TriniKwéyòlDèyè chyen, sé “chyen”; douvan chyen sé “misyé chyen”.
Behind dog’s back, it is “dog”; but before dog, It is “mister dog.”
Proverb · Phrase
Thomas's original 1869 orthography: “Dêïèr chein, cé “chein”; douvant chein sé “missier chein”.” — historical reference only, never a spelling guide.
Proverbs published by John Jacob Thomas in 1869, pages 121-127 of The Theory and Practice of Creole Grammar (https://archive.org/details/theoryandpracti01thomgoog); GEREC-1 retranscription and English translations as compiled at https://trinlingual.wordpress.com/2018/03/02/trini-patois-proverbs/Something look wrong? Report a problem and quote this page's address — reports go to the validators.