Languagle #7: Kurdish (Kurmanji)
Her giya li ser koka xwe hêşîn tê
"Every plant grows green on its own root."
What it means
Used to say that people, like plants, grow and thrive based on their own roots, an argument for self-reliance and staying connected to where you actually come from rather than borrowing someone else's foundation.
What kind of saying it is
Oral tradition. In Kurdish (Kurmanji), a gotina pêşiyan. Passed down by word of mouth. Sayings like this have no single author.
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