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Nigeria Pidgin Proverbs by khalleb(m): 8:46am On Apr 23, 2015
*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 wrap. 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.
Re: Nigeria Pidgin Proverbs by Transformium: 4:03pm On May 09, 2015
ROTFL

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