T’ẹni bẹ́’gi lójù; igi á rú’wé.
The shame is on the person that slashed a tree; it will sprout leaves again.
Category Archives: Owe Yoruba – Yoruba Proverbs
When the Ìrókò Tree Becomes Involved in Treachery, It Gets Felled
Ìrókò tó bá gbàbọ̀dè, bíbẹ́ ni. /
When the ìrókò tree becomes involved in treachery, it gets felled.
If a Bird Won’t Bother Another, The Sky is Wide Enough for Them All to Fly without Colliding…
OWE YORUBA (Yoruba Proverb):
Tí ẹyẹ ò bá fín ẹyẹ níràn, ojú ọrun tó ẹyẹ ẹ́ fò láì fara kanra /
If a bird won’t bother another, the sky is wide enough for them all to fly without colliding.
One Does Not Keep Quiet and Yet Misspeak…
A kì í dákẹ́ ká ṣìwí; a kì í wò sùn-ùn ká dáràn. /
One does not keep quiet and yet misspeak; one does not silently contemplate the world and yet get into trouble.
A head destined to be crowned king, can’t but be crowned — Orí tó máa j’ọba, kò ní ṣàì jẹẹ́.
Orí tó máa j’ọba, kò ní ṣàì jẹẹ́. / A head destined to be crowned king, can’t but be crowned.
It is an ungrateful dog that bites its owner
Aláìmoore ajá ló ńgé olówó ẹ̀ jẹ. / It is an ungrateful dog that bites its owner. #yoruba #proverb
A bird is preparing for flight, so people throw stones at it
A bird is preparing for flight, so people throw stones at it.
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