The Matti Kuusi International Database of Proverbs

• Issue: Volume 28, Number 2
• Author(s): Outi Lauhakangas
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• Citation: http://journal.oraltradition.org/issues/28ii/lauhakangas

Abstract

Based on Matti Kuusi’s library of proverb collections, the Matti Kuusi International Database of Proverbs is designed for cultural researchers, translators, and proverb enthusiasts. Kuusi compiled a card-index with tens of thousands of references to synonymic proverbs. The database is a tool for studying global similarities and national specificities of proverbs. This essay offers a practical introduction to the database, its classification system, and describes future plans for improvement of the database.

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Browsing the Matti Kuusi International Database of Proverbs.

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Search results for “one-eyed” in the Matti Kuusi International Database of Proverbs.

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Illustration of the classification structure surrounding the English proverb type “In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is a king.”

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Literature references for “In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is a king.”

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