù Lucèrn còlègs tga stèvan gjù lò .
Glosses: well GNR go.IMPF.3SG for example.M.SG also sometimes down PN because COMP 1PL have.IMPF.1PL down PN colleague.M.PL REL stay.IMPF.3PL down there
Translation: Well, we would also go for instance to Lucerne because in Lucerne we had friends who lived down there.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Èra quaj pr̩ nus da quaj tjams schòn aun highlights … né … tga marschav’ in téc daplé , autra gljut … lu mav’ ins bugèn … né gjù Cuéra , gè … èxáct … a schjùc al bjè schòn sé cò antù̱rn .
Glosses: COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM for 1PL of DEM.M.SG time indeed in_addition highlight.PL _ right _ COMP go_on.iMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG bit more other.F.SG people _ then go.IMPF.3SG GNR with_pleasure _ or down PN yes _ exact.ADJ.UNM _ and otherwise DEF.M.SG much really up here around
Translation: For us these were indeed highlights at that time … right? … because there were more things going on, other people … then it was a pleasure for us to go there … or down to Cuera, yes … exactly … and otherwise mostly around here.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Oh ju sa èba dí , cu nus mavan a scùla , cù quaj èr’ atgnamajn al sistém né cu nuṣ èran … gè , tg’ ins … cu nus mavan a scùla , ùssa ṣèn aj a tgèsa … stùn gè bétg’ í ajn plaza scù nus mavan … a nuṣ vevan scùla tòca gl avrèl .
Glosses: _ oh 1SG can.PRS.1SG just say.INF when 1PL go.IMPF.1PL to school.F.SG how DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG actually DEF.M.SG system or when 1PL COP.IMPF.3SG _ yes, SUBORD GNR _ when 1PL go.IMPF.1PL to school.F.SG now COP.PRS.3PL 3PL at house.F.SG _ must.PRS.3PL in_fact NEG go.INF in job.F.SG how 1PL go.IMPF.1PL _ and 1PL have.IMPF.1PL school.F.SG until DEF.M.SG April
Translation: [f4] `Oh I could tell [you] about the time when we used to go to school, how the system was actually or when we were … yes, when we … when we used to go to school, nowadays they stay at home [during holidays] … they don't have to go to work as we used to go … and we had school until April.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju vèv’ alṣ véntgatschún d’ avrèl nataléci a pauc sjanter èri dad ira .
Glosses: 1SG have.IMPF.1SG DEF.M.PL twenty-five of April.M.SG birthday.M.SG and little after be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to go.INF
Translation: I had my birthday on April 25 and a short time later I had to go [and start working].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Scha la scùla calava la sònda , scha gljèndiṣdís stèv’ inṣ í ajn plaza .
Glosses: if DEF.F.SG school end.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG Saturday CORR Monday must.IMPF.3SG GNR go.INF in job.F.SG
Translation: If school ended on Saturday, on Monday one had to start working.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu tòca gl òctò̱bar … gè , in' jè … in pèr diṣ avaun ca tga la scùl’ antschajva vèv’ ins finju .
Glosses: and then until DEF.M.SG October _ yes one.F.SG time _ INDEF.M.SG pair day.M.PL before SUBORD SUBORD DEF.F.SG school begin.PRS.3SG have.IMPF.3SG GNR finish.PTCP.UNM
Translation: And then until October … yes, once … some days before school started we could stop working.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar quaj èra fétg strèng . Quaj stèv’ inṣ ira a … ju sùn stada navèn da l' ampréma classa … ajn plaza adina , tiar purs . Gè , quaj èra fétg hèfti .
Glosses: but DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG very strenuous.ADJ.UNM DEM.UNM must.IMPF.3SG GNR go.INF and _ 1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.F.SG from of DEF.F.SG first class _ in job.F.SG always at farmer.M.PL yes DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG very hard.ADJ.UNM
Translation: But this was very strenuous. Because one had to go and … I always worked, since the first grade (of primary school), with farmers. Yes, that was very hard.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [PhM] E nu’ eis ti stada ?
Glosses: _ and where be.PRS.2SG 2SG COP.PTCP.F.SG
Translation: [PhM] `And where have you been?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Adina cò . Ju sùn stada sulèt in òn tgu vèva fatg tégn ju  la davùsa classa sùnd ju stada aun gjù Gljòn a tialas sòras ajn plaza .
Glosses: _ always here 1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.F.SG only one.M.SG year REL.1SG have.IMPF.1SG do.PTCP.UNM hold.PRS.1SG 1SG _ DEF.F.SG last grade be.PRS.1SG 1SG COP.PTCP.F.SG in_addition down PN and by.DEF.F.PL nun.PL in job
Translation: [f4] `Always here. I was only one year when I did, I think - during the last grade I was down in Glion and worked for the nuns.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [PhM] Aber quei ei fetg grev .
