Monday, September 5, 2016

Atuwa kada putuwa hedeema

English translation:

atuwa (n) = paddy storage bin
kadanawa (v) = dismantle    kada = dismantle something in order to
putuwa (n) = chair
hadanawa (v) = make           hedeema = making

Literal meaning:

Dismantle the paddy storage bin in order to make a chair

Idiomatic meaning:

Use something of more importance to make another of less importance