Let's learn about our idioms. (Español abajo)
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In the Ancestral Eyéri language there are many idioms. In the video we present one of these. To say "eat fruit" you non-literally say "drink fruit".
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In linguistics an idiom is "an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for “undecided”) or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)".
~ Mirriam Webster English Dictionary
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Aprendamos sobre nuestros modismos.
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En la lengua Ancestral Eyéri existen muchos modismos. En el video presentamos uno de estos. Para decir "comer fruta" figurativamente se dice "bebe fruta".
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En la lingüística los modismos son una "expresión fija, privativa de una lengua, cuyo significado no se deduce de las palabras que la forman".
~ Real Academia Española
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