Metaproverbs In many cultures, proverbs are so important and so prominent that there are proverbs about proverbs, that is, "metaproverbs". The most famous one is from Yoruba of Nigeria, "Proverbs are the horses of speech, if communication is lost we use proverbs to find it", used by Wole Soyinka in Death and the King's Horsemen. In Mieder's bibliography of proverb studies, there are twelve publications listed as describing metaproverbs.p. 1050. Wolfgang Mieder. 2008. International Bibliography of Paremiology and Phraseology. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Other metaproverbs include: As a boy should resemble his father, so should the proverb fit the conversation." (Afar, Ethiopia)p. 283. Parker, Enid. 1971. Afar stories, riddles, and proverbs. Journal of Ethiopian Studies 9: 292-320. "Proverbs are the cream of language" (Afar of Ethiopia)p. 283. Parker, Enid. 1971. Afar stories, riddles, and proverbs. Journal of Ethiopian Studies 9: 292 – 320. "One proverb gives rise to a point of discussion and another ends it." (Guji Oromo & Arsi Oromo, Ethiopia)p. 36. Tadesse Jaleta Jirata. 2009. A contextual study of the social functions of Guji-Oromo proverbs. Saabruecken: DVM Verlag.p. 43. Tullu, Sena Gonfa. 2008. The images of women in the proverbs and sayings of the Oromo: The case of West Arsi zone. "Is proverb a child of chieftancy?" (Igala, Nigeria)p. 301. Pachocinski, Ryszard. 2000. Proverbs of Africa: Human Nature in the Nigerian Oral Tradition. Professors World Peace Academy. "Whoever has seen enough of life will be able to tell a lot of proverbs." (Igala, Nigeria)p. 260. Pachocinski, Ryszard. 2000. Proverbs of Africa: Human Nature in the Nigerian Oral Tradition. Professors World Peace Academy. "Bereft of proverbs, speech flounders and falls short of its mark, whereas aided by them, communication is fleet and unerring" (Yoruba, Nigeria)p. 12. Owomoyela, Oyekan. 2005. Yoruba Proverbs. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. "A conversation without proverbs is like stew without salt." (Oromo, Ethiopia)Cotter, George. 1990. Salt for stew: proverbs and sayings of the Oromo People with English translations. Debre Zeit, Ethiopia : Maryknoll Fathers. "If you never offer your uncle palmwine, you'll not learn many proverbs." (Yoruba, Nigeria)p. 141. Eduardo da Silva. 1973. Prince of the People: The Life and Times of a Brazilian Free Man of Colour. Verso. "If a proverb has no bearing on a proverb, one does not use it."p. 178. Owomoyela, Oyekan. 1988. A kì í: Yorùbá proscriptive and prescriptive proverbs. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. (Yoruba, Nigeria) "Proverbs finish the problem."Gertrud Schneider-Blum. 2009. Máakuti t'awá shuultáa: Proverbs finish the problems: Sayings of the Alaaba (Ethiopia). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. (Alaaba, Ethiopia) "When a proverb about a ragged basket is mentioned, the person who is skinny knows that he/she is the person alluded to." (Igbo, Nigeria)p. 391. Pachocinski, Ryszard. 2000. Proverbs of Africa: Human Nature in the Nigerian Oral Tradition. Professors World Peace Academy. "A proverb is the quintessentially active bit of language." (Turkish)p. 67, Dor, Rémy. 1982. 'Metel' ou l'appretissage du comportement. Le Proverbe chez les Kirghiz du Pamir afghan. Journal asiatique 270:67-146. "The purest water is spring water, the most concise speech is proverb." (Zhuang, China)p. xxiv. Yangxian, Zhou. 2017. Two Thousand Proverbs from China with Annotations and Chinese and English Translation. New York: Peter Lang. "A proverb does not lie." (Arabic of Cairo)p. 76. Mahgoub, Fatma M. 1968. A linguistic study of Cairene proverbs. Indiana University. "A saying is a flower, a proverb is a berry." (Russian)p. v. Martgavo, Peter. 1995. Russian proverbs and sayings. New York: Hippocrene Books. "Honey is sweet to the mouth; proverb is music to the ear." (Tibetan) Pema Tsewang, Shastri. 2012. Like a yeti catching marmots. Boston: Wisdom Publications. "Old proverb are little Gospels" (Galician)Os refráns vellos son evanxeos pequenos "Proverb[-using] man, queer and vulgar/bothering man" (Spanish):es:w:hombre refranero, maricón y pilonero, also hombre refranero, hombre puñetero
