Samawa Proverbs

1	Bote bau balang
	Monkey catches grasshopper
	This proverb is usually given to address somebody who does a useless activity. Thisis because a monkey has never been success catching a grasshopper.
2	Ajar bote ntek puin
	To teach a monkey climbing a tree
	This proverb is also given to address somebody doing a useless job. This is because amonkey is already skillful in climbing a tree so that there’s no need to teach him to do that
3	Nonda jerukn masam setowe
	There is no orange which half of it is sour and the other part is sweet
	This is to explain the spiritual relations between two persons who have spiritual bond.If one of them feels sad, the other one must feels the same thing.
4	Tili sira no basa'
	Trying to hide the fact that salt can be wet
	This proverb is to explain about an attempt to hide the truth
5	Les uti tama rentek
	Lizard out, crocodile in
	This proverb is to explain a situation when somebody just freed from one difficulty butthen trapped in another difficulty.
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