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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 nationalist idiom which represents the Ris people's belief that their language is superior to their neighbours. This is due to their vowel inventory creating an image of either an hollow triangle, or a pine tree. | |about= The saying '''The hollow triangle? Rather the Christmas tree!''' is a nationalist idiom which represents the Ris people's belief that their language is superior to that of their neighbours. This is due to their vowel inventory creating an image of either an hollow triangle, or a pine tree. | ||
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