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Drop Your Favourite Proverbs In Your Very Own Language by Mide1data: 2:38pm On Jun 30, 2022
The proverbs from your languages with translation.
1. Ile laa wo ki a to so mo loruko- we look at the home before we name the child.
2. Eyinkule lota wa, inule laa sen gbe- the enemy is in the backyard, that's why we live inside.
3. Eni to jin si koto, o ko awon yoku logbon- one who falls in a pit, teaches the rest a lesson.
4. Eniyan o feni foro, a fori eni-
Nobody wishes you well except your head.

Drop yours'

Whether Yoruba, Igbo, Ijaw or whatever language you speak.



lalasticla. mynd44.

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Re: Drop Your Favourite Proverbs In Your Very Own Language by Mide1data: 2:45pm On Jun 30, 2022
More-
Teni begi loju, igi a ruwe(i don't really know the meaning, anyone who can help us.)
Owo omode ko to pepe; t'agbalagba ko wo akengbe(same thing for this one, don't know the meaning).
Dada ko le ja sugbon o ni aburo to gbo ju- dada can't fight but he has a brother who can
Babalawo leri ibeji kini yo fi ibeji se(needs translation).
Re: Drop Your Favourite Proverbs In Your Very Own Language by 666Advocate: 4:17pm On Jun 30, 2022
IJAW


Sei Kpor Inei, Ebi Kpor Inei.

It means
Good Or Bad Your Own Is Your Own.


My Village people say this.
Re: Drop Your Favourite Proverbs In Your Very Own Language by ThankGodFriday(m): 4:58pm On Jun 30, 2022
Wanna shine

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