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Proverb Literally Means True Meaning
"Kemeral di medochii el ruar." You grab and then you pick it up. Like telling a joke, you're still telling it yet you laugh like you just heard it.
"Kekora kuaol el sbungl er bab me iou." You're like a fish bait which can be eaten or pecked from the top and bottom. You don't know what to do coz chores keep coming in from left and right.
"Ngkora omelechong ra diong ra Tellei: Lolecholb a chad e kemekerasm." It's like taking a shower at Tellei's bath, when somebody takes a shower, you shiver from the cold. Someone's actions makes you embarrassed.
"Kekora sechou el suebek e mekebekabes ochil." You're like the stork which flies with its legs dangling. You leave unfinished business behind and split.
"Ke mnga llel a kesuk." It's like eating the leaves of the kesuk plant...nonsense. You're a grown-up who keeps talking nonsense...stupid things.
"Kmakm mechab: charm ra chab el kmeed ra ngau e diak lemedul." Like the insects which stays at ashes of fire but doesn't burn. You're near a situation which needs immediate attention but you don't lend a hand.
"Kekora bisech ra bai el dechor ra rebai e diak douspech er ngii." You're like the bisech plant in the backyard which has no purpose. A person who isn't trusted so he/she is not needed.

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