MOLAS.

Karit ali le: Keraeng Melky Pantur, leso Seneng, rekeng barin 8, wulang 5 , ntaung 2017.

Those parables are:

Rangan neho wela sara,
Pacun neho wela pau,
Bambas'en neho wela cawat,
Imus'esen neho wela timung,
Angen neho wela kaweng,
Tawan neho wela ntawang
Bokakg'en neho wela konggang,
Jaong'en neho wela waso,
Mekok'en neho wela nggewo,
Curup'en neho wela ndusuk,
Taen neho wela wae,
Lampan neho wela war,
Taran neho wela paka,
Pion neho wela lincor,
Laron neho wela kalo,
Kendengn neho wela lente,
Raon neho wela ajo,
Wekin neho wela legi,
Regotn neho wela redong,
Boceln neho wela njoeng,
Tombon neho wela wodong,
Ngguren neho wela kuse,
Lelon neho wela renggong,
Naum neho wela sa'u,
Nain neho wela raci,
Gejekn neho wela rentek,
Segoln neho wela teno,
Sawaln neho wela randang,
Mbiangn neho wela ndigar,
Nggerun neho wela teu,
Heman neho wela leba,
Mu'un neho wela kundung,
Cualn neho wela kuncang,
Caun neho wela laru,
Turan neho wela kunang,
Cangkem'eneh neho wela ndaler,
Anggiln neho wela lait,
Inggos'endeteh neho wela nio,
Tomingn neho wela woing,
Wiwirn neho wela linti,
Tundeln neho wela cue,
Baron neho wela karot,
Deren neho wela nte'er,
Patun neho wela ka'ung,
Weran neho wela helas,
Gauk'en neho wela latung,
Wewan neho wela rea,
Mancak'en neho wela kampas,
Di'an neho wela markadila,
Naun neho wela ngampur,
Samben neho wela lale,
Momang neho wela wora,
Gejurn neho wela welu,
Lonton neho wela worok,
Kantan neho wela nara,
Kukut'en neho wela uwu,
Lepot'en neho wela lento,
Ka'engn neho wela daeng,
Reis'en neho wela kei, agu
Pugengn neho wela puser.

Ho'o de ngasang'en: naring weki mancak isung lempe nau wuk lombis loke nggera de ine wai molas data Manggarai. Sanggen tae so'ot musi ngasang de haju agu remang. Tomingn laku eme tae melajun, ndingar kali ngong kayu manis, ndusuk kali ngong senduduk, renggong kali ngong tempuyung.

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Those are expressions of Manggaraian when they adore a girl. They often admire a girl with some of comparations. There are popular expressions: Pacun neho lasar pau, rangan neho lasar pandang. Those expressions want to say that: Her cheek like a slice of manggoes, her face like a slice of pineapple. I can take an example: Imus'esen neho wela timung - Her smile like a flower of cucumber; curupn neho wela ndusuk - her words like a flower of melastoma; nain neho wela raci - her heart like a flower areca (nut); baron neho wela karot - her report like a flower of mimosa pudica; lelon neho wela renggong - her looks like a flower of (sonchus arvensus in Latin and tempuyung in Javanese).

And, when they are asking a girl in marriage, will use those comparations, parables. Example: Neka rabo ami mai weda rewa tuke mbaru ai kut reko kala rana dise Inang agu Amang, cala tiba koe lite sina? - Sorry Uncle and Aunt, our coming here just want to pick up the young betel leaf of yours, whether you are accepting our offer, now? Uncle and aunt be named as a Anak Rona, awhile the man is Anak Wina. When the Anak Wina said like that and Anak Rona accepts the offer so the Anak Rona says: Toem co'on nana landing eme hitu muing toko racap lorong nggeru agu lo'on lelos pu'ung one mai hi nana lawang henu bom anak reak meu kut rojok pion ka'eng kilos. Ami toem po'e ai lorong wintuk agu patun de Jari - We don't refused, maybe that is yours life summon suitable both of your will, not just your will but our young girl also because you are not a little child. We can't to forbid both of yours will because that is a will of God too.

Note:

This is myself picture, @Melky Pantur.

All those parables above: sara to puser are names of tree and grasses. Many of trees and grasses can be united with a girl or a man. Those words have to form a 'durit' syntax, for example: rangan lasar pandang, kanta bantang cama manga mantar. Durit syntax is a sentence which is dominated by a vocal. Let we are observing this syntax accurately that is not other vocal there is one alphabet, i.e: just A not the others alphabet there. Yeah, that is mentioned as durit sentence.

Based on the study of the Lembaga Studi Budaya dan Sejarah Manggarai (LSBSM) of Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) that still many expressions, parables of Manggaraian. All those parables are not yet being translated by me until now. I just writte down in Manggarai language, don't have many times to translate in Indonesia and in English. In addition, Manggarai language is very difficult to be translated in Indonesia language.