TriniKwéyòlJan ki ka ba ou konsèy ganyen chouval gwo bouden nan louvenay, nan kawèm pa ka widé ou nouwi li.
They who advise you to buy a big-paunched horse in the rainy season (when grass is abundant) don’t help you to feed him in the dry season (when grass is scarce).
Proverb · Phrase
Thomas's original 1869 orthography: “Gens qui ca bâ ous conseï gañèn chouval gouos boudins nans lhouvênaie, nans carême pas ca rider ous nourî li.” — historical reference only, never a spelling guide.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.