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Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by bamie(m): 2:43pm On Oct 27, 2008 |
Make fun of some of Yoruba proverbs you've ever heard, Examples are "Igi Gogoro ma gun mi loju, ma dodge e" "Karoso modi, karodi maso, kidi sha ti ni tight abi pant ni" "Adiye funfun, o rear ko to le ri" "Ba mi na omo mi, ma sha naa pa" "Eni tan gbe yewo bo wa ba,to ba ugly ki n garun" Give us more, it is creative, add your own guys, |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by Moyola(f): 2:45pm On Oct 27, 2008 |
bamie: hehe. . . Bwing it horn pipul!!! |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by BabyJinx: 2:57pm On Oct 27, 2008 |
Ile oba to jo, kerosene ati isha no lo cause eh. Bi oba so ko lo ja, thorough beatings lo fe gba ni yen Iyawo akofe ki i rarun oko, ni to ri there is nothing to miss anyway. Omo Yoruba ti ko ba mo owe Yoruba, o ma fi google se ore. |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 3:10pm On Oct 27, 2008 |
ai tete mole, ole n salor gbon mo, gbon mo . .la n kan ilekun bu fun mi, bu fun e . . ni do-me-i-do-u agba to so agbado mor idi . . .o nshe experiment ni didun lo dun ti a nba ore jorfe . . berra b carefl because awuf dey run belle |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by Moyola(f): 3:14pm On Oct 27, 2008 |
hehe. . . |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 3:27pm On Oct 27, 2008 |
eni ti o jin si koto. . . oju e lo 4 ma foko mi da ona. . . jowo lor gba ibo mii kii buru titi ko ma ku enikan mor ni. . . OYO lo wa ogun awitele kii pa aro. . aro to ba gbon eni ti ko ni iya (mum). . .motherless baby |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by bamie(m): 6:02pm On Oct 27, 2008 |
"Agba kiii wa loja, o ti ni stroke niyen" |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by TOYOSI20(f): 3:20am On Oct 28, 2008 |
Koko ro tin je fo. . . .idi efo lo wa. . . , . . |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by Morenike3(f): 3:25am On Oct 28, 2008 |
Omode to se nge'gi, ko lo moh ibi ti'gi a subu si. Sugbon, agablagba to ti ge igi ri, lo le moh ibi ti'gi a subu si. A small child who is cutting a tree for the first time cannot know where the tree will fall, but an elder who has cut the tree before knows where it'll fall. ______________________________________ Point is, sometimes it's wise to listen to your elders. They've been there, done that. |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by Nobody: 3:28am On Oct 28, 2008 |
Iyawo akofe ki i ra'hun oko, okele akobu ki i ra'hun obe |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by Morenike3(f): 4:25am On Oct 28, 2008 |
A kì í gbọ́n tó “Èmi-lóni-í.” |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 3:39pm On Oct 28, 2008 |
omo to fowo osi juwe ile baba e . . .won ti amputate ryt hand e ni. gbomu fomo, gbomo fomu . . .anyhow sha suck ni koko rodi maso, raso modi . . .choose ur choice |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by kokoye(m): 4:53pm On Oct 28, 2008 |
adiye kii je ifun ara won - ebi o pa won ni. |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 5:16pm On Oct 28, 2008 |
ti a ba n sunkun. . .kleenex/handky must b handy |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by bamie(m): 7:36pm On Oct 28, 2008 |
"Ti ewe ba pe lara ose, o ma n dry ni" |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 7:48pm On Oct 28, 2008 |
omode gbon, agba gbon . . . ko seni ti ko wise omo to ni ki iya oun ma sun . . .abiku ni |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by bamie(m): 10:07pm On Oct 31, 2008 |
Enu arugbo, leyin to ti jera (t'oti gan) disi |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by ayobase(m): 3:36pm On Nov 01, 2008 |
gbogbo ile sun konbo ko sun, Kin ni o? |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by TOYOSI20(f): 5:00pm On Nov 01, 2008 |
A pę ko to jęun, ki ję ibaję - Meaning: One who eats late, will not eat spoiled food. |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by TOYOSI20(f): 5:01pm On Nov 01, 2008 |
Ile oba t'o jo, ewa lo busi ,- Meaning: When a king's palace burns down, the re-built palace is more beautiful |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 8:19pm On Nov 02, 2008 |
TOYOSI20: Ile oba t'o jo . . .panapana ni ko tete de TOYOSI20: A pę ko to jęun . . .o ti jones, ko ni ri nkankan je TOYOSI20: Koko ro tin je fo . . .efo parasite |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by TOYOSI20(f): 2:58am On Nov 03, 2008 |
lol. . . . . . . . . |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by spikedcylinder: 10:33am On Nov 03, 2008 |
Ile Oba to Jo, kerosine ati ishana lo fa. Thats so funny. |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by Shaz(f): 8:08pm On Nov 03, 2008 |
spikedcylinder: Lol. . Bi iwaju o se lo, cross to the opposite lane |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 8:10pm On Nov 04, 2008 |
ogede dudu ko ya bushan. . . o berra ka fi fry chips then |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by bamie(m): 4:56pm On Nov 05, 2008 |
Ai tete mole,ole a shoot e ni (slow in arresting Robber, he will shoot you in return) |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by bamie(m): 8:45pm On Nov 05, 2008 |
"Obe ti baale ki i je, Obe Alasepo ni", ;lol (the soup wey houseowner doesn't eat, na mixsoup be dat) |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by Cayon(f): 6:30pm On Nov 15, 2008 |
The man that eats no pepper is weak, pepper is the staff of life |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 8:07pm On Nov 15, 2008 |
ogun asotele . . .Gulf War niyen |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by minute(f): 5:57am On Nov 17, 2008 |
Agbo(as inmusoro ) tio ni iru . . . . .opo ni Sango |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 4:06pm On Nov 22, 2008 |
aja ti yoo ba sonu . . . .alaigboran ni iru aja bee eebu alo ni t'ahun . . .saliu elenuugboro agba kii wa loja. . .ki omo kekere maa sunkun guguru ati epa |
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 2:49pm On Nov 28, 2008 |
ninu ikoko dud . . .ni obe wa Eni egun (thorn) gun lese . . .ko wor slippers ni otun we osi, osi we otun . . .hand cleaning; nofin spoil bi a ba fagbo feegun . . .shey eegun fe shey sallah ni? |
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