Idioms and Proverbs
This page will (hopefully) grow over time as a collection of Kryptonian idioms, proverbs, witticisms, and the like. Enjoy!
Proverbs
.Ygav
.kaogahv
ka͡ʊgɑv
IMP-PRS\allow
skilö^
skilorodh
skiloɹoð
speak-PRS
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
N\3s
Q
zw
zwə
RC
kep$
kehpes
kɛpes
have+PRS-PROG
Soh
shokh
ʃox
truth
Let the person who has truth speak.
Gloss style guide found at: http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php
.'paD
.kaipahdh
ka͡ɪpɑð
POT-PRS\make
V
tov
tov
DEF\PL
gUloGo
guhlogho
gʌloɣo
intention-PL
kriGÁ
krighiu
kriʝʲu
bright-most
W
w
wə
OBJ
V
tov
tov
DEF
dovRoSo
dovrrosho
dovroʃo
shadow-PL
dolú
doliu
dolju
dark-most
The brightest aspirations can make the darkest shadows.
Gloss style guide found at: http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php
Idioms
.Zi
.zhi
ʒi
yes
Se
she
ʃe
maybe
ZA
zha
ʒæ
no
Get to the point.
Gloss style guide found at: http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php
This might be used when someone is talking a lot without actually saying anything or without getting to the point; they aren't picking any direction and this is meant to spur them to just say, yes, no, or event maybe — pick a side, get to the point, wrap it up. Similar to "crap or get off the pot", but specifically with speech/speaking.