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Topic: African Proverbs in Pidgin - page 30. (Read 10240 times)

hero member
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February 11, 2022, 03:50:44 PM
Owa people sey person wey shit for church come use book of Genesis/Psalm or Matthew/Mark/Luke/John clean yansh, na serious offence. Una know why? Because those books na must read for church na. So, your own will be missing. But if na books like Nahum, Michal, Habakuk, Obadiah, Jude, etc wey dem nor dey too read for church nobody go notice am.
This one strong o. This man cef, you good ghor, too good. As survivers way we be from we naija, we go continue dey grow until e go touch everybody. E get proverb way cap say,

Old man or adult no fit dey for house, then rope way them carry tie goat for neck go choke am, con kill am.
That na to mean say: wrong thing no fit happen when you dey under the watch of person way sabi. The way Mpamaegbu and other men them way face show for the forum don dey try carry everybody along dey very encouraging. Na so the growth dey carry come too because, we dey try dey put our for ourselves make e for better for our one big family. Make una no worry, joy dey come.
legendary
Activity: 2716
Merit: 1225
Once a man, twice a child!
February 11, 2022, 11:12:49 AM
Baba e don sure for you already.
Yes oh, e com be like sey d universe dey wait make we utter the prophecy b4 dem react to am. I don chop legendary today, finally!
hero member
Activity: 1148
Merit: 555
February 11, 2022, 10:40:32 AM
Na mpamaegbu own I dey wait for next
My own sure dis month by God's grace. You too for don join Hero for long if nor be dat gbenge wey hold you dat time na. But e go eva happen, nor too worry yourself. Just zero your mind comot there and dey make your ogbonge posts, providence go stroll enta your corner.

BTW, that proverb wey you throw here na three-sure for those of owa peeps wey dey like roll 🎲. I get one wey go make you laugh...

Owa people sey person wey shit for church come use book of Genesis/Psalm or Matthew/Mark/Luke/John clean yansh, na serious offence. Una know why? Because those books na must read for church na. So, your own will be missing. But if na books like Nahum, Michal, Habakuk, Obadiah, Jude, etc wey dem nor dey too read for church nobody go notice am.
This your proverb don make laugh taya I dey imagine the look for the person face when people for Sunday school go discover say him passages dey miss...wahala.
Baba e don sure for you already. E be like say I see am prophecy I dey believe say e go sure for me too as my people dey go higher and higher
legendary
Activity: 2716
Merit: 1225
Once a man, twice a child!
February 11, 2022, 04:59:10 AM
Na mpamaegbu own I dey wait for next
My own sure dis month by God's grace. You too for don join Hero for long if nor be dat gbenge wey hold you dat time na. But e go eva happen, nor too worry yourself. Just zero your mind comot there and dey make your ogbonge posts, providence go stroll enta your corner.

BTW, that proverb wey you throw here na three-sure for those of owa peeps wey dey like roll 🎲. I get one wey go make you laugh...

Owa people sey person wey shit for church come use book of Genesis/Psalm or Matthew/Mark/Luke/John clean yansh, na serious offence. Una know why? Because those books na must read for church na. So, your own will be missing. But if na books like Nahum, Michal, Habakuk, Obadiah, Jude, etc wey dem nor dey too read for church nobody go notice am.
hero member
Activity: 1148
Merit: 555
February 11, 2022, 02:31:38 AM
Na as e dey hot I wan dey drop am for una now.

Proverb:
For Pighin: Our people deybtalk say, na person way hold the head of cutlass or machete, na em get power.
Meaning: Na just to tell you say, make we try dey get respect for authority. Person way you know say, if e vex or make some kind waka via your matter, e go wayh you, you no dey carry stubborn head or you no go gree waka dey worry that kind person. E fit cut you off anytime and e ho still dey run en thing. Make we dey use our head.
Congratulations smartvirus for your new rank e nor easy to reach where you reach. The African proverb family dey celebrate with you. I don pour sapele water for your cup to wish you more and more achievements to come. Na mpamaegbu own I dey wait for next
Proverb: Person way shit for church use bible clean yanch fit forget but the person way clean the shit can never forget
Meaning: When we do some kind stupid things na our family and loved ones dey carry the shame pass
legendary
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February 10, 2022, 02:33:56 PM
Na as e dey hot I wan dey drop am for una now.

Proverb:
For Pighin: Our people dey talk say, na person way hold the head of cutlass or machete, na em get power.
Meaning: Na just to tell you say, make we try dey get respect for authority. Person way you know say, if e vex or make some kind waka via your matter, e go wayh you, them no dey carry stubborn head or i no go gree waka dey worry that kind person. E fit cut you off at anytime and e go still dey run en thing. Make we dey use our head.
legendary
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Merit: 1139
February 08, 2022, 04:28:39 PM
Omo, I bin dey opportune today to dey one kind meeting with some people via administration work and e con turn out say, e get watin me don identify say e bad, like e nor dey help at all and we dey see the result from watin dey sup. The best excuse way them up with after I complain na say, na the system and even inside the system, people way e go sure for go still burst out. I just weak, na one one of my flow tell me say:

