![]() People everywhere love Christmas – but we don’t all celebrate it the same way. So let’s make it: Everyone has his own burden.Ĩ) “Na sweet potatoe leavam they di chop ei raw. It might have a little similarity to “having an albatross around your neck” but not such “an annoying burden” as albatross implies, just a burden. So, it is something they cannot drop off or leave for an extended period.) (Hausas in Cameroon, being of the Muslim faith, go about carrying a kettle of water with them all the time because they have to be ready to do ablutions for their daily prayers wherever they are. It suggests something you cannot see easily or discern. It is the force of circumstances that caused the crawfish’s back to bend.Ĥ) “Wetin rat get for do with bottle?” I.e., what business has a rat/mouse got with a bottle? In other words, none of my beeswax.ĥ) “Khaki no be leather.” Though khaki and leather are tough fabric, khaki is not equal to leather.Ħ) “Order pass power.” – A command is superior to physical strength Authority is greater than strength.ħ) “Every Hausa man with e kettle.” – Everyone has his own burden.Įvery Hausa man with e kettle implies: everybody with their own worries. In short, it means what comes around goes around.ģ) “ Na condition bend njanga e back.” I.e. Panadol is a common headache/pain reliever.Ģ) “Ting weh e happen for cocoa, na e go happen for kaka.” In other words, whatever happens to cocoa (fresh cocoa beans) is what will happen to cacao (dried cocoa beans). Which means the process of drying and grinding the beans to produce the breakfast drinks, chocolate etc. The saying simply means someone is more concerned or happier than the person who is directly affected.Ī similar saying from neighbouring Nigeria states: “Stop taking Panadol for my headache”. Tiko and Kumba are two towns in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Here are some Cameroonian wise sayings expressed in Pidgin English:ġ) “Tiko drink, Kumba drunk.” Another way to put it is, Tiko drinks but Kumba gets drunk. Our good friend Nyango from Cameroon was kind enough to get us started with some Cameroonian sayings… ![]() We thought it would be interesting to collect wise sayings and proverbs from around the world.
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