Proverbs, Sayings, and Adages in the Sandoval Dictionary

Compiled by Laura Martin, Ph.D.
Last revision September 2006

The Sandoval Dictionary is full of old sayings and proverbial expressions. They are intrinsically interesting, and his explanations of their meanings are often full of colloquial information of equal value. Also, these expressions offer special possibilities for investigations into language change. Therefore, they are collected here in letter groups and presented as .pdf files. Researchers who need access to .rtf versions should correspond with Dr. Martin at the address given on the Resources for Guatemalan Spanish home page.

The entries are left intact as they appear in the dictionary, and no attempt has been made to index or classify them beyond forming files of approximately equal length. Note that these files have been constructed from scanned page so scanning errors may still be present. Simply click on a letter group to read the inventory.

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