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The dove told of his wisdom so I told of mine	Lukongi ta gban n ta gbdn ma
If the thread does not break tliere will be no need to join it	Lulu te a a fin wun a
As long as there is cotton growing there will be no need to go naked	G Lulu yi sun re biye a da yavun k
When a person is hungry they dent make	Mada ga egun za a kin laya g wun a
A hungryman does not know poisoned food	Madagaunchi u kpe je asamu ye a
The hyena does not eat grass but meat	Makundunnu bgi go a sayi naka
While the hyena is thinking water will	Makundunnu la efin nuwon a eshigi a de ?
null	the dog have any ?
The hyena said that he heard the father and also the mother say that they tea f del fj/re the If id rhill to d hyena then for putting forth his paw and taking the child he was not to blame	Makundunnu ga u wo mi nda u ma to nya nna cgi na u ta gwa go na u de lefi a
The hypocrisy of the drum is in the drummers elbow	Manaflki nya kanangun gwakpa bo u da o
All ungrateful person causes others to be ashamed	Mdndawochi vvun gA ebe Visa nyi o
It is a sweet kindness when the food falls out of the hand into honey	Mana munu yisa fa n gvva da fu o
The priest who has not got a red Fez cap says That thing makes the head itchi	Man na de ftila dara h na u gS Enya ga ele a ti
I am going I am going that is what makes the journey so long	Mi h \o ?!» aa a « ?awun gd ala zi lokpa o
I have found a tor-tor-tor-tor a I have found a tortoise	*Mi de ku-ku-ku- ku Mi de ku- kpaka
I havenat got a cowry to-day but that does not hinder me from having two thousand to-morrow	Mi de wo eni nyina k wunchin ma k kk mi gbk nyi de sun a
I have Uved in that town a long time does not make me equal to the child who was born there	Mi le zi gaka wun agba egi na a ma ezi ga o na
The mouth laughs it off but the trouble can be seen in the eye	Misun elo dz lo eye bo ega da o
The mouth that whistles will not refuse to shing	Misun na be yik na wun k zi eni nyi ko a
The market noise will never kill a tree	Mita dzuko wun a wu chigban k
I was shick but did not die should the undertakers feel badly ?	Mi tanya mi tsu a goro zi mi?
I waited for him until my eye became a cowry shell	Mi tu u ye hari eye atu wo eni
To carry a fowl about at home is not a load but by the time one reaches the farm it has become a head load	M bo bise kun kara a wun atun lati u ga aze kara ti
It was a bad uncle that sold his nephew but if the nephew is smart he will sell his uncle	Mma dede wun ga ekun magi o ama mhgi na wonye na la mma kun
If the meat in the oven is dry then the oven is dryer	Naka awo ezun wo ga u
A leopard is never too old to catchi goats	Nampa kuku u won na mi bo a
If the poison is o-ood then the bow need not be ashamed	Nance ga ama zunyS all tanchi
When a cow is lost they will search for it even under the granary	Nanko agbin o a wa u to do- gba
The cattle dont thank the meadow	Nanko edajin ya bata a
When a cow goes to pasture her hide is not left behind	Nanko lo egl kpakunma fedun a
The tortoise says that they ought to keep to the first agreement	Ndakpagi ga a gba ga nugun- chi
The head of the house will never cry because of hunger	Nda mi le u tfgi mada a
If the father is working that hard that he is breaking an axe then the son will be breaking a hatchiet	Nda za ga ezun gba egi otsd u fe u Zlin gdke
Among dead things will be found something with life and among the living things are the dead	Ninmi enyatsuchi o achin a de nya be rayi nyi o to ninmi enya be rayi nyi bo a de enyatsu- chi o
When a person is full what remains bears witness to it	Nin ga afu za jekiln yi li o
