Magana jari ce
Speech is capital
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Proverbs
Karin magana
Magana jari ce — speech is capital. Karin magana is how the capital grows. Towns may correct the form.
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Komai nisan jifa, ƙasa zai faɗa
However far you throw it, it will fall to earth
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Zama lafiya ya fi zama sarki
To live in peace is better than to be king
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Ruwa ba ya gudu tsaye
Water does not run while standing
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Sai da gari, sai da mutum
A town is its people
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Abin da ka shuka, shi za ka girbe
What you plant is what you will harvest
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Kowa ya fi kowa
Everyone exceeds someone
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Da muguwar tafiya, gara zama a gida
Better to stay home than take a bad journey
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Gishiri ba ya ɓata miya
Salt does not spoil the soup
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Hakuri maganin zaman duniya
Patience is the medicine for living in the world
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Hannu ɗaya ba ya ɗaukan jinka
One hand cannot lift a roof
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Kowane iri yana da lokacinsa
Every seed has its season
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Idan ka ga wani ya yi maka alheri, ka tuna
If someone does you kindness, remember it
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Shiru ya fi magana marar amfani
Silence is better than useless talk
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Gaskiya ta fi ƙarfe
Truth is stronger than iron
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Kada ka yi rinjaye a kan mai gaskiya
Do not overpower the truthful
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Idan gida ya yi kyau, bako ya fi so
If the house is good, the guest prefers it
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Kowa ya san inda ruwa ke ɗorewa
Everyone knows where water collects
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Ba a taba duniya da hannu ɗaya ba
The world is not clapped with one hand
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Mai hakuri yakan ci babban kifi
The patient person eats the big fish
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Kada ka yi dariya ga kwanakin wani
Do not laugh at another person's days
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Aiki shine kayan arziki
Work is the luggage of wealth
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Idan ka ga tsuntsu ya tashi, ka san yana da dalili
If a bird takes off, it has a reason
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Gida ba ya tafiya, mutum ne yake tafiya
The house does not travel; people do
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Kowa ya yi nisa, gida yake nufi
However far one goes, home is the aim
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Ba a boye wuta da ciyawa
Do not hide fire with grass
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Magana ta fi takobi
Speech can be sharper than a sword
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Idan ruwa ya cika, shi ke malala
When water is full, it spills
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Kada ka bar hanya saboda tsoro
Do not leave the road because of fear
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Aboki nagari ya fi dangi mugun
A good friend is better than a bad relative
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Lokaci ba ya jira kowa
Time waits for no one
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Idan ka yi aiki, ka ci gata
If you work, you eat the fruit
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Kowa ya ji, ya gane
Who hears, understands
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Ba a ginawa gida a bisa yashi
Do not build a house on sand
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Hankali birnin jiki
Sense is the city of the body
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Kada ka ce ba za ka tashi ba, har ka tashi
Do not say you will not rise until you rise
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Duniya daidai ce, mutum ne yake karkata
The world is even; people tilt it
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Mai gaskiya ba ya ɓoye fuska
The truthful do not hide their face
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Idan rana ta fito, duhu ya tafi
When the sun comes out, darkness leaves
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Kowa ya dafa, shi ya ci
Who cooks, eats
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Ba a koya wa tsoho dariya
You do not teach an elder to laugh
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Kada ka yi magana har ka manta da ji
Do not talk until you forget to hear
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Jirgi ba ya tafiya ba ruwa
A boat does not travel without water
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Kowa ya san kukan zuciyarsa
Everyone knows the cry of their own heart
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Gari da mutane yake zama gari
A town is a town because of people
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Idan ka ga hanya, ka bi ta
If you see the road, follow it
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Ba a cin abinci da hannun wani kullum
Do not always eat with another's hand
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Sarki ba ya zama ba mutane
A king is not a king without people
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Kada ka yi fushi da gaskiya
Do not be angry with the truth
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Ruwa da nisa yake zuwa teku
Water from far still reaches the sea
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Mai kishin gida ya fi mai kishin dukiya
Who loves the house more than wealth is wiser
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Ba a gaya wa tsuntsu yadda ake tashi
Do not tell a bird how to take off
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Idan dare ya yi, rana na zuwa
When night comes, day is coming
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Kowa ya ɗauki nauyinsa
Everyone carries their own load
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Magana kadan, hankali da yawa
Few words, much sense
