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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:

Make fun of some of Yoruba proverbs you've ever heard,
Examples are
"Igi Gogoro ma gun mi loju, ma dodge e"

hehe. . . cheesy



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.  grin
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. . . , . . cool wink
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.
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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 wink
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. grin

gbomu fomo, gbomo fomu . . .anyhow sha suck ni koko

rodi maso, raso modi . . .choose ur choice

grin
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 grin grin grin
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. cool
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 wink
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by goodass(m): 8:19pm On Nov 02, 2008
TOYOSI20:

Ile oba t'o jo, ewa lo busi ,- Meaning: When a king's palace burns down, the re-built palace is more beautiful wink

Ile oba t'o jo . . .panapana ni ko tete de

TOYOSI20:

A pę ko to jęun, ki ję ibaję - Meaning: One who eats late, will not eat spoiled food. cool

A pę ko to jęun . . .o ti jones, ko ni ri nkankan je

TOYOSI20:

Koko ro tin je fo. . . .idi efo lo wa. . . , . . cool wink

Koko ro tin je fo . . .efo parasite
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by TOYOSI20(f): 2:58am On Nov 03, 2008
lol. . . . . . . . . cheesy
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by spikedcylinder: 10:33am On Nov 03, 2008
cheesy cheesy cheesy

Ile Oba to Jo, kerosine ati ishana lo fa. cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy

Thats so funny.
Re: Your Favourite Yoruba Proverbs! by Shaz(f): 8:08pm On Nov 03, 2008
spikedcylinder:

cheesy cheesy cheesy

Ile Oba to Jo, kerosine ati ishana lo fa. cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy

Thats so funny.

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 undecided undecided undecided
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 wink

Eni egun (thorn) gun lese . . .ko wor slippers ni

otun we osi, osi we otun . . .hand cleaning; nofin spoil kiss

bi a ba fagbo feegun . . .shey eegun fe shey sallah ni? cheesy

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