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Igbo proverb: Anụ na-eri anụ, mmadụ na-eri mmadụ
Igbo proverb warning against human treachery — people can be as predatory as animals.
Country:Nigeria
Language:Igbo; English
Published:2024-03-10
Audience:Language learners, cultural studies
Igbo: "Anụ na-eri anụ, mmadụ na-eri mmadụ."
English: "Animals eat animals, humans consume humans."
Meaning: Just as animals prey on one another in nature, humans can also destroy each other through exploitation, gossip, or malice. The proverb is a warning against treachery and a call for solidarity and mutual protection.
Keywords
Igbo
proverb
treachery
solidarity
humanity
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