Ajã Proverbs

𞤂𞤮𞥊 𞤤𞤯

Lò lɛ - Proverbs

𞤏𞤢𞥈 𞤧𞤫𞥊 𞤤𞤮𞥊

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𞤀𞤲𞤭 𞤱𞤯 𞤶𞤯 𞤼𞤽 𞤦𞤽 𞤢𞥈𞤺𞤯𞤤𞤽 𞤲𞤢 𞤲𞤵 𞤧𞤭𞤲 𞤦'𞤯 𞤺𞤤𞤮𞥟

Ani wɛ jɛ tɔ bɔ àgɛlɔ na nu sin b'ɛ glo?

What fell in the river so that the crocodile could no longer drink there?

𞤖𞤱𞤫𞤼𞤯𞤲𞤵 𞤫 𞤲𞤽 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤤𞤮𞥊 𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤲𞤯 𞤽 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅

Hwetɛ́nu e nɔ dó lò énɛ́ ɔ́ dó? 

When do we use this proverb?

Ali e nu è na tɛɖɛ̌ lee nǔ lɛ huzu nǔ e ɖò tito jí ǎ, bo lɛ́ ɖò gudo é jí gbɔn é. Ali e nu è na ɖí xwi xá gudoyiyi ɖò kpaa mɛ ɖè é.

A way to emphasize how disordered and backwards things have become. A way to address backwardness in general. 

𞤏𞤵 𞥂𞤤𞤫 𞤣𞤮 𞥂𞤽 𞤦𞤽 𞤿𞤮𞤥𞤯 𞤣𞤮 𞤾𞤮

Wu kple ɖo kpɔ bɔ xomɛ ɖo vo.

The bodies are together, but the hearts are separated.

We live together, but in essence we do not agree. This lò (proverb) also speaks about being unequally yoked. It is actually a warning against such remaining in a situation whereas the parties are not on the same page.

𞤂𞤮𞤺𞤮𞥁𞤮 𞥁𞤵𞤲 𞤿𞤽𞤲𞤼𞤽𞤲 𞤿𞤢 𞤺𞤱𞤭𞤲. 𞤒𞤫 𞤺𞤮𞤲𞤽 𞤤𞤯 𞤱𞤯 𞤣𞤮 𞤺𞤮 𞤸𞤢 𞤱𞤯

Logozo zun xɔntɔn xa gwin. Ye gonɔ lɛ wɛ ɖo go ɖo ha wɛ.

The turtle has a friendship with the snail. It's the entities with shells who use their shells to make friends.

𞤖𞤱𞤫𞤼𞤯𞤲𞤵 𞤫 𞤲𞤽 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤤𞤮𞥊 𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤲𞤯 𞤽 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅

Hwetɛ́nu e nɔ dó lò énɛ́ ɔ́ dó? 

When do we use this proverb?

Mɛ ɖokpo nɔ wà nǔ ganji hwenu e a nɔ zun xɔ́ntɔn bo nɔ lɛ́ gbá nǔ xá mɛ e ɖó linlin ɖokpo ɔ lɛ é é. Ba mɛ ɖěɖee ɖò wexwɛ ɖokpo ɔ jí lɛ é, é na bo nyí ajɔ̌wiwa, xɔ́ntɔn zunzun, alǒ kancica mɛ e ɖó mɛ̌ ɖokpo ɔ lɛ é tɔn ɔ nɛ. É lɛ́ nyí akɔnkpinkpan nú mɛ lɛ bɔ ye na ɖè nǔ e ye ɖó ɖò bǔ lɛ é tɔ́n.

One does better when you associate and build with like minds. Seek out those who are on the same page whether it’s business, friendships, or heterosexual relationships. It's also an encouragement for people to draw up what they have in common.  

𞤑𞤵𞤼𞤭𞥊𞥅𞤼𞤽 𞤣𞤫 𞤥𞤽 𞤲𞤽 𞤲𞤵𞤣𞤫 𞤿𞤱𞤢

Kutitɔ ɖe mɔ nɔ nude xwe

Whoever dies does not pack their things.

Humans are always surprised by death. We must not wait until the last moment to plan. Act in order to avoid regret.

𞤀𞤳𞤱𞤯𞤿𞤯 𞤲𞤽 𞥁𞤽𞤲 𞤣𞤮𞥂𞤮 𞤢𞥇⹁ 𞤱𞤫𞤦𞤽 𞤱𞤫𞤦𞤽 𞤱𞤯 𞤥𞤭 𞤲𞤢 𞥁𞤽𞤲

Akwɛxɛ nɔ zɔn ɖokpo ă, webɔ webɔ wɛ mi na zɔn.

The akwɛxɛ bird does not go alone, we will go two by two.

𞤖𞤱𞤫𞤼𞤯𞤲𞤵 𞤫 𞤲𞤽 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤤𞤮𞥊 𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤲𞤯 𞤽 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅

Hwetɛ́nu e nɔ dó lò énɛ́ ɔ́ dó? 

When do we use this proverb?

𞤐𞤵𞥇𞤣𞤭𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤤𞤯 𞥂𞤭𞤲𞥂𞤽𞤲 𞥂𞤯𞤣𞤫𞥊𞥅 𞤲𞤽 𞤿𞤤𞤯 𞤥𞤭 𞤲𞤢 𞤱𞤢𞥈 𞤲𞤵 𞤤𞤯 𞤱𞤢𞥈 𞤲𞤵 𞤤𞤯 𞤣𞤮𞥊 𞥂𞤤𞤫𞥊𞥅𞥂𞤤𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤥𞥆𞤯. 𞤂𞤫𞤫 𞤥𞤭 𞤲𞤽 𞥂𞤢 𞤥𞤭 𞤩𞤽𞤲 𞤫𞥊𞥅 𞤲𞤯

Nǔɖiɖó lɛ kpinkpɔn kpɛɖé nɔ xlɛ́ mǐ ɖɔ è bló mǐ bɔ mǐ na wà nǔ lɛ ɖò kplékplé mɛ. Lee mǐ nɔ kpa mǐ gbɔn é nɛ.

A small observance of nature shows us that we are meant to do things in a collective manner. That is how we succeed.