TriniKwéyòlKwapo pa tini chimiz – ou vlé li pòté kaneson!
Frog has no shirt (the necessary), and you wish him to wear drawers (the superfluous)!
Proverb · Phrase
Thomas's original 1869 orthography: “Crapaud pas tinî chimise – ous vlé li poter caneçon!” — historical reference only, never a spelling guide.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.