Khakas proverbs

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The Khakas are a Turkic speaking people living in the Republic of Khakassia in southern Siberia in Russia.

The vernacular term for the proverb is сöспек (söspek).

Ат кістезіп танысча, кізі чоохтазып.

• Transliteration: At kĭstezĭp tanïsča, kĭzĭ čooxtazïp.

• English translation: Horses become acquainted by neighing, people by talking.

Кӱскӱ кӱн хыс тооза азырапча.

• Transliteration: Küskü kün xïs tooza azïrapča.

• English translation: An autumn day feeds a whole winter.

Маңзыраан сеек сӱтке тӱсчең.

• Transliteration: Maŋzïraan seek sütke tüsčeŋ.

• English translation: The hurrying fly falls into the milk.

• Meaning: Haste makes waste.

Полған на тӱлгӱ хузуриин махтапча.

• Transliteration: Polğan na tülgü xuzuriin maxtapča.

• English translation: Every fox praises its [own] tail.

• Meaning: Every cook praises his own broth.

Ӱгренгені пайаанынаң артых.

• Transliteration: Ügrengenĭ payaanïnaŋ artïx.

• English translation: Learning is better than becoming rich.

Хортых кізі хозаннаң даа хорыхчаң.

• Transliteration: Xortïx kĭzĭ xozannaŋ daa xorïxčaŋ

• English translation: A fearful person even fears the hare.

Чатчатхан тасха торбас öс-парча.

• Transliteration: Čatčatxan tasxa torbas ös-parča.

• English translation: Moss grows on a lying stone.

• Meaning: A rolling stone gathers no moss

Читі кізі пір кізіні сағыбаҷаң.

• Transliteration: Čitĭ kĭzĭ pĭr kĭzĭnĭ sağïbaĵaŋ.

• English translation: Seven people do not wait for one person.

[edit] References

Kirbizhekova, U. N. & Kozlovskij, Ja. A. 1976. Xïyğa sös / Mudroe slovo. Khakasskie poslovicy, pogovorki i zagadki. Abakan.

Baskakov, N. A. & Inkizhekova-Grekul, A. I. 1953. Khakassko-russkij slovar’. Moscow.