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Board Nigeria (Naija)
Re: African Proverbs in Pidgin
by
shepherd_gee
on 30/12/2023, 10:51:27 UTC
My people talk say; them go look big heaps finish, plant am big yam
Meaning: Before a task be given to you, you're already equal to the task

Dog go dey chop shit, goat teeth go dey decay
Meaning: you're enjoying your life, people are busy castigating you

Eagle perch, kite perch. The one wey say the other one no go perch, em feather go break
Meaning: you can't oppress any one of your kind and go scot free

Pikin wey him father send thief dey use leg break door
Meaning: no child is scare having the backup of his father no matter how wrong he may be.

Person wey me and am follow dey hunt antelope done say my leg look like antelope own
Meaning: betrayal

Chicken feather no dey ever lack for kite nest
Meaning: something does not lack where it's suppose to be

I wish I can say more 😺