African Proverbs in Pidgin

[Sexylizzy2813]

Proverb: Two elephants wey meet for small bridge no go go anywhere unless one lie down.

Meaning: Sometimes people need to make way for others to succeed.

Very funny meaning there 🤣 e come be like say the meaning get something to do with some political matters because na them dey like make person go down for them to climb or succeed but oncrhe contrary, i believe we can actually succeed together without bringing anyone down if we don't let envy, greed and selfishness take over our thinking.

You see that greed selfishness you yan so, hmm... E be like scar wey no fit comot from our oga at the top there body oh, e go hard to comot from their body becos that passage them dy money dy come out from their so e go hard.

Proverb:  When you dey cry for rain make you know say you dy cry for mud too.

Meaning: If you're looking for something good be ready for the consequences.

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[Hewlet]

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Share a proverb, and then put up its meaning. It will be best if the proverb is written in pidgin English.

Make I kick start am with some Warri flavour. Area!

Nor be today wey yansh don dey back.
Meaning: We are used to such a situation.

make I yarn my own with my local dialect.

omonimu ikare awor
Meaning: when you grow up you will face reality, and it's not a course

Most parents in my locality will tell their children that might not be taking their lives seriously this proverb just so they know that it's not easy to take care of the home.

As a child if you being too demanding, our parents will tell you this implying that you will grow up to facing similar situation and that they hope you would be able to thrive throw it.

[Obari]

E don tey wey I visit this thread and I no really go through the previous replies
But my people talk say No Matter How teeth decay, tongue go still lick am
meaning: No matter how bad a child is, the family will still accept him and this parable suppose be one of the major things wey suppose to Dey guide us here as to try cover our yansh, that one no mean say people go do anyhow or wan spam the board with shit post as my people also talk sayPikin wey say mama no go sleep, him too no go sleep

[Sexylizzy2813]

Verse 1

Proverb: No call forest wey give you shelter jungle...

Meaning: Never insult anybody who takes care of your responsibility...

Verse 2

Proverb: Hot anger no go fit cook yam...

Meaning: No matter how someone has angered you it must surely come down...

[Mabo_spank]

Proverb: If ruggedity na beans moimoi no go done

Meaning: It’s not by Working Hard but by Working Smart

[Mubashir005]

"When one finger dey touch oil, e no go ever remain clean." E mean say, if you dey do something wey no pure, e go always show.

[shepherd_gee]

My people talk say; them go look big heaps finish, plant am big yam
Meaning: Before a task be given to you, you're already equal to the task

Dog go dey chop shit, goat teeth go dey decay
Meaning: you're enjoying your life, people are busy castigating you

Eagle perch, kite perch. The one wey say the other one no go perch, em feather go break
Meaning: you can't oppress any one of your kind and go scot free

Pikin wey him father send thief dey use leg break door
Meaning: no child is scare having the backup of his father no matter how wrong he may be.

Person wey me and am follow dey hunt antelope done say my leg look like antelope own
Meaning: betrayal

Chicken feather no dey ever lack for kite nest
Meaning: something does not lack where it's suppose to be

I wish I can say more 😺

[Stepstowealth]

E don try wey I visit this thread and I no really go through the previous replies
But my people talk say No Matter How teeth decay, tongue go still lick am
meaning: No matter how bad a child is, the family will still accept him and this parable suppose be one of the major things wey suppose to Dey guide us here as to try cover our yans, that one no mean say people go do anyhow or wan spam the board with shit post as my people also talk sayPikin wey say mama no go sleep, him too no go sleep

Nor be small things I dun read for here ooo, my head just dey burst! Idey very impressed, body dey sweet me. Wisdom Choke from different people side oooo. I go like add my own.
PROVERB- The same traffic wey dey vex driver, nai dey sweet who dey hawk gala.
E mean say something wey  nor favour another person, fit favour you if you put hand.

[Zillamoz]

What goes around comes around.

[GiftedMAN]

What goes around comes around.

