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Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by ajaabi(m): 7:29pm On Jan 11, 2007 |
Guys I'm back, Ra, HA, etc what does dis mean: imado iba sebi elede, kiba ba ilu je. Eru iba d'oba, ilu o ni ku kan. Translate: if baboon were pig, it wld spoil town. If slave becomes king, nobody wd remain in town. Guess d meanin? |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by gianni(f): 12:36am On Jan 12, 2007 |
oba t'oje t'ilu fi roju oruko re ko ni pare eyi t'oje t'ilu fi daaru oruko re ko ni pare |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 3:40am On Jan 12, 2007 |
bi a ko ba gbagbe oro ana,a ko ni ri eni ati ba sere. |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by gianni(f): 3:46am On Jan 12, 2007 |
omode ko le ni asho titi ko ni akisa ju baba re lo |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 3:07pm On Jan 12, 2007 |
omo ti a ko ba ko ni yo gbe ile ti a ko ta. |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by ajaabi(m): 11:39am On Jan 13, 2007 |
Guys let's revive Yoruba, also contribute 2 other thread 'Beautiful Yoruba', my contribution here: ohun ti tan l'egun odun, omo alagbaa n bo wa sun'su je (dont mind our rulers) |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by ajaabi(m): 11:41am On Jan 13, 2007 |
Guys let's revive Yoruba, also contribute 2 other thread 'Beautiful Yoruba', my contribution here: ohun ti tan l'egun odun, omo alagbaa n bo wa sun'su je (dont mind our rulers) |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by ajaabi(m): 11:42am On Jan 13, 2007 |
Guys let's revive Yoruba, also contribute 2 other thread 'Beautiful Yoruba', my contribution here: ohun ti tan l'egun odun, omo alagbaa n bo wa sun'su je (dont mind our rulers) |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 12:46pm On Jan 13, 2007 |
agba wa bura pe ewe ko se e ri. |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by Jalal(m): 1:22pm On Jan 13, 2007 |
Iku ya ju esin lo |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 12:40am On Jan 14, 2007 |
ara ile eni lon bani pe lamodi,were ni ara ita mosi |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by baabolight(m): 1:41am On Jan 18, 2007 |
Ore da mi, mo da ore mi. Odale di meji. meaning After being wronged/played upon by my friend, I retaliated. Both of us are bad individuals. Used to caution people when you find yourself in an unexpected situation brought about by a trusted person or friend. Do I retaliate or let matters be? |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by omogenaija(f): 1:44am On Jan 18, 2007 |
egungun se bi eran , shaki se bi ora --- idk bout the spelling *thanks wes* but the basic meaning is a person who trys to be what they are not; harder than they really are |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by haywhy(m): 1:48am On Jan 18, 2007 |
Won n pe gbogbo eranko ti o ni iwo, igbin n yo ju Means that all animals with horns are called but the snail is answering the call, |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by WesleyanA(f): 1:48am On Jan 18, 2007 |
omogenaija: it's spelled ora (w/ accent marks too. lol) i don't think i know any proverbs off the top of my head so that's great that you know some |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by baabolight(m): 1:51am On Jan 18, 2007 |
Definitely, you've been away for long enough to start putting your cart before the horse not to mention the spelling. Either way, kudos for the effort "Shaki nse bi ora, egungun nse bi eran" However, remember that "Ajo ko dun bi ile" omogenaija: |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by omogenaija(f): 1:52am On Jan 18, 2007 |
baabolight: thanks for giving me credit my brother |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 3:48am On Jan 18, 2007 |
ka rin ka po,yiye ni yeni |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by gianni(f): 8:41pm On Feb 05, 2007 |
bi ina o ba tan laasho, eje kiitan l'ekanaa |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by lalaboi(m): 8:46pm On Feb 05, 2007 |
lala tio si boi nibe!! omo lo mo n je!! |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 10:17pm On Feb 05, 2007 |
gbogbo as ko lan sa si oorun |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by lalaboi(m): 10:26pm On Feb 05, 2007 |
aso ibora o o ki n ni apo(pocket) |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by nike4luv(f): 10:56pm On Feb 05, 2007 |
thats a curse owu funfun kii jara won niyan |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by lalaboi(m): 1:11am On Feb 06, 2007 |
who says? yiyo ti ekun n yo, ki ma yi se ti ojo |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 9:18pm On Feb 08, 2007 |
bi a ba diju ki eni buruku koja,titi ti eni rere ma fi koja,a ko ni mo. |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by lalaboi(m): 11:06pm On Feb 08, 2007 |
agba ki n wa loja! ko ri omo tuntun wo!! (sm1 wil gt me soon) lol |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by folkzy(f): 11:33pm On Feb 08, 2007 |
Ile oba to jono, ewa lo busi. |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 11:42pm On Feb 08, 2007 |
adun lo gbeyin ewuro |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by lalaboi(m): 11:44pm On Feb 08, 2007 |
kokoro ti n je eko, ninu eko lo wa |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 11:45pm On Feb 08, 2007 |
a n wa eran to leje,igbin yoju |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by lalaboi(m): 11:47pm On Feb 08, 2007 |
abo oro la n so fum omoluwabi, to ba de inu re, o ma n di odindin |
Re: Yoruba Proverb Competition by damsol(f): 11:49pm On Feb 08, 2007 |
aso ko ba omoye mo,omye ti rin ihoho wo oja. |
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