African Proverbs in Pidgin

[Mpamaegbu]

No matter how lavishly well wey you entertain persin wey ride bicycle come visit you, if im dey go im must open yansh for you.
Meaning: The peculiarity of things must always reflect at the due time, in spite of how anyone wants to change it.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Proverb; Person wey get ynash no sabi use am sit down.

MEANING; You don't appreciate that thing you have until you lose it

Una fit throw more Meaning to this proverb.
Merry Xmas enjoyment oh...

[Frankolala]

I greet the full house,I dey enjoy this board now but sometimes I still dey Jones dey go d previous place
I no know whether person son drop this one.

proverb : Dog no dey born goat

meaning : your child will display your character i.e if u are good,same with your child and if you are bad,same with your child

[Wiwo]

The person we're dey look for wife materials 100 yards,  make him ready to be professional tailor to saw the materials well!
Meaning: A young man who is looking for a good wife, should first be ready and disciplined to be a good husband.

[Mate2237]

Abeg make una put mouth 4 dis tok tok, me I no kno di meaning, so if una know di meaning make una tell me. I just like di tok tok. I no kno whether peson don tok am oo.
Nai bi dis.
Feel at home, feel at home nai dey make visitor dey spoil remote control 4 di house wey im visit.
Weti bi d meaning?

[sokani]

Feel at home, feel at home nai dey make visitor dey spoil remote control 4 di house wey im visit.
Weti bi d meaning?

Meaning: Be careful of the people you help or invite into your life because some persons will abuse the privileges given to them.
I hope I get am or I come close to the meaning

[Mpamaegbu]

Feel at home, feel at home na im dey make visitor spoil remote control.
Meaning: It's commonsense not to over step one's bounds when given a free hand.

@Mate2237, you go find dat same yarn for the first page here. Na im I quote for you join.


Dem nor dey take eye put fish for soup
Meaning: No one gets the best of what they want by mere wish without putting in the work for it.

[Mate2237]

Feel at home, feel at home na im dey make visitor spoil remote control.
Meaning: It's commonsense not to over step one's bounds when given a free hand.

@Mate2237, you go find dat same yarn for the first page here. Na im I quote for you join.


Dem nor dey take eye put fish for soup
Meaning: No one gets the best of what they want by mere wish without putting in the work for it.

I don see am nd I like di yarn. Some pesen dey over do wen given di opportunity 2 do something. For di won u drop, na so life dey bi dat. Everyone has high taste. Di eye dey find di best everytime.

[uchegod-21]

Good one Oga Mpa for moving this thread to our local board e make sense.
E don tey I come here to collect wisdom. Na many things wey full person head shaa. But still on still Baba God na King.

As I don reach here make I for find one drop

If you weed road wella, dem go follow the road two times

Any opportunity you have to impress or help someone do it well.
For example when I been dey for this thread I was treated well that is why I enter here again. So, I don follow the road twice because dem weed am well

[Davidvictorson]

I like say this thread don enter our Naija board. E go dey easier now to drop one or two wisdom from time to time.

So earlier this week when I dey talk with my grandma, she drop one proverb for our local language as I dey tell am about one matter.

Proverb: Soup wey hot na patience dem dey take chop/ lick am.

Meaning: No matter how urgent a task dey, make you dey patient do am

[Rodriguezan]

Hang your cap for where your hand go reach.

Meaning: Do things that are within your reach.

[Mpamaegbu]

For example when I been dey for this thread I was treated well that is why I enter here again.

Ok, but I hope you nor relax com spoil owa TV remove sha 🤪😁

Hang your cap for where your hand go reach.

True talk my broda.

[Davidvictorson]

Proverb: If a child no mature enough and tie wrapper. If breeze blow the wrapper will cover the face
Meaning: There should be maturity and experience in whatever one wants to does so as to be able to face the challenges when it comes up

Proverb: Some that pursues a chick, the chick will be running and the person pursuing it will be falling
Meaning: Whoever plans evil against someone whose hands are pure, will be the one to fall for it.

[uchegod-21]

For example when I been dey for this thread I was treated well that is why I enter here again.

Ok, but I hope you nor relax com spoil owa TV remove sha 🤪😁

Oga Mpa, I no too understand the pidgin grammar wey you knack. But I sure say I no go break the TV wey all of us dey carry watch match 

Hang your cap for where your hand go reach.

Meaning: Do things that are within your reach.

My brother sometimes we go need to try things wey no dey our reach. If you no stretch your limit sometimes you no go know how far you go fit go. If you keep trying only the things wey dey your reach (your comfort zone) you fit no grow in life. Or you go fit grow but you no go grow reach your potentials.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Proverb Our elders say sun go shine for people wey stand be4 am and shine on those piple wey knee down dem.

Meaning the important things will be done first than the less important things.

[Mpamaegbu]

For example when I been dey for this thread I was treated well that is why I enter here again.

Ok, but I hope you nor relax com spoil owa TV remove sha 🤪😁

Oga Mpa, I no too understand the pidgin grammar wey you knack. But I sure say I no go break the TV wey all of us dey carry watch match  

Shue! Na so u quick forget dat owa proverb on "feel at home, feel at home na so visitor dey take spoil TV remote" as you sey you were warmly embraced for d thread d first time wey u come here na?

Na persin wey carry palm fronds goat dey follow.
Meaning: People will run after you and do your bidding when you've what they want or long for.

[Majestic-milf]

Proverb; Ibo piple say when man say YES ehem chi go follow say YES too.

MEANING; A man's actions affect his destiny as determined by his chi...

Una good day oh if better meaning come up make una add am biko... Oga Mpa I hail you

[Davidvictorson]

Proverb: Person wey dey purge nor dey select toilet

Meaning: A beggar has no choice.

Proverb: Dem nor dey use night dey find black goat because e go hard you to find.

Meaning: What you have to do do quick.

Proverb: A hen with many chicks doesn't know how to run from a fight. She'll get stuck in it.

Meaning: A man with kids shouldn't look for trouble be because it will be difficult for him to escape with his kids when trouble comes looking for him.

Proverb: Sense be like bag, everybody with him own for head.

Meaning: Everybody get him sense, so dem nor go say Dem nor Sabi wetin Dem dey do.

[sokani]

Proverb: Who dey argue with king, na him dey tey for kneel down.

Meaning: Ignore an authority to your own peril.

[GiftedMAN]

E come be like say I dom forget dis we corner but today as my old malle yarn better word of wisdom give me I say make I sharam with my people here so dat we go still use am learn and grow in wisdom.


Proverb: Dem say person wey no dodge your brain as em bite you for head when you dey bite em for  yansh no dodge shit.

Meaning: When someone refused to be merciful to you in time of difficulties, don't forget to make them feel the pains they caused you when they encounter same situation.