Proverbs
Proverb: Igi gogoro má gún mi lójú, àtòkèrè latí n wòó.
Translation: So that we may not be blinded by the tall, pointed tree, one must watch it from afar.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: So that we may not be blinded by the tall, pointed tree, one must watch it from afar.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Ibi pẹlẹbẹ ni a ti ń mú ọ̀ọ̀lẹ̀ jẹ.
Translation: It is from the base that one eats a beans pudding.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: It is from the base that one eats a beans pudding.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Ìbàjẹ́ ọjọ́ kan, kì í tán l’ógún ọdún.
Translation: A day of defamation and dishonour never ends in twenty years.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: A day of defamation and dishonour never ends in twenty years.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Gàǹbàrí pa Fúlàní, kò lẹ́jọ́ nínú.
Translation: If the Hausa man kills the Fulani, it is not actionable.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: If the Hausa man kills the Fulani, it is not actionable.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Ẹyin ni ń di àkùkọ.
Translation: The egg becomes the cock.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: The egg becomes the cock.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Èṣúrú ṣ’àṣejù, ó tẹ́ l’ọ́wọ́ oníyán.
Translation: Water-yam overreaches its own sweetness, it loses flavour and use before the pounded yam vendor.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: Water-yam overreaches its own sweetness, it loses flavour and use before the pounded yam vendor.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Ẹṣin iwájú, ni t’ẹ̀yìn ń wò sáré.
Translation: The leading horse is an example to other racers.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: The leading horse is an example to other racers.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Ẹni tó jìn sí kòtò, ó kọ́ ará ìyókù lọ́gbọ́n.
Translation: He who falls into the pit serves as a scapegoat to others.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: He who falls into the pit serves as a scapegoat to others.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Ẹni tó gbódó mì, ìdúró kò sí, ìbere kò sí.
Translation: [For] he who swallows a mortar or pestle, there is no rest, neither standing nor stooping.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: [For] he who swallows a mortar or pestle, there is no rest, neither standing nor stooping.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Ẹni tó gbépo lájà kò jalè bí eni tí ó gbà á síle.
Translation: He who steals the palm oil from the rafters is no less a thief than his accomplice.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: He who steals the palm oil from the rafters is no less a thief than his accomplice.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria