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By just a very little did the arm miss the the tree and thus prevented the body from misfortune	Tetangi egwa le ctgbhn ba o naka chi jin asara
Necessity causes the monkey to sell shea- butter fruit It is his food	Tila de ebe chi ekun ko o
Compulsion makes the monkey eat red-pepper Hunger is good sauce	Tile la kanagl mu yaka o
It was onlv bv force that Mama K went to the hoeing gathering	Tile tile Mama Kol nu gbe
Force will never be without a place to shit down	Tila wun ecln dunfe ba bo a
To walk backwards is not the correct way	Titimati ! biye shidzo za a
A humming bird and a pelican two birds in the clearing	To yerengi to godo elugi gubh zi kpata o
Familiarity breeds contempt	Tsoba wun ga abe y&gbk nyl o
If the master cannot squeeze in at the main entrance the slave will be unable to enter the back gate	Tsochi za ga apin gbSn wu?l wun apin dzungi o
They use a crooked stick to get out a straight one ie use what is at hand	Tshukuri kako wun ga a sungwa a chi wa na ta na
The stick that was thrown at the hyena during the nighty will not be brought back till the morning	TshukChin na a ce makundunnu na eba atin a chi a la wun o
Pepper is small but it smarts	Tsuta gbagba u ma yd
Daeth is the owner of the house and is no stranger but when it comes it will be a stranger to us that day	Tsutsu emits u y o u jIn ga a ama fo na wun k ba na wun aze ga ya yi fo ga
Death becomes the old it does not become the young	Tsutsu gb nusa nyi u go dzakan- g\ nyi k
If death were to blossom a child should not pluck it	Tsutsu lakoro dzakangi a fe wun a
My ear has begun to sprout leaves	Tukpa mi adzwa fini
The ear doesnt hear two words at once	Tukpa awo ga guba a
Contant reminding does not allow the ear to die ie to forget	Tukpapa u lugwa tukpa atsu a
They may deceive the fathers messenger but they cannot deceive the father	Tunchi nda a ta o a ta ndS a
He is neither at Turn nor at Turn ie he is on the fence	U da Tum bo k u ma da Tum bo a
He does not drink water that has settled but water that is riled ie he likes to be contrary	U fin nuwon na shi na a s&yi nu- won na avun na
If it does bad it will smell -	U go av wun a be mwtsw
He says that he will not eat caterpillars but he drinks the soup of them	U gh wun a gi mkm a kmu wun bgi romagi u
He gave him a bath and then rubbed his back ie he was well treated	U la u fu nuwon u ma Id u gbo xixntnk
A potsherd cannot stop an aerolite	Vonkpara wun a ka skgba u
The finger-nails are a proof of the goodness of the indigo dye	Vudunnu yi en chin o
If you shit down well you will rise up well	We dfedun ge we k nakin ge
If you do not wish to he dragged along why dont allow thchin to overtake you	We a gh g$ a ga gba o ma ga lugwa a tso o ma
If you know that roasted yams are sweet then you had chiarge of a farm once	We akpe ga echipcchi ma wo pa kan le
Will you put fire in your pocket ?	We a li na da dzufa?
