World Proverbs / Wintu Proverbs

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Wintu Proverb: "When we Indians kill meat, we eat it all up. When we dig roots, we make little holes. When we build houses, we make little holes. When we burn grass for grasshoppers, we don't ruin things. We shake down acorns and pine nuts. We don't chop down the trees. We only use dead wood."


Wintu Proverbs


Wintu Proverbs about:

Acorns AcornsBuild BuildBurn BurnChop Chop
Dead DeadDown DownGrass GrassGrasshoppers Grasshoppers
Holes HolesHouses HousesIndians IndiansKill Kill
Little LittleMake MakeMeat MeatNuts Nuts
Pine PineRoots RootsRuin RuinShake Shake
Things ThingsTrees TreesWood Wood