A ka ku amẹ shi ukomi, e laa je awẹ
When water is poured on the head, it must reach the ground.
Ọọse ọ ka kpe abọ a, ọ rọ mhu ekẹ.
When the crab washes its hands, it dips it in sand.
Alamigo l'ọọ khi: a ka de, inami o fi eva.
The hare has said: when one falls, the running is doubled up.
Abama l'ọọ khi: abi o li to, yọ o li aa lọkhọ.
The bedbug has said: as it becomes hot, so does it become cool.
Ọbo n'afẹ ọ vhaa mhu ẹlue - a doctor at home has no regard.
A kaa giwe l'a raa mhe imhagie.
We speak the truth while joking
A kaa bọ a n'ọgbọ, ọ aa bọ n'egbe ọli.
When one is consulted for, he must also consult for himself.
A kaa dolo ugua, ugua o aa wọghọ.
The more a bone is chewed, the softer it becomes.
A ka ku anyaka fia, a chigbe aa mila ọkhọkhọ eme n'ọ lẹli igasẹ.
After the fox has been chased away, then we may start asking the fowl why it went to the border.
A vhaa koko unu aa le ọọse
One cannot close his mouth and eat a crab.
Ikumava e vha r'utoguo aa rue evhevhẹ.
Two people do not go mad at once.
Ekpami e vha je oshimi, e vhaa già.
If the cheek do not retreat, they cannot laugh.
Amẹ o vhaa de, ekẹ o vha suọ.
It does not rain without the knowledge of the ground.
Aikẹde l'a rọ zẹ obọ ali owẹ.
In order not to fall we developed hands and legs.
Learn the basics of Etsakọ, a dialect of Edo language. The North Ibie dialect is a unique dialect of the Etsakọ language which is spoken in Edo North.
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