Wit and Wisdom from West Africa: Or, A Book of Proverbial Philosophy, Idioms, Enigmas, and LaconismsBiblo & Tannen Publishers, 1969 - 455 pages |
Contents
PROVERBS IN THE WOLOF TONGUE | 3 |
PROVERBS IN THE KANURI TONGUE | 41 |
PROVERBS IN THE OJI TONGUE | 63 |
PROVERBS IN THE GA OR ACCRA LANGUAGE | 133 |
PROVERBS IN THE YORUBA LANGUAGE | 179 |
PROVERBS IN THE EFIK OR OLD CALABAR LANGUAGE | 323 |
VARIA VARIORUM | 413 |
PROVERBIAL SAYINGS AND IDIOMS IN THE MPANGWE | 437 |
FAN TONGUE | 439 |
MISCELLANEOUS PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS | 445 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abasi Accra agba agbara akan akpa Allah amongst anam animal Ashante Atai awon babba bird bush calabash called child Crowther death edem Efik Egbo eiye Ekem elephant enia enni Enniti enye enyene enyo esie añwan esin etie evil father fire fowl Friend her female Fulas gbogbo gbon gives Gold Coast guenne head Ibibio idem igba igbo ikan iköt imö isan isön Isubu Kanuri killed knows kpupru language mimö mkpa Moko mouth N.B.-Because N.B.-Meaning N.B.-Spoken ndien negroes nkpo ñwan Ogun ohun Old Calabar Olorun ommo oran orü person proverb proverb means river slave Takpa thee thia thing thou tongue town tree udia ufan esie West Africans Wolof word Yoruba YORUBA LANGUAGE