“Alu u kur a ishima i ker ityev u lôhô angbian ruam ga.”
If you consider the stress on the farm, you will not invite a brother to eat you
“Hiar ka a hiin i hiin a igbe.”
As soon as the whirlwind starts, one starts swearing by the igbe cult emblem.
“Indyer i tamenor ugen ka ia gba usu we di u mir i you.”
When the beard of another old man catches fire, you soak your own with water.
“Iyongo i hiin a ahan zwa.”
Trouble usually starts with laughter.
“Ka a fa amar inyumun nga kera numun ga.”
When a plan to disrupt a dance festival is uncovered, precaution should be taken
“Ka a teen we u kpeen ishe.”
When you are being sold out, your mar or influence the bargain.
“Ka a zaan a za i zaan sha ijô angahar; a geman hiden i …”
People tiptoe while going on a deal but on their way back wailings are heard.
“Ka hen ya u orcian-kwagh ka i zua a ikyônogh ki teman ô…”
It is in a weak man's house that they find a chair to sit and judge a strong man
“Ka wea eren belanda u mkee u kera aan ityô ga.”
When you are trading in pepper, you do not scratch your buttocks again.
“Anyi vea nombor je kpa mba zehe.”
Even the teeth and the tongue do quarrel sometimes.
“Ivo i nyiman ga kpa ka wea zer a i gbem yô i nyima.”
A goat does not bite but when you maltreat it ceaselessly, it bites.
“Mngeren ma gbe human tsô ga, saa kwagh ngu a kpe shimin…”
Water does not just smell unless something dies inside it.