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Some Mujai Idioms

From:Patrick Dunn <tb0pwd1@...>
Date:Saturday, December 8, 2001, 22:55
I love idioms, so Mujai is full of them.  Here are just a couple:

masuhit
lit. eat oneself
to be jealous

lurkur xafahivi-xafahivi muila dur
have eyebrow-eyebrow wet from
lit. To have wet eyebrows because of
To be full of (trouble, money, sorrow, luck)

gutakur muka krukrusadak
be like fish summer
To be like a summer fish
To be very happy.

gakur mar gi/gu
to read foot his/her
To read one's foot
To be depressed.

hanggur fukra
To give obsidian
To be very successful.

fadgur kutu wu
To roll up net your
To roll up your net
To finish your sentence for you.


--Patrick

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