Proverbial expression or phrase
Mipa zìsìt, aylì’u amip New year, new words (naviteri.org, 2023-12-31) View all from source
Ngäzìk fwa fkol rumit aku'up peykuwup.
It's hard to bounce a heavy ball.
(That is, it's difficult to make someone who is stubborn or inept do what you want them to.)
Zola’u nìprrte’, ma 3746°! Welcome, 2022! (naviteri.org, 2021-12-31) View all from source
Ke omum teyngta uran aku'up fu fwayum fu wayapx.
It's not known whether this heavy boat will float or sink.
Spring Vocabulary, Part 2 (naviteri.org, 2012-03-31) View all from source
Ayskxe a sasna'o ku'up lu txan.
The rocks in that pile are very heavy.
Mipa Zìsìt, Aylì’u Amip — New Words for the New Year (naviteri.org, 2012-01-09) View all from source
Ke tsun tute a'aw tsatskxeti aku'up kxiveltek nì'awtu.
One person alone can't lift that heavy rock.