BELIZEAN PROVERBS

ASYNCHRONOUS GRADED CLASSWORK (10 pts)

INSTRUCTIONS: The following are examples of Belizean proverbs. Write what the proverb is saying in English
and then ask your family and/or google the meanings of the proverbs. The first one is done for you.
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Example: You borrow moni, ih mek enemi. English – You borrow money and you make an enemy.

English Translation Meaning

1 Yu borrow moni, ih You borrow money and you make When you borrow money from someone, it creates
an enemy.
mek enemi! animosity. Borrowing money breaks friendship.
2 When da tree ben, yu
kyan straighten ah.
3 Cow no bizniz inna
haas gallop.
4 Fun bring bun!
5 Haad ears pikni go da
maaket twice.
6 Yu heng wit the dawg,
yu ketch di fleas.
7 See mi and liv wid
me, da two different
tings.
8 Wen man no gat
nuttin fu do e go da
sabana an tell cow
 maanin
9 Nuh heng yu hat
higher dan yu can
reach.
10 Cow know weh weak
fence deh.