Re: African Proverbs in Pidgin
by on 15/12/2025, 17:26:49 UTC
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.
— 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.
This is very interesting, proverbs are words that carries deep meaning and most times requires an interpretation before it can be properly understood and most times it is used by our elders.
There is a proverbs that says in Igbo language that, if lizard falls from Iroko tree , it will nod it's head in congratulation.
Meaning: If you have done something that deserves praises and you don't get it from any one , you have to praise yourself.
There is another one that says, Lizard has deposited white excreta and followed it with a black excreta on top the white one.
Meaning: Someone has done something very good, but has used evil to tanish the good thing.
African proverb dey very powerful, and na awa identity bi dat.