What then is a postproverbial, or to address the form in the plural sense, what are postproverbials? Postproverbials are radicalized proverbial utterances which subvert the logic and the pattern of conventional proverbs...
Proverb: ɔpanin fɛre ne ba, na ɔnsuro no.
Translation: An elder respects his child but does not fear the child.
Proverb: Gya m’wɛ n’tu, se m’yage lam.
Translation: Come down with good fortune rather than beauty.
Proverb: Subira huvuta heri.
Translation: Patience brings blessings.
Proverb: Ibi pẹlẹbẹ ni a ti ń mú ọ̀ọ̀lẹ̀ jẹ.
Translation: It is from the base that one eats a beans pudding.
Proverb: Akumulikaye mchana usiku ukuchoma.
Translation: One who shines light on you at day time, will harm you at night.
Proverb: Mtoto akililia wembe mpe.
Translation: If a child cries for a razor give it to him.
