Cɛba sigilen ka min ye, den jɔlen tɛ o ɲɔgɔn ye

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Proverb:
Cɛba sigilen ka min ye, den jɔlen tɛ o ɲɔgɔn ye

Literal Translation:
That which the seated old man sees, a standing child doesn’t see anything similar.

Meaning:
Age brings wisdom and perspective.

Alternative form(s):
Cɛkɔrɔba sigilen ɲɛ bɛ fɛn min na, kamalen jɔlen ɲɛ t’a la.

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In Senegambia and guinea-bissau, this is how we say it “kébba siring kah menjeh dinding lorin-too mukoo jeh/kébba sikiring too kah menjeh dinding’o lórin-too mukoo jeh” but the meaning are the same.

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