African Proverbs in Pidgin

[Bitcoin Maxi]

Proverbs: to piss no hard, but fowl no fit do ahm
Meaning: it easy doesn't mean everybody can do it.

Proverbs: na wetin happen before make man stay strong
Meaning: Experience is the best teacher.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Proverb : Because lizard dey always nod head no mean say everything dey alright.

Meaning : The way we look can be deceiving.

[Sammysmart001]

When water don pass garri, e no get how he go take stay
Meaning:If trouble dey too much the person patience go finish.


Monkey wea they jump from one tree to another no Dey see him yansh
Meaning: Person wea they too busy they judge or chase people matter then no Dey see their own fault

This last proverb Related to crypto

Some users they shout say parson project na scam, but rather him Dey hold more of worse one for him portfolio

[Mando100]

Proverb
The river wai dey fear stone will never reach the sea.

Meaning
If you allow small obstacles to stop you, you will never reach your bigger goal.

[Mpamaegbu]

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Abeg, read d OP so u go truly understand d format for here and stick to am next time. Thank u for dropping in here.

Meaning: it easy doesn't mean everybody can do it.

Dat's d point. Dem sey persin wey dey watch match dey sabi play pass those wey dey pitch.

Proverb : Because lizard dey always nod head no mean say everything dey alright.

Meaning : The way we look can be deceiving.

Exactly! At least, dat's true for those of us wey dey stoic. Nor be those wey be sey any small thing dey knock down and dem go dey shout upandan like sey na dem situation worse pass.

This last proverb Related to crypto

Some users they shout say parson project na scam, but rather him Dey hold more of worse one for him portfolio

Oya, call d persin name wey u carry for mind make everywhere burst at once na 😂

Meaning
If you allow small obstacles to stop you, you will never reach your bigger goal.

True! Well said.

[Silikiem]

African Proverbs: Na small mess Dey tempt sheet to come out.

Meaning: just a little thing is capable of causing big problems

[Bigjoe33]

PROVERB
Before blind man tell you say in go stone you, know say in don match stone with in leg or in hole stone

MEANING
Before period they threatening you say in go do something, or before person they tell you say see wetin in won do, in don get the plan finish or arrange something

[Sammysmart001]

This last proverb Related to crypto

Some users they shout say parson project na scam, but rather him Dey hold more of worse one for him portfolio

Oya, call d persin name wey u carry for mind make everywhere burst at once na 😂

No need for that sir the person don read am, him know him self. We no need cast am make we forgive am  😂 come in peace

[Ayebabara]

Na wetin blind man hear na Him make am shout say I can see.

This one means say, if wetin touch me, come reach you, you go understand.

[Mpamaegbu]

Na old woman wey dey sell locust bean go fit sabi fly wey dey blind.
Meaning: Consistency breeds experience and that's what it takes to handle complicated and difficult tasks because there will be attention to details.

[Mando100]

Proverb: The moon no dey rush, and it always arrives for the night.

Meaning: No they force things or panic. Move gradually, and you go still get to where you are meant to be on time.

[SatoPrincess]

If you lock preacher and Ashawo for inside room, one of them must change.
Meaning: Evil communication corrupt good manners.

[New Judgement]

If you lock preacher and Ashawo for inside room, one of them must change.
Meaning: Evil communication corrupt good manners.

What if the preacher end up changing the Ashawo, and she leaves the Ashawo work, is that still an evil communication?

[SatoPrincess]

If you lock preacher and Ashawo for inside room, one of them must change.
Meaning: Evil communication corrupt good manners.

What if the preacher end up changing the Ashawo, and she leaves the Ashawo work, is that still an evil communication?

That’s a good question. I guess the people who made the proverb were bias and didn’t really believe that a preacher could do that. In retrospect, I think the lesson here is that You are the sum of who you surround yourself with.

[Mpamaegbu]

If you lock preacher and Ashawo for inside room, one of them must change.
Meaning: Evil communication corrupt good manners.

Make I add my two Kobo Kobo to d matta wey dey ground even as @New Judgement asked dat betta question. SatoPrincess, d issue nor be specifically about Evil communication but of Influence. If we talk am straight sey na evil communication, we don make am one sided sey na Ashawo go win. But d case na about Influence bc wan of dem must change d other. We nor know whether na preacher go change Ashawo or na Ashawo go change preacher.

[SatoPrincess]

Proverb: No matter wetin eye see, e can never shed blood.

Meaning: Some experiences leave deep wounds, but they don’t have to break you. You have to persevere, heal, and move on.

[Mpamaegbu]

Awa people talk sey when bush dey on fire, chameleon no dey rememba dat waka style of im ancestors.
Meaning: In a crisis situation, people tend to break custom/rules just to save themselves.

[SatoPrincess]

Awa people talk sey when bush dey on fire, chameleon no dey rememba dat waka style of im ancestors.
Meaning: In a crisis situation, people tend to break custom/rules just to save themselves.

lol nice one….true true when bush catch fire, chameleon natural survival strategy (way be to camouflage) no go fit save am. He need to japa like who Tinubu dey pursue.

[Mayor of ogba]

I don't know a thread like this exist in our local board I'm just knowing about this thread where will can say African proverbs in pidgin and interpret it in English language. The proverb I'm about to say originated from Nigeria.
No be for my mouth you go hear say okro soup dey draw
Meaning: it's not in my mouth you will hear the truth.

[Mpamaegbu]

I don't know a thread like this exist in our local board I'm just knowing about this thread...

Really? Na im be sey u nor dey frequent awa LB be dat bc dis thread don dey ground long before theymos gift us dis place. Anyway, we welcome u here wit two 🙌. Welcome.

Again, take note sey those of us wey dey here nor go school once we enta here. Na pidgin we dey use here. The only time wey English dey allowed na to interpret awa proverb. If u check d OP u go see d format.