Several terms are used to refer to folk speech. They are memos an baba, (wise words), oloran, tongtong or English derivatives like proberbiyo or properb (Constantino, 1982).
Isinay Bandiyam o eengam man di arawat, ya araw pay lar itsora on aping nar. Damit mama Dipan lar laviyar, ehawan ri misanotar |
English Translation
You dress a monkey and its appearance and face will still look like those of a monkeys. You taste what you swallow. After the night, the day comes next. |