Proverb:
For Pighin: our people say, them nor dey clean dog nose because, e go always dey dirty!
Meaning: there are some things way be say, e don dey so adapted to man way be say, nor how way you wan take change am. Even when e turn out to be, watin no dey favour ram.
legendary
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Once a man, twice a child!
February 07, 2022, 05:36:42 PM
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One luv, my people
legendary
Activity: 1554
Merit: 1139
February 07, 2022, 04:24:54 PM
@Smartvirus, congratulobia bro. E dey sweet my belle die weneva I see una dey grow and rank up like dis. Persin wey work supposed to enjoy d sweat of im labour. Enjoy d moment and kontinue to dey give us positive vibes. Enjoy bro.
No be chaise o my real G. As I see am cef eh, to come online first tire me cef because, the feeling e carry no be play. The Hero doings eh, na just small reputation legendary e carry pass this one I swear. The joy be say, las-las person dey see progress and na una way be my own them dey run am on a steady for we. Like this eh, the naija wise quote don dey do me ogbidi-gbidi-gbidi for belle and I go soon drop am make we corner dey day rich. I tuale for una way sabi and my own person Mpamaegbu, you dey carried.
hero member
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February 07, 2022, 02:01:07 PM
Senior Man I dey loyal, I dey under ur bonnet like this!
Boss Mpamaegbu , I dey loyal,you dey do more than enough for here
I wan dedicate one Proverb for our guy here wey dem hack em account his name is Gasty4.
Proverb:Person wey hold me for ground hold himself join.
Meaning:He who oppresses others is indirectly oppressing himself.
Person wey hack that account no fit userm for good thing, because oga brainboss don already tag the account.
legendary
Activity: 2716
Merit: 1225
Once a man, twice a child!
February 07, 2022, 12:36:20 PM
@Smartvirus, congratulobia bro. E dey sweet my belle die weneva I see una dey grow and rank up like dis. Persin wey work supposed to enjoy d sweat of im labour. Enjoy d moment and kontinue to dey give us positive vibes. Enjoy bro.
legendary
Activity: 1554
Merit: 1139
February 03, 2022, 02:51:20 PM
I hear una my people, una dey speak for me and e dey tinkle my ear.
Oya na, make we collect this one for body.

Proverb:
Pighin: My people say, them no dey fetch water to go pour for well.
Meaning: Some effort aren't just worth stressing as, they are point less, the aims and goals are practically unachievable.
Like person way no wan learn, you con dey force am or person way no dey fit accept charge of idea, you fit dey waste your time las-las.
legendary
Activity: 2716
Merit: 1225
Once a man, twice a child!
February 02, 2022, 06:43:28 PM
Persin nor dey tell anoda persin sey make dem boil water for am sey im wan fall from tree.
Meaning: Accidents aren't planned. Otherwise, people would avoid them.
hero member
Activity: 1008
Merit: 520
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February 02, 2022, 05:43:11 AM
Fly we're no dey hear word go follow death body enter grave:
Translated to: hardened heart against correction lead to untimely death.
legendary
Activity: 1498
Merit: 1116
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February 01, 2022, 03:58:52 PM
Senior Man I dey loyal, I dey under ur bonnet like this!

lmao, inside bonnet dey hot ooo, you nor go like dey under umbrella, lol.

Our people say , Kolanut & palmwine wey dem go take serve elders for evening, na for morning dem buy am, because you fit nor see am buy later.

Meaning - Make proper preparations always.
hero member
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February 01, 2022, 10:34:31 AM
Proverb: The same turning garri( eba turner) way them dey use bake eba for good pikin na them go still flog pikin way stubborn
Meaning: Good deed is rewarded handsomely and bad deeds are punished with the same hand
Proverb: Man way get work no dey do aproko for compound
Meaning: a busy man cannot be found gossiping others
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Activity: 98
Merit: 36
February 01, 2022, 08:41:19 AM
Gasty4 you go identify yourself oo shuoo. I don confirm say na grammar school you go. You dey drop proverb like DJ Khaled I comot cap for you
Proverb:who never sidown for chair nor dey lap person
Meaning: poverty nor go fit help poverty comot for poverty

Senior Man I dey loyal, I dey under ur bonnet like this!
Boss Mpamaegbu , I dey loyal,you dey do more than enough for here
hero member
Activity: 1064
Merit: 501
February 01, 2022, 03:54:45 AM
Una d moda proverbs for here badly. I say make I follow una drop one for here.
Proverb: The Yoruba people say "if we don't have bats, we can make sacrificial offerings with other birds"
Meaning: if what you hope for, didn't come your way, make use of the available one.
hero member
Activity: 1148
Merit: 555
February 01, 2022, 12:30:05 AM
Gasty4 you go identify yourself oo shuoo. I don confirm say na grammar school you go. You dey drop proverb like DJ Khaled I comot cap for you
Proverb:who never sidown for chair nor dey lap person
Meaning: poverty nor go fit help poverty comot for poverty
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Merit: 36
January 31, 2022, 09:05:34 PM
IF YOU TAKE COW EYE LOOK GRASS, NA ONLY GRASS GRASS YOU GO DEY SEE!
MEANING: How you see life does really matters, at times you need to change your mentality and look further than you think.

FIREWOOD WEH DEM DEY USE FOR RAINY SEASON, NA FOR DRY SEASON DEY DEY GATHER AM!
MEANING: Humans should plan good, planning for the bad days too,coz their comes bad days after them good one's.

IF GIVER NO DEY CAREFUL, BEGGER GO FIRST AM BUILD HOUSE!
MEANING:You'd shouldn't be a fool while trying to be a cheerful giver, always do this with disipline,humans abuse good things.

Ornah good morning and happy new month!! 🖤
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