Proverbs

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You see the proverb in Yorùbá and its literal English translation. Your job is to work out what it actually means. You do not need to speak the language — this is pure inference, and the reward is the culture behind the words.

10 proverbs a round. No lives, no clock. Every wrong option you see is the real meaning of another proverb, never an invented one. This content is community-sourced and not yet reviewed by native speakers — use the report control on any proverb that looks wrong.

Literal first

The word-for-word translation is shown with every proverb

Meaning after

The right answer stays on screen so you read it again knowing

Streak scoring

Consecutive correct answers are worth more

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Hausa proverbs are not collected yet, so Hausa is not offered here.

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