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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY PUBLICATION NO. 1 2 



Family Afflliation 



Ele 6 dos Barreto 



(He's one of the Barretos) 

 A famia dele niim presta 



(His family is no good) 

 Ele 6 de boa gente 



(He comes from a good family) 



Sex 



Quern canta 6 o galo 



(It's the rooster that crows) 

 Mui6 num dii pra isso 



(A woman Is no good for that) 

 Mui6 num tern cabe<;a pra Isso 



(A woman doesn't have a head for that) 

 Uma mui(5 de oro num vale um home de barro 



(A woman of gold isn't worth a man of clay) 



Occupational or Other Competence 



l6 home que sabe lidA c6 a terra 



(He's a man who really knows how to farm) 

 Ele sabe cuidil da lavora, sabe fazS tudo 



(He knows how to do everything on the farm) 

 Ele tem infrueneia na polltiea 



(He has political influence) 

 De eesta, ele fais o que qu6 



(Of baskets, he can make whatever he wants to) 

 Ele trabaia com a taquara que 6 uma beleza 



(He does beautiful work with taquara) 

 Ela fais quarqu^ cousa com barro 



(She can make anything of clay) 

 Ele intende de mfisica 



(He knows music) 

 Ele as veis quasi puxa uma varsinha no sino 



(At times he almost plays a waltz on the bells) 

 At6 de fora mandam busci ele pra tocS 



(Even people from other places send for him 

 to play for them) 

 Ele 6 pescado de mao chela 



(He's a fisherman "with full hands"; that is, 

 he's an able fisherman) 

 No mato, ele vale mais do que um cachorro 



(In the woods, he's worth more than a dog; that 

 is, he's a good hunter) 

 Ele cozinha mi<5 do que quarqu<i mui6 



(He cooks better than any woman) 

 Num h& o que ele num saiba faze 



(There's nothing he doesn't know how to do) 



Economic Condition 



Naseeu pelado e agora tS. vestido 



(He was born naked and now he's dressed up; 

 that is, he was born poor and has improved 

 his lot) 

 Ele 6 home de posse 



(He's a man of means) 

 Ele ^ meio arrumado 



(He's rather well off) 

 Ele mora em baixo do chapeu 



(He lives under his hat) 



Ele num tem um gato pra puxa pelo rabo 



(He hasn't even a cat whose tail he can pull) 



Ele 6 um p6 rapado 



(He's a scraped foot; that is, he owns nothing) 



Personal Characteristics 



Ele sabe lida com a gente 



(He knows how to get along with people) 

 Ele 4 muito dado 



(He makes friends easily) 

 Ele 6 muito trabaiado 



(He's a hard worker) 

 Ele 6 de boa cabe<,'a 



(He has a good head) 

 ]5 home que ve longe 



(He's a man who can see a long way ahead) 

 Ele 4 caipira sabido 



(He's a smart caipira) 

 Ele sabe entrSi e saf em quarqu^ lugfi 



( He knows his way around ) 

 Ele 4 caipira viajado 



(He's a caipira who has been around) 

 Ele sabe faia 



(He's a good talker) 

 E home muito s^rio 



(He's an upright man) 

 Ele 6 muito alegre 



(He's always in a good humor) 

 Ele tft sempre brincano e rino com a gente 



(He's always joking and laughing with you) 

 Ele num bebe, num tem vicio nenlium 



(He does not drink; he has no bad habits) 

 fi mui^ muito distinta 



(She's a very fine woman) 

 E mui6 bem educada, de muito pr^stimo 



(She's a woman who has been well brought up; 

 she knows how to do everything) 

 Ela d uma moga de muito respeito 



(She's a girl who is worthy of respect) 

 Ela 6 muito boa, trata todos muito bem 



(She's a good woman; she treats everyone well) 

 Tem gente que 6 soberbo 



(Some people are "stuck-up") 

 S6 por po uma gravatinha no pescoco, num enxerga 

 mais a gente 



(Just because he put a tie around his neck, he 

 can no longer see a person) 

 Quano chego aqui, tava co as carga furado ; hoje num 

 cumprimenta a gente mais 



(When he came here, his trousers had holes in 

 them; today, he no longer speaks to you) 

 Ela i chereta, que tomd conta de tudo 



( She keeps sticking her nose in everywhere ; she 

 wants to "boss" everything) 

 Ele Vive com uma mao adiante e otra atrais 



(He lives with one hand iH front and the other 

 behind ; that is, he is a loafer) 

 Ele num enxerga um parmo ailiante do nariz 



(He cant* see an inch in front of his face; that is, 

 he's stupid) 



