1900.] 
H. Francke — A collection of Ladakhi Proverbs. 
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(e) For the n in shinmig or shinpo see also nyin derived 
from nyima. Syllables ending in a vowel are inclined to 
add a final n, see also mentog from metog and many 
others. 
28 . (a) [ 
(&) rang’skyon phad’gang bor’te 
mi’skyon rgye’gangla mathrel’. 
(e) Putting aside the large bag \^phad~\ filled with your own 
faults, do not mock at the little bag \_rgye'] of your 
neighbour’s faults. 
(e) Pang slcyonphad gang and misky on rgye gang a,ve Compos, 
determ. Notice the change of s into r in rgye. 
29. (a ) | 
(6) rang’ dong ma thong’ ste 
mi’dongla stad’mo. 
(c) Not seeing your own [ugly] face, [you make] a scene 
about your neighbour’s face 
{d) See 28. 
(e) Ltadmo derived from Itaces, to look at. 
30. (a) I 
NS 
NS 
(6) lag’shes guii’gyi yog’po in’ 
stam’shes gun’gyi spon’bo in. 
(c) Who is clever with his hands, is servant of all, who is 
clever in his speech, is master of all. 
(e) The ending gyi is retained here. The proper Ladakhi 
would be gunni. The silent y and d in gtam and dpon 
ho become s, 
31. (a) 
(6) chag’poe gas’pola ma threl’. 
(c) What is broken, must not laugh at what is cracked. 
(d) See 28 and 29. 
(e) Ghagpo and gaspo are substantives derived from verbs. 
