proverbs

461. Tey yaw ëllëg sa moroom. (9,20)
Today you, tomorrow your neighbour.
Your happiness of today could leave you tomorrow for another. That is why it is important
to share with your neighbour.
Making Do
462. Yaa fi sësay taxa donn/falu. (2,14,18)
To be the last resort allows one to be elected.
“In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
When there are no alternatives one takes what one can, even if it be less than adequate.
463. Dëkkub gumba patt a fay buur. (9)
Dëkkub gumba, patt a fay njiit. (2)
In the city of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
464. Ku amul ndey, nàmp maam. (4,6,8,13,20)
Ku amul yaay, nàmp maam. (2,18)
He who has no mother suckles on the breast of his grandmother.
“Half a loaf is better than no bread.”
“Beggars can't be choosers.”
“You have to cut your coat according to your cloth.”
If one cannot have everything which one desires, one should make the best of one's
circumstances, and be content with what one can have.
Manipulation
465. Bukki su la bëggee yapp, da la naan yaa ngi may xeeñi seel. (14)
If the hyena wants to devour you, he will say to you that you smell to him like
strips of dried meat.
When a person wants something from you (to his advantage and not yours), he will tell
you things that support what he wants in order to manipulate you to do what he wants.
"It’s no good, it’s no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his
purchase. (Proverbs 20:14 NIV)
Marabouts
466. Bey ci sa toolu sëriñ bu doon maye barke kon seeni doom a cay jiitu. (9)
If cultivating the field of a marabout could bring blessing then you would see his
children there first.
467. Sëriñ du sàcc, dafa randal, ba ñu fàtte, mu jël. (13)
The marabout does not steal; he merely puts it aside until no one thinks of it any
longer, then he takes it.
Maures
468. Bu naar sonnee wax i wolof. (2,3,6)
When a Maure has problems he speaks Wolof.
When it is necessary a Maure will speak in Wolof.
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