Postproverbials

Postproverbial: Wo yire apem a, w’ase apem
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you’ll have a thousand in-laws
Proverb: Wo yire apem a, w’asem apem.
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you have a thousand troubles.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Wo yire apem a, wobua da
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you starve
Proverb: Wo yire apem a, w’asem apem.
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you have a thousand troubles.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Wo yire apem a, asɛm nkoaa
Translation: A thousand wives, only problems
Proverb: Wo yire apem a, w’asem apem.
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you have a thousand troubles.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Wo yire apem a, wondi ne ma
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you won’t benefit from their children
Proverb: Wo yire apem a, w’asem apem.
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you have a thousand troubles.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Wo yire apem a, wo busa apem
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you have a thousand questions to answer
Proverb: Wo yire apem a, w’asem apem.
Translation: If you have a thousand wives, you have a thousand troubles.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, na yɛ de sua wo
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker, then we have given you a heavy load/responsibility
Proverb: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, ɛnka wo nko.
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker you are not regarded as being alone.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, na yɛ aha wo
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker, they have bothered you
Proverb: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, ɛnka wo nko.
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker you are not regarded as being alone.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, hwɛ so yie
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker, it is a huge responsibility
Proverb: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, ɛnka wo nko.
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker you are not regarded as being alone.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, hwɛ ne yie
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker, be diligent
Proverb: Yɛde akyire gya wo a, ɛnka wo nko.
Translation: If we leave you as caretaker you are not regarded as being alone.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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Postproverbial: ɔpanin fɛre ne ba, asɛm to no
Translation: An elder respects his child, s/he courts trouble
Proverb: ɔpanin fɛre ne ba, na ɔnsuro no.
Translation: An elder respects his child but does not fear the child.
Language - Region: Akan (Ghana)
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