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omotofine (f)
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bii ina o tan laaso, eje kii tan ni ekano
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GeeCee (m)
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Ijebu o da, Ijesha o sun won; Iwo kan wa de o ni iwo Ijebu-Jesha.
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richylaw (m)
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orisa oke mo je ni to go o gbon ka le ma ro n tu je bi isu
oh Lord prevent the foolish from being wise so that the world will always have someone to cheat !
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Nite Angel (m)
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Richylaw!
Aso o ba omoye mo. omoye ti rin 'hoho d'oja
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richylaw (m)
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Nite Angel, you found me here! cool.
Lets get moving then.
Ejo to ba moo je nii to itan, a i rin po ejo ni i se iku pa won.
A snake that is cautious in it's daily plight will grow to be as thick as the human thigh, but unfortunately snakes don't move en-mass so they are easily killed as an individual.
Can you wait to fight six black mambas charging at you at the same time?
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Nite Angel (m)
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Mo nle yin kiri ni.
A kii r'ewu l'osan
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iya aje (m)
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pari owe yi,
epon to feyin ri?
oko gbogboro mo gun mi labe?
eni a ngbobo lo ba?
bami do aya mi?
ko sohun tobo re?
kilo nkoja loju epon oba ti ko do oba o?
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Sarifat (f)
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Agba tan langba ole, taba daso fun ole aapalaro ni
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Sarifat (f)
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Aduro isi loogun oro: A rolling stone gathers no moist
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Sarifat (f)
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Karoso mo idi, karo idi mo aso ki idi sa ti ma gbofo
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Sarifat (f)
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Gbomo fun oyon gboyon fun omo ki omo sa ti royan mu ni
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Bosdem (f)
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Oju to ma bani kale, oni fi aro se pinn
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toyinrayo (f)
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OMG, this proverbs are so cool, i can speak yoruba, just dnt kno any proverbs  but 110% yoruba |
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simibrazil (f)
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Odô-fe-iaba! Odô-fe-iaba! Odô-fe-iaba!
what does it means ?
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Nite Angel (m)
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Iya aje, Iwo lo ma dahun awon owe to pajude e yen o, eni p'owe ode ana la tunmo re.
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Fileki (f)
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''omo'go ani o ma ku, tani ko mo pe ago ni yo pa omo''
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debson (m)
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Ki keke pa lo lo. Agba to r' ejo ti o sa, ara iku lon ya.  @fileki gbere, omo odua.  |
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youngies (m)
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I think it will be nice if these proverbs are also transalted in English so that non-yorubas can at least appreciate it Eku igba dun!  |
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candy (f)
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Sokoto to n sise aran o gbele; bante to n gbele kii se aso amurode
meaning: Those things(or people) that are most useful to us are not always within our reach or available, the ones we have access to are the not so useful ones.
sokoto= trouser(pant)
bante= underwear
aran= beautiful and usually very expensive attire
aso amurode= ceremonial dress
gbele(gbe ile)= stays at home, very close
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webdezzi (m)
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use a dictionary buffoon
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kola oloye (m)
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Pata-pata laa foju, kunna-kunna laa dete, oju afo ifotan ija ni'da sile
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bababuff (m)
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Tapaa n tapaa obinu sha ra wutawuta
An ja bante lehin, 'n ja tara wa ju.
Eni mo o ko, eni ko o mo.
Okunrin nagbonyin nagboyin bi obe Tapa.
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bimpe001 (f)
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omo olomo lan ran ni'se de toru toru
{meaning it is another person's child that we can send dangerous tasks}
ko si nkan ton bo lati ke ti ile ole gba
{there is nothing coming from up that the ground cannot take}
omode to ba mo owo we,aba agba jeun
{any kid that can wash hands properly will dine with the adults}
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tybanky (f)
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la iyi ku e giri, aki fi awo e se gbedu
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tybanky (f)
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Ti aba ju ada soke ni igba igba ibi pele be nio nfi lele
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kola oloye (m)
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A kii fa ori lehin olori
You can't barb someone in his absence.
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bluehorizo (m)
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A kii fa ori lehin olori
You can't barb someone in his absence.
What about if he is sedated? |
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CARUSO (m)
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oma ge gbogbo irun ye danu ni! the hair would be chopped off!! |
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