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 (figurative) events that happen afar send their news back home (literal) when a fire burns in the field its soot will gossip