bigfrancis21:


Hey, can you translate these proverbs directly into Urhobo?

U dull gaan , see how u come go quote everything again

To translate this pidgin to uhrobo no be here o. Oghene me. E mo ose me I hail o Proud to be an uhrobo man

Cripple no de beg another cripple to carry am cross road

I'm surprised that someone said these proverbs are Yoruba proverbs. What u should know is that African tradition is almost the same especially in the area of proverbs, idioms and folktales. That is why most folktales have the character of tortoise in most of the traditions.
Meanwhile let me add one or two to spice up the thread:
1. This one good, this one good na him make craze pick house full.
2. No mata the speed of moto for tv , e nor go fit kill who they watch am.
3. Na hunger make native doctor eat winch food.
4. Na aproko monkey dey receive hunter bullet.
I get them plenty sha
Urhobo wadooooooooo!

slenderdude:
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

the world is quite big u know,... not a little hamlet filled with enclave warlords

a more conciliatory comment ought to be something like this:

"wow. I thought these sayings were unique to my yorubas only. now I realise that we the yoruba's share lots of sayings with other tribes including the urhobos"

hmmm....lol@ short skirt.

OgagaMic:


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

na matter of time who dey stammer go call him papa name where person dey go sleep him no dey hurry go who no go school self if him see him papa picture him go know am market day no dey be lie you think say na ur village far pass anode person own dey front. I rep urhobo. Ughievwen clan

1. na matter of time who dey stammer go call him papa name
2. where person dey go sleep him no dey hurry go
3. who no go school self if him see him papa picture him go know am
4. market day no dey be lie
5. you think say na ur village far pass anode person own dey front.
I rep urhobo. Ughievwen clan

Proudly Urhobo!

esere826:


the world is quite big u know,... not a little hamlet filled with enclave warlords

a more conciliatory comment ought to be something like this:

"wow. I thought these sayings were unique to my yorubas only. now I realise that we the yoruba's share lots of sayings with other tribes including the urhobos"

Abi ooo my brother! Na so I see am too o. Well, dem nor dey know finish.

though am a bit new in nairaland but the idioms above made me remember home today.any ughelli south person dey the house.lagos don make me forget home.

Not a surprise. Urhobo people are jollystick people.

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

bigfrancis21:


Hey, can you translate these proverbs directly into Urhobo?

yes, i can

Sanchez01:

Both. It's funnier even when spoken in Urhobo. The wicked pidgin accent kills me. Unfortunately, I don't have it

My favourite: "Na cooperation na I'm dey make rice full pot."

Proudly Urhobo.

I am from Okpe.. how about you?

Lotsa Urhobo peeps in here.. #Chai!! See as my bros and sists scatter for the forum

URHOBO OVORVO.. #taking_over

I_rep_UVWIE_LGA
I_rep_Effurun
I_rep_Alaka

nattyhero.where be your village for ughievwen

No matter how prick vex e no fit wound toto

no place like home

ohwo ro bro ohwo vwi'ame, oje kpor' oma - He who wants to drown someone must still get wet.

ohwo ro'vie, oje mrore - He who is crying also sees clearly

Ada yan ame te ohore nu, abe gwono uko ake je da aa - When you have been totally submerged in water, u dnt need a cup to take a drink

Ison de gan nor, ka re ye obo wo beri'kebe - wen shit too strong, u go take hand tear yansh to help

ogbone je gaaan eye aye da reyo'bo vwo yor'ivie - na when race never serious naim woman dey take hand support b.reast dey run

esua da sui'kalakpa ko woron - when misfortune meet unripe, e go ripe by force

eron ro yeme ee, ovu'yovwie eye breno - ear wen no hear word nai dem dey cut follow head

e kpere ame here ururu ame - u go cry for thirst before thirst really come

aka ria aa, avwe ako ghara aa - if u will not eat, dnt divide it with ur teeth

ero ye evwo vughe ikara ro vo'hwo evun - na eye dem dey take knw corn cake wen go belle full person

omo ro tare ne oni roye ka vweren ee, oje ka mre ovweren ee - pikin wen say him mama no go sleep, him too no to sleep.

ememera ye ehwe iyen ro dan mue ibrite - na carefully dem dey kill fly wen dey on top bluckus

MizTyna:

No

Do u understand Urhobo?

Person wey sidon him parlor carry gun, na him go dey laff wen him see whu carry dagger dey come..

kelvyn7:
ohwo ro bro ohwo vwi'ame, oje kpor' oma - He who wants to drown someone must still get wet.

ohwo ro'vie, oje mrore - He who is crying also sees clearly

Ada yan ame te ohore nu, abe gwono uko ake je da aa - When you have been totally submerged in water, u dnt need a cup to take a drink

Correct Urhobo pikin, only one correction

erudean:
I'm surprised that someone said these proverbs are Yoruba proverbs. What u should know is that African tradition is almost the same especially in the area of proverbs, idioms and folktales. That is why most folktales have the character of tortoise in most of the tradition

bro I go vex for u o...u stole that completely from ma mind.

spicykev:
yea, abi ooo

Yes na!

But man wet carry double of him papa thing

No matter how rich you are? You must still ask for biro once you enter bank

spicykev:
yea, abi ooo

Yes na!

But man wey carry double of him papa thing

Urhobo wadoo....
I rep ethiope west/jesse

freemanbubble:
No matter how rich you are? You must still ask for biro once you enter bank

Hahahahahaha! Which kind Urhobo proverb be this oooooo. U try sha

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

I didn't even notice that not until you said that

Person nor de hurry go where he go sleep...my mum love this
tree wen person nor go fit climb na for ground he take de talk o

miztyna, u sure say all na urhobo proverbs? some be like jungle yarns oh

lol...even if its bigger than ur dads u gats respect dad na, lol u measure with your peers and not your dad.....I think the adage is only stressing respect for the elderly. My question is why must it be "joystick" why?

staymore:


Yes na!

But man wey carry double of him papa thing