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Tag: proverbe Minah

Familiarités? / Familiarities ?

On April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 By Dr. Y.In Great Wisdom2 Comments
Haricots / Beans

Mangez du haricot avec un bébé, vous verrez bientôt votre plat plein de sable (Proverbe Minah – Togo). – Familiarité engendre mépris.

Eat beans with a baby, and you will soon find your plate full of sand (Minah Proverb – Togo). – Familiarity breeds contempt.

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Proverbe sur Dieu et les faibles/ Proverb on God attending to the Weak

On March 24, 2021 By Dr. Y.In Great Wisdom2 Comments

Soleil
Le soleil / The sun

C’est Dieu même qui chasse les mouches de l’animal dépourvu de queue (proverbe Minah, Ehwe – Ghana, Togo).

It is God Himself who chases away flies from the tail-less animal (Minah, Ewe proverb – Ghana, Togo).

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Que dit-on a l’ennemi? / What do we say to the Ennemy?

On July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 By Dr. Y.In Great Wisdom2 Comments

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Arachide / Peanut

En vain l’oeil regarde l’arachide, il ne peut la devorer (proverbe Minah – Togo). – Se dit à un ennemi.

In vain the eye looks at the peanut, but cannot devour it (Minah proverb – Togo). – Said to an ennemy.

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Proverbe sur la fatalité ou l’humilité? / Proverb on Fatality or Humility?

On January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 By Dr. Y.In Great Wisdom2 Comments

pouleUn grain de maïs a toujours tord devant une poule (Proverbe Mina – Togo, Benin).

A grain of corn is always wrong in front of a hen (Mina proverb – Togo, Benin).

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Proverbe sur ne pas se moquer des gens / Proverb on not making fun of other people

On June 5, 2017May 24, 2017 By Dr. Y.In Great Wisdom1 Comment

crocodileEn pleine lagune on ne se moque pas du caiman (Proverbe Minah – Togo).

In the middle of the lagoon, you do not laugh at the caiman (Minah proverb – Togo)

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