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Local Buiscut | Gbankuru |
Cooked yam | Eci duduci |
Fruits | Enyasunsuncizhi |
Apple | Epuko |
Carrot | Londzuru |
Garden egg | Yengi |
Banana | Yaba |
Watermelon | Epin nuwan |
Pawpaw | Konkeni |
Orange | Emugi |
Mango | Manmugi |
Pineapple | Gbyadyagun |
– Palm fruit | Yikunudzuru |
Good morning | Kube lazhin i |
Good afternoon | Kube yigidi i |
Good evening | Kube lozun i |
Good night | Sayi lazhin i |
Weldone | Gawaman |
FESTIVALS | ZHIZHI NUPENCIZHI |
Nupe Day | Efo Nupe |
Local Wrestling Day | Efo Gani |
Fishing Day | Efo Rigata |
Farming Day | Efo Enu |
Horse Race Day | Efo Eciman Doko |
Magic Race Day | Efo Enyaman |
Masquerade | Ndakogboya |
Masquerade with hands | Guguyagi |
Dirty Masquerade | Kuti Langba |
Male Masquerade | Kuti Bagi |
Female Masquerade | Kuti Nyizagi |
Magician | Enyamacizhi |
Tambari | Enya dukun |
Three set of Drum | Enya Gale koma Angale |
Kalangu | Enya Evogi |
Bamboo Drum | Enya Bisan |
Calabash Drum | Enya Mangara |
Pan Drum | Enya Gbangbani |
Trumpet | Kakati |
A child from the shrine | Sogba |
gods given child | Tsubenya |
An appreciation of the gods | Ebo/jinda |
Competitor | Gana |
Brave and helpful | Kolo |
Ministry of security | Etunba kperezhi |
Ministry of Education | Etunba kpikpe |
Ministry of Information | Etun esankucizhi |
Labour Company | Etun Gbodonji Dzoro |
Ministry of Finance | Etunba Etswa Ewo |
Banking | Etunba Dukun Ewo |
Medical Doctor | Etun ezaboci |
Ministry of Justice | Etunba Eganbatici |
Military | Etun kankerezhi |
Ministry of Agriculture | Etunba Enu/nyakungizhi |
Needlework/tailor | Etun kekeregi |
Blacksmith | Tswaci |
Furniture | Gbagba |
Barber | Gozan |
Shoemaker | Edatswa |
Local fan maker | Tsofengi tswa |
Hat cap maker | Marufa tswa |
Building | Ebatu |
Painting | Emintan |
Cap sewing | Tsotso lu |
You dont get a pigeon for nothing so look at the wings Ie someone did something to the pigeon first | A de lukuku fia a cin gwapa u le |
Dont rejoice over the finding of decayed fish for what killed it would have eaten it if it has been good | A de gavo manin a nya na wu u na u ma gi |
If she wears her best clothes when making kuru food when it is cooked and taken out to be sold what will she then wear? | A edzu de na ko kuru a kuru ga agena ke wo ga a ku da kun o? |
Ground-nut oil cannot be wrapped in a leaf | A ela emi woro pa fini a |
One would not sell a toothless dog to ones own household ie do good to your own | A ekun esi nyikankpinci ya eza mi a |
When they are sharpening a knife the horse has no fear | A ele bi doko u sa waniko a |
Even though you may enter the house you dont always enter the hearts | A elo a mi lo na a elo a nin a |
When one is thinking of dancing he must also consider that his body will shake | A ga ekpa nya nya a a kpa biye du |
When one shoots an arrow does the ground move out of the way? | Ajin a ce kpa kin yaba? |
Do well to-day on account of tomorrow | A jin nyina ge ebo sun o |
To go to the farm and return and find that an uncle has been born is possible but to go to the farm and return and find that an older brother has been born is impossible | A lo lati zin be tsun a ma mma a lo lati zin be tsun a ma yaya a |
If a bad child is born they wont give it to the hyenas | A ma gi dede a la ya makunduunnu a |
Oh! My banjo has no bells on it Ie just because there is no outward show connected with your work do not think it is useless | Asa! Dunguru n de bida a |
To belittle honey does not hinder it from being sweet | Asiada u ka fu nyi ma a |
You may build a wall to stop people looking but cant build one to stop people hearing | A tu mi ka ye na a tu mi ka tukpa a |
They call you the mother of twins and you are very proud what about the hen that has twn chicken? | A yi we nna bakogi wo jin gaga bise na ema guwo na sunkun? |
Water never fills a fish trap | Bankotibu! Nuwon ese zin a |
One with good eyesight said that he saw a monkey the monkey said that he saw him first | Berebere ga u le be ye ebe ma ga u le wuntso ye bedzo |
The poor mans chicken are his cattleMake the best of what you have | Bise sunsungi nya talaka wun ga yi nanko ruga wun o |
Chicken hatched in the rainy season knows nothing about hawks but the mother hen does | Bise sunsungi nya zunzunka u kpe lugbe ye a nna u kpe u ye |
Running water never gets tired | Boloboloko! Ebo bo nuwonjeci a |
Wood that burns well will not last longIe the man that over-works shortens his life | Cigban na ma na na u kno a |
Medicine that is mixed with food even if it doesnt cure the disease will cure hunger | Cigbe na a le be koko nyi na kaga u zo gun a wun a zo mada |
When an elephant kicks only an elephant can receive that kick | Dagba ga a tsun ce dagba ga a go wun o |
When the fish is fresh is the best time to bend it Train a child when from young | Daga fumfuruyi o acin a ka nyika o |
The fly says that the world is very large the spider says it is very small | Dinniko ga yize yi vwonyi edzu ga u yi finyi |
If a child has food an old man will become his follower Ie a man will do anything for a living | Dzakangi u ga der yikuru nusa a gba u bara |
However sharp the blade may be it never makes its own handle | Ebi nu u din fu ninmi wun a |
When two expert warriors join battle ther vultures will go to sleep hungry Ie neither will kill the other | Egba guba ta daga gulu a le mada |
Wisdom used while sewing accomplishes more than the needle ie no matter how good the tools may be one must understand the work | Egban ga nya kin |
A child is like a camels neck it goes where it pleases | Egi kpatsun rakun u yi o ba na aba u na wun a ta nya u lo |
When a great man is ill he doesnt speak he only groan | Egun na ta gorozo na u gaga a edun u gbin o |
If a lad says that he will wear his fathers clothes they will drag on the ground | Egi wun a ga ga wun a ku wo nda u fa u ga agba u kin |
The head is never too heavy for its owner | Eti u lo etitso a |
There are many things that catch chicken besides catsDont accuse hastily | E toto dangi a enya na ewon bise na dokun |
The snake says that it can do a mean trick harm but a stick can do more | Ewa ga u kpe binakun ye tsukun kpe ga u |
Your friend is a good fighter and you are glad but guard against the day that he may fight you | Eya we ma koce we emanin wo tswa fo na eko u a be gun be wotso nyi na |
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