Glosses: _ but DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG very heavy.ADJ.UNM
Translation: [PhM] `But this is very heavy.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Gè quaj èra … nuṣ ṣchajn magari djantar ju a gl ùm cu i mùssan cù quèls tg’ òn stuvju luvrá da l’ ujara , quèls ufauns … clar nuṣ èssan fòrsa bétga vagnúṣ , ábar stju luvrá còrpòrálmajn vajn nus schi fétg scù quèls .
Glosses: _ yes DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ 1PL say.PRS.1PL sometimes between 1SG and DEF.M.SG man when 3PL show.PRS.3PL how DEM.M.PL REL have.PRS.3PL must.PTCP.UNM work.INF of DEF.F.SG war DEM.M.PL child.PL _ clear.ADJ.UNM 1PL be.PRS.1PL maybe NEG PASS.AUX.PTCP.M.PL but must.PTCP.UNM work.INF physical.ADJ.M.ADV have.PRS.1PL 1PL so much as DEM.M.PL
Translation: [f4] `Yes that was … we sometimes say, me and my husband, when they show how they had to work during war, those children … sure, maybe we were not, but physically we had to work as hard as those [children].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj mavas té a fumatgèsa a la pr̩mavèra èri da gidá cun grascha … bétar ò a gidá a pitgè quèla grascha , sa bigja scha té ancanùschas quaj , api èri dad í métar trúfals … api ….
Glosses: DEM.UNM go.IMPF.2SG.GNR 2SG.GNR to maid.F.SG and DEF.F.SG Lent be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to help.INF with fertiliser.F.SG … _ throw.INF out and help.INF to beat.INF DEM.F.SG fertiliser know.PRS.1SG NEG whether 2SG know.PRS.2SG DEM.UNM and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL COMP go.INF put.INF potato.M.PL _ and
Translation: Therefore you would go as a maid and during Spring one had to help with dung … spread out and help beating this dung, I don't know whether you know that, and then one had to sow potatoes … and … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A las fèmnas stèv’ inṣ aun gidá a tgèsa a cu `ls ùmans mavan lu a … mavan aj lu a majṣès , scha quaj è da té ancanuschènt .
Glosses: and DEF.F.PL woman.PL must.IMPF.3SG GNR moreover help.INF at home.F.SG and when DEF.M.PL man.PL go.iMPF.3PL then and _ go.IMPF.3PL 3PL then to assembly_of_houses.M.SG if DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG DAT 2SG known.ADJ.UNM
Translation: And the women, one had to help them at home and when the men would go and … would go up to the majṣès, if you know this.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api schèvan aj … lu vèva las fèmnas da lavá ò la tgèsa … èri da lavá ò la tgès’ a gidá a … api èri dad í zarclá trúfals api èri dad í a zarclá al graun .
Glosses: and let.IMPF.3PL 3PL _ then have.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.PL woman.PL to wash.INF out DEF.F.SG house _ be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to wash.INF out DEF.F.SG house and help.INF and _ and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to go.INF weed.INF potato.M.PL and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to go.INF SUBORD weed.INF DEF.M.SG cereal
Translation: And they let … then the women had to clean the house … clean the house and help to … and then one had to weed the potato fields and then one had to go and weed the cereal fields.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gè , quaj èr’ atgnamajn adina da fá , ju sùn è stada tiar purs nuc’ ju stuèva … cù dins … fá flucs .
Glosses: yes DEM.UNM be.IMPF.3SG actually always to do.INF 1SG be.PRS.1SG also COP.PTCP.F.SG at farmer.M.PL where.REL 1SG must.IMPF.1SG _ how say.PRS.3SG.GNR _ make.INF chopped_straw.M.PL
Translation: Yes, that we had to do always, I also worked for farmers where I had to … how do you say? … chop straw.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj èr’ al fajn tg’ èra rastauṣ anavù̱ṣ ajn iral , scha fagèvani quaj cun in ghítar flucs api vignéva quaj méz ajn ajn sacs a duvrau gl unviarn pr̩ dá dals pòrs .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG straw REL be.IMPF.3SG remain.PTCP.M.SG back in threshing_floor.M.SG then do.IMPF.3PL.3PL DEM.UNM with INDEF.M.SG grid chopped_straw.M.PL and PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM put.PTCP.UNM in in sack.M.PL and use.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG winter SUBORD give DAT.DEF.M.PL pig.PL
Translation: That was the straw that remained on the threshing floor, then they would chop it with a grid and then this was put into sacks and used during winter to feed the pigs.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A sjantar mavan aj ad alp als tiars api vagnévi … vagnév’ als … als … purs lu anavù̱ṣ api èri da fá fajn .
