African Proverbs in Pidgin

[Sexylizzy2813]

My big aunty ni drop this one for us when we gather last night and I say make I share am here too...

Proverb:- person wey fit swallow UDALA seed (Apple seed) go first consider d size of em stomach oh.

Meaning:- UDALA seed is never digested in the stomach. This means that you must always think about every possible consequences of the actions you take.


Proverb:- when the greatest/mighty tree fall, all d birds go scatter inside d bush.

Meaning:- When a great leader passes away, many people loses their way in life if they do not find a successor.

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[Benedictare]

Pikin wey shit bad shit na Sand paper dem go take clean him yansh.


Fly wey no dey hear word dey follow dead body enter grave.


Dog wey go loss no dey hear the whistle of him hunter

[Silver005]

Cow wey no get tale na God dey drive fly from am,
Meaning: someone who has no helper God always become his helper
A prophet is not known in his community,
Meaning:you don't value what you have until you lose it.
What is good for the goods is also good for the gander,
Meaning:treat others how you want others to treat you..
One good turn deserve another,
Meaning:if you are honest with one 's partnership business,you partnership business continues,
Make a haste when Sun is shining,
Meaning:you can plan for your greatness tomorrow now that you are still young..
Live and let live,
Meaning: don't jealous what others have..

[Mykon Bobby]

Na house we dey look before we give child name.
Meaning: before we give a child name we look at the circumstances around the child or the things that happen before  the child's birth.
If you see an elderly  man running, it is either is running after something or something is running after him.

[Stepstowealth]

Pikin wey shit bad shit na Sand paper dem go take clean him yansh.


Fly wey no dey hear word dey follow dead body enter grave.


Dog wey go loss no dey hear the whistle of him hunter

Look how other people dey post their own, make you follow post like that. Nor go dey post proverbs without meaning. Try make the thing dey reasonable make e nor go become spam.

Proverb- Until lion go sabi write and talk e own story, na the hunter wey go always get praises from the story wey e talk.
English meaning: When you listen to only one account of a story from someone involving two people, there is always chance that it is not completely true.

[Mpamaegbu]

Pikin wey shit bad shit na Sand paper dem go take clean him yansh.

Fly wey no dey hear word dey follow dead body enter grave.

Dog wey go loss no dey hear the whistle of him hunter

You lock door but still carry key throw inside d house. You for try put d meaning of all d yarns wey you drop, make e for tap.

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You nor supposed drop proverbs here for English. Na pidgin we dey use here. Abeg edit ur stuff. We nor too go skool here. Abi make I report am to mods as spam?

If you see an elderly  man running, it is either is running after something or something is running after him.

You forget to put d meaning. Na d proverb you throw alone.

[Agbamoni]

Dog wey go loss no dey hear the whistle of him hunter

This one wey you taalk sweet me well well. E look so normal but e they pass good message.
Normally you fot write am like this, Dog wey they always go find in opposite sex no they gree come back house.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Proverb: No matter how long plank of wood stay inside water, e no go fit turn to crocodile 🐊.

Meaning: You will always be who you are no matter how long you fake your character/life.

Proverb: If anybody (men especially) see fowl wey dey scatter excrement (shit) make em stop am, who know who go eat the leg?

Meaning: Any time you see a girl misbehaving caution her because you will never know who might get married to her. It is either you or a member of your family.

[Dripplurd]

Goat wey get mind follow lion go catch fish, make e know sey weda dem catch fish or not, lion food don set.
Meaning: Always keep away from someone who is treacherous and has an advantage over you for you can never please such a person, no matter how hard you try.

Cockroach wey think sey im smart go enter where fowl dey do general meeting don sign im obituary.
Meaning: Never play into the hands of your enemy.

NO matter how hot your temper be,e no fit boil beans

Meaning:calm down, your temper won't solve the problem.

Today's news paper na tomorrow suya wrap

Meaningkeep calm! nothing lasts forever.[/list][/list]

[Sexylizzy2813]

Proverb: You no go fit beat drum with one finger.

Meaning: You have to put a lot of energy and attention to anything you're doing in life.


Proverb: the day I go need wife to marry, na mad people go full market.

Meaning: Whenever you want something you'll never get it.

[EluguHcman]

Make hunter way carry bag for back not feel superior way him non know wetin dey the other hunter bag.

[Stepstowealth]

Make hunter way carry bag for back not feel superior way him non know wetin dey the other hunter bag.

Nice one, but you go need to dey add meaning so people fit relate.

PROVERB: Sugar sweet pass salt, but nor be for inside soup.
MEANING: There is a place for everyone.

[Obim34]

Make hunter way carry bag for back not feel superior way him non know wetin dey the other hunter bag.

Abeg senior man make u try explain wetin e mean, make u no just drop proverb cos I sure this one na u bring am and e get wetin u want pass across abeg make u try explain am well I don even dey try rack my head but to no avail.

[DPHOR]

I greet una oo senior men and women dem abeg make una no next as I carry my leg come here I believe say this section no get restrictions for rank or levels based on say as 9ja we be person for chuck mouth this section, and I carry small tori come here as provab.

Proverbs: Any fish wey dey chop em fellow for water no know say na human being dey chop am too.

Meaning: stop to dey look on people based on say you get pass no mean say another person no get pass you.

[Idiedugha]

Proverb: Anybody wey fetch firewood with Ant 🐜🐜🐜 has also invited Lizard 🦎🦎 🦎 for a feast/merriment.

Meaning: There is a repercussion for any decisions you take.

[Samlucky O]

Person wey marry 2 wife's be like who dey ride two tires at once.

person wey dey hungry no they think of sex.

Person wey want make in future bright, make e stop to dey shift pant anyhow.

Person wey dey go visit him wife from far journey dey prepare for war. So make sure you drink agbo jedi make you no go fuck up.

This ones na me be the author..

[Sexylizzy2813]

Proverb: Send your pikin go where him wan go, nai dia you go see speed.


Meaning: Passion must always drive our actions.

[Lambaz]

Na small pikin dey call im mama boyfriend, Uncle.

[Ubakama]

Na Rat wey dey inside, tell the one wey dey outside say fish dey for cage

[Prosofina_G]

I have been meaning to do this for a while now but each time I get distracted and laggard. I want us to have an avenue of sharing some of our indigenous proverbs while still learning the crypto stuff.

— E don tey wey I be dey plan to do this thing here but each time too much distractions dey carry my mind comot from am. I go like make our area people share some of our local proverbs here with their explanations. I go put the proverbs in bold.

Share a proverb, and then put up its meaning. It will be best if the proverb is written in pidgin English.

Make I kick start am with some Warri flavour. Area!

Nor be today wey yansh don dey back.
Meaning: We are used to such a situation.

Dem nor dey tell blind man sey salt nor dey soup, you fit tell am sey oil nor dey.
Meaning: Obvious things don't need explanations.

When a blind man tell you say him go stone you make you already know say in feet dey mach stone.


Meaning: when someone way you done big pass dey tell you say him go deal with you make you know say e get waiting dey bit drum for am.