Re: They Have a Word for It!
| From: | Roger Mills <romilly@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, August 3, 2001, 4:53 |
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While I think of it, here's one that has puzzled me for a long time, mainly
because the def. is in Dutch, and I'm not sure I've got it right:
Language: Yamdena, Tanimbar Is., Eastern Indonesia
_mburi_: iets van iemand afnemen om sich schadeloos te stellen voor hetgeen
een ander will niet betalen, en den bestolene naar den schuldenaar
verwijzen.
To me, this sounds like robbing Peter to collect what Paul owes you, then
telling Peter that Paul is the thief. But I could be wrong. Perhaps our
Dutch colleagues will enlighten me.
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