Masaalla: Tausug Proverbs
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Tausug Wisdom – To the Tausug, a proverb is masaalla, a word of Arabic origin. Some are pittuwa, or advice about life. Proverbs are part of daman or symbolic speech, which includes riddles and courtship dialogue. Some proverbs follow: Tausug: In lasa iban uba di hikatapuk.