Metaproverbs In many cultures, proverbs are so important and so prominent that there are proverbs about proverbs, that is, "metaproverbs". The most famous one is from Yoruba of Nigeria, "Proverbs are the horses of speech, if communication is lost we use proverbs to find it", used by Wole Soyinka in Death and the King's Horsemen. In Mieder's bibliography of proverb studies, there are twelve publications listed as describing metaproverbs.p. 1050. Wolfgang Mieder. 2008. International Bibliography of Paremiology and Phraseology. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Other metaproverbs include: As a boy should resemble his father, so should the proverb fit the conversation." (Afar, Ethiopia)p. 276. Parker, Enid. 1971. Afar stories, riddles, and proverbs. Journal of Ethiopian Studies 9: 219–287. "Proverbs are the cream of language" (Afar of Ethiopia)p. 283. Parker, Enid. 1971. Afar stories, riddles, and proverbs. Journal of Ethiopian Studies 9: 219 – 287. "One proverb gives rise to a point of discussion and another ends it." (Guji Oromo & Arsi Oromo, Ethiopia)p. 36. Tadesse Jaleta Jirata. 2009. A contextual study of the social functions of Guji-Oromo proverbs. Saabruecken: DVM Verlag.p. 43. Tullu, Sena Gonfa. 2008. The images of women in the proverbs and sayings of the Oromo: The case of West Arsi zone. "Is proverb a child of chieftancy?" (Igala, Nigeria)p. 301. Pachocinski, Ryszard. 2000. Proverbs of Africa: Human Nature in the Nigerian Oral Tradition. Professors World Peace Academy. "Whoever has seen enough of life will be able to tell a lot of proverbs." (Igala, Nigeria)p. 260. Pachocinski, Ryszard. 2000. Proverbs of Africa: Human Nature in the Nigerian Oral Tradition. Professors World Peace Academy. "Bereft of proverbs, speech flounders and falls short of its mark, whereas aided by them, communication is fleet and unerring" (Yoruba, Nigeria)p. 12. Owomoyela, Oyekan. 2005. Yoruba Proverbs. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. "A conversation without proverbs is like stew without salt." (Oromo, Ethiopia)Cotter, George. 1990. Salt for stew: proverbs and sayings of the Oromo People with English translations. Debre Zeit, Ethiopia : Maryknoll Fathers. "If you never offer your uncle palmwine, you'll not learn many proverbs." (Yoruba, Nigeria)p. 141. Eduardo da Silva. 1973. Prince of the People: The Life and Times of a Brazilian Free Man of Colour. Verso. "If a proverb has no bearing on a proverb, one does not use it."p. 178. Owomoyela, Oyekan. 1988. A kì í: Yorùbá proscriptive and prescriptive proverbs. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. (Yoruba, Nigeria) "Proverbs finish the problem."Gertrud Schneider-Blum. 2009. Máakuti t'awá shuultáa: Proverbs finish the problems: Sayings of the Alaaba (Ethiopia). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. (Alaaba, Ethiopia) "When a proverb about a ragged basket is mentioned, the person who is skinny knows that he/she is the person alluded to." (Igbo, Nigeria)p. 391. Pachocinski, Ryszard. 2000. Proverbs of Africa: Human Nature in the Nigerian Oral Tradition. Professors World Peace Academy. "A proverb is the quintessentially active bit of language." (Turkish)p. 67, Dor, Rémy. 1982. 'Metel' ou l'appretissage du comportement. Le Proverbe chez les Kirghiz du Pamir afghan. Journal asiatique 270:67-146. "The purest water is spring water, the most concise speech is proverb." (Zhuang, China)p. xxiv. Yangxian, Zhou. 2017. Two Thousand Proverbs from China with Annotations and Chinese and English Translation. New York: Peter Lang. "A proverb does not lie." (Arabic of Cairo)p. 76. Mahgoub, Fatma M. 1968. A linguistic study of Cairene proverbs. Indiana University. "A saying is a flower, a proverb is a berry." (Russian)p. v. Martgavo, Peter. 1995. Russian proverbs and sayings. New York: Hippocrene Books. "Honey is sweet to the mouth; proverb is music to the ear." (Tibetan) Pema Tsewang, Shastri. 2012. Like a yeti catching marmots. Boston: Wisdom Publications. "Old proverb are little Gospels" (Galician)Os refráns vellos son evanxeos pequenos "Proverb[-using] man, queer and vulgar/bothering man" (Spanish):es:w:hombre refranero, maricón y pilonero, also hombre refranero, hombre puñetero
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