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A slippery place pays no attention to a
Batachi u Iwo kagbochi a
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strong man
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Baza tami eri wun b o The one who converses loudly is wanting
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witnesses
One who speaks so that all can hear is
Baza tami wun ezun garuknA a
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not likely lying
The one who has borrowed a garment says that he is going on a journey but the owner of the garment says that he is going also cnid needs it
Ba wo fa ga wun a lo zi ewots ga wun k So ma
The river-bank doesnt fall away with the
Baba sa be lu nyi a
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bird in it
When the calabashes are broken the pack-ing net will be laid away to one shide
Bagidi baw ! evo ala sangbara a da mi
One with good eyeshight said that he saw
Berebere ga u le be ye ebe ma ga u le wuntso ye bedzo
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a monkev the monkev said that he saw him first
The dig toe never does the ear any harm
Bichi titinko wun ejin tukpa lefi a
The tree bee is only buzzing it will not
Bini enawun na wun etun za a
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sting
A small ourd will close the month of a large one small hinderance often puts in the way oF a great blesshing
Bingi wun ga ete misun baboko o
The poor mans chicken are his cattle
Bise sunsungi nya talaka wun ga yi nanko ruga wun o
Chicken hatched in the rainy season know nothing about hawks but the mother hen does
Bise sunsungi nya zunzunka u kpe lugbe ye a nna u kpe u ye
Do hens crow?
SO Bsse yfwo eti?
Running water never gets tired
Bokoboloko ! cbo bo nuwonjecl a
A weak person thriveinto
Bola la wun ze tsa
The way to clinic a large tree is l the
Bonti a eda a chi tgun waka o
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vine coiled around it
The dark of a tree doesnt snieli like flesh
Chigban kpara wun elucka Vun a
Wood that smokes should l-e taken out and extinguished remove
Chigban na gchi sun nawu na a u wa a u nil
Should a tree ]earing thorns fall and sprout againit will hear thorns
Chicban na ainn be ka nvi na u gSL chinyi be ka nyi ga wun ye nyi o
Wood that burns well will not last long
Chigban na n\A na na u ko a
The large tree that is growing on the edge
Chigban na wnchin na u jin hankali be baba nyi
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o£ the bank had better be careful
Medicine that is mixed with food even
Chigbe na a le ba koko nyi na kdgu zo gun a wun a zo mada
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if it doesnt cure the disease will cure hunger
Medicine that is sweet is not medicine
Chigbe na ma na u jiri chigba k
The goats tail that is not long enough to
Chintara wuriagi u kun dinni a a chi ba u nya jin nance k
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switchi fhes should not be cut off to make a fly -switch
Love is love but you will love yourself more than you will love another
Chinchin de chinchin u yi o ama na weachin ti we na wun h ga nyd za
The cricket has no blood so do not touchi
CHInni de *g\a a ga la gwa nyd gla to u ma
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it with a bloody hand ie put the blame in the proper place
When tlie cricket is full it kicks itself in
Chinni ga afunin wun a ninmi u ketsun gbako o
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the stomach
Which do you choose for nie to knock tlie
Chin n la ba chin n to nyi kichi we k W o ?
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pot off your head and break it or to Hft it down and take out what I want ?
