African Proverbs in Pidgin

[XCANA]

Proverb: Pesin were carry mascurate comot no de do am waiting go makam laf
Meaning: Take whatever brings you to the market serious if not you will return home with nothing.

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[CryptocurencyKing]

Proverb: The leopard cannot hide the colour of its skin no matter how hard it triess]
Proverb: Leopard no go fit hide him colour even if he soak body inside water
Meaning: No one can effectively hide his/her true character no matter how hard he or she tries to.

Na true o because the matter eh, na just say, make you jam that thing way dey trigger person and the next thing, you don dey display watin no good.
Some persons, na poverty or hardship while, to others, na too much money. All of them dey play role to bring watin you cef no been know say, e dey inside you.

Mean while, I see say you don confirm watin Mpamaegbu talk, you go dey try eh. Nothing much come out but you go try. Make we cef dey follow you go as you dey go. We dey together.

[SatoPrincess]

Merry Christmas everyone
I hope you are doing okay @Mpamaegbu. This thread has been stale. I want to believe you are in good health and only inactive here because of the season's activities.
Proverb: Pikin way say him go do moonwalk cross road na motor go jam am
Meaning: A child that refuses to listen to his elders will end up repeating mistakes the elders already learned from.
Be well! Merry Christmas and a happy new year

[Mpamaegbu]

@SatoPrincess, na persin you be. Thanku for your concern for my matta. I dey wella, na just small small distractions outside d forum dey do me. Dis season sef com join bodi with the distractions. But no shaking sha, I still dey. By God's grace 2022 go betta for us all pass 2021.

[Pokapoka124]

Proverb: When Pikin do bad elders go flog am with one hand come use the other hand embrace am
Meaning: its always love when it comes to family
Happy new year my family. I'm so happy to be with you once again.

[Mpamaegbu]

Proverb: When Pikin do bad elders go flog am with one hand come use the other hand embrace am
Meaning: its always love when it comes to family
Happy new year my family. I'm so happy to be with you once again.

Lol...Guy man don sharpely enta owa hood! I trust wetin you fit do because I know you na correct guy. No forming. I go knack you colele wata for body even though harmattan dey now. Your case prove dat thing wey owa people dey talk sey, "if persin nor talk, im chi nor go talk." Oyibo dey call am, "A closed mouth is a closed destiny."

[CryptocurencyKing]

Proverb: When Pikin do bad elders go flog am with one hand come use the other hand embrace am
Meaning: its always love when it comes to family
Happy new year my family. I'm so happy to be with you once again.

Your case prove dat thing wey owa people dey talk sey, "if persin nor talk, im chi nor go talk." Oyibo dey call am, "A closed mouth is a closed destiny."

Chaiiii, this one enter me for body ehhhhhh, say your Chi don see your determination and were you carry hold hand use talk for your head. Una sabi tradition and una dey see road for this forum. Na una be the real Ogbonge men and women them. I commot cap for una.

This na to say a very big Oyo-yoo to Pokapoka124 say, you don show back and the force way you carry enter we corner, we notice am. You na mam way dey run am and as e be eh, we know say you go run am. Your face show, no worry.

To all my people them way dey the corner,
I dey Oyo-yoo una come inside the new year way be 2022.
E go sure for every body las-las. Njoy.

[Smartvirus]

My people, I throw way Tuale for una for this new year. How una dey na, I sure say, everywhere good for everybody. Anyhow shah, the DC don finish o, day don count reach 4 so, make we fall back to our thing make we for no chop grass. I say make I drop small wake up call and small naija wise quote for us to use dey move the year.

Proverb:
In Pighin: our people say, Cockerell way no get anything thing to offer Hen, e dey dance for ram
Meaning: You may not have what it takes or what to offer someone but the way you present it matters a lot as, it could give hope and pushes the extent of believe.

[Mpamaegbu]

Pikin wey im papa get elephantiasis of the scrotum (ibi) nor dey fear big things.
Meaning: Those who've passed through tough and hard times are better braced up during austerity and lack.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Pikin wey im papa get elephantiasis of the scrotum (ibi) nor dey fear big things.
Meaning: Those who've passed through tough and hard times are better braced up during austerity and lack.

Hahahahahaha, this one funny me. Come imagine if the pikin na woman e be cef... na steady do doo if e like. Na see finish that kind pikin be o, nothing shake am. E get one proverb way person knack me and the thing enter my head wella. I con even reason am with some of the ban ban way dey sup for the forum. Make una hear ram as them take dey talk am.

Proverb: My people talk say, when village people join body kill warrior, na the day way war or problem go dey, them go know watin them do themselves.
Meaning: No take say, person way be dey help before make small mistake for where e no sure for ram, you carry like that finish am up. The day way the duty of that en office go come, e go consume una because, person way for handle am no dey again.

