TriniKwéyòlTan moun konnèt lòt nan gwanjou, nan nwit yo pa bizwen chandèl poû kléwé yo.
When a person has known another in the day-time, he does not need a candle to recognise him at night.
Proverb · Phrase
Thomas's original 1869 orthography: “Temps moune connaîte lôte nans grand-joû, nans nouite yeaux pas bisoèn chandelle poû clérer yeaux.” — historical reference only, never a spelling guide.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.