Some Hilarious African Proverbs In Pigin

[Charles-Tim]

Very interesting. We have this thread on our local board on bitcointalk platform and here it is. I

I saw the thread about African proverbs in Pidgin on this forum, Altcoinstalks which was created later after 3 months that it has been created on Bitcointalk. I remember that the thread was created by Fivestar4everMVP at the time so the search was easy for me.

Some Hilarious African Proverbs In Pigin

[Gormicsta]

Lion no dey born goat
Meaning: like father like son

One day breeze go blow, fowl yansh go open
Meaning: nothing is hidden under the sun

Cassava today fit be garri tomorrow
Meaning: no condition is permanent

Person wey borrow cloth, no dey dance for party.
Meaning: tread carefully.

[Gormicsta]

Lean on me no be press me die.
Meaning: Don't overstretched your helper

Na condition make crayfish bend.
Meaning: Poverty will humble you.

[Bodhi2021]

Proverb : Water no dey they bitter just like that
Meaning: No smoke without fire.

Proverb: the stick wai go blind eyes, na for far they go stop pam
Meaning: Do the right thing at the right time

[Bodhi2021]

i. A frog dose not run in the day Time is either pursing something or something they pursue ham
ii. I no go teach you how to catch fish and you dey expect me make i teach you how to eat the fish.
Meaning: I won't found you a job and you expect me to come and teach you how to run the Job again for you.

[goaldot]

Proverb: housefly way no get adviser dey follow corpse enter grave.
Meaning: whosoever that doesn't listen dies miserably.

Proverb: pursue little chicken fall, little chicken run commot.
Meaning: anyone that is planning evil thing against someone will befall evil.

Proverb: snake no fit born wetin no get long tail.
Meaning: like father like son.