Proverbs as a guide to life: Afro-Caribbean edition
Proverbs to direct you on the right path in life written inna Afro-Caribbean dialects.
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Makiya Shani posted an update in the group
Proverbs as a guide to life: Afro-Caribbean edition 3 years ago · “A nuh ebreeting soak up waata a sponge “ Not everyrhing that soaks up water is a sponge //
Don’t take things at face value when making a decision as not everything is as it appears.
~Jamaican proverb~
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Talawa posted an update in the group
Proverbs as a guide to life: Afro-Caribbean edition 3 years ago · JA proverb
Kacroach nuh biznizz eena fowl fight
(Kakroch no bizniz iina foul fait)
Meaning – do not meddle in affairs that do not concern your group.
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What’s the difference between the two renderings?
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The one in parentheses is the Jamaican Language Unit orthography at UWI, that one is a phonetic spelling
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Bẹbẹlúbẹòìtdéb, ibló ḿbo
The busybody is not there yet, but he is on his way.
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Heather Greaves posted an update in the group
Proverbs as a guide to life: Afro-Caribbean edition 3 years ago · Wa sweeten goat mouth does bun he tail.
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Which island?
In JA, “wa sweet nanny goat a go ron im beli”
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We have the same saying in trinidad:
“ wah does taste sweet in goat mouth does come out sour in he bam-bam”
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Talawa posted an update in the group
Proverbs as a guide to life: Afro-Caribbean edition 2 years ago · Cause parrot mek noise, dem seh a him wan nyam banana
More than one person may be involved in a crime, but the one who talks too much gets caught – like the parrot
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