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Some Yoruba Proverb Part 1 by Nobody: 12:12am On Jan 18, 2015
*Adìẹ funfun kò mọ ara rẹ̀lágbà
The white chicken does not realise its age
Respect yourself

*Ọbẹ̀ kìí gbé inú àgbà mì
The soup does not move round in an elder’s belly
You should be able to keep secrets

*À ń pe gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà ẹyẹ
àkókó ń yọjú
A sculptor is summoned and the woodpecker shows up
Never think too highly of yourself

*Díẹ̀ díẹ̀ nimú ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ẹ́ fi ń wọgbà
Little by little is how the pig’s nose enters the yard
Attend to a small problem before it becomes uncontrollable

*Ilé ọba tójó ẹwà ló bùsi
The king’s palace that got burnt added beauty to it
Every cloud has a silver lining
Re: Some Yoruba Proverb Part 1 by sam4(m): 12:19am On Jan 18, 2015
aso agbawo bi ko ba funmi lorun a si sho ni
Re: Some Yoruba Proverb Part 1 by Lolaabokoku(f): 12:22am On Jan 18, 2015
Igboran san ju ebo riru lo

Obedience is better than sacrifice

βε̲̣̣̣̥ obedient !!!
Re: Some Yoruba Proverb Part 1 by AfricanApple(f): 12:40am On Jan 18, 2015
I love this

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