RANDOM POSTPROVERBIALS

Postproverbial: La kuvunda lina ubani
Translation: The rotten one has incense
Proverb: La kuvunda halina ubani
Translation: The rotten one has no incense
Language-Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
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Postproverbial: Kama una haraka shuka ukimbie,
Translation: If you are in a hurry, drop from a bus
Proverb: Haraka haraka haina baraka
Translation: Haste haste has no blessing
Language-Region: Kiswahili (East Africa)
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Postproverbial: Owo edi iyene.
Translation: People is wealth.
Proverb: Okuk ikpuikpu, ofong ikpuikpu, owo edi iyene.
Translation: Money is nothing, cloth is nothing, people is wealth.
Language-Region: Efik (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Gàǹbàrí pa Fúlàní, á sun àtìmọ́lé.
Translation: If the Hausa man kills the Fulani, he will be imprisoned.
Proverb: Gàǹbàrí pa Fúlàní, kò lẹ́jọ́ nínú.
Translation: If the Hausa man kills the Fulani, it is not actionable.
Language-Region: Yoruba (Nigeria)
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