Example 3-145

Dí sɛmbɛ hén-seéi àn tá si taa báka f'én boóko.
Dí
def.sg
sɛmbɛ
someone
hén-seéi
3sg-self
àn
neg
tá
asp
si
see
taa
say
báka
back
f'=én
for=3sg
boóko.
break
Nobody sees his own hunchback.
Comment:
This is a proverb meaning "Nobody is aware of his own faults".
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
de Groot 1977: 202