Proverbs in fulbe-nigeria

Curator(s)

Zaynab Ango

zaynabango@gmail.com

Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.

Proverb: huu kaɓɓuɗo fauru hanko andi no fittataandu
Translation: Whoever ties up a hyena, must know how to free it
Language - Region: fulbe-nigeria
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Proverb: Mo maaɗa i mo maaɗa ko mo ekki kusel maaɗa, mo mooɗata kiyel
Translation: A kinsman is a kinsman even if he eats your flesh, he will not crush the bones
Language - Region: fulbe-nigeria
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Proverb: Hukko tekki gaɗa wuro, wande yande der wuro gon go so'oto
Translation: The thing that surrounds a house, will eventually step in to it
Language - Region: fulbe-nigeria
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Proverb: To yaadu waɗɗini, fufaado in alata gaɗa
Translation: When a journey reaches an advanced stage, the lazy is left behind
Language - Region: fulbe-nigeria
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Proverb: In danyi suka I risku ɗun ɓuri in waata in duula naamo
Translation: To raise a child in affluence is better than leaving him/her a large inheritance
Language - Region: fulbe-nigeria
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Proverb: Mo wala munyal jarata shobbol i hord
Translation: A person who is not patient cannot drink milk with a spoon
Language - Region: fulbe-nigeria
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Proverb: Da yiiki Nyalal, in iri fulɓe
Translation: The egret is kin to the Fulbe
Language - Region: fulbe-nigeria
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Proverb: Joyi joyi ɗiɗii watta saffo, ɗun nyaamu fullo taara
Translation: Two fives does not make ten, the Fulbe man’s fine
Language - Region: fulbe-nigeria
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