পৃষ্ঠা:Some Assamese proverbs.djvu/৯৯

ON CULTIVATING SAII DILANTA MARIND AND OwTENGA. 89 Place manure round the black pepper bush and earth round the pan tree, And cut the plantain three times before you plant it | The above proverb gives useful hints as to the cultivation of black chillies, pan, and plantains. This is another of Dak’s sayings. 286. O cultivating sala dain. ঘন ঘন কৈ দিব আলি, পৰ্বতৰ টিঙতে ৰুবা শালি; তেও যদি নহয় শালি, তেহে পাৰিবা ডাকক গালি। Ghan ghan kai diba ali, Parbatar tingato ruba sali; Teo jadi nahai sali, Tehe pariba Dakak gali. If you make the als' as near to one another as pr8sible, You can plant “ sdle” on the tops of hills. If then the “ sala” does not grow well, You can abuse Dak. Alis (আলি) are the divisions in the field built for the purpose of damming in the water Dak was the originator of this saying. 267. Tamarini and “ Outengo.” আগ ফালে তেতেলি পাচ ফালে ঔ, সেই ঘৰৰ মানুহ উঠিলনে নৌ। Ag phale teteli pich phale au, Sei gharar manuh uthilan2 no A house with a tamarind tree in front and an “ oattenga behind, Has not the owner of that house gone away from here yet? নৌ (ad)=নাই হোৱা “ at homba, not yet. Another of Dak's sayings. Univ Calif - Digitized by Microsoft ®)