RANDOM POSTPROVERBIALS

Postproverbial: To gamunan folis yaji harbin bokoharam
Translation: Here we are, the police has shot a Boko Haram insurgent
Proverb: To gamunan barewa taji kukan zaki
Translation: Here we are, the gazelle has heard the hyena
Language-Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: A rashin kira ‘yan matan Chibok suka bata
Translation: It is for lack of calling that Chibok girls got missing
Proverb: A rashin kira karen kurma ya bata
Translation: It is for lack of calling that the dumb man’s dog got lost
Language-Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Anam idiok, abasi abat isua.
Translation: As wickedness prevails, God counts the years.
Proverb: Ayara adia ikot, abasi abat isua.
Translation: As the bully plunders the land, God counts the years.
Language-Region: Efik (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Makanganwa chekuZengeza nehope
Translation: Have you forgotten what happened in Zengeza because of sleep
Proverb: Makangamwa chazuro nehop
Translation: Do not forget challenges of yesterday because of slee
Language-Region: Shona (Zimbabwe)
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