One goat cannot carry another goat's tail.

一只山羊驮不住另一只山羊的尾巴。

One must have to wait till the evening of one's life time to know what gratitude to pay to one's guardian spirit.

一个人必须等到生命的最后一刻才知道该对守护他的灵魂表达怎样的感激之情。

One must row in whichever boat one finds one's self.

找到自己的船，就得划过去。

One pebble doesn't make a floor.

一粒鹅卵石铺不成地板。

Only a mother would carry the child that bites.

只有母亲才会抱着咬人的孩子。

Our elders quote the cock as saying that "it would not be good if one becomes the only person in the world, and that is why they crow every morning to show their number".

我们的长辈引用公鸡的话说:“如果一个人成为世界上唯一的人，这将是不好的，这就是为什么他们每天早上啼叫来显示他们的数字。”

Our elders say that at sunset, it is one's cloth that one goes to remove from the village square.

我们的长辈说，日落时分，要从村里的广场上取下一块布。

Our examples are like seeds on a windy day, they spread far and wide.

我们的榜样就像风中的种子，播撒得又远又广。

Overabundance is not far from want.

过剩离匮乏不远了。

Patient people are patient to gain longevity.

有耐心的人有耐心去获得长寿。

People in trouble remember Allah.

有困难的人要记住真主。

Preparing cocoyams for planting does not mean that they are already planted.

准备可可树种植并不意味着他们已经种植。

Profit is profit even in Mecca.

即使在麦加，利润也是利润。

Rain does not make friends with anybody -- it falls on any person it meets outside.

雨不会和任何人交朋友——它会落在任何它在外面遇到的人身上。

Rat no dey born rabbit.

老鼠不是天生的兔子。