Ẹyin ni ń di àkùkọ.

Translation: 
The egg becomes the cock.
Postproverbial: 
Ẹyin ni ń di àkùkọ, tí wọn ò bá sèé jẹ.
Translation: 
The egg becomes the cock, if it is not cooked and eaten.
Language - Region: 
yoruba-nigeria
Label: 
egg
cock