Asian (Proverbs and Sayings)

Asian Sites:

Nihon no Kotowaza Nihon no Kotowaza: Japanese proverbs and idioms with translation, explanation and sound files (WAV format). (Asian) http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/5623/kotowjis.html Mongolia Today: Wisdom of Nomads Mongolia Today: Wisdom of Nomads: Seven Mongolian proverbs (in transcription) with English translation. (Asian) http://www.mongoliatoday.com/issue/1/wisdom.html Thai Proverbs Thai Proverbs: In English translation with equivalent, excerpted from the book "Thai Proverbs", by Patrick Owen and Kulaya Campiranonta. (Asian) http://www.thaistudents.com/project/proverbs2.html Common Malay Proverbs Common Malay Proverbs: In Malay with English translation and explanation, contributed by Siswahani Saban. (Asian) http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=5 Index of Kashmiri Proverbs Index of Kashmiri Proverbs: Large, alphabetically ordered collection, including sayings from Sufis of Kashmir (in Kashmiri with English translation and explanation). (Asian) http://www.kashmir.net/treasure/proverbs/ Tibetan Proverbs Tibetan Proverbs: Book presentation with three sample pages. (Asian) http://www.appletree.ie/projects/tbprov/tbprov.htm Tibet Digital Library Tibet Digital Library: Favorite verses, proverbs and riddles (in English). (Asian) http://www.crosby-lundin.com/tibet/culture/folktales/favs.html Comparative Proverbs, Old Adages and Sayings: Thai and English Comparative Proverbs, Old Adages and Sayings: Thai and English: Thai proverbs and sayings with English translations or equivalents. (Asian) http://suphawut.com/translations/thai_to_english/proverbs Thai Proverbs and Sayings Thai Proverbs and Sayings: Proverbs in Thai script with transcription, translation into English and equivalent or explanation. (Asian) http://www.into-asia.com/thai_language/thai_proverbs.php The Boneless Tongue of Assamese Proverbs The Boneless Tongue of Assamese Proverbs: Article by Prasun Sonwalkar, published in The Times of India (Assamese transcription with English translation). (Asian) http://www.assam.org/assam/language/proverbs/prasun-proverbs.html Vietnamese Proverbs Vietnamese Proverbs: Vietnamese proverbs with English equivalents. (Asian) http://sweb.uky.edu/~mnguy2/VNproverbs.htm Uyghur Makhaliler - Uighur Proverbs Uyghur Makhaliler - Uighur Proverbs: Compiled by Tughluk and Clara Abdurazak. (Asian) http://www.geocities.com/uighurlanguage/Uighur_proverb.htm Uchina Wisdom - Okinawan Proverbs Uchina Wisdom - Okinawan Proverbs: Excerpted from "The Okinawan Mind in Proverbs", by Zenko Shimabukuro. (Asian) http://www.okinawa.com/proverbs.html Gender-Related Lanna (Northern Thai) Proverbs Gender-Related Lanna (Northern Thai) Proverbs: Taken from Samorn Jenjija's book "Pha-sit-Lanna", in Lanna with Thai and English translations and explanations; includes soundfiles (WAV). (Asian) http://www.busakorn.addr.com/lanna/lannaproverbs.htm Sexuality, Unchastity and Fertility: Economy of Production and Reproduction in Colonial Haryana Sexuality, Unchastity and Fertility: Economy of Production and Reproduction in Colonial Haryana: Article by Prem Chowdhry on widow remarriage in Punjab, illustrated with proverbs. (Asian) http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/SAsia/suchana/0500/h014.html Proverbs Prove the Point Proverbs Prove the Point: Illustrated Thai proverbs in English translation with explanation. (Asian) http://welcome-to.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/proverbs.htm