lecslab/glosslm-corpus huggingface dataset:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Transcription: [m3] È stau intrassant , tutina ?
Glosses: _ be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM interesting.ADJ.UNM nevertheless
Translation: [m3] `Has it nevertheless been interesting?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [f4] Gè gè , nuṣ vajn gju intrassant . Na , lu èra quaj èba da … da … da fá a gidá a raschlá a gè … quaj èr’ adina … nuṣ vajn gju angrazjajvals , névétg PN .
Glosses: _ yes yes 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM interesting.ADJ.UNM no then COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM in_fact to _ to _ to do.INF and help and rake.INF and yes _ DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG always _ 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM grateful.M.PL right PN
Translation: [f4] `Yes, yes it was interesting. No, in fact one had to do and help and rake and yes … this was always … we had grateful [farmers], right PN?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [f4] I schèvan luvrá fétg .
Glosses: _ 3PL let.IMPF.3PL work.INF much
Translation: [f4] `They had [us] work a lot.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [m3] Fá da mèmi , magari vèvi nùm … ju saragòrd’ aun in' jèd’ ábar lura èr’ ju staus mù a gidá tiar PN ad èra stau in dé da maz .
Glosses: _ do.INF of too_much sometimes have.IMPF.3SG.EXPL name _ 1SG REFL.remember.PRS.1SG still one.F.SG time but then be.IMPF.1SG 1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG only SUBORD help.INF by PN and be.IMPF.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG day of killing.M.SG
Translation: [m3] `Do too much, sometimes it meant … I still remember once, but then I only had gone helping and it had been a terrible day.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ina calira pi vèvani dau marjanda , scù nuṣ ṣchajn , api èri vagnú andamajn tg’ ins stuèva fá zitgé sén Ṣcharinas .
Glosses: INDEF.F.SG heath and_then have.IMPF.3PL.3PL give.PTCP.UNM snack.F.SG as 1PL say.PRS.1PL and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL come.PTCP.UNM in_mind COMP GNR must.IMPF.3SG do.INF something on PN
Translation: A terrible heath and they gave us a snack, as we say, and then they remembered that there was something to do up in Scharinas.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Sas tgé quaj vut dí ? Quaj è ljung , quaj è sé Miléz , Ṣcharinas .
Glosses: know.PRS.2SG what DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG long.ADJ.UNM DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG up PN PN
Translation: Do you know what this means? This is a long way, this is up at Milez, Scharinas.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Sé Miléz , dadajns Miléz …
Glosses: _ up PN in PN
Translation: Up at Milez, to the west of Milez … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ála finfinala vèv' ju stù fa in , ina … ina cumisjun a purtá ina dèpèscha .
Glosses: in.DEF.F.SG end have.IMPF.1SG 1SG must.PTCP.UNM do.INF INDEF.M.SG INDEF.F.SG _ INDEF.F.SG mission and bring.INF DEF.F.SG dispatch
Translation: In the end I had got a, a … a mission and had to deliver a message.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quaj amblid’ ju bétg . Ju èr’ in gjuvanò̱tar , sùn maj staus fumègl ábar ins mav’ a gidá òra , pr̩quaj tga cu mju bap … duvrava buéts , èran quaj … èran quèls buéts , quèla famiglja … a quèls òn adina gidau al bap sch’ i dumandavan a lu ṣchèv’ al bap: «Sch’ als PN damòndan … in ò dad ira .»
Glosses: DEM.UNM forget.PRS.1SG 1SG NEG 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG INDEF.M.SG youngster be.PRS.1SG never COP.PTCP.M.SG farmhand.M.SG but GNR go.IMPF.3SG SUBORD help.INF out because SUBORD when POSS.1SG.M.SG father _ need.IMPF.3SG boy.M.PL COP.IMPF.3PL DEM.UNM _ COP.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL boy.PL DEM.F.SG family _ and DEM.M.PL have.PRS.3PL always help.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG father if 3PL ask.IMPF.3PL and then say.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG father if DEF.M.PL PN ask.PRS.3PL _ one.M.SG have.PRS.3SG to go.INF
Translation: This I'll never forget. I was a youngster, I never was a farmhand but we would go and help out, because when my father … needed some boys, these were … these were those boys, that family … and these always helped my father if they asked them, and then my father used to say: «If the ask … one has to go.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Basta . In' jèda vagnév’ in , in' jèda tschèl … ábar schagliuc bèn , èran aj ….
