“Aôndo u a hee u kpesa la un a nau akuur a aan.”
The God who gives you an itch will also give you fingernails to scratch it.
“Ka we a gbongor ityogh,iywa you kpa i gbehe u. Tiv mba …”
Once you shave your head, even your dog can bark at you.
“Iji i ílu i ape kpen ga yô, i tem sha ishuugh”
A housefly that does not want to die always sit on a broom.
“Se mir ityogh se ver ashe sha a we, ka we u lu a atsem …”
We have already wet our heads; all that remains is for you to shave us, since yo
“Saa ava a icor shin jande cii man a kure kor ga.”
You do not have to bring the whole raffia palm out of the stream before you can
“Ka u shin sha ambi gbem man i nyie igyôm ga, ka i mar a…”
It is not how long you spend defecating that determines how big your stool will
“Mba gberen akpa mba gbidi ishegh taav man i bughun ga, …”
A snuffbox is not opened by striking it with a cane; it is opened with a finger.
“Úmenden anyi a kôkônan ka kwagh u bo ga, ka u lun a aku…”
Having long teeth is not the problem; the problem is not having enough lips to c
“Mba wuese nguhar môm mtum ga. Tiv mba er injakwagh ne u…”
They do not praise only one calf.
“Tse-ihyundu kera keren awen ga, ka a kohol a kohol awen…”
A man who has been mad for a long time no longer throws stones; instead, he gath
“Mkange ikpya Shimbe zwa m kende shin mnger ve, tese se …”
I tied the mouth of an aardvark-skin bag and dropped it into the stream. The one
“Iywa i ilu i ape fan ikyōr yö, i keghen hondo ga. Ka a …”
A dog that wants to become a great hunter does not wait for the hunter's whistle