Glosses: and after go.IMPF.3PL 3PL to alp.M.SG DEF.M.PL animal.PL and come.IMPF.3SG _ come.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.PL _ DEF.M.PL _ farmer.PL then back and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to do.INF hay.M.SG
Translation: And after this they would go to the summer pastures, the animals, and then the farmers … would … would come back and then one had to do hay.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu vagnéva quaj fatg fajn tùt a maun né … lu èra quaj bétga masch[inas] … èri tùt siau a maun .
Glosses: and then PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM do.PTCP.UNM hay.M.SG all by hand.M.SG right ? _ then EXIST.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM NEG machine.F.PL _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL all mow.PTCP.UNM by hand.M.PL
Translation: And then hay was all made by hand, right, … at that time there were no machines … everything was mown by hand.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: I èra da quèls tga vèvan … . Ju sùn ùssa stada tiar dus purs tga vèvan mù vacas a … a lu quaj vagnéva tùt tratg cun bùvs , al fajn .
Glosses: EXPL exist.IMPF.3SG of DEM.M.PL REL have.IMPF.3PL _ _ 1SG be.PRS.1SG now COP.PTCP.F.SG by two.M.PL farmer.PL REL have.IMPF.3PL only cow.F.PL and _ and then DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG all pull.PTCP.UNM with ox.M.PL DEF.M.SG hay
Translation: There were some that had … . Well, I stayed with two farmers who only had cows and … and then the whole hay was pulled by oxen.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj èra hèfti . Api tiar in pur sùnd ju stada tgu stuèva … ah … quaj èra mù ùm a dùna , quèls vèvan bigja gju famiglja a lu stuèv’ ju la sèra adin’ ir' a fá tschajna … a fá … manèstra , manèstra , manèstra , manèstra .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG strenuous.ADJ.UNM and by INDEF.M.SG farmer be.PRS.1SG 1SG COP.PTCP.UNM REL.1SG must.IMPF.1SG _ eh _ DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG only man.M.SG and woman.F.SG DEM.M.PL have.IMPF.3PL NEG have.PTCP.UNM family.F.SG and then must.IMPF.1SG 1SG DEF.F.SG evening always go.INF SUBORD make.INF dinner.F.SG _ SUBORD make.INF _ pottage.F.SG pottage.F.SG pottage.F.SG pottage.F.SG
Translation: And this was strenuous. And I stayed with a farmer where I had to … eh … they were only man and woman, they didn't have children and then in the evening I always had to go and prepare dinner … and prepare pottage, pottage, pottage, pottage.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Lò vèv’ ju … lu mav’ ju la … fòrza la quarta … tiar quèlṣ duṣ vau bitga gju lò vau btga durmju , vau savju ira a tgèsa .
Glosses: there have.IMPF.1SG 1SG _ then go.IMPF.1SG 1SG DEF.F.SG _ maybe DEF.F.SG fourth _ by DEM.M.PL two.PL have.PRS.1SG.1SG NEG have.ptcp.unm there have.1SG.1SG NEG sleep.PTCP.UNM have.PRS.1SG.1SG can.PTCP.UNM go.INF to home.F.SG
Translation: There I had … then I attended the … maybe the fourth [form] … at these two people's place I dind't - there I didn't sleep, I could go home.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Mav’ ju a tgèsa ábar quaj èra … èr’ ins trésts ajn in cèrt sèn api stgav’ ins lu bigja grad dí a tgèsa … í a tgès’ a dí tgé … còn hèfti inṣ vaj gju , gè … schjùc savilavan aj a quaj è ùssa mju ùm .
Glosses: go.IMPF.1SG 1SG to home.F.SG but DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ COP.IMPF.3SG GNR sad.M.SG in INDEF.M.SG certain sense and be_allowed.IMPF.3SG GNR then NEG just say.INF at home.F.SG _ go.INF to home.F.SG and say.INF what _ how strenuous.ADJ.UNM GNR have.PRS.3SG have.PTCP.UNM yes _ otherwise REFL.get_angry.IMPF.3PL 3PL and DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG now POSS.1SG.M.SG man
Translation: I would go home, but this was … one felt sad in a certain sense and then you couln't just say at home … go home and tell … how hard one had to work, yes … otherwise they would get angry, and this is now my husband.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] A vuṣ vajṣ anflau ò ampau nùfs plajds ?
Glosses: _ and 2PL have.PRS.2PL find.PTCP.UNM out a_little new.M.PL word.PL
Translation: [m3] `And did you find out some new words?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Na , nuṣ vajn … ju èra grat cò a raquintava cù nus … inṣ èra fumègl … fumitgèsas .
Glosses: _ no 1PL have.PRS.1PL _ 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG just here and tell.IMPF.1SG how 1PL _ GNR COP.IMPF.3SG farmhand.M.SG _ maid.F.SG
Translation: [f4] `No, we have … I was just here and told how we … we were a farmhand … maids.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] È stau intrassant , tutina ?
Glosses: _ be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM interesting.ADJ.UNM nevertheless
Translation: [m3] `Has it nevertheless been interesting?