A Jelbazech proverb

From: Dan Jones (feuchard@2crfm.net)
Date: Wed Apr 04 2001 - 11:40:15 EST


It seems the more I go through my old notes, the more I find of interest.
Here's a proverb I made when I was going through a bad patch with my ex:

Un dom s'eifech autz de'n körch autz de'ntz baingen.
A house is either made from one big tree or from smaller trees.

Any guesses as to a more idiomatic translation?

Dan

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Ka yokonáu iti báyan: "cas'alyá abhiyo".

Ka tso iti mantabayan: "yama zaláyá
alánekayam la s'alika, cas'alika; ka yama
yavarryekayan arannáam la vácika, labekayam
vácika, ka ali cas'alyeko vanotira."
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Dan Jones



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