Léébu Wölöf (Wölöf Proverbs)-gctid26885

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Àdduna potu ndaa la, ku naan jox sa moroom naan.

The world is like the communal water pot, when you drink from it you give it to your kinfolk to drink.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Àdduna, dafa gudd tànk.

The world has long legs.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Lu waay rendi sa loxo lay nacc.

What you slay will leave its blood stains in your hands.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Ku nekk ci degg warul tiit.

He who is in the right shouldn't be scared.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Ndànk-ndànk mooy jàpp golo ci ñaay

Slowly slowly is what catches the monkey in the bush.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Bakkan jamm lay laaj.

The spirit, peace is what it asks for.

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Njiit ndey ji séex la jaaxanaay ley tëddé.

A leader is a mother of twins, who lies on her back to enable both babies have equal access to her breasts.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Ku wax feeñ.

One who speaks reveals oneself.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Donu sa baay aayul.

To inherit the profession of one's father is not painful.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Kuy dóór moo gën kuy saaga.
 
  One who beats is stronger than one who insults

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Ku jëkk yeewu, war nga yeewul sa moroom.

The first one to wake up must wake up his neighbor.

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Su feekeene li ma wax amul, yalla na yelwaan ci sama kanamu nawle!

"If my words are not true, may I go out begging in front of my peers"!

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Ganaawu yaay; gaAmwu liir la.

Mother's back is the baby's medicine.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Ku amul dara, du xeeb dara

The one who has nothing does not  despise anything.

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Ku mënul fééy du fekke ngenteel jasig.
  One who cannot swim does not attend the baptism of the crocodile.