Idioms and Proverbs in Eo'iona
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Some Eonic idioms and proverbs
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If somebody says that something "has no rules", it means that it is first-rate or excellent.
For example:
Êi'ô'a aòà'a on áín.
fish.PLPlural (number)
more than one/few.DCSDeceased (gender/class)
Previously alive, now dead rule.PLPlural (number)
more than one/few.INInanimate (gender/class)
for non-living things NEGNegative (polarity)
not.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current have.NEGNegative (polarity)
not.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee
"The fish are first-rate." (lit. "The fish have no rules/do not have rules.")
Êi'ô'a â'a e'e iá on înén.
fish.PLPlural (number)
more than one/few.DCSDeceased (gender/class)
Previously alive, now dead thing.PLPlural (number)
more than one/few.DCSDeceased (gender/class)
Previously alive, now dead of 1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving NEGNegative (polarity)
not.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current be.NEGNegative (polarity)
not.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee
"The dead fish aren't mine."
This is similar to the Polish proverb "Not my circus, not my monkeys". It indicates that a problem is not yours to deal with. By extension, the word "êi'ô'a" (literally meaning "dead fish") can refer to somebody else's problems.
Naí e'êoní á'inêón, êâ e'êoní naí á'inêôn.
fool.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving shark.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving chase.PRESPresent tense (tense)
current.3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee | then shark.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving fool.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity.ANAnimate (gender/class)
alive, moving chase.FUTFuture (tense)
action occurring after the moment of speech.3Third person (person)
neither speaker nor addressee
"If a fool chases a shark, then the shark will chase the fool."
This means that if you do something foolish, there will likely be consequences. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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