Jamaican Proverbs

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quiet calf suck di mos milk

cockroach mek dance an nevva invite fowl

hear one mi tell mi kids...

yeye mus see an aise mus hear but mout mus shut

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oh...
an dunt look pon mi wid dat tone a voice [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] lol

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..lard! wen di macka dem reddi fi juk, ah wey yuh ah guh duh?

...tricks in trade, matches stick inna biznezz [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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an cockroach no biznezz inna fowl yard [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

lawd, it look like the ppl dem nuh wan com yah suh!

[SandiF]

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cyaan bury man and lef out him foot

stiff starch and dutty blue [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

young bud nuh know stawm(storm)

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come here fi drink milk, mi nuh com here fi count cows [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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if yuhh noh mash ants , yuh no fine him guts [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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i see you still remember yard! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

mine how you drink water, yuh fi use yuh nose.

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the answer to the last post is: white vinegar, kerosene oil, white gas, proof rum, bay rum and epsome salts - them "white".

[HUBCAP111]

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Duppy now a who fi friten [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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...time longer than rope...yuh hear!

...long run, short catch!

...mi ah guh gig im rope fi guh hang im self!

...peal head jancro' siddun pon 3 top - com' mek mi hol' yuh han [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[SandiF]

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Good fren betta dan packet money

Fus watah frag si, him jump inna it

Stone a riva battam nuh know sey sun hat

[JamaicanDiamon]

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when trouble tek yuh, pickney shut fit yuh
silent river run deep
oh what ah walk guh ah pumpkin belly (me still nuh get dis yah one yah) [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
tom drunk, but tom nuh fool
throw me corn me nuh call no fowl (me luv dis yah one) [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[sistactry]

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Good fren betta dan packet money
a nuh lie SF, me thank God everyday for the lovely friends I have in my life..,

Fus watah frag si, him jump inna it
some things like this one is understood, but hard fe explain.., is like a Ja'can come a farrin and buck up a yaadie.., him gween try to be friends with that person.., or say u go a store and dem have sale.., u fe look around fuss, nuh juss buy de fuss ting u see.., (see, this one has plenty references) [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Stone a riva battam nuh know sey sun hat luv dis one....how can u know about someting when u have never been in that position.., [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

when trouble tek yuh, pickney shut fit yuh
u dun know, when trouble tek, u loose weight and start fret up ur self..,

silent river run deep
larks yes.., reminds me a of fart.., [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] dem say de deadly ones are the quiet ones.., DWL

how water walk guh ah pumpkin belly (me still nuh get dis yah one yah) dis is when u hear tings like when u small, and nuh really understand it, so u ask, and u mother we tell u, when u get older u we understand.., same ting.., u we soon find out..how water walk go a pumpkin belly.., [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] water nuh walk go a pumpkin belly.., is like any other fruit or provision, a just say de belly so big, dem pick pon dat.., [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

tom drunk, but tom nuh fool
nuh caaa smaddy act choopid mean dem fool..,

throw me corn me nuh call no fowl (me luv dis yah one) [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] dwl a lie dis, if u throw carn, u nuh muss a call fowl, [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[tonirand]

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Wah fowl waah bakka daag , wen ihm get ih, him halla 'creng'

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