Showing posts with label Nupe proverb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nupe proverb. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

MY PEOPLE SAY--NIGERIAN PROVERB OF THE WEEK

“Medicine that is mixed with food – if it does not cure the disease, it will cure hunger.” Nupe proverb


Oh, nothing is useless!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

MY PEOPLE SAY--NIGERIAN PROVERB OF THE WEEK

"Only a fresh fish can be bent." Nupe proverb

Nigerians often curl a fish and peg it in that position in order to smoke it dry; they are here referring to training children.