Meaning
Ripe — a fruit ready to eat, soft and sweet; and figuratively a matter come to its due moment. The proverb 'when ripe fruit ready, it mus drop' says what is ready will happen in its own time — inevitability and readiness. Of a person, 'ripe' can also mean cheeky or forward before one's age.
Examples
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Di mango ripe now, pick it.
The mango is ripe now — pick it.
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When ripe fruit ready, it mus drop.
When ripe fruit is ready, it must fall.
A proverb on inevitability.
Origin
From English 'ripe'. See [[when-ripe-fruit-ready-it-mus-drop]].
How it’s used
Ready/ripe (fruit or a situation); of a person, cheeky beyond one's age.