Example 54-68

Papang i manz tèktèk
Papang
papang
i
fin
manz
eat
tektek.
tektek
Big birds eat small birds.
French: La papangue mange le tectec (le gros a toujours raison du petit).
Comment:
The example is a proverb. The papang (Circus maillardi) is a big bird of prey, the tektek (Saxicola borbonensis) is a small bird.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Chaudenson 1974: 312