Languagle #23: Yoruba
Gbogbo aláǹgbá ló dánú délẹ̀, a kò mọ èyí tí inú ń run
Gbogbo alangba lo d'anu dele, a ko mo eyi t'inu nrun
"All lizards lie flat on their bellies. You can't tell which one has a stomach ache."
What it means
On everyone looking fine from outside while carrying trouble you can't see. One of the most-quoted owe.
What kind of saying it is
Oral tradition. In Yoruba, a òwe. Passed down by word of mouth. Sayings like this have no single author.
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