United Ijaw States

IJAW WORDS, NAMES AND THEIR TRANSLATION
BODY PARTS

MANY THANKS TO NYENGIEBI AKAMANDE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMPILE A LOT OF THE WORDS.
YOU ARE MUCH APPRECIATED.
 

Some Izon Proverbs and Sayings

• The woman who rejects a marriage proposal saves the suitor from bankruptcy but a good bride brings wealth.
• It is only he who goes to bed with the domestic fowl that knows it snores so do not be carried away by beauty alone.
• Dress makes a woman beautiful. Remember therefore to lavishly clothe yours and make her look pretty so that you may not be tempted to eye a beautiful another.
• Wondered what a young lady would look like for a wife? A casual humble visit to the mother might give a clue.
• The masquerader without a mentor often misses the beat of the drum signal. It pays to seek and receive wise counsel.
• The toothless old lady goes to pick the wild mangoes early before dawn so as to catch up with the vibrant young who complete with their denture obviously eat faster. Recognize your disadvantage and device an adaptation.
• Endurance is the secret of victory in the battle at the sandbank where there are no umpires. Determination and a good sense to call a truce after a conflict is the secret of a successful marriage.
• A woman who is sweeping the floor does not turn her buttocks only one way.
• The beads that are not enough to make a necklace can be used to make a bracelet.
• Men who know too much about women end up not marrying.
• People feel indifferent about coffins that are being carried across their streets until the day one is carried from their own houses.
• The selfish son never calls his father in the day of bountiful harvest, but remembers him only in the day of calamity.
• The woman who frowns nonstop, always keeps something up her sleeve.
• The fatherless child gets his/her counsel from the parents of his/her friends.
• It is only when the fishing gear is broken that one hears its wonderful performance. How about putting a good word when your spouse is doing well rather than wait until when things are not going your way
• The small bird (Sun bird) builds its nest according to its size. It is better to start a moderate home than to squander all the money in a grand wedding ceremony that would subject the couple to eating sand later.
• Since the elephant does not beget a hare, instead of wondering how ones offspring would be, why not take time to look at the other half from whom your offspring will take half of their make up?
• A man may have unlimited access to his wife and share flesh and blood but her bones belong to her people. A man’s wife is not his property.

IZON ABC’s
COMPILED BY: NYENGIEBI AKAMANDE

IJAW WORDS, NAMES AND THEIR TRANSLATION

IJAW WORDS, NAMES AND THEIR TRANSLATION
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