Glosses: enough INDEF.F.SG time come.IMPF.3SG one.M.SG INDEF.F.SG time DEM.M.SG … _ but otherwise yes COP.IMPF.3PL 3PL
Translation: OK. Once one would come, and once another … but otherwise yes, they were … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Gljèdṣ va ju è gju , quaj èr’ uschéja … ábar inṣ èra , gè , bjè jèdas trésts a tartgava , ò djantarajn … ábar a tgèsa stgav’ ins bétg’ ira a dí , pr̩quaj tg’ i ṣchèvan: «Ò quaj pùs té schòn , ùṣa quaj è nuéta schi nausch .»
Glosses: DEM.UNM have.PRS.1SG 1SG also have.PTCP.UNM DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG so _ but GNR COP.IMPF.3SG yes many time.F.PL sad.M.SG and think.IMPF.3SG have.PRS.3SG in_between _ but at home.F.SG be_allowed.impf.3SG GNR NEG go.INF and say.INF because SUBORD 3PL say.IMPF.3PL oh DEM.UNM can.PRS.2SG 2SG indeed now DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG NEG so bad.ADJ.UNM
Translation: This I also had, this was so … but we were … yes, many times sad and thought, have in between … but at home we were not allowed to go and tell [how it was], because they would say: «Oh, you are certainly able to do that, now this is not so bad».
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [m3] «Té vèvas al disavantatg tga té èras ina grònda .»
Glosses: _ 2SG have.IMPF.2SG DEF.M.SG disadvantage REL 2SG COP.IMPF.2SG INDEF.F.SG tall.ADJ.F
Translation: [m3] «You had the disadvantage to be tall.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [f4] Ad ju èra ina grònda a quaj è maj stau flòt . Ju a détg bjè jèdas dad èl , sas cò pratandévani bjè daplé .
Glosses: _ and 1SG COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.F.SG tall.ADJ.F and DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG never COP.PTCP.UNM nice.ADJ.UNM 1SG have.1SG say.PTCP.UNM many time.F.PL DAT 3SG.M know.PRS.2SG here demand.IMPF.3PL.3PL much more
Translation: [f4] `And I was a tall one and this was never nice. I told him many times, you know here they demand much more.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [m3] Èl’ èra la plé grònda buéba dal vitg .
Glosses: _ 3SG.F COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG more tall.F.SG girl of.DEF.M.SG village
Translation: [m3] `She was the tallest girl of the village.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [f4] Lu tartgávani , ò , quaj è ina buébúna , quèla pù schòn … gè , na , quaj è schòn stau uschéja .
Glosses: _ then think.IMPF.3PL.3PL oh DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.F.SG girl.AUGM DEM.F.SG can.PRS.3SG indeed _ yes, no, DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG indeed COP.PTCP.UNM so
Translation: [f4] `Then they thought, oh, she is a very tall girl, she is indeed able … yes, no, this was really so.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ábar té , a gè , api lu mavan ins tùta stat , lò vèva da fá quaj .
Glosses: but 2SG and yes and then go.IMPF.3SG.EUPH GNR whole.F.SG summer there have.IMPF.1SG to do.INF DEM.UNM
Translation: But you, and yes, and then we would go for the whole summer, there [I] had to do that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A sch’ i èra malaura , scha vèv’ inṣ a tgèsa da fá , las fèmnas , lu èri da zarclá agl iart a fá quaj a fá tschaj .
Glosses: and if EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG bad_weather.F.SG CORR have.IMPF.3SG GNR at house.F.SG to do.INF DEF.F.PL woman.PL then be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to weed.INF DEF.M.SG garden and do.INF DEM.UNM and do.INF DEM.UNM
Translation: And if the weather was bad, we, the women, had to work in the house, then we had to weed the garden and do this and do that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A … api èri puspè dad í sél fùns , cu i èra dad ira puspè … gè .
