“Ka iyo i nyom Kurugh anyi sha igyundu ia vaa anyi ye.”
The snake that bites a tortoise on its shell will be the one to cry for its teet
“Pe hur a zou a kwese a kese mngerem a maa imôndo la, we…”
Wherever the termite finds a fish trap to fetch water and build its mound, if Go
“Wanye u asember ken ityev lanen pe i yer ijembe ga.”
A child who leaves the farm late knows where the axe is kept.
“Wan hungwaja u fan kwagh pin ngô na ihyuugh ki un a ya …”
A wise cricket does not ask its mother which leaf to eat to stay alive.
“Ishu i i shav zende i za gbe sha tar, ka i kure zende s…”
A fish that walks onto dry land always ends up in a fisherman's basket.
“Ibumenyon ka un a purugh hen inya a za tema sha imiôndo…”
When a foolish bird flies from the ground to a termite mound, it flutters its fe
“Ngô u a gbidi akpaciecie (kpado) wan a yav, kera koho g…”
A woman who sings a lullaby before her baby falls asleep no longer needs to beat
“Ka or u nan gbe ivav nan fe er iji i lu a anyi ye.”
Only the man with a wound knows that a housefly has teeth.
“Tondo ikusenegh sha man me tee an-iywa.”
I must remove the tick before I sell the dog.
“Nyonbua i teen bua ga, ka Orfelani a teen bua ye.”
Cattle egrets do not sell cows; the Fulani man does.
“Ka mtaver u ahumbe beba jõndo ave sha tembe ye.”
It is because of the strength of the wind that the discarded calabash finds its
“Ka alu pe kasua un a vihi u yô, tsa vea tor-kasua kpa k…”
If misfortune awaits you in the marketplace, even if you sleep in the same house