80. Chronology. | ||
(t) Chronological | 81. Day and Night. | |
88. Holy Days. | ||
89. Seasons. | ||
IV. | (u) Topographical | 90. Places. |
HISTORICAL | ||
(v) Ethnographic | 91. Nationality. | |
92. Races. | ||
(w) Personal | 93. Persons. |
Note. — Judges and Doctors, although strictly falling under the head "Anthropological", are for convenience classified otherwise as above.
DETAILS.
1. — The Body and its Attributes.
1. Faggys ta my lheiney, agh ny sniessey ta my chrackan = Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin (see Clothing and Selfishness).
2. Ta craplag smoo ayns dty hoyn nish na va ro'ee = There is a wrinkle more in thy posterior now than there was before.
3. Freayl y craue glass = Keeping the bone green (see Health).
4. Ta chengey ny host ny share na olk y ghra = A silent tongue is better than evil speaking (see Evil).
5. Ta fuill ny s'chee na ushtey = Blood is thicker than water (see Water).
6. Sniessey yn uillin na yn doarn = The elbow is nearer than the fist.
7. Ta cree dooie ny share na kione croutagh = A kind heart is better than a crafty head (see Kindness and Imposture).
8. Easht lesh dagh cleaysh, eisht jean briwnys = Listen with each ear, then do judgment (see Judges).
9. Cre'n chluic ta 'sy hoyn = What a jerk in his posterior.[1]
10. Chengey lhiam, chengey lhiat = Tongue with me, tongue with thee[2] (see Inconstancy).