Àpọ́nlé ni Ìyá Káà, kò sẹ́ni tó wà ní Káà tí ò lórúkọ.

Translation:

It’s a sheer honour to be called “Court Matriarch”, there’s no woman who does not have a proper name.

Postproverbial:

Àpọ́nlé ni Málà, Awúsá l’Awúsá ń’jẹ́.

Translation:

It’s a sheer honour to be called “Mallam”, a Hausa man is Hausa.

Postproverbial:

Àpọ́nlé ni fọ́maànù, ẹnì kan kì í jẹ́ èèyàn mẹ́rin.

Translation:

It’s sheer honour to be called “Foreman”, no one person can bear the names of four men.

Postproverbial:

Àpọ́nlé ni ọmọ Lèmọ́mù, kò s'ẹ́ni tí a kò lè mú.

Translation:

It’s a sheer honour to be called “son of Imam”, there is no one who cannot be caught.

Language - Region:

yoruba-nigeria

Label:

honour