Zillamos, you go try step up your game nah, as you don try locate this our corner, first of all you need to start from the beginning read and learn from wetin oda people write so  you fit learn from them. This corner na African proverbs in pidgin, wetin you need to do na just to write your proverbs in pidgin then you fit use big big grammar come interpret the meaning of your Proverbs.

Make I also use this medium advise you to stop to dey drop one one line write up e rit no worry you now but later e go fit affect your account, you fit gum body with person wey show you dis corner make em fit give you small expo on how this area dey be or you just take small time go round only our naija board make you fit observe how things dey go here. No forget say pikin wey go sabi something no dey waste time take correction so try sleep four side make you observe as things dey go.

[Majestic-milf]

Verse 1

Proverb: No call forest wey give you shelter jungle...

Meaning: Never insult anybody who takes care of your responsibility...

Verse 2

Proverb: Hot anger no go fit cook yam...

Meaning: No matter how someone has angered you it must surely come down...

Haba, my sister dis one you drop verse, abeg you for tell us say you be musician nah .. regardless, all you drop nah beta yarn and I fit relate with some of them. Especially as you mention hot temper because weda we like or not, hot temper no dey solve anything, e no dey even win award so before we carry temperament spoil beta tin, e wise to just take ice water calm ourselves.
 I really happy say place like this dey to help us keep in touch with proverbs wey our parents bin dey sama us with. These wise sayings of our parents be like torch to take guide our paths so I dey happy. Make I drop this one here, person fit don tok am but the understanding fit differ.

Proverbs; Pikin fit play with him mama breast but no fot play with him papa testicles
Meaning ; It's not everything that is for child's play; just because there are things that a within reach doesn't mean you have to joke with it.

[Mpamaegbu]

Man wey dey beat him wife na wetin him dey eat him dey pour sand sand put.
Meaning: You don't do things that will be to your detriment, no matter how angry you're.

[KupaCrypto]

1. Proverb: No gree for anybody ooo.
Meaning: say no to oppression

2. Proverb:  Success be like pregnancy you no know how many times the man sleep with the woman

Meaning: you don't know the efforts, and sacrifices behind every successful man.

[GiftedMAN]

Man wey dey beat him wife na wetin him dey eat him dey pour sand sand put.
Meaning: You don't do things that will be to your detriment, no matter how angry you're.

My chief normally dis particular proverb dey self explanatory as oyibo people use talk am because any man wey dey beat em wife dey also beat em self since our holy book( Bible) talk say husband and wife go be one. On a norm any man wey dey beat em wife na big mistake em dey do because laslas em go still dey affected knownly or unknownly so my advice be say make no man beat em wife no matter the offense why she commit.

[Fiasem20]

Proverb: Wetin elderly person don see even if small pikin climb tree im no go fit see am

Meaning :The wisdom an elderly person possess is far beyond that of a young person.

[Mpamaegbu]

Dem sey if the cheeks no see anything chew, e dey vex ear.
Meaning: A hungry man is an angry man.

[De-cub]

PROVERB: FOWL SAY WHY HIM NO GO SHEET WEDA NAH HIM DEA PACK AM?
MEANING: small pikin wey no know say tins hard nah him go dea waste food because no be him dea feed himself

[DevinePROVI]

PROVERB: IF YOU SABI POUND, POUND INSIDE MORTER MAKE EVERYBODY CHOP AM. BUT IF YOU NO SABE POUND, POUND FOR GRAND MAKE ONLY YOU CHOP AM.


MEANING: What is worth doing is worth doing well.

[GiftedMAN]

Dem say make kettle no dey call pot black.
Meaning: Remove the log in your eyes before helping someone else.

[MainIbem]

Person wey dey think big all time no dey work or show say wetin him plan go come true, check him don already thief.

Meaning: It's only a lazy man or woman that keeps procrastinating, Hence doesn't make any effort in life to succeed rather taking what doesn't belong to them.