Creole Proverbs
published in 1925
"THE HANDBOOK OF BRISTISH HONDURAS" - Ef'e sa da no him da him; ef'e sa da him da no him.
- Too much hurry get dey to-marra.
- Tek time get dey ti dey.
- Cow know wey weak fence dey.
- Greedy choke puppy.
- Rocktone da riber battam never know sun hat.
- When black man tief, 'e tief piece, when backra tief 'e tief all.
- Ebery John Crow tink 'e picknie w'ite.
- Dawg hab liberty fi watch gubnor.
- Cuss-cuss neber bore hole.
- You play wid puppy 'e lik you mout.
- Dawg no nyam dawg.
- Ebery man know wha' 'e own house leak.
- Fus laugh da no laugh.
- When fish come from riber battam
an tell you alligetta habbellyake beleev am. - No ebery ting wey got sugar sweet.
- One finger cant kech louse.
- Fuss fool da no fool
- Sea breeze blow pelikin same place 'e wan go.
- If snake bite you wen you see lizard you run.
- Coward man keep soun' bone.
- Big wod neber brok' man jaw-bone.
- Punkin neber bear watermelon.
- Fool di tawk, but da no fool di lis'n.
- When baby wan' cry, you only lok pan am 'e cry.
- Pañia machete cut pon two side.
- If crab no wak 'e no get fat, if 'e wak too much 'e lass 'e claw.
- Safly, safly tiger keck monkey.
- Tann safly better dan baag pard'n.
Creole Proverbs
published in 1925
"THE HANDBOOK OF BRISTISH HONDURAS" - Wen man got nutt'n fo do, 'e go da subbanna go tell cow marnin.
- The higher monkey clim' the mo e expose.
- Fe you coco roas.
- One one ful basket.
- Baag water no bile cow kin.
- Ebery day buckit go da well, one day e battam wa drap out.
- Man hate you, e gi you baskit fi bak water.
- Cakroche neber so drunk fe run pass fowl yard.
- Time Langer dan rope.
- Tiger mauger but e no sik.
- Dis ya time no tan laka befo' time.
- Man walk, ded watch am.
- When dawg las; you say halligetta tek am.
- Wen cakroche mek dance 'e no invite fowl.
- Wen puss no dey, rat tek place.
- Fisherman neber sa' he fish stink.
- Barra gumbo neber play till day-light.
- Pashant man ride donkey.
- Man tawk too much, he pay he fawda det.
- Man ded grass grow da 'e do.
- Fire out, puppy roll ina di ashes.
- Once a man twice a pickney
- Wen rain come John Crow sey 'e whey build house.
- Harse ded, cow fat.
- Good soup neber meet good fufoo.
- No change black dawg fe monkey.
- Kittle de cus pat.
- Han' some face an good luck no wark ena same road.
- Harse whey no gat harn no business ene gallop.
- Whey fe happen affu happen.
