tʼáadoo danitʼání íítiʼ

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Etymology

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tʼáadoo (without) + da- (plural prefix) + nitʼą (it is ripened) + (nominalizer) + -tiʼ (stem for breaking a brittle object)

Proverb

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tʼáadoo danitʼání íítiʼ

  1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched (literally, snap off ears of corn before they are ripe)
    Éí atʼééd tʼáadoo danitʼání yiyíítiʼThat girl shucked the corn before it got ripe.