proverbs

Elders
147. Ku la mage fukki fan, war a xam fukk yoo xamul. (19)
Whoever is ten days older than you should know ten more than you.
148. Mag mat naa bàyyi cim réew. (1,2,7,11,12,13,15,17,19)
It is important to keep elders in a nation.
The elders are a source of knowledge which must be preserved. They know the past and
present. Their presence in a village is a necessity. The person who listens to them will not
stray. This was one of the sayings of Kothie Barma from the famous story of the four
pigtails.
149. Mag a moom xamam, su ko neexee làlko toog. (20)
The wise elder is master of his knowledge; if it pleases him, he spreads it out and
sits.
It is with respect, patience and politeness that one receives a share of the wisdom of an
elder.
150. Ku la mag, ëpp lay sagar. (2,3,5,7,8,10,11,12,15,19)
Ku la mag, ëpp la xel, ëpp la sagar. (9)
Ku la mag ëpp la ay sagar. (6)
Ku la jëkka juddu, ëpp la ay sagar. (4,13)
He who is older than you will have used up more clothes than you.
An older person is more experienced than you. An older person who has experienced
things you have not experienced, and been to places you have not been will always know
things you do not know.
[lay = la ay]
151. Mag toog na séen lu xale taxaw te séenu ko. (8,20)
Mag dina sóonu di séen lu gone gu taxaw gisul. (19)
Xale séentu fu sori te gisul, mag toog fi mu toog di gis. (18)
Mag dana tëdd di séen lu sori, gone jóg taxaw te du séen dara. (2)
Mag dina tëdd gis lu gune gu yéeg gisul. (15)
What a child standing up does not see, an old man sitting down sees.
There is nothing so valuable as the experience of years. Youth, in spite of their ambitions
and youthful strength cannot understand certain things which are tied to the experience of
life, whereas an adult has the benefit of his experience.
152. Ba béjjéni kuuy di lëõaaru, mag ñaa nga fa woon, te mënu ñu ca woon dara. (2)
Man maay béjjén, bi may déng mag ñaa ngi fi, dañu cee mënul dara. (17)
Béjjénum xaaf ba muy woñaaru, mag ñaa ngi fi dan cee mënul dara. (20)
Béjjénu xaaf, ba muy màgg bay wëndéelu, booba mag ñaa nga fa. (7)
When the horn of the ram became twisted, the elders were around, but could do
nothing to prevent it.
The knowledge of the elders has its limits.
153. a. Mag du gaaw.
b. Nu ngoog xamal nag ne : mag du gaaw.
a. An adult does not hurry.
b. It is known that elders don't hurry.
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