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Board Politics and society (Naija)
Re: African Proverbs in Pidgin
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Mpamaegbu
on 08/04/2025, 02:07:09 UTC
...but the way e dey go e come belike say people dey repeat wetin others don yan before.
You dey observe well. E don tey wey I don begin observe am sef and d thing dey vex me as I nor do am self–moderated wen I start am. Since dem wan begin spam here, I go begin strike dem posts out soon. Again, anybodi wey give yarn wey nor interprete well fit also get d strike going forward.


Make i drop one funny proverb.

Instead of food to waste, make belle burst.

Meaning: Don't be wasteful because money is use to pay for everything.
D interpretation nor be am oh. For belle to burst mean sey d persin go force himself to eat dat food. E bi like when persin tell you sey instead wey I go leave dat thing for you, make we die here. D way wey me take understand am, e mean sey make persin nor overdo things.

The Stick that will blind the eyes is always stop from the first place

Meaning: Always do the right thing at the right time.
Awa proverb supposed be in pidgin, and relatable in awa local usage.