Khakas Proverbs

The Khakas are a Turkic speaking people living in the Republic of Khakassia in southern Siberia in Russia.

The vernacular term for the proverb is сöспек (söspek).


Ат кістезіп танысча, кізі чоохтазып.

* Transliteration: At kĭstezĭp tanïsča, kĭzĭ čooxtazïp.

* English translation: Horses become acquainted by neighing, people by talking.


Кӱскӱ кӱн хыс тооза азырапча.

* Transliteration: Küskü kün xïs tooza azïrapča.

* English translation: An autumn day feeds a whole winter.


Маңзыраан сеек сӱтке тӱсчең.

* Transliteration: Maŋzïraan seek sütke tüsčeŋ.

* English translation: The hurrying fly falls into the milk.

* Meaning: Haste makes waste.


Полған на тӱлгӱ хузуриин махтапча.

* Transliteration: Polğan na tülgü xuzuriin maxtapča.

* English translation: Every fox praises its [own] tail.

* Meaning: Every cook praises his own broth.


Ӱгренгені пайаанынаң артых.

* Transliteration: Ügrengenĭ payaanïnaŋ artïx.

* English translation: Learning is better than becoming rich.


Хортых кізі хозаннаң даа хорыхчаң.

* Transliteration: Xortïx kĭzĭ xozannaŋ daa xorïxčaŋ

* English translation: A fearful person even fears the hare.


Чатчатхан тасха торбас öс-парча.

* Transliteration: Čatčatxan tasxa torbas ös-parča.

* English translation: Moss grows on a lying stone.

* Meaning: A rolling stone gathers no moss


Читі кізі пір кізіні сағыбаҷаң.

* Transliteration: Čitĭ kĭzĭ pĭr kĭzĭnĭ sağïbaĵaŋ.

* English translation: Seven people do not wait for one person.