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 inlaw 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 nor 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 p.enis
*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 favorite?

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bigfrancis21:


Hey, can you translate these proverbs directly into Urhobo?

Radoillo:
Were they translated from Urhobo, or do Urhobo elders normally tell proverbs in Pidgin?

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?

Radoillo:
Were they translated from Urhobo, or do Urhobo elders normally tell proverbs in Pidgin?

Osirimononaye:
Hey sis, which part ur from

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

MizTyna:
Ughelli North. You?

MizTyna:


No

Osirimononaye:

Hey sis, which part ur from

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?