Traditional Jamaican proverb · taught in Hanover
Kwaiyat riva ron diip.
A quiet river runs deep.
Still, quiet people often have the deepest feelings and strength — like quiet little Hanover itself.
single-clause indicative, metaphor
Four words; deep does adverb duty with no ending on it, and the r of riva and run is the only sound tying the line together.
This one is taught in Hanover.
The grammatical categories this description uses — clause type, mood, and the sound patterning noted where it carries the proverb — follow Unseth's framework for describing a proverb rather than only translating it.
The proverb is folk material. The description of how it is put together follows the framework in the work above; the translation and the commentary are mine.
Hear it, and collect the rest →