TriniKwéyòlManjé yon fwa pa ka wizé dan.
Eating once does not wear out teeth.
Proverb · Phrase
Thomas's original 1869 orthography: “Manger yon fois pas ca riser dents.” — historical reference only, never a spelling guide.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.