A Guide to Cendjilanti Idioms

Figurative, almost whimsical speech is one of the things I enjoy most about language across the world. There's something really immersive about choosing what imagery to attach to everyday things, so I figured - why not apply the same thing to Cendjilanti? - thus, I transported myself to C'e-c'anjaaril. I've thought how the Canca would think, imagined how they'd paint their lives just a bit brighter with unique little sayings, and below are a few I particularly like.

1. "Put it in a clay pot!" (bicingeni i bu!) - forget about it!
   Store your situation, thoughts, et cetera away. Return to them some other time... or simply leave them to be.

2. "Has he mistaken the sand for the water?" (culu tsendiome ni raara c'uue o pa?) - he's very lazy; unproductive.
   The subject seems to believe that, rather than being located on solid ground to stand on, he's found himself floating just off shore, with the way he's laying around doing nothing.

3. "Put it with the spiders!" (cinge nti c'uue itsitsele!) - whatever happens, happens (typically negative).
   Related to the Canca elders' sport of spider husbandry and, particularly, fighting. Put your qualms into the ring with the spiders and let them see who (or what) wins.

4. "You're trying to compose a song for the birds!" (cani endjema eckeni ni ndenduwaala nde mbungele!) - you're attempting something quite unrealistic (or even impossible)!
   To convince a bird to sing a foreign song would be a monumental task, should it be able to understand you... unless it's a parrot, I suppose.

5. "Sooner would a cat be plucked bald without screaming!" (ntikoji yeye nti ao cancinjaarangele tsebicinge tsebinde ulu-ulu-enjila!) - same as #4!

All of these are things I can imagine parents or elders saying to their children or younger group members, or friends saying to eachother while joking around. It's very likely I'll keep writing more of these, since they're really fun to come up with, and make for great grammar & vocab practice, too!