Translation:
A white goat dislikes dirt.
Postproverbial:
Afia awan imaha ndek.
Translation:
A white woman dislikes dirt.
Postproverbial:
Afia owo imaha ndek.
Translation:
A decent person dislikes dirt.
Comments:
The "white" that describes woman in the first postproverbials refers not to the skin colour but to the immaculate character and value of the woman. The woman "awan" also refers not only to the female gender but to humanity as a whole.
Language - Region:
efik-nigeria
Label:
goat
white
person
woman
dirt