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The dog that is a good hunter is the one that will wear the collar
Eshigi na gomi gbe na wun ga a la giri da o
The conversation between the hungry dogand the satisfied one will not be very pleasant
Eshi ninfuchi be eshi madagunchi nyi eza a a ma a
The crab is wise he has made the back the
Etia buriatia kara gbodzu la zunma Jin Ve
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front it can walk either backward or forward
When okra becomes old the sap goes to the roots and it sprouts again
Etia buriatia kpanmi ga akuku u ke da gboko da ye dzwa be
When the hair is long the job belongs to the razor
Eti gu asc kara fin o
If the head is not erect the throat cannot swallow water
Eti gikinni a kro a nyi nu- won a
A areat wnirior will not come and |>ros-
EgAmaga nya nupe Eti na da gia na wun k dSjin be k
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trate himself hefirre aymmint people
The head is never too heavy for us owner
Eti a lukpun fi etitswa a
You will see n lump on the head of the man who began the trouble
Eti \vunts a le kk y o
When one sees the sword -grass he will not allow it to pierce his eye
Fato na eza leyc na u tun u ya bo a
There are many things that catch chicken besides cats
E toto danichi a enya na ewon bishe na dokun
It is work that puts one on a head of another
Etun wun gti elil eza wangi ga gwa o
Two hundred rats don relative ofone
Etshu kpako dangi nini
The king held a working assembly so also did his father-in-law
Etsu la gbe yele ma la
when a king stretches forth his arm it is not bent
Etsu ta gwa u ka a
Work will never go slowly so Ion ga as the owner is about
etun egba dinni eye tuntso bo a
Work says that it is not afraid of the
Etun g§ u sunda kagbochi a bo- lanchi Isa wun esunda o
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strong man it is the weak man that fears
When the calabash breaks the pot laughs
Evo ala dukun ematsa dukun ga ala evo matsa
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and when the pot breaks the calabash laughs
The snake says that it can do a mean trick
Ewa gchi u kpe binakun ye tsu- kun kpe ga u
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harm but a stick can do more
Money softens a dispute as water softens clay
Ewo da aga ke nuwon da gun na
The price of the ego fish is not as much as that of thefish
Ewo go u kun nya shin a
Two hundred cowries will catchi more guinea fowls tlm i bird-lime
Ewo kpako won se!u ga te
One comes to borrow money like a turtle
Ewo ma yl nyada gbataw yi kasa
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with his head on the ground but pays
Borrowing money is peace but the paying back again is trouble
Ewo ma yi za gbatawo yi wun
The colour of the garment that the chia- meleon sees is what it imitates it cant unitate the garments in a hamper
Ewo na giama leye na wun ga wun esa o Vvaun hsh ewo kon do a
Money is the witness
Ewo yi kara o
Money kills more men than a club
Ewo wu za ga tsukun
The challenge of the enemy made outside the citv wall shows that the yOuno men of the town are despised for the enemy has
Ewu na a eti ems sekpata nya ezi o na gbarufu zi a gbaye o
U is too shallow for a canoe and too deep to wade
Eya da a bichi ma da a
A canoe is never too small to carry the canoeman
Eya gba eyapachi a
Only two good friends would loan one another two thousand coweries over a fence
Eya guba na ge na wun ga ama gba sokun be dozi nyi o
A friend sold vou and another friend redeemed you should you then say that you will never make any more friends what alKut the one who redeemed vou?
Eya la n kun eya la n sawoga we a da ya be a ke we k jin na sa wo na o ?