Glosses: and _ and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL again to go.INF on.DEF.M.SG fields.M.SG when EXPL be.IMPF.3SG to go.INF again _ yes
Translation: And … and then we had to go to the fields again when it was [time] to go again … yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [m3] Nuṣ ṣchajn anqual’ jèda c’ ins vèza las tiaras … ṣùdsvilupadas , lajn dí quèluísa , tga dian , quèls ufauns stùn luvrá a végnan bunamajn pandí sé , quaj lò … quaj lò vajn nus tùts fatg .
Glosses: _ 1PL say.PRS.1PL some time.F.SG when GNR see.PRS.3SG DEF.F.PL country.PL _ underdeveloped.PL HORT.1PL say.INF this_way COMP say.PRS.3PL DEM.M.PL child.PL must.PRS.3PL work.INF and PASS.AUX.PRS.3PL almost hang.PTCP.M.PL up DEM.UNM here _ DEM.UNM here have.PRS.1PL 1PL all.M.PL do.PTCP.UNM
Translation: [m3] `Sometimes we say when we see the underdeveloped countries, let's put it this way, that they say that these children must work and are almost hanged; this here … this here we all did it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [f4] Nuṣ vajn fatg atrás quaj .
Glosses: _ 1SG have.PRS.1PL do.PTCP.UNM through DEM.UNM
Translation: [f4] `We have experienced that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [m3] Tùts … ò da scùla a fumègl … a sjantar ad alp a navèn dad alp vagnévas pér al davùs mumèn a mavaṣ a scùla .
Glosses: _ all.M.PL _ out of school.F.SG to farmhand.M.SG _ and after to alp.F.SG and away from alp come.IMPF.2SG.GNR only DEF.M.SG last moment and go.IMPF.2SG.GNR to school.F.SG
Translation: All … out of school to farmhand … and after this to the alpine pasture and you would only come away from the pasture at the last moment and then you would go to school.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ábar quaj dèva bétga discusjun . Quaj nagín tga [f4] na [m3] tga lèva bétga fá .
Glosses: but DEM.UNM give.IMPF.3SG NEG discussion.F.SG DEM.UNM nobody REL _ no _ REL want.IMPF.3SG NEG do.INF
Translation: But there were no discussions. Nobody [f4] no [m3] would refuse to do it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ábar tgé tga … tg’ ins discussjunèsch’ aun anqual jèda , c’ in èra buéts … ju sa tg’ ju sùn stauṣ vazlè , tgé èra quaj , trènta vadjals … gjù cò vi da tschèla vart , ábar … ju sa bitg sch’ ju mav’ a scùla né uschéja .
Glosses: but what REL _ REL GNR discuss.PRS.3SG still some.F.SG time when GNR COP.IMPF.3SG boy.M.PL _ 1SG know.PRS.1SG COMP 1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG calf_herdsman.M.SG what COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM thirty calf.M.PL _ down here over of DEM.F.SG side but _ 1SG know.PRS.1SG NEG whether 1SG go.IMPF.1SG to school.F.SG or so
Translation: But what … what one still discusses sometimes, when we were boys … I know that I was a calf herdsman, how many were there, thirty calves … down here, over there on the other side, but … I don't know whether I was going to school or so.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ábar quaj vagnéva dau ṣura in pènṣum mèmi gròn ad ju sùn parschuadjus , è ad alp … pia sch’ in èra purtgè , sùn staus purtgè cun dùdiṣch òns , a vèva mju quántum vacas .
Glosses: but DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG give.PTCP.UNM up INDEF.M.SG homework too big and 1SG COP.PRS.1SG convince.PTCP.M.SG also to alp.M.SG _ therefore if GNR COP.IMPF.3SG swineherd.M.SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG swineherd.M.SG with twelve year.M.PL and have.IMPF.1SG POSS.1SG.M.SG amount cow.F.SG
Translation: But they would give us too much homework and I am convinced, also to the pasture … therefore if one was a swineherd, I was swineherd when I was twelve years old, and I had my amount of cows.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ju vèva da trá la cèntrifuga … né , quaj tùt tga mungèva … quaj èra zagnún , pástar gròn ….