One foot at a time is the way to get out of the mud but the frog said that he would get both out at once and landed over on his back	Ninini bichi wa gun bo tdnkp tsa ga wun k wa gubaba u chi dkpb para ta bo
null	Nnako bgh gS Q mi la da zo gU wotso a gh g& Go zo la da emi gi If the old lady is always saying Here is some oil to put in the beans you ouoht sometimes to say Here are some beans to put in the oil
One hen hatchied the chucken but they will serve different purposes	Nna nini ma bise zawun a yi titi
Two grey beards do not follow one another for nothing	Nukpayi guba a elamitu di ban«- za a
If the farmland is good they will not give it to a stranger	Nunfu ge a a ka ga a
When an old person is near by nothing Avill be spoiled but exception must be made in the case of fire	Nusa da ba o enya nyi a ama a la egwa ba na din a wa
The old man runs away from death but	Nusa ga abichi nya tsutsu dzd-kangi a gikinni chin u
null	the child stands and looks at it
An old man is a dumping ground e\ery-	Nusa tutunti u yi o eza ndo» ndo eku ba da ya kpe u
null	body throws sweepings on him
Even it water is scarce the threshold will have enough to drink	Nuwon amalo zempa a de fin
Water does not become sour	Nuwon edayenu ba a
The water never dries up where the crab Haves	Nuwon ewo mi kara bo a
When the river dries up the falls alsodry up but not tlie falls of alamagi	Nuwon ga awo tsuru ga adagwa ama bambe tsuru Mamagi nyi
Running water never gets tired nor does it stop for a days rest	Nuwon na eje na wun a bo a u ma a li fo fa a
It is the water that doesnt fill the pot that makes the most noise	Nuwon na se babo a na wun ga ebe duku nyi o
One cowrys worth of water or twenty cowries worth is all the same color	Nuwon nya wo enf be nyd wo shi nyi bokun nini u yo
The body prostrated on the ground is no sure proof of humility	nagban kin ba u jin eli kin ba a
* The sameanoer whicali caused the wind to rip a branchi off a tree and cast it into the water also caused the water to drift it down the river	Nyagban na efe esun chi a cxgbhn le ya da nuwon o na nyagban ga ma nuwon sun u chi u je da lo
That whichi was used to make the world will also be used to destroy it	Nya na a la ta yize na wun ga a ga a na u kin o
One pokes the fire that is under his own food	Nya na eza a gi na wun ga u ye na u da o
That wahichi is extra good is a forerunner of something bad	Nya na ga ma na wun ga shi nya bi ti o
Whatever is sweet in the mouth will be bitter in the stomachi and whatever is bitter in the mouth will be sweet in the stomach	Nya na ma misun o bo na wun a jin gbako o gun to nya na lu misun o bo na wun a jin gbalao o anfani
A good hider is afraid of a good finder	Nya na ma so na u sunda nya na ma ba wa na
Whatever rises early will come and find that whichi slept in the grass	Nya na saka na u be tshun nya na !e go na tshun
What has reached Rubu will not miss Bida	Nya na tun Rubu na wun a gba Bida a
What a man sows that shall he also reap	Nya na za dzo na wun ga wun ema o
Flying sparks do not hinder the blacksmith in his work	Nyankpa fu ya u ka tswachi azi- ki nyi jin a
The owner gazing upon his belongings would not say that he saw something evil	Nyantso u le nya u ye u ga u le enya ye a
There is never too much fish in the sauce it is only occasionally that one can get fish to eat	Nyika wun eza ni aa ece fo ka wuntso gi
A bad wife is better than an empty house for she will make a fire in it	Nyimi dede gama ga mi wasa wun a gun na da m bo
Today is this world to-morrow is the next	Nyfna yl yize esun yi eku
if a woman looks at a juju she will have to wipe her eyes	Nyizagi ga ale kuti ye u ga h ye fin
Rolling a mortar will not break it therefore take it back to the place where you got it from	Pinpin donchi wun ela done! a ba na wo le u ye na baga we a lu u gwa o
