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Topic: African Proverbs in Pidgin - page 12. (Read 10288 times)

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April 06, 2023, 06:54:53 AM
Proverb :  No be every car wey pass you go put mouth

Meaning : You don't converse in every discussion..

Proverb :  Who belle full go still hungry.

Meaning :  No income is ever sufficient for anyone we always needs more
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April 05, 2023, 06:25:59 PM
Cow we're belong to community, na hunger for kill.

*Meaning animal were be say na every body get ammm go die for negligence, sake of say every body go think so somebody done feed the any and at the end nobody go feed ammm las las.

*This one fit no funny but many sense dey the talk and if you try download ammm well you go get many messages.
legendary
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Once a man, twice a child!
April 05, 2023, 04:26:57 PM
BTC no be how pikin dey play with him mama nipples The play with him Papa toto
meaning=shouldn't use the hand for house fly to catch 🐝 bee
Which wan com be toto for man again? Na blokos dem dey call those two small balls wey dey follow peepee go everywhere for man body. Toto na vagina for woman. Again, na two proverbs you throw enta there sef. The wan wey you take wan explain am na anoda proverb too.

I for pour you colele wata but I gat nothin now. Keep it up, my gee.
newbie
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April 03, 2023, 01:01:48 AM
BTC no be how pikin dey play with him mama nipples The play with him Papa toto
meaning=shouldn't use the hand for house fly to catch 🐝 bee

2)BTCI get am before no be property
meaning=stop living in the past glory

BTCBecause your indomie quick done no mean say pesin wey dey cook beans dey lazy.
Meaning= because you make it today doesn't mean am lazy, just time
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April 02, 2023, 11:16:17 AM
Proveb: Pikin weh say he mama no go sleep, he too no go sleep!
Meaning: any trouble weh you dey find, you go get am
sr. member
Activity: 756
Merit: 454
April 02, 2023, 05:03:06 AM
Proverb: The best way to chop elephant nah to cut am into small small pieces.

Meaning: The best way to solve a problem is to take it one at a time, bit by bit.
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Activity: 86
Merit: 2
April 02, 2023, 03:57:55 AM
BETTER SOUP NA MONEY KILL AM
Meaning:life is luxurious..The good thing in life doesn’t come cheap
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Activity: 334
Merit: 121
March 31, 2023, 02:11:55 PM
No matter how you vex reach, your vexnation no go fit generate NEPA.

Meaning:- your anger no go fit solve problem but e go just cause more harms.
legendary
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Once a man, twice a child!
March 30, 2023, 04:13:17 PM
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The way e be, e cun be like say proverb dey for every situation so Cheesy, e make sense sha. I salute una.
Na wetin show you sey owa ancestors dem dey organized and get betta cultural practices before oyibo com carry dem handicap unto slavery and then introduced western religion to us. Late Chinua Achebe describe proverb as the oil wey owa people take dey chew yarn.
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March 30, 2023, 03:42:55 PM
Proverbs: Them no dey wash  dirty pants for outside.

Meaning: you don't correct a bad habit publicly
Well, e go depend on the bad habit too because some of dem dey like public reset before dem go correct.

E bi like dis other proverb – Dem nor dey scratch hair wey lice dey gently. The reason be sey if you dey do am like dat the lice not go die, dem go dey multiply dey go. Scratch am hard and rough and e go kill dem.
The way e be, e cun be like say proverb dey for every situation so Cheesy, e make sense sha. I salute una.

Proverb: Old kettle wey nor dey enter untop fire again, nor mean say e never burn person hand before.
Meaning: There is this popular notion that all elderly people can be trusted to an extent more than young people, the proverb teaches in the perspective of humans that we should be careful still because "not all the old people where good people when them young, and you have no idea about that".
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Activity: 1008
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March 29, 2023, 10:21:05 PM
Omo like this my pen wey I use write attendance for ya sopoz don dry ink but e no mean say I don forget una o.

Proverbs; Cat sabi swim, no make am catfish

Meaning: No matter where you find yourself, always remain humble
Malt and Milo dey the same color, but you no fit use am dip bread

 Una fit help give more meanings to the proverb oh. I salute una
Walahi this your second provarb no follow at all, because the thing no ream and e no pass any message, I did try understand the proverb but I couldn't.

-But anyways it sounds nice which is what got my attention in the first place when I saw the notification of your post on my notifier.

 Chai comrade, you don make me vex small sha, make I drop another... But them say if person fall nah to stand up and try again.

Proverb: elephant pikin no go fit be dwarf

Meaning: like father like son
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March 29, 2023, 11:11:12 AM
Omo like this my pen wey I use write attendance for ya sopoz don dry ink but e no mean say I don forget una o.

Proverbs; Cat sabi swim, no make am catfish

Meaning: No matter where you find yourself, always remain humble
Malt and Milo dey the same color, but you no fit use am dip bread

 Una fit help give more meanings to the proverb oh. I salute una
Walahi this your second provarb no follow at all, because the thing no ream and e no pass any message, I did try understand the proverb but I couldn't.

-But anyways it sounds nice which is what got my attention in the first place when I saw the notification of your post on my notifier.
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Activity: 1008
Merit: 629
March 28, 2023, 06:22:01 AM
 Omo like this my pen wey I use write attendance for ya sopoz don dry ink but e no mean say I don forget una o.

Proverbs; Cat sabi swim, no make am catfish

Meaning: No matter where you find yourself, always remain humble
Malt and Milo dey the same color, but you no fit use am dip bread

 Una fit help give more meanings to the proverbs oh. I salute una
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March 27, 2023, 02:44:01 PM
Na so my brother MP.
This one be as them talk say " Soup wey go sweet na from wash hand water them dey carry see am".
Meaning: A good woman doesn't hide her good characters.

But I no know weda person don drop am here before.
legendary
Activity: 2716
Merit: 1225
Once a man, twice a child!
March 23, 2023, 07:41:22 AM
Proverbs: Them no dey wash  dirty pants for outside.

Meaning: you don't correct a bad habit publicly
Well, e go depend on the bad habit too because some of dem dey like public reset before dem go correct.

E bi like dis other proverb – Dem nor dey scratch hair wey lice dey gently. The reason be sey if you dey do am like dat the lice not go die, dem go dey multiply dey go. Scratch am hard and rough and e go kill dem.
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Activity: 308
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March 10, 2023, 05:59:16 AM
Proverbs: Them no dey wash  dirty pants for outside.

Meaning: you don't correct a bad habit publicly
legendary
Activity: 2716
Merit: 1225
Once a man, twice a child!
March 08, 2023, 04:35:11 AM
Rruchi man, you get betta point there. Na so e dey be, especially for dis owa generation bribery and corruption com worse pass sef.
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March 07, 2023, 11:11:23 AM
Dem nor dey give cat fish hold
Meaning: Don't entrust anything that may be tempting to steal to a dishonest person. They will definitely steal it.
Just as you nor suppose give monkey banana to hold for you.

Proverb: Case wey dey take time for king to judge, know say big man dey involved.
Meaning: Money can easily influence people who you never believed will be influenced.

Many meaning can be drawn for that proverb, which other meaning can you pick out?
hero member
Activity: 672
Merit: 546
March 06, 2023, 06:10:45 AM
Na the yansh wey wife get she go give her husband

Meaning: Don’t expect too much from people. They can’t do beyond their power.
sr. member
Activity: 728
Merit: 421
March 05, 2023, 04:09:57 PM
Elder wey seat for chair dey see wetin youth wey climb tree no fit see.

Meaning: Listen to the words and counsel of your elders to learn from their experience.
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