cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Literally, “A cockroach never gets involved when hens fight”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkakɹʷoːt͡ʃ nʌ ˈbɪznɪs ɪna fɔʊ̯l faɪt/
• Hyphenation: cock‧roach‧nuh‧busi‧ness‧in‧na‧fowl‧fight

Proverb

cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight

1. mind your own business
   • [2001, Kathleen E. A. Monteith, Glen Richards, Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and Culture‎^[1] (in English), →ISBN, page 110:

     “The Caribbean proverb about the vulnerability of one species in relation to another, imaged in "Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight" or "Cockroach never right in front of fowl" […] ”]

See also

• mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow