bii ina o tan laaso, eje kii tan ni ekano

Ijebu o da, Ijesha o sun won; Iwo kan wa de o ni iwo Ijebu-Jesha.

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 !

Richylaw!

Aso o ba omoye mo. omoye ti rin 'hoho d'oja

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?

Mo nle yin kiri ni.

A kii r'ewu l'osan

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?

Agba tan langba ole, taba daso fun ole aapalaro ni

Aduro isi loogun oro: A rolling stone gathers no moist

Karoso mo idi, karo idi mo aso ki idi sa ti ma gbofo

Gbomo fun oyon gboyon fun omo ki omo sa ti royan mu ni

Oju to ma bani kale, oni fi aro se pinn

OMG, this proverbs are so cool, i can speak yoruba, just dnt kno any proverbs

but 110% yoruba

, *INCANTATIONS*

Ohun tiaba wi fun ogbo longbon gbo, Ohun tiaba wi fun Ogba logba nga, Yio bale Yio bale ni labalaba nfo, OYA EGBE ENU YIN DAKE

Sarifat:

Gbomo fun oyon gboyon fun omo ki omo sa ti royan mu ni

aunty mi Sheri, Mofe mun OYON oooh, Oya ebo bra

Odô-fe-iaba! Odô-fe-iaba! Odô-fe-iaba!

what does it means ?

Iya aje, Iwo lo ma dahun awon owe to pajude e yen o, eni p'owe ode ana la tunmo re.

Please bring this discussion to the new Yorubaland web site at www.yorubaland.org

''omo'go ani o ma ku, tani ko mo pe ago ni yo pa omo''

Ki keke pa lo lo.

Agba to r' ejo ti o sa, ara iku lon ya.

@fileki
gbere, omo odua.

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!

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

Won pa owe kan fun mi nko le tumo re. E wa ba mi woo ni Yorubaland - www.yorubaland.org

use a dictionary buffoon

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}

la iyi ku e giri, aki fi awo e se gbedu

Ti aba ju ada soke ni igba igba ibi pele be nio nfi lele

A kii fa ori lehin olori
You can't barb someone in his absence.

kola oloye:

A kii fa ori lehin olori
You can't barb someone in his absence.

What about if he is sedated?

bluehorizo:

What about if he is sedated?

oma ge gbogbo irun ye danu ni!

the hair would be chopped off!!