The camel was eating thorns and the donkey thought they were soft	Rakun egi ka kiatiakiatia u ye- ga nya na da na
Food for bats is not found on the ground	Rbo nyd bd& wun ezin kin nyi k
The toads food is not found up off the ground	Rbo Unkpolo gun fin k
Remorse comes to warn us of after results so it is really a forerunner but we take it and place it behind	Rgnkpe ebo zunma u go o u ma shidzshi yits tsd eld u gi zunma o
A small bag closes the mouth of a large bale	Sanagi wun ga eta yako nya jika a
The birth rod doesnt reach the character but the body will make the connection	sangi u tun ba Mi a nakan a ke u ba
The switch -grass by the roadside does not strike one person only	Sangi yeko wun a din zh enf gbaugi a
God took away a life and father was sad if God had taken father what could the have done	Soko bo fo nda a ye nu wun a bo nda otso ke wun a jin o
God knows was the- answer that the Kiadia people made to the Fulanis when asked if they would acknowledgethe Fulah regime	Soko de Kiadia gba goyi
God is in no hurry	Soko edinye a
God gave you a large calabash full of blesshings and he gave me a small one if you are not careful with my small calabash I will break your big one	Soko jin nya fi babo o ya we u ma jin fi bingi o ya mi kaga wo tswa bingi mi a mi a bu la baboko nya wotsYa ya
God knew how to hide the shame nakedness of the maize with the husks	Soko kpe kendo na u jin kaba be zunyS u nyi na
When it thunders the child in pawn is glad it is going to rain and he wont have to work on the farm	Soko kun swafa manin
God who made the mouth will not close it up	Soko na sa mi na wun a te wun a
God gives and does not remind us continually of it the world gives and constantly reminds us	Soko ya a nya n sazi a yizachi wun a ya o nya wun a sa o z\
God gave the red deer its color deer do not use red cam wood	Soko ya kurangi o kachin a ena lati ata za a
God saw that the white«ant hill was large so he ga\e favaor to the small one	Sa u le gara y ke u wnchin na u chi la zunyfe yk kdjl
A child is sent home for its meal not to go and spin a top	Shiako dunmudun kdnddzd ! a tun dzakan ja gi na a tun u kpa ce a
For an old man to wear a fancv cord is not a shign of pride for when he was in his prime that is how he dressed	Shiriya d& nyd zh gbako u jIn nyaba a kami na u de ylza na achin wun ajin o
A mans name is his bridle he stops when called but a thiefs is his spur he runs when called	Suna za yt dzami wun o kmli nya yigbechi yi kaylml
To remain quiet is the same as being angry	Sunshun kpata u ba binakun
A poor mans cloth never smells of dye	Shusumari I ede sunsunchi wun ewo chin a
If I have to take pawn I will get my money and if I do not get pawn I will get my money	Swafa k da bo mi a go Vo u da bo a mi a gb wo
Stretch out your hand and help lift the corpse over the wall for the corpse has lifted others over	Ta gwa ng *kun sokun ekun otso gb za le
The red monkey does not break doAvn the tobacco plant	Takotalabi I ebe ba taba a
The stone that bent the edge of the iron is used to straighten it out again	Takun na enyi nyankpa mi na wun ga a la da u ta re o
The stone that is too large for the hand will not be used in a guessing game	Takun na pin gwa na wun dfo gwa tsokowngi
The toad was picking a bone and the dog caught him and made him pay a fine	Tankpolo ta tshukun eshi won u go wo
By the help of another one gains freedom	Tare ba eza nyi ezk ajin u gi gwao
Which do you chose weak sight or total blindness?	TArtiba ba ya na nyi kachi we a la o
A person having only one mat deceives himself when he says he will sleep outside	Ttl-za-tdlti-a-gi na de zgun gu- hk a chi ga wun k yAye zainpa o na

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