Corvos e corrioncas annuntiant abba

Language or variety: 
Sard
Literal translation: 

Cuervos y cornejas anuncian agua

Gloss: 

Corvo e cornacchie che vanno a stormo annunziano acqua. Lat. Tum cornix plena pluviam vocat improba voce, Virg., Georg., lib.I, 387. Sono il barometro dei contadini.

Comments: 

Corvu y abba son formas logudoresas.

Categorization
Meteorology: 
forecast
<forecast>
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
General Subject Area: 
crow
<animals (excluding grazing types)>
rook, crow
<animals (excluding grazing types)>
Geolocation

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Geographic locations:
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  • Logudoro
    Territory:

    Logudoro, Sardinia, Italy.

    Geolocation which corresponds to the linguistic area of Logudorese.

Sources
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Author Title Edition In sourcesort descending
SPANO, Giovanni Proverbi sardi trasportati in lingua italiana e confrontati con quelli degli antichi popoli. A cura de Giulio Angioni Editorial:
Ilisso
Place of edition:
Nuoro
Publication date:
1997 [1871]
 Page:
113
Sub voce:
Corvu
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