I thought they'd be written in urhobo and translated.

Anyway Urhobo Wadooooooo

The Urhobos are the masters of pidgin idioms in the whole country.


By the way, Op, these are not proverbs. They are idioms.

Fowl wey shit wey no clean yansh na e body e dey !

This one na ibo proverbs......... Person no go dey insyd water mak soap enter him eyes....... Person no go get bweast dey suck kontooo............................................... When dem begin warn ear nd e no hear wen dem go cut head ear go follow join......................................... Na d smell of mess we go tak knw d taste of shiit

pikin wey go lyk woman na d period wey hin spend dey suck hin mama boobs dem take dey knw

I no gree naim dey tear shirt hmmm true sha

About 65% of the proverbs on this list are YORUBA proverbs transliterated to pidgin.
i beg to be corrected.

Only a true Yoruba (omo odo agba) will understand Not all these yorubas they speak in the city

Aitee1:

No dulling bro...opportunity dey say knock but once

meaning And are u still an urhobo

bigfrancis21:


Hey, can you translate these proverbs directly into Urhobo?

am urhobo too, but that language is hard to speak expecially if u grew outside Delta!!

plus pidgin is the norm now

infact na only miguor, mavo, doh, omagare I sabi

oghenetega100 ===> God is my strength

Yea, urhobo wa doh.......

favorite is "person no dey drink ogogoro dey smile" and "Pikin and papa nor dey measure size of joystick".....true in deed

this piece really reminds me of my root....repin my tribe.....wish i could interprete in urhobo.

literarymathy:
I thought they'd be written in urhobo and translated.

Anyway Urhobo Wadooooooo

The Urhobos are the masters of pidgin idioms in the whole country.

ma yorin ooo, oniovo me..lolzz..

so?

MizTyna:


No

i dont get this miz

MizTyna:
Hi everyone,i'm Urhobo and my Urhobo friend on Facebook shares these proverbs on his wall,i loved them and thought to share with everyone,you dont need to be Urhobo to understand them though since they are in English. Enjoy!

*I no wan die naim make person dey drink medicine wey bitter

*Pikin and papa nor dey measure size of penis

*Head wey big,na neck dey suffer the consequence

*Na only look fowl dey look groundnut wey dey inside bottle

*Husband nor dey go in-law farm go by mistake go cut penis

*Instead make bad tin happen,make rain fall

*Person no dey drink ogogoro dey smile

*Friendship no fit rabbit and hare

*Before person go roast plantain,roast yam finish,e hand must to black

*Man wey dey dance hard dance,na hin brokos e dey wahala

*Who yansh pepper no dey eat richman money

*Na wetin hoe dey do for farmer naim make am dey always carry am for shoulder

*Person wey show ripe palm fruit(banga) give old man naim dey help am harvest am

*Pikin wey witch/wizard send message no dey fear

*I no go fit climb,na for ground person dey talk am

*Person no dey straff(have s.ex) dey hiss

*Money dey sweet but e nr dey bring out oil

*If e better for hawk for up, e for no come down dey come carry small fowl

*Animal wey oba wan kill,na so so neck e dey for fat

*Who dey owe you money dey use style dey help you dey save am

*When you dash person goat,you go comot hand from the rope wey you take tie the goat

*Na hunger dey make person eat wizard food

*Mature woman nor dey fear penis

*Na see i see am pick naim small pikin dey take enter stealing

*Animal wey get pikin no dey hard to catch

*If madman no harsh,small children go dey use stone stone am

*E never better for people wey dem pray for finish,na come be the ones wey dem swear for?

*No be small thing woman breast see before e begin look down

*If who dey front no lost,who dey follow am no dey lost

*Who call you human being naim you dey call human being

*Wetin dey find blood,even if them give am palm oil,e nor go take

*Wetin pursue madman from inside hut for farm strong pass the madman

*I no gree naim dey tear cloth

*Na another person head fit to break coconut

*Who bend down dey look another person yansh,somebody else stand jeje for im back dey look im yansh

*No be small thing night see before day break

*Who dey beg for something na hin hand dey long pass

*Where person dey go and e wan sleep there,e no dey hurry

*Na short goat legs just short,if not goat na big animal

*Who dem carry for back nor dey carry another person

*Who wan born pikin must to naked

*When your person dey on top of orange,you no dey lick unripe one

*Na early morning person dey hurry

Feel free to add yours,which is your favourite?

okpe all day.

Whats up wt all d 'joystick' in d proverbs

E never better for people wey dem pray for finish,na come be the ones wey dem swear for?


I like that one wella

donnypool:


okpe all day.

I'm Okpe too

Urhobo wadooooo

Ishilove:
There seems to be a lot of penis proverbs in the list...

Later you de form anti-dick cruisader.

donsteady:

I'm Okpe too

from where?

one old man actually dropped this in benin

na serious kolobi them dey take kill mosquito wey kack for blokos or else your generation go perish...I almost ran mad of laffter

Ishilove:
There seems to be a lot of penis proverbs in the list...

Lol! Yea!

bigfrancis21:


Hey, can you translate these proverbs directly into Urhobo?

u reach these side ?..

Mavor ? I know say u nor b Urhobo, make I greet u locally First, even if I translate am for Urhobo u go still laugh even if u re nt Urhobo

Urhobo wadoo!!!!!!!!!!!!! proudly Urhobo #warri.... Urhobo wadoooooooo!! all dem Ali baba, Bovi, I go die. Gordons many more re from Urhobo, Urhobo wadooo



love my people. , if I die my next life urhobo

spicykev:
Yea, urhobo wa doh.......

favorite is "person no dey drink ogogoro dey smile" and "Pikin and papa nor dey measure size of joystick".....true in deed

this piece really reminds me of my root....repin my tribe.....wish i could interprete in urhobo.

Why dem go measure joystick?

Mama we no get backside her pikin dey getam.

literarymathy:
I thought they'd be written in urhobo and translated.

Anyway Urhobo Wadooooooo

The Urhobos are the masters of pidgin idioms in the whole country.


By the way, Op, these are not proverbs. They are idioms.

oniovo mavor ?..

if dem translate am 4 Urhobo dey won't understand unless we urhobos's ,, its a well know fact tat 60% of pidgin slangs re from Urhobo, Urhobo wadoooooooo



proudly Urhobo, #don't Bleep with us. cous u gonna. b pregnant with trouble.. Lol

Area ,, A. ... wadoooo

Woman were dey find pikin nor dey wear pant sleep

yea, abi ooo

staymore:


Why dem go measure joystick?

Mama we no get backside her pikin dey getam.

The hissing part tho

spicykev:
Yea, urhobo wa doh.......

favorite is "person no dey drink ogogoro dey smile" and "Pikin and papa nor dey measure size of joystick".....true in deed

this piece really reminds me of my root....repin my tribe.....wish i could interprete in urhobo.

Come to room let me teach u Urhobo, wear short skirt
... #kidding

I guess u live in lagos, Yoruba na go full ur tongue, lolz. proudly urhobo

These una proverbs no tap. Its just sayings not proverbs.

Because my people say "proverbs are the oil with which words are eaten."

Sun too hot no mean say Fowl go lay boiled eggs..!

Funny but true. I love it.

Them no dey use power stand pr1ck