RANDOM POSTPROVERBIALS

Postproverbial: Ẹnìkan kì í jẹ́ k’ẹ́nu ó fẹ̀.
Translation: No one sups alone and have his mouth torn open.
Proverb: Ẹnìkan kì í jẹ́ kí ilẹ̀ ó fẹ̀.
Translation: No one sups alone and have the earth open wide.
Language-Region: Yoruba (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: p2. Da yiiki nyalal, in iri colel
Translation: The egret is kin to the birds
Proverb: Da yiiki Nyalal, in iri fulɓe
Translation: The egret is kin to the Fulbe
Language-Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Atangaye sana na jua hujua
Translation: He who wanders around in the sun learns
Proverb: Atangaye na jua huungua
Translation: He who wanders around in the sun gets burn
Language-Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
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Postproverbial: I.G. bari murna, xdn sandanka ya kama Shekau
Translation: Do not be happy the I.G. that your policemen have caught Shekau
Proverb: Dan farauta bari murna, karen ka ya kama kura
Translation: Do not be happy the hunter that your dog has a caught a hyena
Language-Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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