EJAGHAM PROVERBS/SAYINGS
According to Kililombe, “Proverbs are a mirror in which a community can look at itself and a stage on which it exposes itself to others. They describe its values, aspirations, preoccupations and the particular angle from which it sees and appreciates realities, and behaviour. The mentality or way of life of a community is best depicted in proverbs.
SOME EJAGHAM PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
Proverbs on Identity:
Mone njim ebae,
mone njim esa, Mone njim jit are nsung.
A child from two
lineages, A child from three lineages, A child from one lineage is a slave.
A person is a
person because he belongs to multiple families.
Mfona nju ayogha
nchot ntim ebae.
The head of a
home must listen to an issue from both sides
A father of a
house must not take side with one child.
Nyo biji ayungha
ebumm
The snake on
your body is hard to kill.
You cannot be a
judge of your own case
Nchot ajoa na
echi
Every issue has
its cause
Investigate an
issue before you rule on it.
Nchot kpe jit
arojoe na nkumanyena amonob
Any case without
a witness is not good one
Judge every case
impartially.
Amokone ngun
atoba nga nyu arabah
You do not set
fire to a snake according to its length
You do not
punish a person’s wrongdoing according to its gravity, show mercy.
Iniri fit
imoyigi mbi
One finger
cannot remove a louse from the hair.
Unity is strength
Ayui mbui ka
eku, are ekobi
You only kill a
goat at funeral after a consensus is reached.
Union is
strength
Achim obo ochim
knn amig obii ntung
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