AFRICAN PROVERBS
Favour Samuel@favoursamuel013556
5 days ago
YORUBA PROVERBS AND THEIR MEANINGS:
Kò sí ęni tí ó ma gùn ęşin tí kò ní ju ìpàkó. Bí kò fę ju ìpàkó, ęşin tí ó ngùn á ję kojū.
Translation: No one rides a horse without moving his head, voluntarily or involuntarily.
Meaning: Your status in life dictates your attitude towards your peers
Bí abá so òkò sójà ará ilé eni ní bá;
Translation: He who throws a stone in the market will hit his relative
Meaning: Be careful what you do unto others it may return towards you or someone close to you
Agba ki wa loja, ki ori omo titun o wo.
Translation: Do not go crazy, do not let the new baby look.
Meaning: Behave in a mature manner so avoid bad reputation.
Adìẹ funfun kò mọ ara rẹ̀lágbà
Translation: The white chicken does not realize its age
Meaning: Respect yourself
Ọbẹ̀ kìí gbé inú àgbà mì
Translation: The soup does not move round in an elder’s belly
Meaning: You should be able to keep secrets
À ń pe gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà ẹyẹ àkókó ń yọjú
Translation: A sculptor is summoned and the woodpecker shows up
Meaning: Never think too highly of yourself
Díẹ̀ díẹ̀ nimú ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ẹ́ fi ń wọgbà
Translation: Little by little is how the pig’s nose enters the yard
Meaning: Attend to a small problem before it becomes uncontrollable
Ilé ọba tójó ẹwà ló bùsi
Translation: The king’s palace that got burnt added beauty to it
Meaning: Every cloud has a silver lining
A ti kekee e ti p’eitan u’oko i, do ba d’agba tan e i du ka ma
Trim the branches of an iroko tree while it is young, if it matures completely it cannot be bent again.
Meaning: Training of a child commences when the child is still very young and impressionable; otherwise his training become s late and an uphill task.
Oiho buuk’ e ka koolo bi s’upekun da le da ma.
Translation: A man’s head with an evil mind does not curve like cutlass for one to know it.
Meaning: Appearance is deceptive
Onen e n’oogun adoado ee gb’ ayinyan win.
Translation: He who does not have an antidote for a disease called “adoado” should not swallow a cockroach.
Meaning: One should avoid any thing or act that will have adverse effect on him/her.
D’iaye ba a s’oko s’oja, o le la a ba ia l’onen.
If one throws a stone into the market it may hit his relative.
Meaning: avoid doing things that will have serious repercussion or effect
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