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| + | '''Ätxäle si palulukanur tsnì smarit livonu.''' ''Ask Ask a thanator to release its prey.'' Refers to a futile gesture, an attempt to achieve something that might be desirable but will clearly not happen. In colloquial speech, may be shortened to just '''ätxäle pa(lu)lukanur.''' ([http://naviteri.org/2010/07/vocabulary-update/ Na'viteri.org], July 10 2010). | ||
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| + | '''Ngari txe'lan mawey livu.''' ''Don't worry about it,'' literally "let your heart be calm." ({{Canon Fmawno}}) | ||
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This is a collection of phrases and idioms that Frommer has come up with or approved.
Ätxäle si palulukanur tsnì smarit livonu. Ask Ask a thanator to release its prey. Refers to a futile gesture, an attempt to achieve something that might be desirable but will clearly not happen. In colloquial speech, may be shortened to just ätxäle pa(lu)lukanur. (Na'viteri.org, July 10 2010).
Ngari txe'lan mawey livu. Don't worry about it, literally "let your heart be calm." (Fmawno)
