Cheremis proverbs

Proverbs from all Cheremis speaking parts of the world.

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• Румбъікан вӱдьӀштӧ кол куӌаш ќанъъіле.
  • Translation: It is good fishing in streamy water.
  • English equivalent: It is good fishing in troubled waters.
  • Meaning: In taking advantage of chaotic conditions one can easily serve one's own purposes.
  • Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 391. ISBN 1-875943-44-7. 

See also

• Mordvin proverbs
• Karelian proverbs
• Russian proverbs
• Veps proverbs
• Votian proverbs