Honor is no play
Chinwon yi dzo a
The one who continues straight ahead will
Chin ye n lo vvun a wo ga zunma a
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not hear what is said behind him
Love those who love you
Chin za na chin o na
To predict the future without parleying is proof that it will come to pass
Dada ga wtin ga yi ba tsa o
When an elephant kicks only an elephant can receive that kick
Dagba ga a tsun ce dagba ga a g wun o
They will not blame the hired man if he
Dagba naegi yi na wun a da kan bo a won kanpachi a
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allows an elephant to eat coin in the field
If the haversack-strap freaks then it
Dakagbokoki ! namfa u ga ate gban vvun aze kara ti
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becomes a load to carry on the head
The tide-bearer does not leap over the wall
Dangida wun efu sokun a yeko gboro wun eda be o
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he comes in by the main road
The cat shits at home tellinia hnv nimble she is let her go to the forest and watch the monkeys
Dangi da mi bo eta fifa lugwa u lo kuso u da u chin kana le
The one who offered to carry the load disappeared in the grass with it
Da n kara la ti tun go
The stranger has a deshire to leave the
Da n !o da eye ga ga lo ma da eye zits o
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chuef of the village however wishes him to remain
Dawu is good at making beer and we are good at drinking it
Dawu mayda yi ma ma fin
When the fish is fresh is the time to lend it
Daga fumfuruyi o achin a ka nyika o
From the morning one begins to prepare
Daga lazin a ebichi yeshi o
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for the night
The small ant-hill growing into a large
Dakun na eze gara na be eye nyi wun eze wun o
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one grows in the shight of everyone
Little by little the leper pays his debt to
Degi degi achin skgunchi ewo gbktk ku o
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the grave
Little by little the white-ant hill takes up the road
Degi degi dakun bo yeko o
Little by little the Niger rises till it over- flows the road
Degi degi Edu za chi be bo yeko o
Little by little the vulture soars up into
Degi degi gulu el soko o
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the sky
Two white cloths cannot colour each other
Dekun guba a eya dozi suni a
I am only a water course but I will lead
Dingi mi yi o mi a din o gwa da ke du
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you to the Niger Small things lead to greater
The fly is only following the leather it wont eat it ie have no fear when there is no need to
Dlnni egba pa gba wun a sa wun a
Do flies follow chiarcoal
Dinni gba ka ?
The fly says tliat the world is very large the spider says it is very small
Dinniko gaa yize yi vwonyi hdzu ga u yi finyi
Two hundred flies one bee
Dinni kpako efu nini
A flv does not know a kino
Dinni kpe tsu ye a
Water runs in ditches
Dinye nuwon eda o
A horse does not notice how hard his hoofs press the ground
Doko wun ewo ku ninmi wun a
If the pot leaks gruel in it what will
Dukun na elu dzun na nuvvon yekpara sunkun ?
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happen when clear water is poured in
A broken pot is of no use but the pieces
Dukun sakun naejin enya ndondo a na a ela u ka na
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can be used to shield the fire
The child is eating honey with the old
Dzakangi egl fti be nusa nyi
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man
If a child lives it will become an old person
Dzakangi ga da bo wun a be aze nusa
If children are killed the fire of death and an old man is about he should scatter it
Dzakangi ga egun na tsustu nusa a da bo u la u ga ya
A child from a far country and a stay-at-home old man can both tell very interesting stories
Dzakangi nya ba kpako be nusa nyi nyd dana eni etakpln a gangAni u y i o
If a child has food an old man will become
Dzakangi u ga de yikuru nusa a gba u bara
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his follower
A child that replies to an elder will get his foot in the matter
Dzakangi u vfa ego ga nusa ga wun a be a bichi ka tso ga ga
A child cannot break the head of the ego
Dzakangi u la go ti a
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fish
The red monkey still continues to have red young ones Like produces like
Dzuru dzuru ebe yi ma re o
A useless husband is letter than a spurtle for the wife will have him to scold
Eba dede gamd ga jebanchi wun a de nya u gaga kpe
If the knife is sharp and you are to cut something the arm will not shake
Ebi anu wo ga a ba nya egwa a kun a
When the knife is too sharp it cuts the sheath
Ebl ga aga nu wun a tswa sa
A small knife will cut a small piece of meat but a large knife will cut a large piece
Ebigi nakhgi wun a sa o ama abiko nakako wun a sa o
A dull knife is rubbed against a scone
Ebi na nu a na a !a u pama ba takun nyi
However sharp the blade ma} be it never makes its own handle
Ebl nu u din fu ninmi wun a