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Catania proverbs

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Catania is a Sicilian dialect spoken in the city of Catania in eastern Sicily.

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  • Non accattari la gatta ' ntra lu saccu.
    • English equivalent: To buy a pig in a poke.
    • von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld (1875). "269, Sacke" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. II. Fries. p. 150. 
  • Nuddu prufeta a la sua patria accettu.
    • English equivalent: A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
    • von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "227, Prophet" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. p. 126. 

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