African Proverbs in Pidgin - page 40.

Mpamaegbu

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Quote from: Stevcummings on May 10, 2021, 09:40:00 AM

Omo na my first time for this place be this o. I just dey take time read all ona proverbs them, them goes well. I for like make we check out for ourselves wella, life no easy as we see am. The kind proverbs ona Dey drop here mean say plenty ethical men full here o. Me sef go loud my own

In pidgin: Nobody go gree buy cow if him fit get the milk free.
In English: Nobody buys the cow if they can get the milk for free.
Meaning: it refers to a man who will not marry or commit to a woman because she is already giving him what he wants from her.

Wellu come, wey breadi. As you nack enta here, na so you sharpally throwey one give us. E show sey d thing sure for yousef. Na your papa born you truetrue. Anyway, sey anoda joint wey other naija peeps too dey gather eat peppersoup and nkwobi https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/naija-novice-hangout-newbies-introduction-orientation-thread-5121680

Cryptomarxx, your proverb make me laugh. Nice one from a new dimension.

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Proverb: De bird wey dey for hand na de bird be that, nothing dey for bush.

Meaning: A bird at hand is worth more than nine in the bush.

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Quote from: Stevcummings on May 10, 2021, 09:40:00 AM

Omo na my first time for this place be this o. I just dey take time read all ona proverbs them, them goes well. I for like make we check out for ourselves wella, life no easy as we see am. The kind proverbs ona Dey drop here mean say plenty ethical men full here o. Me sef go loud my own

Na only you waka come,,, you dey very welcome to share this our corner with us and as you don become your corner too. Watin just remain now be say, you go just dey lap here once once make you dey follow us tidy we corner make e for dey go well everytime and as you dey do am so eh, na so your name go dey smell for the area and when coolele water go dey, we go pour am for your body make you for feel am. You know as e dey be.

Your proverb come board too, e show say, e dey your body and we go dey expect more. Faji

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Omo na my first time for this place be this o. I just dey take time read all ona proverbs them, them goes well. I for like make we check out for ourselves wella, life no easy as we see am. The kind proverbs ona Dey drop here mean say plenty ethical men full here o. Me sef go loud my own

In pidgin: Nobody go gree buy cow if him fit get the milk free.
In English: Nobody buys the cow if they can get the milk for free.
Meaning: it refers to a man who will not marry or commit to a woman because she is already giving him what he wants from her.

Mpamaegbu

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Smartvirus, na the koko you yarn so. And unto the proverb, na so e bi. Those wey dey consult ojukokoro go sabi sey na true you yarn. E get any babalawo wey nor dey ever add kolanuts and alligator pepper to their demand 🤔. E get? Nah! E nor get, except na the wan wey carry im own enta church level unto different stylee. Every babalawo na anya nzu.

Na where dem for dey advise pikin we get papa, na for there orphan dey learn
Meaning: A word is enough for a wise.

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Who dey with me for hear na, I no fit cry this cry alone o. Who and me follow dey make una throwaway something for here make I see. I don tire to dey see myself and if we make water flow well for here, e go help too. Just that, I no dey too get that thing these days but, we need dey make things happen for here, e go sure. Anyhow shah, make we dey try dey checkmate ourcef, na the matter be that.

Proverb
In Pigin: My people say, Alegator pepper seed no dey ever finish for juju man pocket
In English: A saying goes, there is always the seed of an Alegator pepper in the pockets of a chief priest
Meaning: As a professional, you ought to be ready at all times on your field, you shouldn't be found lacking or unprepared at any point.

Make una take this one motivate. Na our corner be this, make we get am.

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Quote from: Mpamaegbu on April 26, 2021, 11:34:13 AM

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My guy way sabi cool not only our tongue but our body too, e be like your tank dry these days o, as e be so eh, me I don say make I poor you water too. Make your brain for cool so that, you fit dey throw us the naija wisdom talk make the pikin them way dey the forum for dey from there learn how e dey be.

I go like thank una kwa way dey make this corner dey survive, my vision for this place eh, una dey actualize am and e dey sweet my belle. This place never go down below where I expect am to be and na una effort dey cause am so, I acknowledge all of una way dey put hand and shock mouth for the matter. The struggle dey on, make we niaja dey jam dem for eye anytime them show here. My hand dey up for una.

