“Ka a kperan ikpa i ande.”
When two people struggle over a bag, it gets torn.
“Kpera keera me tema ka ingyohol ga.”
Shift a bit let me also sit does not entail taking over one's seat.
“Mngerem ma acivin ma hie ya ga.”
Hot water does not burn a house.
“Ishima i waan i ne mkom.”
Patience brings about satisfaction.
“Ka akor a ou ka a mee iyese i ta u ye.”
It is a person's strong appetite for meat that causes the sting of a scorpion.
“Kwagh kur sha ayem ga.”
Running away cannot bring a matter to an end.
“Kwagh tse a tsa, kwagh saan ga.”
Something may last long but shall surely be over some day.
“Mba cirin ayem ikyondo ga.”
One does not cover up running in a cloth.
“Mba wuan icigh ki sôron bem mba we mkem sha mi ga.”
When they are grinding medicine for peace, they do not add pepper to it.
“Mumu baver cii ve a vie ga.”
It is not all corn that must pop before popcorn becomes edible.
“Aluer iyongo i angbianev uhar ngi kuren ga yô, orvanya …”
When two brothers fight without end, a stranger snatches their inheritance.
“Iti idedoo hemba tungu”
A good name is better than wealth