““Ta ní ḿbẹ níbẹ̀?” làgbẹ́ fi ńsán ìbàǹtẹ́ wọ̀lú.”
English
“Who is there whose opinion matters?” is the attitude that makes the farmer come into town dressed only in a loin cloth.
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