Postproverbials

Postproverbial:
Translation:
Proverb: Mo nyaamata sabgo, tuutata gaasa
Translation: S/He who did not eat cowhide cannot vomit hair
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial:
Translation:
Proverb: Nanɗo belɗun shobbol kanko ɓirataa horde
Translation: S/He who savors the milk, leaks the spoon
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial:
Translation:
Proverb: Nongoto bojere sai i hakkilo
Translation: To catch the hare, one must be fast and clever
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial:
Translation:
Proverb: huu kaɓɓuɗo fauru hanko andi no fittataandu
Translation: Whoever ties up a hyena, must know how to free it
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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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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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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Postproverbial: Ganyo naa in neɗɗo goo to ba in neɗɗo hu i der ngari
Translation: Evil does not visit only an individual, but whoever lives in the city
Proverb: Ganyo naa in neɗɗo goo to ba in neɗɗo gella fuu
Translation: Evil does not visit only an individual, but the entire village
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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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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Postproverbial: Ta yi neɗɗɗo doggai o yi i bone
Translation: When you see a man sprinting, he has seen danger
Proverb: Ta yi neɗɗo I doggai haade o’ fa'i
Translation: When you see a man sprinting, his destination is not far
Language - Region: Fulbe (Nigeria)
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