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Ebano (m)
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Hello people, nigeria is a country that is very rich in parables u know any? Come on lets share it
never throw stones in the market place it might end up hitting your own relatives
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whiteroses (f)
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help me smack my child: it doesn't come from the buttom of his heart. bami namo mi kede inu olomo
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Ebano (m)
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the fruit never falls far from the tree
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whiteroses (f)
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if kings monkey's butt is itchy we will scratch it for him: if neighbours mokey's butt is itchy we will send him packing. obo oba nwo idi a o baa oo: obo ore nwo idi a o le kato wo idi wa.
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Ebano (m)
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what an elder can see lying down a chid can not see it climbing a palm tree
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kajad (m)
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No Food for Lazy Man
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Ebano (m)
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the rain never falls on one mans roof
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Zahymaka (m)
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when a toad runs in the daytime it's either it is chasing something or something is chasing it
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Ebano (m)
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you can not hide a pregnancy
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kajad (m)
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What goes up comes down except in Nigeria
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whiteroses (f)
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@kajad i find that funny.
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.
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Ebano (m)
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keke (bicycle) is moving it is man power
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barinaadaa (m)
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when the wind blows, it reveals the anus of the cork.
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Ebano (m)
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a child that says its mother will not sleep will know no sleep
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Ebano (m)
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In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king
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Ebano (m)
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The sheep that moves around with the dog will soon learn how to eat sh**t
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whiteroses (f)
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every moi moi that enters ogi to di can never get out.
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uzygirl (f)
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Elderly ones shudder whenever dry bones are mentioned
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Zahymaka (m)
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Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten
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Ebano (m)
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He that is down needs fear no fall
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Ebano (m)
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Be nice to those you meet on your way up, because you might meet them on your way down.
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Ebano (m)
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No matter how powerfull a man is, he can not clap with one hand.
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whiteroses (f)
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one man's meat is another man's poison
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Ebano (m)
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there is no smoke with out fire
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Ebano (m)
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when two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers
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Ebano (m)
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When a dog bites a man its no news but when a man bites a dog then its news
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ruthexy
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nobody goes to the stream early and comes back with dirty water
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kajad (m)
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East, West, North and South; Home is the best!  |
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Ebano (m)
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When a mad man is dancing naked in the market place, it is his relatives that feel the shame
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Ebano (m)
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However long it takes a stammer will eventually pronounce his fathers name
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Ebano (m)
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When you point an acusing finger at other people, the rest fingers point back at you.
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uzygirl (f)
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Whether a man stays in the village or in the town, when night falls they both go to sleep.
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