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Soulful (m)
Naija Proverbs
« on: December 15, 2005, 08:56 PM »

Anyone good at Nigerian proverbs cos I'd like to get a collection and try and use them.

These oyinbo folk need to know that we were dispensing wisdom before they came along....:-)
vichel (m)
Re: Nigeria Proverbs
« #1 on: December 19, 2005, 10:03 PM »

Pikin wey say e no get let e mama sleep, e too no go fit sleep
vichel (m)
Re: Nigeria Proverbs
« #2 on: December 19, 2005, 10:04 PM »

I go show u say na only one kind of water dey, if u want hot one, u go boil am.
fadekemi (f)
Re: Nigeria Proverbs
« #3 on: December 31, 2005, 07:50 PM »

bami na omo mi ko de nu olomo:help me beat my baby no reach bele of the mother
christyne (f)
Re: Nigeria Proverbs
« #4 on: January 04, 2006, 05:21 PM »

pasan ti iyale je,o nbe ni be fun iyawo - the cain wey first wife chop still dey there for the second wife.
mlks_baby (f)
Re: Nigeria Proverbs
« #5 on: February 13, 2006, 11:40 PM »

de river wey forget im source go soon dry up
rezzy (f)
Re: Naija Proverbs
« #6 on: November 27, 2006, 12:19 PM »

One day monkey go go market e go forget to come back.
Mystique (f)
Re: Naija Proverbs
« #7 on: November 28, 2006, 04:08 PM »

Person wey dey live near river, no dey use saliva wash hand. Smiley
Mystique (f)
Re: Naija Proverbs
« #8 on: November 28, 2006, 04:17 PM »

Wetin concern Vulture with Barber?
Mystique (f)
Re: Naija Proverbs
« #9 on: November 28, 2006, 04:18 PM »

Wat an old man can see sitting down, a child cannot see standing up
Mystique (f)
Re: Naija Proverbs
« #10 on: November 28, 2006, 04:20 PM »

It is the mouth a mother has, that she uses to caution her child
Mystique (f)
Re: Naija Proverbs
« #11 on: November 28, 2006, 04:20 PM »

The Palm Oil seller, never starts a fight in the market place.
Multitask (m)
Re: Naija Proverbs
« #12 on: January 05, 2007, 07:11 PM »

Whoever swallows a long stick must sleep standing.
Kenny_G (m)
Re: Naija Proverbs
« #13 on: October 29, 2009, 05:15 PM »

aja ti o sa nu ko ni gbo fere olode; the dog that is determined to get lost, will always ignore the whistles/call of its owner
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