Meaning
'One one coco full basket' — the basket is filled one coco at a time, and so, little by little, the task gets done. It counsels patience and steady effort, teaching that big results come from small, consistent steps, and that no single small contribution is wasted. Drawn from the plain work of gathering coco (the ground provision) one root at a time until the basket is full, it is a gentle encouragement to keep at a thing bit by bit, trusting that the small pieces add up in the end.
Examples
-
Nuh rush di work; one one coco full basket.
Don't rush the work; little by little it gets done.
-
Wi a build di house bit by bit — one one coco full basket.
We're building the house bit by bit — steadily it comes together.
-
Study a likkle each day. One one coco full basket.
Study a little each day. Small steps fill the basket.
Origin
From farm life: 'coco' is a starchy root vegetable, and a basket is filled one root at a time. The doubled 'one one' means 'one by one' in Patois.
How it’s used
An encouragement toward patience and persistence, close in meaning to 'every mikkle mek a mukkle'.