Monkey see monkey do
t`ot`a jajal t`ot`a jadərɨɡal tiːəʊtə jeɪəl tiːəʊtə jadɜːɡəl
In Amharic ጦጣ ያያል፣ ጦጣ ያደርጋል (T'ota yayal, t'ota yadergal)
A direct translation, used in Amharic.
Example
"ልጆች፣ ጦጣ ያያል፣ ጦጣ ያደርጋል፣ የጎልማሶችን ይኮርጃሉ (Lejoch, t'ota yayal, t'ota yadergal, ye-golmasochin yik'orjalu)."