also be able to hide death	We aso gun we a b& as tsu
If you say that the lad must not hoe down any corn he will not make a good farmer	We ga gh ga egi u ga ko yi ya ma egi ga wun a ma nunu k
If you say that the water another person put on will not boil then your own will not steam either	We ga ga gh nuwon nyd zi wun k gbin a nyd wots k tl sonyi ma a
If you make a pruning stick thinking to pluck honour yuu will pluck immature fruit	We ga pa gbkn na wo ga aM chinwn na bongi we k de fe o
If you enter a chity carrying a fowl you will come out carrying a vulture fic food is scarce in a city	Wo dk bishe lo ba nin wo ga k zin gulu we a da zin o
You are drumming and also danching	Wo ani wo ma enya
The sooner you die the sooner you will return in another person ie your name will be given to the next child born in the family	Wo ga adada tsu we k dkdk ain zk
If you intend to take a rat from a cat you had better kill a lizard and place it in front of her	Wo ga agb tsu gwa dangi o wo la nyakungbara wu chi yita u bo
When you place a juju on anything put your eye on it also ie do not trust in uncertainties	Wo ga & kuti tu nya la ya aa u da re
If you are going to pick up a broken potput your hands around it	Wo ga a la dukun sakun wo ke u ka
If you make a dish of porridge without sauce for an ignorant nan you had better tell him what to do with it	Wo ga b jekpe ya rakpe wo Id u kperi
If you have any antimony to blacken the eyelashes of wild animals put it on the eyes of domestic ones first	Wo gd de tdnzari na wo ga da ena go na la da ena ml
While you are preparing to go on a journey you own the journey but after you have started the journey ownfe you	Wo gshi ejin shiri ga we k lo zl wo wun zk o ama kdmi na wo ga dzun na eza wun we yi o
If you are going to talk about olden times the birds will eat your corn	Wo ga gh ga we a ta le elugi ga d yi g\
* If you climb a langha tree the thorns will	Wo ga gun langba langba k tun o ka
null	prick you
If you say Isnt that so ? you had better give the wink with it	Wo ga jin Mgbavvo ba itigbd ye
If you see an old man running* he is either	Wo ga le nusa ye ebichi kaga wun enyd nya a afa enya enya u
null	chiashing something or being chiased
If you mix a drink of ho ney and water for a person and he is not thankful then mix some tshidd for him The tsula is very bitter	Wo ga le nuwon fu ya zk ga u fin u chi jin yebo a wo le nya tsula ya u degi
	Wo ga lo gbatatshunzi we chi di la nnai nya ewo won ze k b w gbata o ? If you go for the payment of a debt and seize the things by whichi they work and trade how can they then pay the debt?
When you are calling on your first-aunt call on your second -aunt also	Wo ga lo mi nni o we As&hnu nnkgi o
If you have a bad child you are unfortunate if you have a bad father you are unfortunate ie there is no help	Wo ga ma gi dhdb til o de ndS deda ga d wo ma tilt \& wo de
If you loiter about the blacksmiths shop all the time a spark will fly and set fire to your clothes	Wo ga SHI tswata ka ndond d ena k be tin da o nya
If you say that you will not send a messhe enger who witholds part of the money then you will not receive any for is the kind who can extort money for you	Wo g& we k tun giwngiwo turi k wotso a de wo gi k
If you intend to give a shick man medichine let him get very ill first so that he mav see the benefit of your medichine	Wo ga ya gunchi chigbe wo lugwa egun u lo u nin bedzo ebo u de ba u kpe kunkun nya chigbe ye
You thought you were shrewd when you cut the food into small pieces but the one who handles it and puts it back again ie does not buy is more shrewd	Wo gbodzu sa nya gbagba cgwa a ya da ba gban ga
If when passhing another you do not turn to the shide you will whether it pleases you or not when you meet a person carying thorns	Wo gun za wo sa a we agun langbalachi wun a ba o ba a wo ga asa
You took me to the market place and strip\|ed me of my clothing and now you say you will reclothe rae up a lane ie as the punishment was public so ought he reparation to be	Wo la mi da gban da afa de we chi ga we a be a de dzu mi ef ogi o
You who took the beer to the spirit must bring back the jug to the people	Wo na go ge ya kuchi na wo ga a gb mkngb da yizachi o
The one who carried the beer up to the monkey must bring back the jug to the earth	Wo na la ge lo fin da ya kdna na wotso gA a gb tnhngh zin km nyi o
You who made over the cloth for Lologi are the one who taught her to be proud	Wo na ze da lako ya Lologi na wo ga wu u ebagao o
