Habesha sayings

1. "Kulubiye, kulubiye, belete tifto yalew." (Slowly, slowly, the egg will walk on its own.)

2. "Enkuan lemin yalew, enkuan bechaw yalew." (One day is for eating, one day is for fasting.)

3. "Yefikir chawata, yemisir chawata." (Love is like fire, lentils are like fire.)

4. "Yalew yalew, yemiyaslelew." (Slowly, slowly, the egg will become a chicken.)

5. "Yeferenj liboch, yemayet liboch." (Foreigners are like hyenas, death is like hyenas.)

6. "Yemayet yemayet, yemiyaslelew." (Death is like death, it will come eventually.)

7. "Endet new yalew, yemiyaslelew." (The beginning is slow, but it will grow eventually.)

8. "Yeferenj yemiyaslelew, yemayet yalew." (Foreigners will grow, death will come slowly.)

9. "Enkuan bechaw yalew, enkuan lemin yalew." (One day is for fasting, one day is for eating.)

10. "Yemayet yemiyaslelew, yemiyaslelew yemayet." (Death will come eventually, it will come slowly.)

Above is Habesha sayings.