November 30, 2015 Class Notes

Ian Holloway

Field Methods: Bengali

November 30, 2015 Class Notes

Naoki, as manager, divided recording time into 15-minute sections to allow each class member time to elicit data. The sections are as follows:

Naoki

Sentences:

(1) jodi ami mach-ʈa   kha-i,            ami ɔʃhusto hɔ-bo

     if    I      fish-DEF eat-1.PRES,  I      sick      be-1.FUT

    ‘If I eat the fish, I will be sick.’

(2) jodi ami mach-ʈa   kha-i,            ami ɔʃhusto hoie ja-bo

     if     I     fish-DEF eat-1.PRES,  I     sick       be    go-1.FUT

     ‘If I eat the fish, I will get sick.’

(3) jodi ami mach -ʈa      khe-tam,      ami ɔʃhusto  hot-tam

     if     I     fish    -DEF eat-1.PAST, I     sick        be-1.PAST

    ‘Had I eaten the fish, I would’ve been sick.’

(4) jodi ami mach -ʈa      khe-tam,      ami  ɔʃhusto hoie jettam

     if     I     fish    -DEF eat-.1.PAST I      sick       be   go.PAST

    ‘Had I eaten the fish, I would have gotten sick.’

(5) ami mach-ʈa    khe-tam

     I      fish-DEF eat-1.PAST

    ‘I used to eat fish.’

(6) tumi         mach khe-ti/tiʃ

    you.FAM fish    eat-2.PRES

    ‘You eat fish.’

(6) jodi ami mach-ʈa   khe fel-tam,             

     if    I      fish-DEF eat  finish-1.PAST,

     ‘Had I finished eating the fish,’

(7) o        cips  khe gallo

     3PN  chips eat  went

    ‘He kept eating the chips.’

(8) tui            gan   ʃun-ti

    you.FAM song listen-2.PAST

     ‘You used to listen to music.’

(9) ami mach dekhtam

     I      fish   see.1.PAST

     ‘I used to see fish.’

Vocabulary:

cips-chips

Ian:

Sentences:

(10) ja      ami dekh-lam      tɔɽko   chillo na,     juddho chillo

      what  I      see-1.PAST debate was    NEG  war    was

      ‘What I saw was not a debate, but a war.’

ja-what

tɔɽko-argument, debate

juddho-war

(11) ar      sit   neye

      more seat NEG

      ‘There are no more seats.”

sit-seat

(12) dokhan-ʈa-e        ar      discaunt  neye

       store-DEF-LOC more discount NEG

       ‘This store no longer has a discount.’

(13) film -ʈa     amar         mɔʈamɔti   bhallaglo

       film-DEF 1SG.GEN somewhat  like

   ‘I liked the film somewhat.’

mɔʈamɔʈi-somewhat

film- film

(15) dorja-ʈa     kholla hocce

       door-DEF open   be.PRS

      ‘The door is being opened.’

(16) ora-no        hocce

       fly-CAUS  be.PRS

       ‘It is being flown [by someone].’

phata-to burst (alt:fata)

phota-to boil

phutche- it boils

(17) jɔl      phota-o (alt: phata-o)

       water boil-2.IMP

       ‘Boil the water.’

(18) Balloon phata-o

       Balloon boil-2.IMP

(19) jɔl-ʈa          phota-no (alt: phata -no)   hocce

      water-DEF boil-CAUS                        be.3PRES

      ‘The water is being boiled.’

(20) jɔl       -ʈa     phuta-che (alt: phata-che)

      walter -DEF boil-3.PRES

      ‘The water is boiling.’

(21) Balloon -ʈa     pacc-e

       Balloon-DEF burst-3.PRES

       ‘The balloon is bursting.’

(22) jɔl     -ʈa      phutch-e

      water -DEF boil-3.PRES

       ‘The water is being boiled.’

mora- to die

ʃekha- to learn

ghora- to turn over

ʃuklo-dry-PAST

ʃukolo-dry.CAUS-PAST

ʃokolo-dry.CAUS-PAST

Daniel

(23) amake     ki      kamralo?

      1SG.OBJ what bite.PAST

       ‘What bit me?’

(24) amake      ki      kamralo?

       1SG.OBJ what bite.PAST

       ‘Did it bite me?’

(25) amake     kee   maarlo?

      1SG.OBJ what hit-3.PAST

       ‘Who hit me?’

maara- to hit

merepalla- to kill

(26) boj-ʈa         kin-le?

       book-DEF buy-2.PAST

       ‘Did you buy the book?’