Postproverbials

Postproverbial: Ana kukan Ebele, sai ga Ebola
Translation: Just when we are complaining of Ebele, then suddenly Ebola was detected
Proverb: Ana kukan targade sai ga karaya
Translation: Just when we are complaining of a dislocation, then suddenly a fracture was detected
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Kai dai ayi shi’ani, talaka yaje Abuja
Translation: It is business as usual, the poor has travelled to Abuja
Proverb: Kai dai ayi shi’ani, na birni ya cuci na kauye
Translation: It is business as usual; the town urchin has taken advantage of the villager
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Abu mai sauki, canza azzaluman gwamnati
Translation: It is very easy, just like overthrowing tyrannical government
Proverb: Abu mai sauki, chire wando ta ka
Translation: It is very easy, just like removing the trousers through the head
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Muje zuwa, Labaran Maku ya hau kura
Translation: Let’s keep going, Labaran Maku on a hyena
Proverb: Muje zuwa, mahaukaci ya hau kura
Translation: Let’s keep going, a mad man on a hyena
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Gani ga Gulak, ya ishi Maku tsoron Allah
Translation: Learning from Gulak’s mistake is enough to make Maku wiser
Proverb: Gani ga wane, ya ishi wane tsoron Allah
Translation: Learning from other people’s mistake is enough to make you wiser
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Na san za’a rina, Goodluck ya fadi zabe 2015
Translation: I know it is going to happen, Goodluck has lost the election
Proverb: Na san za’a rina, an saci zanin mahaukaciya
Translation: I know it is going to be dyed, the stolen wrapper of a madwoman
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Abin daga Allah ne, Buhari ya zama shugaban qasa
Translation: It’s from Allah, Buhari has become the president
Proverb: Abin daga Allah ne, maqwabcinka ya biyawa matarka Makka
Translation: It’s from Allah; your neighbor has paid for your wife to go to Mecca for pilgrimage
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Daga haka muka fara, Laurnt Gbago yaga Jonathan
Translation: We started like that, Laurent Gbagbo has seen Jonathan
Proverb: Daga haka muka fara, kuturu yaga mai kyasfi
Translation: We started like that; the leper has seen a person with eczema
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Duk daya, an ce ma talaka Jega ya daga zabe
Translation: It’s all the same, the masses have been told Jega has postponed election.
Proverb: Duk daya, makafi sunyi dare
Translation: It’s all the same, blind men coming back late in the night
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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Postproverbial: Kuka Patience jawabi ne, mai hankali ke ganewa
Translation: The tears of Patience is a message, only the wise one understands
Proverb: Kukan kurciya jawabi ne, mai hankali ke ganewa
Translation: The cooing of a dove is a message, only the wise one understands
Language - Region: Hausa (Nigeria)
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