African Proverbs in Pidgin

[Zlantann]

Proverb:  If you pursue dog from shit, na who go eat the shit?
Meaning: Everyone have their own choice, so mind you business.

Proverb: Na person wey no hold money for bar dey say beer bitter
Meaning: Our excuses sometimes is because we don't have the means.

[Quintom]

PROVERB: No matter how lion hungry reach e no fit chop grass

MEANING: Always know your worth, don't settle for less.

[Rruchi man]

I don see una handwork for here and how una dey throw wisdom enta d mata. My wata dry up na im make I nor fit bless all man. Even those wey I baff small, I supposed review una post history beyond here because e bi like sey I see many merit worthy posts too for different threads. Kudos guys. Una doh.

You dey try my guy, nor worry all of us dey hear your odour for we side. To all our newbies for this way, una welcome. Two seconds i wan update the house unto small wisdom wey i dun contact.
Proverb: Babalawo weh stagger go back wey fight dey go on wan invoke juju.
English meaning: Slowing down sometimes may give you a better re-entry to a situation, slowing down does not mean quitting.

[Mpamaegbu]

Owa Oyibo people, "Bring it on!" I hail all of una wey dey keep here warm and even those wey dey try maintain wetin owa ancestors dem talk sey na cooperation give rice get mind to boil full pot. Nor be so? Correct! Make una kontinue to dey send una ogbenge yarns enta here.

[Quintom]

Proverb: person wey dey sell pepper no dey take hand scratch yansh

Meaning: in life one has to be extremely careful,always be careful!

[uchegod-21]

Proverb: person wey dey sell pepper no dey take hand scratch yansh

Meaning: in life one has to be extremely careful,always be careful!

Quintom, if you give your proverb then try and reason the meaning well and the right meaning. African proverbs are not like ordinary statement with denotative meanings. Though some of them might be mere but are deeply connotated.

Person wey dey sell pepper no dey scratch yansh means "He that goes to equity should go with clean hands" and not to be careful and extremely careful.

[Yawa2020]

woman wey need child no dey wear pant sleep 

Meaning: for you to achieve something, you must work towards it.

[Markinzo]

na the quantity of the peels of yam go determine wether ihm go belleful you

Meaning: a child that will make his father proud, it's through his character you will know.

colanut the only last long for the mouth of the person wey sabi ihm value

Meaning: gold is given to those who knows it's value.

[Mpamaegbu]

Pear wey go ripe, na from head dem dey take know am.
Meaning: Anything that will be productive is often known from the beginning.

[Oluwa-btc]

“Car wey pour you water today for road ft jam you tomorrow “

Same situation that got you wrecked and Fvcked could repeat itself, best to this, is simply distancing.

Who light Candle for person, light candle for e self.


The help and support offered by oneself to folks goes farther than we see and think.


Tree near tree no mean say monkey sahbi fly

Nobody is an island, we all need people one way or the other to attain growth and success

[GiftedMAN]

Proverb: You no feet use only eyes sabi soup wey sweet until you taste am.

Meaning: Always make proper investigation before believing things.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Snipe

This your talking drum eh, talk too full am. No worry, coolele water dey come for you, the heat don too much. Your doing well.

Still on still, I dey greet una my people and I like as una no dey allow here to finish and i even dey see some new faces for here, all of una welcome o. I say make I drop una small something as usual,

Proverb: our people dey talk say, instead of native doctor pikin to die, all the leaves way dey for we forest go finish.
Meaning: This na to tell you say, e no get any length way person no fit go to make sure say, e archive en aim.

I greet una.

[GiftedMAN]

Proverb:person wey dey purge no dey select toilet.

Meaning: beggers are not choosers.

Proverb: Firewood wey dem go use for rainy season, na for dry season dem dey gada am.

Meaning: make haste while sun shines.

Proverb: No mata how market full na two pipo dey dia, man and woman.

Meaning: We may be of different believe but we are one.

I salute all the senior men dem for the house.

[Mpamaegbu]

Proverb: You no feet use only eyes sabi soup wey sweet until you taste am.

Nice one. I suppose revisit dis one to baff you. E go be once wata enter my fridge.

These three proverbs below mean the same thing:

1. Dem nor dey tell blind man sey salt nor dey soup wey im dey eat...
2. Dem nor dey tell craze man sey war don start...
3. Dem nor dey tell deaf persin sey cold dey...
Meaning: Obvious things don't require any explanation.

[GiftedMAN]

Proverb: You no feet use only eyes sabi soup wey sweet until you taste am.

Nice one. I suppose revisit dis one to baff you. E go be once wata enter my fridge.

These three proverbs below mean the same thing:

1. Dem nor dey tell blind man sey salt nor dey soup wey im dey eat...
2. Dem nor dey tell craze man sey war don start...
3. Dem nor dey tell deaf persin sey cold dey...
Meaning: Obvious things don't require any explanation.

You be senior man wey get doings, you dey drop beta proverb we get better meaning.

Like this I wam be like you when I grow.

Something wey dem wear for hand, dem no dey carry mirror look am
You dey try for here.

[Mpamaegbu]

Like this I wam be like you when I grow.

You don already be like me 🤗

Something wey dem wear for hand, dem no dey carry mirror look am

You see wetin I yarn there just now? Dat ur proverb be d same thing with, "Obvious things don't require any explanation."

[uchegod-21]

The proverb is saying that he who does evil thinks that everyone else around him is evil.

You be odogwu! Na so e bi. Chai, I for baff you now but fridge just dey dry. No shaking. I go do am everly.

Thank you Oga Mpa, your fridge go full again.
Make I drop one proverb.

Proverb: Okonkwo knows too well that it's a cricket but purposely called it a cockroach.
Meaning: Some times you let go for peace to reign. Don't always be Mr. Right even when you are right.

[GiftedMAN]

Like this I wam be like you when I grow.

You don already be like me 🤗

Something wey dem wear for hand, dem no dey carry mirror look am

You see wetin I yarn there just now? Dat ur proverb be d same thing with, "Obvious things don't require any explanation."

Na now I understand wetin you mean well, no wahala thank you for the observation and correction, small small I go lick this soup wey hot finish, you too much mpa.

[Mpamaegbu]

Fowl sey im nor fit forget persin wey defeather im tail during raining season.
Meaning: No one forgets someone who renders help to them when they're in dire need.

[SatoPrincess]

Proverb: Them no dey put goat and yam for the same place and come back to meet the two
Meaning: You can’t leave a predator with a prey and expect that natural selection will not occur