A kìí gba àkàkà lọ́wọ́ akítì, a kìí gba’lée baba ọmọ lọ́wọ́ ọmọ.

No one stops a monkey from somersaulting; no one can claim a child’s father’s house from him.

• Postproverbial: A kìí gba àkàkà lọ́wọ́ akítì, kò sẹni tó máa gba nǹkan tó jẹ́ t’èmi lọ́wọ́ mi.
  Translation: No one stops a monkey from somersaulting; no one can claim what belongs to me.
  

Nigeria (Yoruba)

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