Traditional Jamaican proverb · taught in Trelawny and Clarendon
Wan-wan koko ful baskit.
One coco at a time fills the basket.
Success comes gradually; be patient and consistent — the training mindset of every Trelawny farmer and sprinter.
single-clause indicative, reduplication
Two halves by rhythm rather than by grammar: the doubled one-one leans forward, and ful baskit closes on the same k sound that coco opened with.
This one is taught in Trelawny and Clarendon.
The grammatical categories this description uses — clause type, mood, and the sound patterning noted where it carries the proverb — follow Unseth's framework for describing a proverb rather than only translating it.
The proverb is folk material. The description of how it is put together follows the framework in the work above; the translation and the commentary are mine.
Hear it, and collect the rest →