yu kan kibri yu granmama, ma yu no kan kibri en kosokoso
التعريفات والمعاني
== Sranan Tongo ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, "you can hide your grandmother, but you can't hide her coughing".
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ju kan kibɾi ju ɡɾanmːa ma ju no kan kibɾi en kosokoso/, [ju ka̠n cibɾi ju ɡɾa̠mmːa̠ ma̠ ju nʊ̞ ka̠n cibɾi ɪ̞n kʊ̞sʊ̞kʊ̞sʊ̞], [ju kɑ̟n t͡ʃibɾi ju ɡɾɑ̟mmːɑ̟ mɑ̟ ju nɔ̝ kɑ̟n t͡ʃibɾi e̝n kɔ̝sɔ̝kɔ̝sɔ̝]
=== Proverb ===
yu kan kibri yu granmama, ma yu no kan kibri en kosokoso
a lie has no legs (you can't get away with a lie; the truth will always come out)