bi ina ba jo loko, majala a ṣofofo
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- bí iná bá jó lóko, màjàlà á fò wá sílé
Proverb
bí iná bá jó lóko, màjàlà á ṣòfófó
- (figuratively) events that happen afar send their news back home
- (literally) when a fire burns in the field its soot will gossip