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‘* Gass ma nimd, kaprak gass.’’ 
If there are no woollen clothes, there are clothes of 
cloth. 
Chorest bydngas zakhrangé, zakhrangé nga chores.’’ 
Into a bush in ers of a thief, but in the bush there 
were five thie 
**Omsko mdechi., stdees 
If not forward, then backward. 
“ Mad-fdiich mala, fochi gondrang.’’ 
An ass’s urine is worthless.’’ 
* Tora da thwaksi, tala dé ywaksi.’’ 
Up by the selfish, down by the fortune. 
“* Tala mdech mit, zang serkhad bima, zang shyo.’’ 
If an unlucky man goes to a gold mine, it will give out. 
** Kagas ddlango, pyis dabrango. 
The crow takes to a bough, and the mouse to a hole. 
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‘** Rugchtt tanges jann 
To burn a rag for the sake ot a louse’s eggs. 
** Angi kemd mdthas, dngi ma kemaé ma mathas.”’ 
If you give me something, then you are a great man, 
but if you do not, then you are not a great man. 
** Koehang omo féchi nesh tukmd, 16 tukchd.’’ 
On a bad road if an ass is pushed on, he will shove 
back. 
‘* Batang réréi sdr, dalmang folfolt sdr.’’ 
It is excellent to talk a thing out, the flavour of a pome- 
granate is only got after it is broken. 
‘* Waskyar maecht, washang bodi.’’ 
Not a good height, but a long moustache. 
** Ano ano khul thongmig 
To knock the grain bag of skin, owing to hunger. 
‘* Marr mi kotya-td rélang, kui khu kotya-td ganam.”’ 
You will stir up a quarrel by teasing a ae man, and 
stench by meddling with a dog’s excremen 
‘* Pyd gor-gor ma shich, mi rungshis ma i 
A bird is not killed by falling, a man does not die from 
disgrace. 
