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"Who dey purge no dey select toilet:"
Beggars can't be choosers
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Proverbs & Wisdom
๐ NigeriaLanguage: Hausa
" Mai hakuri yakan dafa dutse ya sha romo"
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Patience brings reward, even from impossible situations.
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4/15/2026Proverbs & Wisdom
๐ NigeriaLanguage: Hausa
"Gani ya kori ji"
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Seeing is believing. First-hand experience beats rumors.
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4/15/2026Daily Conversations
๐ NigeriaLanguage: Eggon
"gi yi ร bi"
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We are going home
It depends on the context, it could mean we are going to our farm or somewhere else owned by the people in question.
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4/15/2026Daily Conversations
๐ NigeriaLanguage: Eggon
"ร bi"
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The noun form means our place while the pronoun form means ours.
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4/15/2026Daily Conversations
๐ NigeriaLanguage: Eggon
"ร bรจle"
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Soft, premature, fresh
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4/15/2026Proverbs & Wisdom
๐ NigeriaLanguage: Hausa
"Rabon kwado baya hawa sama"
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If it is yours, it will not pass you
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4/15/2026The Hustle
๐ NigeriaLanguage: Pidgin
"You no go please person and displease yourself"
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You need to live a life that makes you happy
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4/15/2026Daily Conversations
๐ BurundiLanguage: Kirundi
"urya mwana arimubiki"
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That child, what is it doing
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4/11/2026Daily Conversations
๐ BurundiLanguage: Kirundi
"urya mwana arimubiki"
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That child, what is it doing
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4/11/2026Proverbs & Wisdom
๐ EthiopiaLanguage: Amharic
"แจแแกแ แ แแญแต แฅแ แจแฅแฅแทแ แฃแแฝ"
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"Saying she would bring down what is in the loft, she dropped what was in her armpit".
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