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Kolomoo meŋ be ñaa soo la ñaa buka wo je.
“The stick that will pierce the eye, the eye does not see it.”
-Mandinka proverb
Explanation: Misfortune is often unpredictable.
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Igi ganganran má gún mi l’ójú, òkèèrè l’a ti ń wò ó wá.
‘‘Protruding twig, do not poke me in the eye’’; one must keep one’s eyes on the twig from a distance. (Don’t wait until problems
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This is a nice one. Asante sana.
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Karibu tena. In Milwaukee years ago a Yorùbá restaurant proprietor shared a different version of this same one with me.
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