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Sosruko brings fire — a short excerpt
Саусырыкъо машIор къехьы
Нартхэмрэ иныжъыхэмрэ зэпыигъэх. Нартхэр гушхуагъэх, язакъоу пыим пэуцужьыщтыгъэх, заушэтыныр якIэсагъ.Two proverbs from oral memory
Нэр мыплъэу гур плъэщтэп.The heart does not see before the eyes do.Çetinbaş, p. 77
Гупшыси псалъэ,зыплъахьи тӏыс.Think before speaking; look before sitting.Çetinbaş, p. 78
Adyghe texts and Turkish meanings are quoted from Çetinbaş’s Uzuntarla fieldwork; English renderings are provided by this website.
Sources
- Mira Haçemizova · Çerkez (Adıge) Edebiyatı – IDüzce Üniversitesi, 2025 · ISBN 978-625-6330-09-2 · p. 19
- Mesude Çetinbaş · Kocaeli-Kartepe-Uzuntarla Mahallesi MonografisiDüzce Üniversitesi, 2022 · Master’s thesis, pp. 77–78