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Quote from: Onuohakk on April 20, 2021, 03:52:57 PM

At least I don grab some proverbs put my head in case if person yarn for proverbs I go grab the meaning asap than looking like ode.

Yes oh, especially wen persin dey go im in-law place to marry. Nothing wey fit disgrace a guyman pass dat proverb thing oh for in-law place. Those old people sabi how to fall young guys hand to show sey dem too sabi something pass people wey go school. But if your head full, dem throw one you throw dem two, dem go chill. I dey tell you!

Quote from: Smartvirus on April 21, 2021, 01:20:45 PM

Quote from: Onuohakk on April 20, 2021, 03:52:57 PM

As the saying goes "person wey the explain proverbs give, the money wey dey take marry he or her mama lost road"

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Na true you yarn there unto the arrangement thing.

Quote from: Smartvirus on April 22, 2021, 06:19:42 AM

Proverbs
In Pigin: Them say, you no go fit carry your beads go sell for India
In English: Its said that, you can't export your local beads for sales in India
Meaning: You can't hope to sell a thing back to the originators or producers

Another proverb wey resemble dis one for my area na — Dem nor dey carry tombo (palmie/palmwine) go Obowo.

Obowo na famous town for Mbaise, Imo State, wey people sabi sey dem get betta palmwine. So, it's pointless taking palmwine to that place.

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E get some Nigerian wise quote way I hear from people fir my area lately. I feel say make I drop am here kwa as na watin here be and na to keep here updated and busy join. Make una hear am as them take talk am.

Proverbs
In Pigin: Them say, you no go fit carry your beads go sell for India
In English: Its said that, you can't export your local beads for sales in India
Meaning: You can't hope to sell a thing back to the originators or producers

In Pigin: The monkey way dey lead for group of monkey them no dey always be the biggest
In English: The monkey that leads in a park of monkeys isn't often the big once.
Meaning: The measure of a person's worth and capacity isn't by its size, its a matter of your content.

Na so I take hear am and na so i dan drop am. Make our wise quote make us grow wise.

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Quote from: Onuohakk on April 20, 2021, 03:52:57 PM

As the saying goes "person wey the explain proverbs give, the money wey dey take marry he or her mama lost road"

Na one you kwa just drop so o, e just lack arrangement and interpretation shah. No be say, we no grab watin the African wise abi make I say Nigerian wise quote dey talk o but, na as we dey do am here I dey try refer to. Say, if you bin just take style, arrange like proverbs for the Pigin, translation for normal English then, you drop meaning so that, the Oyibo way dey carry eye dey spy us for here go dey grab the knowledge way our papa them keep for us. E for sure shah. Anyhow, e go well say, you kwa don fine your way reach here. You no miss road, na we get am for here and once once, you fit dey come drop something here too. Make we dey show them capacity, e full our belle.

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Quote from: Mpamaegbu on April 14, 2021, 12:01:17 AM

All these my peeps una dey try wella. I supposed to sama all of una coolele water but my freezer dry as e dey na. I go still pour una d eater anything wey e show. Una sabi wetin I mean na. D way wey una dey take drop these yarns ehn come make me even begin think sey na popsy dem me and dem dey yarn 😜. Who train una, train una wella. Una weldone!

We African get proverbs wella nah. I hail my Africa brothers una too much for all this proverbs. At least I don grab some proverbs put my head in case if person yarn for proverbs I go grab the meaning asap than looking like ode. As the saying goes "person wey the explain proverbs give, the money wey dey take marry he or her mama lost road"

Mpamaegbu

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Once a man, twice a child!

All these my peeps una dey try wella. I supposed to sama all of una coolele water but my freezer dry as e dey na. I go still pour una d eater anything wey e show. Una sabi wetin I mean na. D way wey una dey take drop these yarns ehn come make me even begin think sey na popsy dem me and dem dey yarn 😜. Who train una, train una wella. Una weldone!

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I greet una my people. I dey see una working and from here eh, I fit just breeze in, carry any proverb throwaway parson and I sure say, e go dey strange to the person. Una try and as e be, I wan join mouth.

