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Palula dictionary: Example 593
Word senses:
c̣híik
dung (from humans and fowl); faeces
huṇḍ
up, up above
nóki
beak
kóokii nóki ta c̣híika wée, laméeṭi ba huṇḍ aaghaá.
káak
crow
-ii
-
gen
nóki
beak
ta
DS
c̣híik
dung
-a
-
obl
wée
into
laméeṭi
tail
ba
top
huṇḍ
up.above
aaghaá
sky
The lowly thinks highly of himself [lit. The crow has its beak in the dung while its tail is in the sky above]. [Proverb]
Source:
A:NH12:1:057
Dictionary
Palula dictionary
by
Henrik Liljegren
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