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Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by kessel: 7:09am On Jan 12, 2015
NIGERIA PIDGIN PROVERBS
*Craze no hard to form, na the trekking be wahala. English
translation: Easier said than done.
*No matter how hot your temper be, e no fit boil beans.
English translation: Calm down, your temper won’t solve the
problem
*Chicken wey run from Borno go Ibadan go still end up inside
pot of soup. English translation: You can’t run away from your
destiny
*Today’s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrapper. English
translation: Keep calm! Nothing lasts forever
*Cow wey dey in a hurry to go America go come back as corn
beef. English translation: Just be patient. Let the game come
to you. Don’t rush!
*Akara and moin moin get the same parent, na wetin dem
pass through make dem different. English translation: How
you start doesn’t matter, what matters is how you finish.
*Leave matter for Mathias and Sabi for Sabinus. English
translation: Give everyone what they deserve.
*The difference between kpekere and plantain chips na
packaging. English translation: Don’t judge based on
appearance alone
*Escort me, Escort me, na im slave trade take start. English
translation: Serious things sometimes start like a joke
*The water wey dem use take make eba can never be
recovered back. English translation: Don’t cry over spilled
milk.
*Drink gari with kuli kuli, put tooth pick for mouth, belle no be
show showglass. Meaning how you present yourself is how
people take you to be
Keep it rolling...and do have yourself a beautiful week ahead

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