[Smartvirus]

Proverb for pidgin: Your face no show and shoe no shine for the ama
Meaning: you are not being recognized in the street.

MaryKeller, I sama Oyo-yoo for you as you take enter this corner o. I no sure say I don dey see you before but, anyhow e be, Oyo-yoo to you as you carry enter. E get small something way I go still clear you and some of us way still turn up for the corner. That na to say, slangs no be the same thing as proverb. No be say meaning no dey am o but, e no promote African abi Naija culture at all. Instead, na the frat way dey use am for those way conscious, dey recall once you paste am. This one, I sabi am from Selina tested and na the vibe for them pitakwa people them. I know say e no easy, no be all of us sitdon near fire or eat for clay plate but still on still, make we dey try. Make watin we dey drop, be as e suppose be and that na proverb. E no matter where you carry am from but, make e just be proverb. I greet una!

[Pokapoka124]

Proverb for pidgin: Your face no show and shoe no shine for the ama
Meaning: you are not being recognized in the street.

Proverb for pidgin: If they carry another person corpse im go be like say na palm kernel dey carry
Meaning: death will surely come to everyone

This na street slang nor be Proverb my guy abeg make we nor turn am to something else. You still try sha e go make sense make you do the correct tin. Look the other wisdom men dey drop here make you get idea of wetin we dey try achieve. Nigerian proverbs nor hard na words of wisdom our papa n mama dey drop for us from small pikin.

[Mpamaegbu]

Wen persin wey thin face barn and begin dey look am, e go be like sey im wan steal yam.
Meaning: A lot of people act on prejudice and that's judging a book by its cover.

[SatoPrincess]

Proverb: When small pikin no know the difference between fish and turkey na agidi e go call am
Meaning: a ignoarant person is a like a little baby

[Mpamaegbu]

Proverb: When small pikin no know the difference between fish and turkey na agidi e go call am
Meaning: a ignoarant person is a like a little baby

Thanks for dropping by but dat ya proverb dey jump my head sha. Abi na old age dey worry me for young age ni. Na d agidi part dey confuse me oh.

[SatoPrincess]

Proverb: When small pikin no know the difference between fish and turkey na agidi e go call am
Meaning: a ignoarant person is a like a little baby

Thanks for dropping by but dat ya proverb dey jump my head sha. Abi na old age dey worry me for young age ni. Na d agidi part dey confuse me oh.

Yes you be young dude with oldie wisdom. Agidi na that food way Dem dey put for leaf if you give this 3 food to pikin way never get sense e go call am another name. Because e never get the experience before. After the second time e go know say difference dey

[Pokapoka124]

Una proverbs na die. I greet una way dey make this place vibrate like torch nokia nor give up na small small that thing you dey find go reach your hand. As you dey here we dey see you...your face dey show so continue to sama better proverb make we share our ancient wisdom. Nor fear na anointing oil dey your head nor be dandruff

[CryptocurencyKing]

E get some things way you go hear for here eh, you go know say, some persons leg really touch ground for here. Like, the e unique die and no be something way, you ho dey hear around on a normal day. Na that kind thing I won dey see or hear no be watin, I go carry book read or watch the least movie and 2 seconds e don turn up. Things like, old man way seat down for chair go see far pass young man way stand... omo, this type them don too rampant, infact eh, you fit say na pirated stuff cef. We don too dilute am for the life.
Una dey try for here believe, na here I see say, old age dey for some youthful body too. Una too much.

[Mpamaegbu]

I dey sight all d ogbenge yarns wey una dey throw enta here. E dey totori me wella. Make una nor reason am sey I neva sama una colele water. E never dey fridge now but once e show I go baff una. Make una keep up d good work across d forum too. Nor let anybody distract or discourage una or even push una to make irrational decisions. One luv, my people!

[Smartvirus]

Omo, w get yarn way some men them I bin dey talk with drop for me yesterday. Guy, the tin enter my head no be play and I ron dey try folo up the thing since make I for understand am well. I try ask them watin be the vital way really folo the yarn but, them no gree talk shah. The yarn na people from the east side so, una way dey here fit still talk as e be if una sabi am. Make una hear as them take talk am...

Proverb:
For we Pighin: Them say, e go better make person way don dey chop or drink dey chop or drink dey go. Dan for that person to stop to chop and give way to person way never chop to chop.
Meaning(via my own reasoning): jst like those of us way dey collect small thing with signature now, we no go gree commot make person way never see nothing for collect chop. That na to say, person way don dey on speed, if you cut am short, e fit fail break con cause wahala way fit worry everybody. Na to allow am, make e tire then, e fit tun matters way go better for everybody.