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Kada ka gina bango a kan kofa
Do not build a wall on the doorway
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Abin da ya ɓace a kasuwa, gida yake
What is lost in the market is found at home
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Idan ka yi alheri, ka yi wa kanka
If you do kindness, you do it for yourself
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Ba a tsoron hanya a gida
There is no fear of the road at home
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Kowa ya ji labarin kango, ya gina nasa
Who hears of a ruin should build their own well
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Hannu da hannu ake taimako
Hand and hand is how help is done
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Kada ka ce gobe, ka bar yau
Do not say tomorrow and leave today
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Idan zuciya ta yi kyau, fuska ta yi kyau
If the heart is good, the face is good
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Doki ba ya tserewa daga ƙafar sa
A horse does not run from its own feet
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Kowa ya san inda yake ajiye asiri
Everyone knows where they keep a secret
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Ba a raba gari da mutane
Do not separate a town from its people
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Magana ta tafi, aiki ya tsaya
Talk went; work stayed
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Idan ka ga wuta, kada ka tunkari ita da ciyawa
If you see fire, do not approach it with grass
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Kada ka yi dariya har ka manta da kuka
Do not laugh until you forget how to cry
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Gaskiya tana da nauyi, amma tana tafiya
Truth is heavy, but it walks
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Kowa ya mutu, sunansa ya tsaya
When a person dies, the name remains
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Ba a sayar da gida don tafiya
Do not sell the house for a journey
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Idan ka ji karin magana, ka ji gari
If you hear a proverb, you hear the town
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Kada ka yi shiru a kan zalunci
Do not be silent at injustice
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Ruwa ba ya ɓata hanya
Water does not spoil the road forever
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Mai aiki yakan gaji, amma yakan ci
The worker tires, but eats
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Kowa ya fi son gidansa
Everyone loves their house most
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Ba a koya wa kogi gudana
You do not teach a river to flow
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Idan dare ya yi tsawo, rana ta fi dadi
If the night is long, the day is sweeter
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Magana ta fi nisa da takobi
A word travels farther than a sword
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Kada ka ɓoye alheri
Do not hide kindness
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Hannun da ya ba ka, kada ka cije shi
Do not bite the hand that gave to you
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Idan gari ya yi shiru, akwai dalili
If a town is silent, there is a reason
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Kowa ya san ranar sa
Everyone knows their own day
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Ba a ginawa bango da baki
Do not build a wall with the mouth
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Zuciya tana magana kafin baki
The heart speaks before the mouth
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Kada ka yi tafiya ba hanya
Do not travel without a road
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Idan ka ga tsoho, ka gaisa
If you see an elder, greet them
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Karin magana gashi ne na harshe
A proverb is the hair of the tongue
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Ba a ɓata suna da magana ɗaya
Do not ruin a name with one word
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Kowa ya yi hakuri, ya ga ƙarshe
Who is patient sees the end
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Idan rana ta fadi, ta tashi
If the sun sets, it will rise
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Kada ka bar gaskiya saboda tsoro
Do not leave truth because of fear
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Mutum da mutum ake gina gari
Person and person is how a town is built
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Ba a cin gida da baki kawai
Do not eat the house with the mouth only
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Idan ka ji gaskiya, ka tsaya
If you hear truth, stand
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Kowa ya ɗauki hanyarsa
Everyone takes their own road
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Magana tana da kofa, shiru yana da kofa
Speech has a door; silence has a door
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Kada ka yi fushi da lokaci
Do not be angry with time
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Gari ba ya mutuwa, mutane ne su ke
A town does not die; people do
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Idan ka yi aiki nagari, suna ya tafi nisa
If you do good work, the name travels far
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Ba a boye wata a cikin riga
Do not hide the moon in a gown
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Kowa ya san yadda ake cin tuwo a gidansa
Everyone knows how tuwo is eaten in their house
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Karin magana ta fi littafi a tafiya
A proverb beats a book on the road
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Idan ka ga hanya mugu, ka koma gida
If you see a bad road, return home
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Kada ka ce na sani, har ka ji
Do not say I know until you have heard
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Hankali ya fi ƙarfi
Sense is stronger than force
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Mutum nagari ya fi dukiya
A good person is better than wealth
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Idan baki ya yi shiru, kunne ya ji
When the mouth is silent, the ear hears
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Gaskiya tana tafiya, ƙarya tana gajiya
Truth walks; a lie tires
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