<diacritize> With what one has one seeks ones goals. See the following entry. The saying is more a play on the syllables ba-ba both with regard to the different tones it can bear, and taking advantage of its different meanings than a real proverb. Baba means guinea-corn, and owo-o-baba literally guinea-corn money means copper coin, because guinea-corn is copper-colored. <yor>With what one has one seeks ones goals. See the following entry. The saying is more a play on the syllables ba-ba both with regard to the different tones it can bear, and taking advantage of its different meanings than a real proverb. Bàbà means guinea-corn, and owó-o-baba literally guinea-corn money means copper coin, because guinea-corn is copper-colored. 