African Proverbs in Pidgin

[Oluwa-btc]

•Garri no believe say e go fit rise, nah hot water ginger am!
 You've got to surround yourself with Positive Folk's.

Pikin weh no get helper suppose get sense
 If your family depends on you, you have to work hard, smart, and stop fooling around with a friend that does depends on he's family.

No matter how good you dey to Goat, e go still chop your yam
 Some humans are good examples of this, you can never get same you reciprocate.

If stranger hear story for town nah indigene cap am.
Quite understable for everyone.

Turned a member lately!

[GiftedMAN]

Proverb:Snake wey one person eye see dey always be like Python.
Meaning: When you encounter challenges or difficulties in life, do not feel that you are the only one facing it.

Okra no dey grow pass person wey plant am.

Meaning: Your master will always be your master no matter who you become tomorrow.


I still dey loyal ooo. 

[Mpamaegbu]

Meaning: You can’t leave a predator with a prey and expect that natural selection will not occur

Sharp! Na so di matta be.

Turned a member lately!

Big up, brother man. Congratulobia! Bigger celebrations dey wait you 4 corner. E just dey pain me sey I nor get colele wata to dey sama una as di matta dey hot now.

I still dey loyal ooo.  

I sight you, bro. Make una kontinue di good work wey una dey do. No relent.

[Zlantann]

Proverb: If you play with small pikin too much, one day him go tell you to show am your prick.

Meaning: Over familiarity can cause insult.

Proverb: Pikin wey den carry for back no know say the journey far.

Meaning: People that depends on people don't know the pains of earning.

[CryptocurencyKing]

There is a Nigerian adage that says whenever a child cries and points towards a particular direction, if his mother is not in that direction, his father will be there.

You see this proverb way I don go quote carry come here so, e don tay way I hear this proverb and e been dey hard me to relate or even get the real meaning way follow. Although, as you talk am for there, e dey very self explanatory. Still on still, I gats carry am come where e belong.

Meanwhile, make I drop something for una to take hold the corner.
Proverb: Person way dey deny say, e no dey chop goat skin, them dey later see goat hair for en sh*t.
Meaning: nothing stays hidden forever. That thing way you do for private way eyes no see, e go show face for public later.

[GiftedMAN]

Proverb: Dem no dey hide chop crap

Meaning: No matter how smart you are,  people must know when you have arrived(made money)

Ant wey get one leg dey early gather em food.

Meaning: A helpless man helps himself faster than anyone else knowing too well that he is all he's got.

If fowl stop to use leg scatter ground,  hunger go finish em children.

Meaning: Never stop  being who you are especially if people depend on you for survival.
 
Have a lovely evening.

[Bhig Daddy]

Proverb : no be who call police they win case
Meaning: something might be in favour of you and still turn against you later

[Mpamaegbu]

Proverb: If you play with small pikin too much, one day him go tell you to show am your prick.

Madt oh! 😆😆. This wan na serious reggae oh.

Proverb: Person way dey deny say, e no dey chop goat skin, them dey later see goat hair for en sh*t.

Omo! See dis guy sha. You don make yourself old man ovanite 🤪. Nice one. Na real gbege go be dat for the shitter na.

Proverb: Dem no dey hide chop crap

Na true my brother. That crap noise when persin dey crack am nor be here sha.

Proverb : no be who call police they win case

I welcome you to the forum, my man. Wellu come, wey 🍞.

All of una dey try wella. Na una be di joy of dis thread, I nor go lie una. Na una dey make am stew. Abeg, make una sha dey cap the proverbs in bold so dat e go dey easy for anyone to see. Una doh!

[GiftedMAN]

Proverb: If you play with small pikin too much, one day him go tell you to show am your prick.

Madt oh! 😆😆. This wan na serious reggae oh.

Proverb: Person way dey deny say, e no dey chop goat skin, them dey later see goat hair for en sh*t.

Omo! See dis guy sha. You don make yourself old man ovanite 🤪. Nice one. Na real gbege go be dat for the shitter na.

Proverb: Dem no dey hide chop crap

Na true my brother. That crap noise when persin dey crack am nor be here sha.

Proverb : no be who call police they win case

I welcome you to the forum, my man. Wellu come, wey 🍞.

All of una dey try wella. Na una be di joy of dis thread, I nor go lie una. Na una dey make am stew. Abeg, make una sha dey cap the proverbs in bold so dat e go dey easy for anyone to see. Una doh!

