{"id":4257,"date":"2015-01-05T20:32:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T19:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/?p=4257"},"modified":"2015-01-07T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T16:13:07","slug":"nigerian-pidgin-proverbs-that-will-surely-make-you-laugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/?p=4257","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Pidgin Proverbs That Will Surely Make You Laugh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who knows me very well would know that I speak Pidgin English wella! Oh yeah, I roll like that too… Lol<\/p>\n

We can’t deny that Pidgin English has come a long way in Nigeria. Maybe we’d discuss the origin of the language some time later, but for sure, it has come to stay. Now we have Songs, Movies, TV Programmes, Radio & TV Stations where only Pidgin is spoken and they’ve all made a huge impact on the society.<\/p>\n

There’s something about Pidgin English that just makes the mood lighter and makes everything seem so funny. However, proverbs in Pidgin usually have a very strong meaning. Although it might be said as a joke or in a funny way, when you translate it properly, it thoroughly makes sense!<\/p>\n

Here are some courtesy of Mayo Bayo of tlkdrum.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Craze no hard to form, na the trekking be wahala<\/strong>
\nloose translation: Easier said than done<\/p>\n

No matter how hot your tempa be, e no fit boil beans<\/strong>
\nloose translation: Calm down, your temper won’t solve the problem<\/p>\n

Chicken wey run way from Borno go Ibadan go still end up inside pot of soup<\/strong>
\nloose translation: You can’t run away from your destiny<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrap<\/strong>
\nloose translation: Keep calm! Nothing lasts forever<\/p>\n

Cow wey dey in a hurry to go America go come back as corn beef<\/strong>
\nloose translation: Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush!<\/p>\n

Akara and moin moin get the same parent, na wetin dey pass through make dem different<\/strong>
\nloose translation: How you start doesn’t matter, what matters is how you finish.<\/p>\n

Leave matter for Mathias and Sabi for Sabinus<\/strong>
\nloose translation: Give everyone what they deserve.<\/p>\n

The difference between kpekere and plantain chips na packaging<\/strong>
\nloose translation: Don’t judge based on appearance alone<\/p>\n

Escort me, Escort me, na im slave trade take start<\/strong>
\nloose translation: Serious things sometimes start like a joke<\/p>\n

The water wey dem use take make eba can never be recovered back<\/strong>
\nloose translation: Don’t cry over spilled milk<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Which proverb do you think has the strongest\u00a0meaning? Do you have any other proverb in Pidgin to add to this list? Feel free to share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anyone who knows me very well would know that I speak Pidgin English wella! Oh yeah, I roll like that too… Lol We can’t deny that Pidgin English has come a long way in Nigeria. Maybe we’d discuss the origin of the language some time later, but for sure, it has come to stay. Now we have Songs, Movies, TV Programmes, Radio & TV Stations where only Pidgin is spoken and they’ve all made a huge impact on the society. There’s something about Pidgin English that just makes the mood lighter and makes everything seem so funny. However, proverbs in Pidgin usually have a very strong meaning. Although it might be said as a joke or in a funny way, when you translate it properly, it thoroughly makes sense! Here are some courtesy of Mayo Bayo of tlkdrum.com: 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 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[391,392,393,394],"class_list":["post-4257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-pidgin-english","tag-proverbs","tag-quotes","tag-wise-sayings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4257"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4295,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4257\/revisions\/4295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}