Τη χώρα π’ ακούει, τη χώρας γίνεται

Ti chora p’ akoyei, ti choras ginetai

ONE SOURCE

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Compiled and edited by Kyriakos Gold, with meanings written by him. Each entry is attested by the published sources it names. The entries have not yet been reviewed by the editorial board.

IN STANDARD GREEKΌποιος δίνει αυτί στους ξένους, γίνεται κι ο ίδιος ξένος

IN ENGLISHTaking strangers’ advice can estrange someone from family

ORIGINNot established by the source

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Τη χώρα π’ ακούει, τη χώρας γίνεται

Whoever listens to outsiders turns into one Following outsiders' advice can turn a person away from their own family.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACEMatsouka-related ethnographic description; particular village not given
SOURCE 1Vasileios Polatidis, «Ιδιωματισμοί της Ποντιακής διαλέκτου», part A (Kotsari; accessed 2026); section Χωρολόγι open
COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.
CHECKING NOTERegional/local meanings given; author cites family/tradition but origin of each phrase not established; Source explicitly explains 'χώρα' as outsiders

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