African Proverbs in Pidgin

[MarissaLopez]

Where ur hand no reach no hang bag there
Meaning: For whatever reasons be contented with what you have.

Bread weh dun fall, dun fall
Meaning: when you loose you surrender.

[Mpamaegbu]

Fowl talk sey nothing be big deal to urinate. Na im community gather tell am make im piss make dem see.
Meaning: We should learn to appreciate what we see others do that we can't do instead of criticising it.

[RealNoblee]

If dog bite you the first time, dat dog dey craze.
But if the same dog bite you the second time, na you dey craze.

Meeting: We should always learn from experience.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I no know if this one done come here before but make I drop am make we see different meaning if una get.


Proverb ; today cassava no fit turn garri tomorrow.

Meaning ; No condition is permanent.

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[Mpamaegbu]

Proverb ; today cassava no fit turn garri tomorrow.

I believe sey na – na im fit turn garri tomorrow, u bi wan write there.

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Correct! Na d way to go be dat. We nor go take bc we dey abroad come begin use fork and spoon take eat eba/fufu/amala. Na hand we must use as local people wey we be.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Proverb ; today cassava no fit turn garri tomorrow.

I believe sey na – na im fit turn garri tomorrow, u bi wan write there.

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Correct! Na d way to go be dat. We nor go take bc we dey abroad come begin use fork and spoon take eat eba/fufu/amala. Na hand we must use as local people wey we be.

You know say na old age dey make person forget some kind things wey dey happen around us at times, thank you for the correction my brother.
Wetin you talk na true, wetin we get na our own and nobody fit come from no where to take am from us, we fit learn ways of the white people no mean say we be white like them, imagine says some of us wan use their ways of doing things con forget say we get our own and our own go just die like that, our name na borrow borrow? e no make sense na...some of the whites Dem wan learn how we dey speak our PIGIN self... Our PIGIN no go fit die off no matter what, e good to use both and you see that garri/Amala/fufu/eba part, hmm nothing sweet pass to use hand oh ma no lie you

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[yixichloro2xx]

Make I drop one  bad belle proverb
They say "River wey dey forget him source go dry one day".
The moral lesson be say, (No forget where you dey come from)....

[Anayochukwu]

I no even know say thread like that dey here for this place,  person like me wey no really sabi proverbs don grab a few to take throw for where my guys Dem dey during banter. But @OP I been wan ask weather all these proverbs wey Dem don drop for here, na every African countries dey use Dem abi na only for naija? Because e dey me like say na only naija people get this proverbs Dem but the topic dey suggest say na African proverbs in pidgin.

[Pressurizedem]

Make I drop one bad one.
Proverb: Wetin dey person teeth, the tongue no dey gree leavam.
Moral lesson: The problem at home cannot be forgotten.