Bajan Proverbs
Bajan saying meaning
Famous Bajan characters
Bout hay
National things
100

cat luck int dog luck

what one person gets away with may create problems for another

100

attempting to do the same thing over and over may result in disaster

las calf does kill de cow

100

bouncing busts and bottoms

Mudda Sally

100

bridgetown

St Michael


100

blue yellow and black

Flag

200

de apple dont drop far from de tree

children inherit traits/ behaviours from their parents

200

the sea is not a safe place

de sea aint got no back door

200

the two foot thief with a tail

Bajan green monkey

200

the fishing town

Oistins

200

166 square miles

bim

300

if yuh din at de christening yuh shun be at the the wedding

don't get involved in something if you dont know how it started

300

do not allow haste to create problems for you

don't rush the brush and throw away the paint

300

Real real Barbadian Royalty - right down to the Bicycle

King Dyal

300
north point and moon town

St. Lucy

300

Pride and industry

Motto

400

dont tek a 6 fuh a 9

don't misunderstand a persons real intentions

400

the more you show off the more your faults are seen

de higher monkey climb de more yuh see 'e tail

400

Father of Independence

Errol Walton Barrow

400

the train line ends

Bathsheba St Joseph

400

Barbados' Tree

Bearded fig tree

500

eggs int got no right at rock stone dance

you should avoid situations which can be harmful to you

500

elegant accessories are inappropriate when used/ worn by those with no behaviour

gold teet dont suit hog mout

500

First Female Govenor General

Dame Nita Barrow

500

famous cave

Harisson Cave St. Thomas

500

Barbados' Islands

Culpepper island

Pelican island

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