You own your salt if it pleases you you may use it to fry flies	Wo wun sa we wun aba wo la nyd o ka dinni
Catchi me is close bv sa\-e me is £ur a\va> When in trouble friends are tew	Won n won atsotsob m bma alokpa
It is all here but still I am bewildered Said when one cannot make out wliat is wrong	Wun agun u ma akaye
K the meat has had enough heat the oven has also Both ha\e had enougli of this quarrel	Wun akun naka wun a kun zun
She gets water before she reaches the watering place Said of one looking for trouble	Wun a tun kun kpata chi se nuwon a
He has heard say that they would strip a	Wun ewo wo a fa gbatachi de ama u gun be yavun nyi \& k
null	debtor of his clothing but he has never met a naked person yet
The banana bears bad fruit for it kills its mother ie by breaking down the stalk	Yaba ma gi dade a nna u wu
The shrewd Yagba man calls himself an Ebagi man By being pohte he can pass in good sochiety	Yagbachi na wonye na u yi ninmi u Ebagi o
Tf a bride does not prove to be a good wife theja will not blame the one who arrauiaed the marriatje	Yaw de ti a a la eaa wunchin gbin lina a
The blind man of Sambo says that he will not sell a thing to one who says Ibe back in a minute	Yebonchi nya Sambo u gShia wuri a kun nya lo n zin a
Yon are making and leaving trouble ie yon are not setthng the matter	Ye ejin gun ke gun
Seeing is better than hearing	Yele ge ga wuwo
The first road to the tcdtering place lroke thirty pots because it was uneven therefore they made a new one and it broke shixty Let well enouiJah alone	Yeko kpati la mange gbanw a ye woro tu be u la shita
K long road \\ill never kill anyone but if yon walk it you will get tired Do not fear a great task	Yeko kpawun wu za a da u we a be abo
It avas a bad thought that made them build a fire-proof house Taking precautions means that you suspect	Yekpa dede a kpa a chi tu kata ti te o
Da\ after day will not allow anything to remain unfinished	Yeliyeli lu enya ndondo gwa a
Kindle a fire and then scatter it Do not distroy your own work	Ye na gun ye na ga
During the night the fever increajaes and during the night the fever alutea	Yeshi bata tsana o yeshi bata fefa o
The hard- faced shick uiau said that the doctor was no aood and that he would not take any more medichine	Yazagow nya iaunchi u g& bchi ge a wun a fin chigbe be a
If we drift down we shall arri\e at the landing- plae	Yi ga aje yl a ba ama kpata m
I think more of a thief tlian! do of a forward }erso	Wgbbct ba mi ga yakdchi
A thief never tells how often he has leen tl«rished	Ylgbechi ewunya lu a
When a palm tree falls the loss is a very great one W hen a great man dies the coinitry suffers a great loss	Ylkunnuchi ugbin nya na nyi bona dokun
If the ylsa focxl is sweet drink it witli tlie setthngs Enjoy a good thing	Yisa ga Aga ma !a u fin to caki
If the ylsa cake is a large one it will make a thick gruel	Yisa ga agb wun Aghhn nuwon
If the granary is full it will be necessary to stand up to tie the top Prosperit}a can be seen	Yisa na jin aziki na kin bo a gi pa u ti o
In the world they do worldly things but they never carry a corpse about Do not act ridiculous	Yize bo a jin yize o a pa kun ceka a
We are living in the age of ducks now ie young ducks run on ahead of the old ones so do the children of to-day	Yize gbkngba yi ele gbani o
The world hurrah for the worldthe age hurrah for the age I	Yize oku yize kami oku kami
The world remains the same it is only the times that chiange	Yize SHI bo shi ama kami tsa yi tfti o
A red man struck yon in the face and that is why you step to one shide when ever von see a red ont-hill	Za dzuru u ga gba o dzu o ebogabo na wo le gara ye na we ayaba o
To teachi a person is like provoking him ie he is made to keep at it	Zaga wu u be radza
A senshible person will not trouble another over a small matter	Za gbangbanchi wun ela ga ga za sun a
If two persons are sleeping on a mat and one waants to be in the centre he must think the other a fool	Zk guba elele za eni chi edm tachin wawa wun e!e a ye o
If anyone would give Makun a present he surely knows the way to Katsa Makuris village	Za na a ya Makun -ya na u kpe Katsa ba
The one who had a bad chiaracter still retains it It is difficult to get rid of a bad nau>e	Za na bi le na wun ga tsa yi bi re o
The one who is seeking trouble says that the yisa food is watery At its very best it is a thin gruel	Za na ewa Vun na u ga yisa ddzu o

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