Woyo tribe - Woyo tribe

Japanese: ウォヨ族 - うぉよぞく
Woyo tribe - Woyo tribe

… There are many examples of proverbs being used to indirectly or indirectly convey things that are difficult to communicate in other forms. When a woman of the Woyo tribe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo gets a dowry of a large number of wooden lids for her husband's dishes from her mother or grandmother. These lids are engraved with proverbs, and when a wife is unhappy with her husband, she uses them to convey her dissatisfaction in a roundabout way. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Woyo people" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 他の形式をもっては伝達しにくい内容を,諺をもって間接的に,ないしは婉曲に伝える例は広くみられる。コンゴ民主共和国のウォヨ族の女たちは,結婚するとき,嫁入り道具として,夫の食器に用いる木製のふたを多数,母や祖母からもらう。これらのふたには諺を表す彫刻がほどこしてあり,妻は夫に対して不満があるとき,遠回しにその内容を伝えることのできるこのふたを用いる。…

※「ウォヨ族」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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