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  What it means

  “Where Saint Jagata is, the home is safe.” A regional variant of the Saint Agatha proverb — ‘Jagata’ is a folk diminutive of ‘Agata’. Same meaning: the blessed home is protected from harm.

  Vocabulary

  • Jagata — folk diminutive of Agata (Agatha)
  • bezpieczny — safe, secure
  • chata — cottage, home

  Grammar note

  Identical structure to the Agata variant. 'Jagata' is a dialectal/folk form.

  Cultural context

  Regional variants of proverbs are common in Polish folk tradition. 'Jagata' reflects the diminutive naming conventions of rural dialects.

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