"no kosi kaiman mama fosi yu abra liba" meaning in Sranan Tongo

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          "english": "As long as you haven't crossed the river, you shouldn't curse the caiman.",
          "ref": "1874, Willem Boekhoudt, Uit mijn verleden. Bijdrage tot de kennis van Suriname [From my past. Contribution to the knowledge of Suriname], Winschoten: J.D. van der Veen, page 94",
          "text": "So langa joe no koti abra liba, joe no moe kosi kaiman.\n[Solanga yu no koti abra liba, yu no mu kosi kaiman.]",
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          "english": "If you want to cross the rivier, you shouldn't insult the mother of the caiman.",
          "ref": "1977, Albert Helman, editor, Cultureel mozaïek van Suriname. Bijdrage tot onderling begrip. [Cultural mosaic of Suriname. A contribution to mutual understanding.], Zutphen: De Walburg Pers, page 112",
          "text": "Ef joe wani kot' abra liba, joe no moe kosi kaiman mama.\n[Efu yu wani koti abra liba, yu no mu kosi kaiman mama.]",
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          "english": "Never curse the caiman's mother before you've crossed the river, yup, that's how the old people recite their proverbs.",
          "ref": "2003, Conjunto Pomos (lyrics and music), “No Kosi Kaiman”, in Kula Man",
          "text": "Noiti no kosi kaiman mama fosi yu abra liba, a so den bigisma koti den odo, ya.",
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          "english": "Hey Selecta, my grandmother always taught me: \"don't curse the caiman before crossing the river, boy.\"",
          "ref": "2011, Selectabeats, Kayente (lyrics and music), “Djoegoe Djoegoe”",
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        "don't insult people who might hurt your interests; don't self-sabotage; don't count your chickens before they're hatched"
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          "don't count your chickens before they're hatched",
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          "english": "don't curse the caiman before you've crossed the river",
          "word": "no kosi kaiman fosi yu abra liba"
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      "ipa": "/no ˈko.s(i) ˈkai̯.maŋ mːa ˈfo.s‿i ˈa.bɾa ˈli.ba/"
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  "word": "no kosi kaiman mama fosi yu abra liba"
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          "english": "As long as you haven't crossed the river, you shouldn't curse the caiman.",
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          "text": "Ef joe wani kot' abra liba, joe no moe kosi kaiman mama.\n[Efu yu wani koti abra liba, yu no mu kosi kaiman mama.]",
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      "ipa": "/no ˈko.s(i) ˈkai̯.maŋ mːa ˈfo.s‿i ˈa.bɾa ˈli.ba/"
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    {
      "english": "don't curse the caiman before you've crossed the river",
      "word": "no kosi kaiman fosi yu abra liba"
    }
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  "word": "no kosi kaiman mama fosi yu abra liba"
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