Glosses: 1SG have.IMPF.1SG COMP pull.INF DEF.F.SG centrifuge … _ right DEM.UNM all REL milk.IMPF.3SG _ DEM.3SG COP.IMPF.3SG alpine_dairyman.M.SG shepherd.M.SG big
Translation: I had to spin the centrifuge … right, here everybody had to milk … there were the alpine dairyman, the main shepherd … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [m3] «Gè , da mé daj è ina … . Al zagnún , pástar gròn , pástar pin , a `l tarsial ….
Glosses: _ yes DAT 1SG give.IMP.2SG also INDEF.F.SG … _ _ DEF.M.SG alpine_dairyman.M.SG shepherd.M.SG big shepherd.M.SG small and DEF.M.SG assistant
Translation: [m3] `«Yes, give me also a … . The alpine dairyman, the main shepherd, the second shepherd, and the assistant …» .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: [PhM] «Tgei ei in tersiel ?»
Glosses: _ what COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.M.SG assistant
Translation: [PhM] `«What is a tersiel?»
Language: German
Transcription: [m3] «Al tarsial èra quèl al … al «Hausmann».» [f4] «Al gidòntar .» [PhM] «Ah okay .»
Glosses: _ DEF.M.SG assistant COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.M.SG DEF.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG househusband _ DEF.M.SG assistant _ eh OK
Translation: [m3] `«The tarsiel was the … the Hausmann». [f4] «The assistant.»
Language: German
Transcription: [m3] «Quèl èr’ a tgèsa , quèl vèva da … da lavá gjù la vaschala , trá la panaglja a …». [PhM] «Grazia fétg .» [f4] «Schòn bian .» [m3] A … a buglí gjù cu i èra fatg .»
Glosses: _ DEM.M.SG COP.IMPF.3SG at home.F.SG DEM.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG to _ to wash.INF down INDEF.F.SG dishes spin.INF DEF.F.SG butter_tub and _ _ thank.F.SG much _ all_right well _ and _ and boil.INF down when EXPL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG do.PTCP.UNM
Translation: [m3] `«He was at home, he had to … to wash up, spin the butter tub and …». [PhM] «Thank you very much». [f4] «That's OK.» [m3] «And … boil [it] when it was done.»
Language: German
Transcription: Atgnamajn al pástar gròn èr’ al … vèv’ als tiarṣ ajnta maun . A quaj èra cò ajn Tujétsch vèvan nus trajṣ albṣ da vacas .
Glosses: actually DEF.M.SG herdsman.M.SG big COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG _ have.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.PL animal.PL in hand.M.SG and DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG here in PN have.IMPF.1PL 1PL three alp.M.PL of cow.F.PL
Translation: Actually the main herdsman was the … was responsible for the animals. And there were here in the Tujetsch Valley, we had three cow pastures.
Language: German
Transcription: Quaj èra trajtschi̱an vacas plus minus … fòrza strusch … ábar duatschi̱an òtgònta èri sagir .
Glosses: DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG three_hundred cow.F.PL more less _ maybe hardly _ but two_hundred eighty EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL sure.ADJ.UNM
Translation: There were 300 cows more or less … maybe barely .. but there were 280 without doubt.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Álṣò bigja dal tùt trajtschi̱an , craj ju bétg … ábar ah … plé damanajval da trajtschi̱an tga da duatschi̱an tschuncònta .
Glosses: well NEG of.DEF.M.SG whole three_hundred believe.PRS.1SG 1SG NEG _ but eh _ more near of three_hundred than of two_hundred fifty
Translation: Well, not exactly 300, [this] I don't believe … but eh … nearer to 300 than to 250.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lur’ èra quaj al zagnún api al pástar , vèva quaj , a vèva è sju quántum vacaṣ da … da mùngjar .
Glosses: and then EXIST.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM DEF.M.SG Alpine_dairyman and DEF.M.SG herdsman have.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM and have.IMPF.3SG also POSS.3SG.M.SG amount cow.F.PL ATTR _ ATTR milk.INF
Translation: And then there were the dairyman and the herdsman, that had, and also had his amount of cows to … to milk.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quaj … in stèva vagní … mintgín sén sju quántum , quèls vèvan fòrsa végn vacas a `l zagnún vèva fòrsa ṣchòtg a `l tarségl vèva quindisch … al pástar … pin , i èra dus pástars , vèva fòrsa dùdisch , a `l purtgè vèv’ è aun òtg né déjsch .
