Proverbial expression or phrase
Ulte ayyora’tu leiu . . . And the winners are . . . (naviteri.org, 2021-08-15) View all from source
'Uori pey, kxawm ngaru ke ley.
If you hesitate doing something, it might not be important to you.
(Of course, we often hesitate with things that are in fact important to us, because we're afraid to fail. So this proverb is more meant/used as a motivation for someone hesitating, or even as a teasing to get someone into action)
Vomuna Lì’u Amip—Ten New Words (naviteri.org, 2015-11-30) View all from source
Furia peng fmawnit Eytukanur po poley.
He hesitated to tell Eytukan the news.
Proverbial expression or phrase
Vomuna Lì’u Amip—Ten New Words (naviteri.org, 2015-11-30) View all from source
pey taronyu, hifwo yerik.
The hunter hesitates and the hexapede escapes.
(Proverbial expression. Cf.: “He who hesitates is lost.”)