African Proverbs in Pidgin

[Mpamaegbu]

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.

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.

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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[Onuohakk]

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

[Pokapoka124]

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

[Smartvirus]

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.

[Mr.right85]

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.

[Mpamaegbu]

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!

[Onuohakk]

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"