Òwú ìyá gbọ̀n, lọmọ ó ran an.

The wool that mother makes out of the cotton, is what her child will sew.

• Postproverbial: Òwú ìyá gbọ̀n, yóó fi hun’ṣọ ni.
  Translation: The wool that mother makes out of the cotton, is what she will weave herself.
  

Nigeria (Yoruba)

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child mother wool cotton spin sew