If my friend climbs a y\la tree I will not eat green y\la fruit ie a friend can t»*et vou what vou want
Eya mi ga agun yila mi a gi yila tsun a
Your friend is a good fighter and you are glad but guard against the day that he may fight against you
Eya we ma koce we emanin wo tswa fo na eko u a be gun be wotso nyi na
The friend of a thief also a thief
Eya yigbechi yigbechi u yi o
The witch of night becomes a fire -fly in the morning
Eye a ga wun aze nababangi lazhin
When the sky is black the world has a cover over it
Eye as! yize ade kpere
The new moon is never in suchi a hurry that it appears in the morning
Eye din tswa u ce lazin a
The eye sees but cannot take away
Eye leye wun a la wun a
Face to face
Eye n dana be nya o nyi
To see is better than to hear
Eye u leye u ge ga wuwo
The sun has set tiredness has gone and the juju-inan says that he is now getting warmed up to it
Eyi ada abo ada ndako bya n ga nya u atsana
If a grain of corn falls in to the mud the inside is still white
Eyi wara ga pin do nfnmi u yi tsatsayi
When a man becomes poor he does not Avail it and it will take three yenus lor lum to find it out
Eza ada u kpe a wun a gun eya guta chi be kpe
The person attachied to a wealthy mad will always be receiving from him
Eza a da be zako nyi wun a de nya zako
The man who carries a stick will not be
Eza ade tsukun eshi ko u nyi- ka a
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bitten by a dog
A wise person will not talk about his wisdom
Eza agban u ta a
If a person retires before you he will awaken before you
Eza a lele ke o wun k sale ke o
For one living in a leper-town it is better to close the fists so as to appear to hare no fingers
Eza ga !e zi nini be skgunchi nyi wun a la gwa tsun ko
A person living in a leper- town lia<i }etter scorchi luniselt* with fire that he may
Eza ga le zi nini be skgunchi- nyi wun a sun na vun nin- mi u ebo u de ba u fe ke u na
When the sky is thick there is plenty of shade
Eye ashi wuru aclokun
If one gets too close to a pv»t lie will get pot black on him
Eza atsoba dukun wun a ta ezChin gwakpa
A person is never su tall that he can he seen from one town to another it is his name that will reach there
Eza awunkpa dagan babo a le u ye ehzi ndochi bo a suna u tsa a lo bo
Even though a man may boast that his antidote for a snake bite is the best? he will not put his hand in a snakes hole to prove it
Eza eta ga wasa u ma wua a gwa da b wa bo a
A man on horseback cannot show the
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height of a fowl
the who hates another would sav if that one were wading- in water town nls him that he was raishing a dnst on him
nuwon be u ga wun ala run- abd kpe u
If one tells you that he has got into a jot and descended into a well then ask him whichi pot it was foi- there are man} shizes some like liottles
Hih ga egh ga u da rnange o chin goga wo %i\ kichitst wo da o gam a minge da bo to nya bakonibagi
When a person says what is there thathave never eaten envy caused him to sav it
Eza ga ga ga Ke ke mi gi a a nyagbhnnyl go u be o
It the follower of a butchier complains of
Eza gba mafwochi gh u de nya a u gh wun a da gbanddce?
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not havino enough meat is it likely that he would follow a hunter ?
Do they divide a mans goods before he is dead ?
Eza la tsu a a gi u gun ?
If the people of my town are at war I
Eza mi mi wun a de kun mi a sa vvaniko a gama u ga agun mi a
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will not fear for they will not fight against me
A very sliewd person cannot be caught
Eza na aga yeka na u ye din da evo bo a
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and but in a calabash
There is always ruoni for one who is wanted
Eza na a wa na eba pin vvun a
The one Avho has no oil heats the oil cruise to get all out
Eza na de emi a na wun ga epo bo o
The man who had no friend last year will
Eza na de eya eyabachi a na wun a de nya eya ana a
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not have one this year either
The one wdio has no money wants the article divided
Eza na de vvo a na wun ga ewa gada o
The one with a sore head is the one who
Eza na eti eta na wun ga ewd ka o
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Wants to and for carry a load
The man who wants to gain this world wont delay and the one who wants to gain the next world wont play either
Eza na ewa yize na wun k dzdzo a eza na ew& eku na wun a dzdz a
If one wants to see a crowd let him go to the market place
Eza na ewa za kuma u leye na u lo dzukoda
When one wants followers he will not turn away even aninvalid
Eza na ewS za na wun h de gtinchi a ya a
This person shingled me out as a tally nut
Eza nana a mi wa ka
One does not cry when washing his own wound
Eza na ninnu u tin kpogan a
If the one building the granary does not say that he is afraid in case he should fall is the person on the ground likely to say that he is ?
Eza na tu do na u ga eti u sa k za na shiye chin u le na u gft eti u asa ?
The conversation behind the door has come to the front of the house
Eza nya kpakota u da be kpan- gvvagi o
After throwing up a furrow and they say It is not in line is it right for a person to say that he who not throw up another ?
Eza sa V nini a ga Wun aka u ga wun a sa bachi be a?
A timid person does not enjoy the world
Eza tipachi u woma yize a
A respected man will never go to the ferry - crossing and not get a boat across
Eza yiganchi u lo kpata u chin yabo a
A man with a large following when he dies will not be left in the sun
Eza za kama wun etsu da yigi- di bo a
A walking stick a bet a r recommendation in a town than a messenger who is not known
Ezi na a kpe za ye ana tsukChin gwasun gama ga u
The town that says that it will not obey the king will have vultures living there
Ezl na ga wun a wun tsu a na gulu a le zi ga o
If you are to take money to another city the securing of the money decides the time of your departure
Ezi na we a a wo lo na ewo ga wun shiri wun o
The leaf said that it would not dance to the wind has it got a druininer of its
Fini ga wun a nyanya nyd fe a u de edza nya gwa u ?
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own ?
The day on which a man wears his best clothes he wont meet his father-in- law
Fo na eza fa V wanai na wun a gun yale u fo ga a
The thief that steals a fence mat cannot hide it u\ his sleeve
Qagagugu yigbechi zana wun ace \v gwa
Don t do it * is the best remedy for Let it not be known
Qa jin ma wun ga yi chigbe ga kpe ma
Dont question the ceremonialof elephant meatfor it is imposibilities to bleed one
Ga jin shiaka be dagba nak& nyi ma musari o