Creole | Yo ka quimbe Chritiens pa langue yo, bef pa cone yo. |
French | On prend les Chretiens par la langue, les boeufs par lescornes. |
English | Christians are caught by their tongues, oxen by their horns. |
Creole | Quand poul ou tini ze, pas mette li dans canari. |
French | Quand votre poule pond des oeufs, ne la mettez pas dans le pot. |
English | When your hen is laying, don't put her in the pot. |
Creole | Faut pas marre tayau aven saucisse. |
French | Il ne faut pas attacher le chiencourant avec des saucisses. |
English | Don't tie up the hound with a string of sausages. |
Creole | Bon lilit, bon menaze. |
French | Bon lit, bon menage. |
English | Where there's a good bed, there's good housekeeping. |
Creole | Balie nef, blaie prope. |
French | Un balai neuf, un balai propre. |
English | A new broom sweeps clean. |