Glosses: DEM.UNM _ GNR must.IMPF.3SG come.INF _ everyone.M.SG on POSS.3SG.M.SG amount DEM.M.PL have.IMPF.3PL maybe twenty cow.F.PL and DEF.M.SG alpine_dairyman have.IMPF.3SG maybe eighteen and DEF.M.SG assistant have.IMPF.3SG fifteen _ DEF.M.SG herdsman _ small EXPL exist.IMPF.3SG two.M.PL herdsman.PL have.IMPF.3SG maybe twelve and DEF.M.SG swineherd have.IMPF.3SG also in_addition eight or ten
Translation: This … one had to reach … everyone their amount, those had maybe twenty cows and the dairyman had maybe eighteen and the assistant fifteen … the second … herdsman, there were two herdsmen, had maybe twelve and the swineherd, in addition, also had eight or ten.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A i èra … tùt anzjaman èr’ in sis parsunas . Quèls vèvan da mùngjar las vacas … la … las tschian vacas … lajn dí ùssa , mù òtgònta … òtgònta vacas , la damaun a la sèra .
Glosses: and EXPL EXIST.IMPF.3SG _ all together exist.IMPF.3SG GNR six person.F.PL DEM.M.PL have.IMPF.3PL to milk.INF DEF.F.PL cow.PL _ DEF.F.SG _ DEF.F.PL hundred cow.PL _ HORT.1PL say.INF now only eighty _ eighty cow.F.PL DEF.F.SG morning and DEF.F.SG evening
Translation: And there were … all together six people. These had to milk the cows … the … the hundred cows … let's say now, only eighty … eighty cows, in the morning and in the evening.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A … a quaj òn tgu sùn staus purtgè sél cuélm … quaj è stau ana tschuncòntatschún .
Glosses: and _ and DEM.M.SG year REL.1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG swineherd on.DEF.M.SG assembly_of_house _ DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM year fifty-five
Translation: And … and that year, when I was swineherd at the majṣès … this was in 1955.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ju craj tgu vèvi òtg vacas a … a lu vèvani ábar fatg uschéa:
Glosses: 1SG believe.PRS.1SG COMP.1SG have.SBJV.IMPF.1SG eight cow.F.PL and _ and then have.IMPF.3PL.3PL but do.PTCP.UNM so
Translation: I think I had eight cows, and … and then they did it the following way:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: «Té as … al zagnún a tauntaṣ a tauntas , a té as da gidá lèz . Vuṣ duṣ vajṣ da … mùngjar .»
Glosses: 2SG have.PRS.2SG _ DEF.M.SG dairyman have.PRS.3SG so_many.F.PL and so_many.F.PL and 2SG have.PRS.2SG to help.INF DEM.M.SG 2PL two.M.PL have.PRS.2PL to _ milk.INF
Translation: «You have … the dairyman has so and so many, and you have to help him. You have to help him, the two of you.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A quaj èra lu è détg: «Té as laṣ vacaṣ dal Berther , té as quèlaṣ dal Caduff .» A quaj èra sé las nùdas … quaj ancanuschèvas … mintga vaca .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG then also say.PTCP.UNM 2SG have.PRS.2SG DEF.F.PL cow.PL of.DEF.M.SG PN 2SG have.PRS.2SG DEM.F.PL of.DEF.M.SG PN and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG on DEF.F.PL brand.PL _ DEM.UNM recognise.IMPF.2SG.GNR _ every cow.F.SG
Translation: And they would also say this: «You take Berther's cows, you take Caduff's cows.» And that was on the brands … so you could recognise … every cow.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Álṣò tòc’ al davùṣ da la stat … ancanuschèvas la buṣchia dal pur da laṣ vacas . Mintga pur vèva sia buṣchia , a quaj vèvanṣ da fá .
Glosses: well until DEF.M.SG last of DEF.F.SG summer _ know.IMPF.2SG.GNR DEF.F.SG nickname of.DEF.M.SG farmer of DEF.F.PL cow.PL every farmer.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG POSS.3SG.F.SG nickname and DEM.UNM have.PRS.1PL.1PL to do.INF
Translation: Well, until the end of summer … you knew the nickname of every farmer of the cows. Every farmer had their nickname, and that's what we had to do.