Ìwà á jọ ìwà ní ńjẹ́ ọ̀rẹ́ jọ ọ̀rẹ́.
Character and other people
Original
Ìwà á jọ ìwà ní ńjẹ́ ọ̀rẹ́ jọ ọ̀rẹ́.
Glosa literal
- Ìwà á jọ ìwà character resembling character ní ńjẹ́ is-what makes ọ̀rẹ́ jọ ọ̀rẹ́ friend resemble friend.
Inglés idiomático
"Compatibility of character means compatibility in friendship."
La fuente no nombra a ningún traductor.
Qué significa
Friendship works when characters match.
Se usa cuando
Owomoyela: "Friendship succeeds only when the friends are compatible in their habits"
Notas sobre la traducción
The doubled structure ìwà jọ ìwà / ọ̀rẹ́ jọ ọ̀rẹ́ is the whole proverb, and it argues by grammatical parallel rather than by assertion: the resemblance of the two clauses enacts the resemblance they describe.