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Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by NLban: 9:29pm On May 02, 2017
Pidgin Proverbs
1. Na for old age ashawo dey know the value of pikin.
2. Woman wey never see problem.. Na im dey still hold breast run.
3. Woman wey dey find pikin no dey wear pant sleep.
4. Rat wey follow lizard enter rain, na later é go hear am.
5. Na for afternoon dem dey find black goat.
6. Weather hot!! É No mean say fowl go lay boiled egg.
7. EYE WEY DEY CRY DEY SEE ROAD?.
8. Pikin wey him mama back cross water, wey say him march fish, wetin him mama go march?
9. Small pikin wey dem carry for back no know say the journey far.
10. Person wey don faint before no be
stranger to death.
11. Person wey chop belle full, no know wetin hungry man dey see.
12. No be as woman dey close eye enjoy sex she dey enjoy labour pains.
13. Yansh no get teeth but e dey cut shit.
14. Lizard wey fall from tall iroko tree, if nobody hail am!! é go hail himself
15. IF GIRL TAKE HUSBAND DO BOYFRIEND, NA SHE SABI.
16. Cockroach wey jam fowl, jam bad luck.
17. Na cricket tell him children say, No matter how ground strong, Them no go sleep outside.
18. Pikin wey say him mama no fine dey use style call him papa blind man.
19. No be eye wey dem take chop eba dem take dey share meat.
20. Person wey use Elephant set trap, na him know wetin he wan Catch.
21. When Breeze Blow Fowl Yash Go Open.
22. STUDENT WEY READ NA HIM SERIOUS, BUT STUDENT WEY PASS NA HIM KNOW BOOK.
23. Dem no dey tell tortoise say race don start.
24. Dem no dey tell blind man say salt no dey for food.
25. Before you see monkey, monkey don see you.
26. Thief wey jump fence enter house
where owner dey wait for am, no go jump again.
27. If pikin say he sabi die, him papa sef go tell am say him sabi bury.
28. Na wetin dey sweet for goat mouth, Na im dey kill am.
29. If e be like say everybody dey craze" na you dey craze.
30. Meat wey you dey forbid, no use your teeth cut am.
31. My thing and our thing no be the same oh.
32. Na happiness dey make prick stand.
33. Na as goat stand for market dem dey price am.
34. Craze no hard to form, na the trekking be wahala.
35. Its a small world!! No mean say you fit trek from Naija go London.
36. No matter how hot your temper be, e no fit boil beans.
37. Chicken wey run from Borno go Ibadan go still end up inside pot of soup.
38. Today’s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrap.
39. Akara and moi moi get the same parent, na wetin dem pass through make dem different.
MY PIPUL UNA FIT ADD UNA OWN O!

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Nixiepie(f): 9:39pm On May 02, 2017
grin grin
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by PopeExplicit(m): 9:46pm On May 02, 2017
hahaha
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by StarBukola(f): 9:57pm On May 02, 2017
Googoo gaga

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by oloriooko(m): 10:06pm On May 02, 2017
Laugh and learn cheesy

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Nobody: 10:17pm On May 02, 2017
Omo ti o ni iya ki n dobo eyin...
Pikin wey no get mama no dey doggilitate

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Nobody: 11:19pm On May 02, 2017
Na from clap dem take dey enter dance.

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by AlamienDagash(m): 11:59pm On May 02, 2017
Lemme laff
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Richdotcom: 12:44am On May 03, 2017
No be power then take dey stand prickkkk


Dey no dey use prick test cutlass jazz


Pikin wen never strt market say gain wan kill am


If 1 mouth reject food, anoda mouth go chop am

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by NLban: 11:24am On May 05, 2017
Lalasticlala, Seun when will you move these proverbs to FP?

We need laff off the stress of the recession for the day.

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by GoodBuhari: 11:27am On May 05, 2017
NLban:
Lalasticlala, Seun when will you move these proverbs to FP?

We need laff off the stress of the recession day.
When you stop posting trash and calling Lala.

Na joke ooooo gringrin


Frog food no de climb tree

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Reginna: 1:21pm On May 05, 2017
Who no go no know

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Lilaex: 1:22pm On May 05, 2017
grin na persin way get confidence for the strength of hin anus na hin day swallow coconut grin

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by robosky02(m): 1:22pm On May 05, 2017
ok grin



Man wey naked no dey put hand for pocket

loose translation: You can’t do somethings if there are no certain conditions.


Chicken wey run way from borno go Ibadan go still end up inside pot of soup

loose translation: You Can’t Run Away From Your Destiny


Today’s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrap

loose translation: Keep calm! Nothing last forever


Cow wey dey in a hurry to go America go come back as corn beef

loose translation: Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush!


