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Nigeria Best And Most Rated Pidgin Proverbs by pecothecash: 3:48pm On Jun 23, 2015
*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.
English translation: Don’t cry over spilled milk.

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Re: Nigeria Best And Most Rated Pidgin Proverbs by OrlandoOwoh(m): 4:18pm On Jun 23, 2015
I don't know where you get this shìt from. As far as I'm concerned, what makes the Pidgin spoken in Nigeria and its variants unique is the slangs. There different types of slangs spoken in different places.
Re: Nigeria Best And Most Rated Pidgin Proverbs by Khd95(m): 4:24pm On Jun 23, 2015
Outdated mumu proverbs


Na slangs dy reign biko.
Re: Nigeria Best And Most Rated Pidgin Proverbs by Nobody: 11:31pm On Jun 23, 2015
Pikin wey say him mama no go sleep, him self no go sleep.
Re: Nigeria Best And Most Rated Pidgin Proverbs by Alexander001(m): 11:47pm On Jun 24, 2015
As goat take stand for market na im them dey take price am

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