proverbs

Impatience
364. Ku yàkkamti sa wërsëg, amiin wa ñaaw. (2,15)
Whoever is in too much of a hurry to receive his luck, the “amen” will be ugly.
The person who is in too much of a hurry to receive his luck will end up using dubious
means and risk losing his reputation and his honour.
365. Yàkkamti ak gaawantu, bu ñu jurée doom, réccu am caw yoon. (2,9,10,14,15,16,19)
Yàkkamteek gaawtu bu ñu juree doom, réccu am caw yoon.
Yàkkamteek gaawantu, bu ñu juree doom, réccu am ca turandoo. (1)
“Haste makes waste.”
Impatience and hurry, when they have a baby, always bring regrets.
366. Yàkkamti yàqule. (19,20)
Yàkkamti, yàqati. (20)
Be in a hurry; suffer ruin.
“Haste makes waste.”
When you do things in a hurry you are likely to do things carelessly and make costly
mistakes.
367. Yàkkamti, muj ga : yàqati. (7)
Hurry in the end brings ruin.
“Haste makes waste.”
“More haste, less speed.”
Impotence
368. a. Merum ginaar lu muy wàññi tusuñe (2,3,5,6)
b. Merum ginaar saful tusuñe. (7,17)
369. Merum golo saful boroom tool. (2,3,5)
370. Merum janax saful muus. (14)
368. a. How can the anger of a chicken harm the cook
b. The anger of the chicken does not disturb the cook.
369. The anger of a monkey does not disturb the owner of the field.
370. The anger of a mouse does not disturb the cat.
At the market, Mary has set up her little stand. The local tax collector passes to receive her
fee. She explains that she does not have anything to pay him as she has not yet sold
anything, and asks him to pass by again later. He refuses, and the discussion gets heated.
He insists that she pays immediately or he will call the police. To convince her of her
impotence he cites this proverb.
Inevitability
371. Doxatu géléem, kow la jëm. (6)
The fart of a camel rises up.
One cannot prevent the evolution of something which will eventually be evident.
372. Ngësëm wacce wu ma dama ñor tabbi. (20)
It is not because you shook the tree that the fruit fell but rather because the fruit is
ripe.
Everything happens in its time.
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