Abkhazian
Abkhazia
аџьыкаагара дцеит *
* they went for salt
Expression used in the past by some people
This phrase was used when someone said that a person had died, but it had to be said in such a way that only those who needed to know would understand. This phrase is used in this way because in the past, salt was a rarity, and to obtain it, one had to go on a voyage that could often end in death. Adjika or adjikhish means salt.
"ашәарыцарахь дцеишьҭи дсымбац , кыр ихьыма ?" "аџыкаагара дцеит." *for example, in front of children, so as not to traumatize them.*
"I haven't seen him since he went hunting, did something happen to him?" "He went for salt ."
