“Yíyẹ́ là ńyẹ́ Òkóró sí tí à ńpè é nígi obì; obì tí ì bá so lórí ẹ̀ ní ńya abidún.”
English
It is only a mark of respect when one calls Òkóró a kolanut tree; any kolanut that might grow on his head would turn out to be slimy.
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