MALAY PROVERBS. 89 



Ada-kah hiiang bisa ular meny-usop di-bawah akar. 



Will a snake lose its venom through creeping under a root? 

 i., e. } will a Chief lose his rank through being civil to his infe- 

 riors ? 



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A sal angkau tugal ada-lah ben is. 



If you make holes in the ground, seed shall be forthcoming. 

 Used to signify that if an offence is committed retaliation 

 will follow. 



Tugal A§y = the holes in the ground prepared for the 

 reception of seed; to sew seed in holes prepared for it; 

 to make holes in the ground for the reception of seed. 



FAVRE renders this word " Culture du riz dans des terres 

 elevees et seches, " but omits to mention the particular manner 

 of planting to which alone this word ( so far as my experience 

 goes ) is applied. 



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A nggok bukan geling ya . 



Not a nod but a shake of the head. 



To feign a desire for one thing while really desiring some- 

 thing different. 



Ant an pat ah I e song hiiang. 

 If the pestle be broken, the mortar will be lost. 

 If the husband be impotent, the wife will prove unfaithful 