Proverb
1. Them say, old man way dey for dark room go seat down for chair con dey direct pikin say, go hear, look hear and check here and that thing way you dey fine you go see am.
Meaning: Being used to a thing is wisdom and it give you an extra knowledge of that thing than others.

2. Pikin way dey seat down for where elders gather, one day that pikin go be leader.
Meaning: You are often bound to be the caliber of people you share consolation with.

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My people, we dey together. E dey give me joy when I dey see say una dey put effort to make sure say, we no comot for our position for this other languages board and that position na for first and second at all times. Una dey try. I get some new naija wisdom talk for una shah. Make una hear as we dey talk am.

Naija wisdom talk (Proverbs):
4 Pigin: No dey for bitter kola tree then, you go dey stretch to pluck pea from pea tree
In English: Don't be on a bitter kola tree and then you stretch to pluck pea from a pea tree
Meaning: Don't jump from a pressing and inconclusive issue to another issue.

4 Pigin: My people say, make you use big man eyes look big man pocket
In English: A saying goes that, you should use a wealthy man's eyes in looking at a wealthy man's pockets
Meaning: When you want to request something from a rich or wealthy person, do so according to his capacity. Don't go asking for peanuts less he or she considers it as an insult.

I dey with una for the struggle. Make una faji.

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Proverb: Person way dem give goat chop say e nor bellefull nai cor fowl go bellefull am?
Meaning: A greedy person can never be satisfied

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Pikin wey dey chop akara dey chop him money.
Meaning: If one lives a careless life or spends Money extravagantly,he will still be the one that will suffer it.

No mata how nyash make yanga reach, leg must still first am enter house grin.
Meaning: You cannot outshine someone with more importance than you in an organization

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Once a man, twice a child!

Quote from: CryptocurencyKing on March 20, 2021, 03:00:39 PM

I wonder where all this proverbs dey come from o. E dey surprise me say, our people get this kind talk for mouth.

You rememba dat Papilo advert for Peak ba — It's in You! Na so the thing dey owa body for Naija. Forget, owa people correct die na only bad polithieftians be owa problem.

Quote from: Smartvirus on March 22, 2021, 04:26:02 PM

Pigin: When tilapia borrow money way e no fit pay, na catfish dey pay for the debt.

Chai! I dey tell you oh! Nor be small thing.

Quote from: CryptocurencyKing on March 26, 2021, 01:16:11 PM

Proverb
For pigin: Them say na delay make fowl no fit fly when other birds dey fly.

This one enter brain wella! Every time wey I watch fowl dey do dat denge before e jump na so I go dey wonder wetin dey even fear them.

Pokapoka124, me sight you too bro.

I hail all of una wey dey make dis my corner una own too. One luv, my peeps!

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Proverb: E go better e go better na so 9ja take dey like this so
Meaning: Beware of empty promises

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My people I hail una o. Una way dey try dey warm here up to make sure say, e no fall-out of line. Una do well. Me I wan throw way una my own proverb too. My people say,

Proverb
For pigin: Them say na delay make fowl no fit fly when other birds dey fly.
In English: It is said that, it is due to long wait or delay that made the chicken not to be able to fly as other birds do.

Insinuation: it is assumed from observation that, the chicken takes a lot of time in measuring to confirm if it could archive a height in a flight or not on like other birds that just takes to the air.

Meaning: When you delay too much in doing a thing, it becomes harmful as it could mean opportunity lost. In essence, your left with scraps in an investment. It also explains why you should buy BTC when its best which is now than anticipate.

I look forward for more.

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Okay, I don come. Why this texas people cef go get mind push this post go down, e be like say them no dey fear naija o, naija way get doings. Anyway, make I nack una this onces;

Pigin: When tilapia borrow money way e no fit pay, na catfish dey pay for the debt.
English: If tilapia lends money and can't pay back, the catfish jumps in to settle the debt.
Meaning: If a child finds himself or herself in a huge debt situation, its ways the parents or guidance that suffers to pay up.
Lesson: #You've got to watch your child not to bring the family trouble.

Make una manage that one for now. More go pour in later.

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