@Mpa, you no say you be correct person so we go do as e go sweet you sweet us too, we dom hear as you talk but no forget say them no dey dig ground mess.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Proverb: Person way dey deny say, e no dey chop goat skin, them dey later see goat hair for en sh*t.

Omo! See dis guy sha. You don make yourself old man ovanite 🤪.

All of una dey try wella. Na una be di joy of dis thread, I nor go lie una. Na una dey make am stew. Abeg, make una sha dey cap the proverbs in bold so dat e go dey easy for anyone to see. Una doh!

How we go do na man way sabi. As I dey try hang with dimkpa like you, me cef go gats be another dimkpa na...
Any which way, I abi we don hear as you take talk and anything way go make the corner dey go well, na em we wan dey do. E go be as you don talk, nor worry  we dey together!
Make I still drop una small something...

Proverb: My people say, when pikin grow reach you via hight, una don turn mate be that.
Meaning: Respect is not by age anymore, you gats dey earn by means of your behaviour and handling things. Make person no carry hight and achievement cut you off from your respect.

[Mpamaegbu]

Dem sey drink wey go cause problem between in-laws make e break for road.
Meaning: It's better to preempt any seemingly good thing that may become disastrous on time than allow it bud.

[GiftedMAN]

My people talk say eye wey go reach old age no go begin early age dey give you problem.

Meaning: The brightness of your future is determined by your early preparation.

Dem talk say if you wam chop strong food make you close your door tight.

Meaning: If you want to be very successful,hustle hard in silence.

Una good afternoon.

[Rruchi man]

Dem sey drink wey go cause problem between in-laws make e break for road.
Meaning: It's better to preempt any seemingly good thing that may become disastrous on time than allow it bud.

My Oga dem, i dun miss una representation for this corner dieeeee, nor be small thing una dey do oooo, to dey push am dey go jejely, e nor easy at all! three gbosa for una. I say make i enter this corner come add small curry to the "pot of wisdom" wey 24/7 dey on top fire for here but nor dey burn.

-Dem say Bouncer for club nor suppose dey wear senator(native) on friday night
Meaning- Dress the way you want people to address you, and properly for every occasion accordingly.

[Mpamaegbu]

Rruchi man, make I congratulate you in advance first unto Hero man wey you go be this week, whether or whethern't. Bro, enjoy the step up because you deserve am too. To others, make una nor relent. Make una continue to dey keep una heads high, e go soon reach everybody. Jollof rice wey dey bottom pot today na im go dey top of cooler tomorrow.

[Pokapoka124]

Proverb: price of bed no dey determine if your sleep go sweet
Meaning: money cannot buy everything

[CryptocurencyKing]

Proverb: price of bed no dey determine if your sleep go sweet
Meaning: money cannot buy everything

You see this money can't buy happiness talk, na true only to some extent o. Money get power, too much power na em this thing we dey call money get. If you see person way don know money, even pikin cef and you carry money wave am fir face, e go smile.
On a normal, them say after God, na money and e get why!

Only where you go confirm am say money no fit buy happiness na when sickness hold you way be say, na die you dey! Omo, thenonly thing you go dey reason first first na to well. Because, them no dey price am like others. Others be say, you go dey push price until e go full for eye and to reject go con be wahala.

[GiftedMAN]

Proverb: Dem say when wound heal dem go forget the pains

Meaning: Never hinder your progress with your past.

Proverb: Dem say no be who smile with you dey happy with you

Meaning: Life is more than what you see physically.

I hope say we dey kajard, Una good day.

[Rruchi man]

Some African spice for the aroma in the house,

Proverbs: E go better, e go better, nai make igbo man still dey kano.
Meaning: When there is hope there is life.

Proverbs: Bring suya! bring suya! you nor know say na cow body dey suffer am.
Meaning: every action has a unique recompense.

[Mpamaegbu]

Only where you go confirm am say money no fit buy happiness na when sickness hold you way be say, na die you dey! Omo, thenonly thing you go dey reason first first na to well.

My dear, na ogbenge talk you yarn there. Dis one dey make me laugh when I see people dey boast "do you know who I am?" Na wen you enta hospital you go see wealthy men looking like vegetables you go sabi sey nothin truly dey dis life oh. With all their cash dem nor fit save themselves. People supposed dey humble and take dis life jeje. Nothing dey am.

[GiftedMAN]

Proverb: Dem say toad no dey waka for day time for nothing na either em dey pursue something or something dey pursue am.

Meaning: there's a reason for everything we do in life.

Proverb: My people talk say no matter how river deep,sand must dey inside.

Meaning: There's solution to whatever you are passing through in life.

My people una good day.