tʼáadoo danitʼání íítiʼ

Etymology

tʼáadoo (“without”) + da- (plural prefix) + nitʼą (“it is ripened”) + -í (nominalizer) + -tiʼ (stem for breaking a brittle object)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɑ̂ːtòː tɑ̀nɪ̀tʼɑ́nɪ́ ʔíːtʰɪ̀ʔ/

Proverb

tʼáadoo danitʼání íítiʼ

  1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched (literally, snap off ears of corn before they are ripe)
    Éí atʼééd tʼáadoo danitʼání yiyíítiʼ ― That girl shucked the corn before it got ripe.
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