Showing posts with label Lisu proverbs. Show all posts
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Friday, July 08, 2022

Lisu proverbs

1. Text: ꓪꓯꓼ ꓔꓲ ꓣ ꓟꓳ꓾ ꓪꓯꓼ ꓛꓱ ꓧꓶ=
(ꓛꓱ꓾ ꓬꓲ ꓗꓪ. ꓙꓲ= ꓧꓶ꓾ ꓕꓴ ꓡꓲ) (ꓟ ꓒ ꓧꓳ-ꓫꓲ-ꓬ꓾ June 2022).

Translation: The skin (esp behind its neck) of an alert wild boar become thicker (about 3 inches, Hence it becomes difficult for predators to subdue it.).

Meaning: If you are careful it will be difficult for others to overcome you. 

2. Text: ꓮ. ꓠ: ꓟꓶ. ꓔꓯ ꓚꓵ ꓟ: ꓚꓰ;꓾ ꓢꓴ ꓫꓵ ꓔꓯ ꓔ ꓟ: ꓚꓰ;= (ꓒꓲ-ꓬꓳ-ꓢ꓾ July 2022).

Translation: Its not good to pull dog's tail; its unwise to meddle with others affairs. 

Meaning: Mind your own business.

3. Text:  ꓚ ꓟꓯ ꓥꓪ: ꓗ. ꓟ: ꓙꓳ꓾ ꓟ: ꓥꓪ: ꓡ=

Translation:  Swift (bird) will not stop unless it has a place to rest. 

Meaning: If you have not committed wrong, no spells, allegations will stand. 

4. Text: ꓗꓷ. ꓖꓳ_ ꓐꓯ ꓚ ꓫꓵ꓾ ꓚꓳ ꓖꓳ_ꓐꓯ ꓙꓴ ꓫꓵ=

Translation: the the