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 34 155 Daria'n darara, funtu daria'n mai riga. To laugh at a laughing man is like a naked man jeering at a man with a coat. Meaning as in lo4. 156 Madoatchi shina re 'da dumma. Madoatchi, a bitter-tasting tree. Dumraa, a kind of calalDash. Its inside is very bitter. Re'da, to whisper, backbite, insinuate something against. Meaning as in 154. 157 Allah na mutane. jaba ta ga baki'n mijinta. Allah made all men, the long-nosed rat laughs at her husband's snout. Meaning as in 154. 158 Abinda ba a-tamaha anyishi. The unexpected has happened. 159 Anatamaha wutta makera, anka isketa masaka. One is expecting fire at a blacksmith's, one gets it at the weaver's. 160 Rammamme kada maikibba. The very thin defeats the very fat. The unexpected happens. 161 Anyi kunnu don auki, ya komo ya rassa auki. Etmnu was made so as to be in a great quantity, it turns round and is not in great quantity. Kunnu, gari and hot water mixed to form a drink. It is made with a good deal of water so that there shall be plenty of it. Auki, plenty, a great quantity.