“Akor a ngô Ivyo nga nduur Kpev yav ga.”
The horns of a doe (she-goat) do not hurt the buck (he-goat).
“Kurugh fa Igbyanger i ityô na amen awen ye.”
The tortoise knows the width of its anus; that is why it swallows stones.
“Mtema toho vea or houbar inyam i bunde m keren ye.”
I went hunting with a man suffering from tuberculosis; that is why I returned wi
“Ka iywa i i bende Adendem ahenga sha igyundu la ia vaa …”
The dog that puts its nose on a hedgehog's back will be the one to cry for its n
“Iywa i tee kuhwe ka i tswam igen kpishi.”
A dog carrying a bone dislikes the company of another dog.
“Mba undu mba til sha rwam man i ye ga, hide jime.”
You do not climb onto the food before you eat it. Step aside.
“Mtume idyu a ityô ga tsō m mena iwen yö ka taver ape ka…”
I swallowed stones without consulting my anus; now I am in trouble.
“Atsem u esen kpishi vihin kôngo utyo.”
A razor that is too sharp is likely to wound the scalp.
“Ka hen ya u orcian-kwagh ka i zua a ikonogh ki teman ôr…”
It is in the house of a coward that a seat is found to judge the fearless.
“Mba burun tar sha ihyô i esen ga.”
They do not butcher the world with the sharpest knife.
“Mumu baver cii ve avie ga.”
Tom Brown does not bubble before it is cooked.
“Wan ka nan a nder pepe, a nor ijua a tile hen iyue, ngô…”
When a little boy wakes up with an erection and stands close to a pot of soup, a