How many goats are YOU worth?
The estimated value of one's daughter, often before being sent off to marriage.
Father: How many goats are YOU worth?
Daughter: ...Well, maybe, 3 goats... and perhaps a sheep or cow?
Father: What is this, prostitution?!? I will take no less than 13 goats, 2 cows, and a sheep! Do you understand? Find a rich man who will comply.
Daughter: ...Oh, oh-ohk...
Daughter: ...Well, maybe, 3 goats... and perhaps a sheep or cow?
Father: What is this, prostitution?!? I will take no less than 13 goats, 2 cows, and a sheep! Do you understand? Find a rich man who will comply.
Daughter: ...Oh, oh-ohk...