What does it mean?| Ìtì ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kò tó ohun àá lọ àdá bẹ́

What does it mean?
Ìtì ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kò tó ohun àá lọ àdá bẹ́
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This proverb is one of the most common proverb amidst contemporary Yorùbá with the wrong citation of Ìtì ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kò tó ohun àá yọ àdá bẹ́ — Banana plant does not demand a cutlass to cut down.

This proverb should properly be cited as Ìtì ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kò tó ohun tí àá lọ àdá bẹ́—Banana plant does NOT demand a SHARPENED or FILED cutlass before one can cut it down. 

As it is, banana plant cannot be cut down with mere hand, without a tool, as the first proverb which is so wrong has stated. It is still, certainly with a CUTLASS we can cut down a banana plant but NOT necessarily sharpened or RECENTLY filed one.

That is why the right citation for this proverb is simply Ìtì ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kò tó ohun àá lọ àdá bẹ́. This proverb is meant to tell that an issue or something does not need a strong energy or stress to execute.

Let's be mindful of this correction as we stay away from every àsìpa òwe tí à ń mójú tó ní agbon-dan "what does it mean?" and that is why we do break it down for better understanding and clarification.
I hope you make use of Yoruba properly and without misconception in your speaking. Thanks for everytime attention and rebroadcast of this series. Yorùbá Dùn l'Édè. 

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