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|sign=''Common Ris saying'' | |sign=''Common Ris saying'' | ||
|source=Idioms and phrases in Ris: An analysis. pg. 34 | |source=Idioms and phrases in Ris: An analysis. pg. 34 | ||
|about= The saying '''The hollow triangle? Rather the Christmas tree!''' is a anti-nationalist idiom which represents the Ris people's belief that their language is inferior to that of their neighbours. This is due to their vowel inventory creating an image of either | |about= The saying '''The hollow triangle? Rather the Christmas tree!''' is a anti-nationalist idiom which represents the Ris people's belief that their language is inferior to that of their neighbours. This is due to their vowel inventory creating an image of either a hollow triangle, or a pine tree. | ||
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