University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Proverbs in yoruba-nigeria
Curator(s)
Prof. Aderemi Raji-Oyelade
Proverb: Àgbàtán làá gbọ̀lẹ; bí a d’áṣọ fún un, à á pa á láro
Translation: A lazy man should be helped completely; when you buy him a cloth, you must also dye it.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: A lazy man should be helped completely; when you buy him a cloth, you must also dye it.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Afọwọ́fọn’ná, kìí dúró ro’jọ́.
Translation: The barehand stoker does not wait to banter.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: The barehand stoker does not wait to banter.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Afẹ́nilóbìnrin, kò kọ àtipani.
Translation: The wife-snatcher does not mind killing the husband.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: The wife-snatcher does not mind killing the husband.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Afẹ́niláya kìí f’ojú ire woni.
Translation: The wife-snatcher will not be courteous to the husband.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: The wife-snatcher will not be courteous to the husband.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Afẹ́fẹ́ ti fẹ́, a ti rí fùrọ̀ Adìyẹ.
Translation: The wind has blown, we have seen the anus of the fowl.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: The wind has blown, we have seen the anus of the fowl.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Proverb: Adìyẹ funfun, kò mọ ara rẹ̀ l’ágbà.
Translation: The white hen does not know itself as the elder.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria
Translation: The white hen does not know itself as the elder.
Language - Region: yoruba-nigeria