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H. Fran eke — A collect ion of Ladakhi Proverbs. 
(c) [Looking] at the tricks of the plucky Balti, the heart of 
the timid Tibetan is lost. 
(d) An explanation of the constant bad luck of the West- 
Tibetans on the ground of the national character. 
(e) Bkolbkol is a word which seems to occur only in this 
connection. 
(a) 
(h) nyam’po dugs’pa la’maa khyod’. 
(c) [When] living together, [we say] “ thou ” to a lama. 
(d) Respect is lessened by closer acquaintance. 
(e) Khyod is the common word for addressing inferiors or 
comrades. A lama ought to be addressed with 
nyerang ; dugspa = diigpar. The Supine is sometimes 
used instead of the Gerund. 
(a) 
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(6) na’ma na’ma zer’ra ning’ mi’i yog’mo in’. 
gyab’la yu’zhung tag’ga ning sem’pa gob’skor in’. 
(c) [Although they] call her daughter-in-law, she is the 
servant of men. On the back many turquoises are 
fastened, but it is a deceit of the soul. 
(d) Refers to the low position of the Ladakhi woman. 
(e) Zerra and tagga are corrupted from zerhar and htagpar. 
The supine used instead of the gyuzhung = 
gyuchung = ^TaoA\. turquoises. See also buzhung for 
buchung. All Ladakhi women wear their turquoises 
on a strap of leather which is fastened on the head and 
descends to the middle of the back. Semba — sems, 
soul. sam&a = thought. 
(b) Kha’ta ko’wag zer’pa, cung’ka mig’ thrul’. 
(c) The crow has said kowag [in the] eye of the raven it is 
mistaken. 
(d) A man may say something very nice, [for instance kowagl 
his enemy will find great faults in it. 
(e) Zerpa is past participle ; cungka = sky nngka. 
