If you care for a child while his teeth come out, he must also look after you when you teeth come out. – Mamprusi Proverb
Beem daana tuya kabiri la dukku ni.
A mean man’s beans burn in the pot. – Mamprusi Proverb
Asaara yi kpeeri voori, i yi ŋmaa la zuuri.
Whenever misfortune enters a hole, you cut the tail. – Mamprusi Proverb
Bu dum saana, baa vi.
When the goat bites the stranger, the dog is ashamed. – Mamprusi Proverb
Gyɛrigu zeem piini, u zi ba mɔŋŋi la sɔa.
The fool despises a gift, unaware that some people don’t get anything. – Mamprusi Proverb
I kpaam yi kpaai m-basi, i vaari n-soosiri la i beema.
If your oil pours out, you gather it and rub it on your shins. – Mamprusi Proverb
Nyin kyisiri seelli ka sɔ dira.
Someone else eats what is taboo for you.
I bu gbi buliga m-paai koom zuna.
You will not dig a well to reach water today.
Nubila yinni bu pii kugri.
One finger can’t pick up a rock.