African Proverbs in Pidgin

[Davidvictorson]

Proverb: If a road is good, you would go through it twice
Meaning: A business person who is honest will get a return customer and a referrals.

Proverb: When death is calling a dog, it will block the dog from perceiving the smell of poop.
Meaning: A person who will get harmed will ignore all the warning and tell-tale signs before he gets hurt.

Proverb: If you do fast fast, you will overcome any hindrance on your way.
Meaning: Cultivate a sense of urgency so that you will be able to beat any trouble on your way.

Proverb: A farmer's dirty hand used to cultivate food is the same hand that will be used to harvest the crops.
Meaning: Na who work go see food chop.

 

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[Susano]

Only a fool tests a drive with his two leg
This means - you don't jump straight into a situation without thinking about it first


A roaring lion kills no one
Mean you cannot achieve or gain anything by merely sitting around and just talking about it

Life is like a mist or a shadow, it
Mean- quickly passes by life is too short, and you only live it once.

[Mpamaegbu]

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Chairmo, I hail una. I hail una put on top again. Abeg, e go good make una dey align una format with pidgin. Na pidgin we dey knack here. We nor too go school. Na night class we go here. Help us dey put una proverbs for pidgin and then the explanation for English.


I greet all of una wey dey keep here warm. I wish I get colele wata to pour all of una sef. E dey sweet my belle wenever I see my people and come see sey una carry badge for body. E show sey Oluwa dey still put bread for una tables, im nor allow una see shege and red pepper wey most of owa compatriots dem dey see unto bad administration for Naija. Abeg, make una hold here tight and nor allow any fvck up rub una. Persin wey dem tell make im ride on, e mean sey d thing wey im dey do dey good. Una ride on!

[Davidvictorson]

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My chairmo, I hail you. Abeg nor vex. Sometimes person too dey forget. But no worry I don take corrections. For my next post na better pidgin wey I go sama wella.
I see they good work wey you dey too here and I know e go continue. I also like as I dey see other new new members dey drop one or two for the thread, e dey sweet my body well well.

[KupaCrypto]

Proverb: Eye wey see go chop .

Meaning: since am there then I will partake in what is been shared.

Proverb: No dey drink panadol for my headache
 
Meaning: don't get unnecessary worried about me.

Proverb: money no like noise na why dem no dey play song for bank

Meaning: rich people are not noisy.

[Kgdktac]

Person wey dey envy who great pass am, just dey admire am

Clamoring against another who is out of your league  makes u
a fan and not a competition. Because that envy nor reach anywhere.

[KupaCrypto]

Proverb:  Dem no dey buy sugar and groundnut from the same place ,
                 "Dem go know say na garri you wan drink"

Meaning: if you make two uncalculated steps in the same direction your intentions Wil be known even before you say it.

[Majestic-milf]

 My pipo I greet o. I hope say we neva allow the kasala for dis contri spoil our mind from jollificate becos problem e no dey finish. I say mai drop dis one for ya make we (as oyibo man call am) ruminate.

  Proverb: Pikin wey wash hand well fit chop wit elders
Meaning: Age is respected, but achievement holds much more regard

[Mpamaegbu]

No how wey eba go fall for ground come escape make sand nor gum am
Meaning: We should always expect an after effect of whatever action we embark on.

[KupaCrypto]

Proverb: Them no they shit for where them wan chop.
Meaning: You don't go against where you are looking for something.


Proverb: monkey wey climb tree they surely come down.
Meaning: no matter how highly placed you are you will surely come down

Proverb: them no dey use eye know waiting dey inside pot.
Meaning: you can't judge a person by merely looking at him or her

[Nobility17]

Proverb: Na from mess odour you go take know how the shit go smell
Meaning: Anything wey person do now nai you go take know wetin em go do tomorrow

[KupaCrypto]

Proverb: shit wey go smell go smell of you like cover am

 Meaning:. No matter how you try to hide something one day it will be exposed.

Proverb: Them no dey beg shit to smell

Meaning: you don't force what is meant to be to happen
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[Mpamaegbu]

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My broda, your comments deserve colele wata. E just dey pain me as I nor get any to bless you with. Na ogbenge yarns you drop there so. Keep am up. You dey try.

Na rat wey dey house dey tell d one wey dey outside sey fish dey hidden for house.
Meaning: Whatever happens to one is often traceable to those around one.

[Silver005]

Pikin wey say e mama no go sleep himself no go sleep too: meaning:a child who said her mother will not sleep,he or she will not sleep too

[Aliosky]

Proverb: Rain no de fall for one roof

Meaning: Everyone experiences blessings at some point in time.

Proverb: if you shit you no wash yansh the smell go follow you anywhere you go

Meaning: Your negative deeds will follow you wherever you go.

[KupaCrypto]

Proverb : Goat wey wan  chop shit go surely vomit am when em taste am..

Meaning: you cannot take what is not yours.

Proverb: na the same water fish they stay inside, na the same water them dey carry cook am.

Meaning: don't trust anyone your close one can be used against you.

[Belarge]

Fly wey no dey hear word go follow death body enter grave.

Meaning: anyone that refused to take correction will always fall a victim

[Rruchi man]

You dey try.

Body dey sweet me as i dey see say activity for this our corner dun increase.

Na new year be this and many of our expectations dey very high concerning the year unto the things and things wey we dun plan. Our people say;
PROVERB: Nor go troway the water wey you get for inside house because say you dey hear thunder and you dey expect rain to fall.

MEANING: As you expect better opportunities, hold on and don't neglect the one you have.

[Nobility17]

Proverb: the day wey u need wife, na that day mad people dey full market
Meaning: The day wey you dey find something, you no go almost see am.

Proverb: No matter how far your piss go, the last drop dey always fall for your feet
Meaning: Any action wey you take, consequences dey always follow.

Proverb: Person wey swallow full coconut get full confidence for him yansh
Meaning: Before person take decisions, him dey very sure say him go fit stand up for anything wey come out.

[Majestic-milf]

Proverb: when moon dey shine, hand no fit cover am..

Meaning: Someone who has a character, can never hide it..

 Una fit add small knowledge to this one my elders, I hail una