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Nigeria Pidgin Proverbs And Their English Meanings! by sleemoon(m): 8:28pm On Jan 21, 2016
*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.

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