Poco poco ta yena bari.

“Little by little, the barrel fills.”

Steady, small efforts accumulate over time into real progress.

Sopi no ta herebé dos biaha.

“Soup doesn't boil twice.”

A missed chance rarely comes back, so do not dwell on what is already lost.

Un cabuya ta corta dos biaha.

“A rope cuts twice.”

Cutting corners or rushing a job often creates twice the trouble later.

Muchu amèn ta daña misa.

“Too much amen damages the mass.”

Even a good thing becomes harmful when it is carried to excess.

Bai gaña baka.

“Go tell that to a cow.”

A sharp dismissal of a story so unbelievable that not even an animal would fall for it.

Bo ta bomba awa di renbak.

“You're pumping water from an empty cistern.”

A parent's warning against wasting time on something pointless instead of doing real work.