And the Winner

Of the Proverb of the month January contest is:
Mrs Adagunodo! #59

Congratulations. Your proverb has been chosen for january - see it published on top of the flag on the left hand side of the blog? There! "Eni egun gun nle, se lo'nto alabe lo" Your prize awaits you at the february meeting in Birmingham at the Dawodus.

72 proverb entries and counting so far...You know that level of active participation has me almost giddy with excitement...

Wow! What a fantastic response to the call for proverbs! I personally have been really enlightened reading through all the submissions many of which were totally new to me. We had so many submissions that I have added a 'Yoruba Proverbs' tab on top of the blog beside "culture and language". We can continue to add to this section as more submissions are made.

In other news...

In my capacity as the secretary of fun and faaji, here's an idea for the February meeting at the Dawodus in Birmingham similar to the one we had in our home in October where we all had to speak yoruba. For the February meeting, whilst we don't have to speak in yoruba. If we are all game, I suggest that in order to make any statement at the meeting, you have to back it up with a proverb starting with "Yoruba l'oni ....." i.e it is the yorubas that say etc and you say your proverb to illustrate your point or pay a $1 fund raising fine. Maybe test drive one of these ones in the proverb section.

So this is what I've done:  Assigned numbers randomly to all the entries and used a true random number generator to pick a number for the winner for January.  (Did you notice the true random number generator widget on the lower right hand side of the blog in yellow? Fun little gadget for the blog!) For a compilation of the proverbs submitted, pls. check out the new Yoruba Proverbs tab above, to the right. Below are a chosen few...


Agba ki wa loja, ki ori omo titun o wo.  Used when elders are expected to play elderly roles so that permanent damage is not done by Prof Ayanwale


A' itete m'ole, ole n'm'oloko i.e here you are quickly accusing someone of doing something wrong when you have just done that wrong thing yourself by the blog editor


Eti baba nile, eti baba l'oko;eniyan ni i je be (Father hears everything because people tell him) Dr Fadamiro


Orisa je ki 'n pe meji Obirin ko denu.("God bless my hosehold with a sencond woman" is a woman's false wish) from Dr Adediji


Isokan ni agbara- unity is strength from Dr Sesi Ogunbi


Eni jin si koto, o ko ara yoku l'ogbon from Mrs Adagunodo


Di e,  di e ni ijapa n rin de ibugbe re - slow and steady, the tortoise reaches it's destination from
 Dr Sesi Ogunbi


Omode to ba agba rin, a da'gba from Mrs Popoola


Ero ona ni r'oyin oka to gbo (Passers-by are the first to bring the news that the corn is ripe) from Dr Fadamiro

Eyin to ta yo, wahala enu ni. (A protruded teeth is a problem to the mouth) from Dr Fadamiro

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