Transcriber’s Notes
Reading edition
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation have been retained.
Footnote [38]: The last paragraph lacks a closing quote mark; this has not been changed, since it is not clear where the quote ends.
Prov. 139: gambette may be a misspelling of jambette (jack-knife) in Bigelow’s work.
Prov. 177: zozos pariaca may be an error for zozos paliaca.
Depending on the hard- and software used to read this text, and their settings, not all characters may display as intended.
Changes made to the text: Footnotes have been moved to directly under the proverb they refer to. Obvious punctuation errors and missing punctuation have been corrected silently. i.e. and i. e. have been standardised to i.e. Introduction: gomo filé changed to gombo filé Bibliography: Academique changed to Académique Prov. 4: nourish it young changed to nourish its young Footnote [12]: tiyon the true changed to tiyon is the true Footnote [14]: little bird does’nt changed to little bird doesn’t Prov. 49: Ceux qui mangent ne savent pas changed to Ceux qui mangent des œufs ne savent pas Prov. 54: le prix de la grasse changed to le prix de la graisse Prov. 82: qui le diable emporte changed to que le diable emporte Prov. 114: aime á boire changed to aime à boire Footnote [45]: oti and outi changed to oti and outi Prov. 117: resister changed to résister Prov. 127: etrangers changed to étrangers Prov. 172: li rouge changed to li ronge Prov. 204: his mother was’nt changed to his mother wasn’t Prov. 221: morte changed to mort Prov. 248: demandre changed to demander Prov. 253: ’evite changed to évite Prov. 260: les coffre changed to le coffre Prov. 268: Quand n’a pas changed to Quand on n’a pas Footnote [124]: Mousse changed to Moussa as in proverb Footnote [125]: Moun, or moune changed to Moun, or moune Footnote [136]: commeree changed to commerce Footnote [139]: Comment se l’expliquer autrement en dehors du mariage changed to Comment se l’expliquer autrement, en dehors du mariage? (as in the original text by Baissac) Footnote [143]: ourasi, ouarasa changed to ouarasi, ouarasa as in verse Prov. 344: Z ffé changed to Zaffé Prov. 349: brûle changed to brûlent Index to Dialects, III.: 267 changed to 266; IV.: 147 and 329 inserted; V.: 333 inserted.