Akara and moin moin get the same parent na wetin dey pass tru make dem diffrent

loose translation: How you start doesn’t matter, what matters is how you finish.


To piss no hard but fowl no fit.

loose translation: It’s easy doesn’t mean everyone can do it.


NO matterhow dark room wan be, man go still locate woman breast.

loose translation; There is always a way when something matters much.


Custard na just pap wey jand

loose translation: Appearances are often misleading. – Looks are decieving


Wetin concern agbero with twitter handle or malu with face cap?

loose translation: Mind your business.


If life dey show you pepper my guy make pepper soup

loose translation: Make something good out of a bad experience


I get am before no be property

loose translation: Stop living in the past and start living in the present.


If person too tey for party e go follow dem wash plate

loose translation: Don’t outstay your welcome


Rolling stone, of course na person push am now!

loose translation: There is always a reason for something


Craze no hard to form,na the trekking be wahala

loose translation: Easier said than done


No matter how hot your tempa be,e no fit boil beans.

loose translation: Calm down,your temper won’t solve the problem


Every mallam with em own kettle, every aboki with em own radio.

loose translation: Every man for himself


You no need cutlery to chop slap

loose translation: You don’t need my translation to understand this


Opolo eye no be open eye

loose translation: Having Big eyes doesn’t make you civilised


Leave matter for Mathias and Sabi for Sabinus.

loose translation: Let sleeping dog lie


Bring suya, bring suya….na cow body dey suffer am.

loose translation: Every action has a consequence


E go better na e go better, na im make ibo man still dey Kano

loose translation:When there is hope,there is Life.


Escort me, Escort me, na im slave trade take start.

loose translation: Serious things sometimes start like joke


Na from play play dem dey form PLAYER

loose translation: Serious things sometimes start like joke


Pikin wen use agbada take stat guy go talk wetin e go wear wen e old.

loose translation: Slow and steady wins the race


The water wey dem use take make eba can never be recovered back.

loose translation: Don’t cry over spilt milk


Nearly no dey kill bird.

loose translation: It’s either you have it or you don’t


Fly wey no get special adviser na im dey folow dead bodi enta grave

loose translation: Don’t stay ignorant


No matter how lizard dey do press up e no go get chest like aligator

loose translation: Be proud of who you are


The cassava today fit be gari tomorrow

loose translation: No condition is permanent


If mad man don beat ur mama before,if she see mechanic she go run…

loose translation: once beaten twice shy


Jollof Rice wey dey for d bottom of pot 2day go dey for top of cooler 2moro

loose translation: no condition is permanent


Fowl wey dey carry for head no dey know say to waka na work.

loose translation: A dependent would not know the value of what he/she is enjoying.


Na from clap dance dey start.

loose translation: Big thing don’t happen suddenly!

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Partnerbiz2: 1:22pm On May 05, 2017
That ashawo part though
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Nobody: 1:24pm On May 05, 2017
LOL
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by AkinPhysicist: 1:25pm On May 05, 2017
Okpolor eye no be open eye

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by toseen7: 1:26pm On May 05, 2017
MykOnyxo:
Omo ti o ni iya ki n dobo eyin...
Pikin wey no get mama no dey doggilitate
Ha! Jesu!
Baba your own translation get as e be o.... cheesy

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Louiscutedude(m): 1:28pm On May 05, 2017
Dat na 9ja for uuuu
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by xtera27: 1:28pm On May 05, 2017
Owk ooo

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by sotall(m): 1:29pm On May 05, 2017
ok
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Jimbiz(m): 1:30pm On May 05, 2017
Number 2 got me grin grin grin grin
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Nobody: 1:31pm On May 05, 2017
grin grin grin grin
They all got to me...and cramming done dey happen...

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by toseen7: 1:31pm On May 05, 2017
Person wey borrow cloth go party no suppose dance too much....

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by nkemdi89(f): 1:32pm On May 05, 2017
No be all cloth dey dry for sun, meaning some issues are meant to be kept secret.

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by VeniJu: 1:32pm On May 05, 2017
No matter how high u get, you can never be the Most High.

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by homopoliticus: 1:32pm On May 05, 2017
Na pesin wey get money na him hin prick dy stand grin

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Noblemarce: 1:33pm On May 05, 2017
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Na small small monkey dey turn chimpanzee

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Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by 3RNEST(m): 1:33pm On May 05, 2017
lolx grin
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Justuceleague2: 1:34pm On May 05, 2017
He don red
Re: Some Common Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs by Nobody: 1:35pm On May 05, 2017
grin

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