Translation:
A kinsman is a kinsman even if he eats your flesh, he will not crush the bones
Postproverbial:
p2. Mo maaɗa i mo maaɗa ko mo yekki kusel maaɗa, o tutai
Translation:
A kinsman is a kinsman even if he eats your flesh, he will vomit it out
Postproverbial:
p2. Mo maaɗa i mo maaɗa ko mo yekki kusel maaɗa, o tutai
Translation:
A kinsman is a kinsman even if he eats your flesh, he will vomit it out
Comments:
the traditional proverb illustrates criticism/correction. It shows that the act of criticism among kinsmen is meant to correct, not to destroy. In the postproverbial, the act of “vomiting out”, expresses the contemporary users’ view of kinship as an inextricable bond that cannot be obliterated no matter the circumstance.
Language - Region:
fulbe-nigeria
Label:
kinsman
eat
flesh
vomit