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Baasal yo afo ngaameelo

noun

LanguageFulfulde (Senegal)

Meaning
  1. Poverty is the first born of indolence
  2. A proverb meaning that being poor is often the result of being lazy or avoiding work.
Examples

Baasal yo afo ngaameelo, ngol woni haala mawbe.

Poverty is the first born of indolence, that is the saying of the elders.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a traditional proverb used to encourage hard work.

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Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.