Léébu Wölöf (Wölöf Proverbs)-gctid26885

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Janax du jur lu dul luy gas.

A rat only begets that which digs.
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Xam sa bopp moo gëna nu wax la ko.

Knowing one's self is better than for others to have to tell you.

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Ndox du fatte yoon am.

Water does not forget its path.

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Lu bant yàgg-yàgg ci ndox, du tax mu soppaliku mukk jasig.

Even if a log soaks a long time in water, it will never become a crocodile.

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Ku bëgg lem, ñeme yamb.

Whoever wants honey must brave the bees.

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Nen du bëre ak doj!

An egg should not wrestle with a rock!

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Bala nga koy xam, xamadi dina la rey!

Before you know it, ignorance will kill you!

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Tungune du teew ñuy nataal.

No need to draw a picture of a dwarf (to depict what one is like), if one is standing before you.

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Wax soxu fetal la; su reccee, dabu ko wees.

Words are like bullets; if they escape, you can't catch them again.

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Musiba du yem ci boppu boroom.

An epidemic is not confined to the one from whom it originates.

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GaAmw gay doon pénc, lawbe du ko gis ba di ko gor.

The woodcutter does not cut down the main tree in the village (under which folks meet).

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Xamul aay na, laajtewul a ko raw.

Not to know is bad, but not to seek to know is worse.

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Ku wacce sa tundu, tundu boo feke mu tas

When you abandon your own hill, the next hill you climb will crumble.

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Ku xamul foo jëm, dellul fa nga jogewoon.

If you don't know where you're going, go back where you came from.

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Bala nga xam luw taat di jariñ, mbate toog jote.

You only learn the value of your butt when it is time to sit down.
On ne connaît l'utilité des fesses qu'au moment de s'asseoir.