Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
Postproverbials in Fulbe (Nigeria)
Curator(s)
Zaynab Ango
Postproverbial:
Translation:
Proverb: Mo wala munyal jarata shobbol i hord
Translation: A person who is not patient cannot drink milk with a spoon
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Translation:
Proverb: Mo wala munyal jarata shobbol i hord
Translation: A person who is not patient cannot drink milk with a spoon
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Saa a debbo ɓuri saa a fuu
Translation: Better luck to have a good wife, than everything
Proverb: Saa a debbo ɓuri saa a dungu
Translation: Better luck to have a good wife, than a good rainy season
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Translation: Better luck to have a good wife, than everything
Proverb: Saa a debbo ɓuri saa a dungu
Translation: Better luck to have a good wife, than a good rainy season
Language - Region: Fulbe (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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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:
Translation:
Proverb: Giɗo debbo mo nyamaaki yarataamo lekke
Translation: The lover of a sick man’s wife does not take medicine to him
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Translation:
Proverb: Giɗo debbo mo nyamaaki yarataamo lekke
Translation: The lover of a sick man’s wife does not take medicine to him
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Saa a debbo ɓuri saa a fuu
Translation: Better luck to have a good wife, than everything
Proverb: Saa a debbo ɓuri saa a dungu
Translation: Better luck to have a good wife, than a good rainy season
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Translation: Better luck to have a good wife, than everything
Proverb: Saa a debbo ɓuri saa a dungu
Translation: Better luck to have a good wife, than a good rainy season
Language - Region: Fulbe (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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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:
Translation:
Proverb: Ta nyaamai batuɗun nyamai ɗun ɓellere
Translation: If you decide to eat carcass, eat a fatty one
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Translation:
Proverb: Ta nyaamai batuɗun nyamai ɗun ɓellere
Translation: If you decide to eat carcass, eat a fatty one
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Heɓuki mo siyata ɓundu, himmina jam
Translation: The well digger’s desire is to finish digging safely
Proverb: Heɓuki mo siyata ɓundu, heɓuki diyam
Translation: The well digger’s desire is to strike water at the bottom of the pit
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Translation: The well digger’s desire is to finish digging safely
Proverb: Heɓuki mo siyata ɓundu, heɓuki diyam
Translation: The well digger’s desire is to strike water at the bottom of the pit
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Jooɗaki i wala, sai munyal
Translation: Staying poor is for the helpless
Proverb: Joodaki i wala, sai fufaado
Translation: Staying poor is for the lazy.
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Translation: Staying poor is for the helpless
Proverb: Joodaki i wala, sai fufaado
Translation: Staying poor is for the lazy.
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial:
Translation:
Proverb: Gite to waati finaare ummitaaɗe
Translation: When the sight is dead, no amount of kohl can restore it
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Translation:
Proverb: Gite to waati finaare ummitaaɗe
Translation: When the sight is dead, no amount of kohl can restore it
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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