Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,200,808 members, 7,976,035 topics. Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 06:05 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Culture / Igbos come show your proverbs skills (287617 Views)
Nigeria Pidgin Proverbs & Their Meanings / Igbos come show your proverbs skills - (Part 2) / Yorubás come show your proverbs skills (2) (3) (4)
(1) (2) (3) ... (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) ... (101) (Reply) (Go Down)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 6:03pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
onye nyara Anyinya anya ukwu na awu oso n'uzo adighi mma ga enwete onwe ya ma kwusikwa n'uzo ihere. he who rides the horse of greed at a gallop will pull it up at the door of shame @ moondust: @Moondust, bring it on |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 6:14pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
@cute-ass where are you ? haba! @youngies where are you guys now? i hu okenye ka o na agbago olu n' eri utara akpu,o bughi maka uto ya kama na makana ochoghi ka ofe gu sa ya na-akwa. when you see an elder bending his neck while eating fufu,its not because of its sweetness but because he doesnt want the soup to touch his cloth. (an elder makes peace not because he can't make trouble but for peace to prevail) 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 6:33pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Oti igba ga enwe anya asaa! a master drummer must have 7 eyes mee ihe n'oge ya ka udo were soro ya do a thing at its time and peace follows |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:06pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
@me-zainab You have shown that you can hold your own any day, but ije ka tere aka waiting to see how long you will last, lol Adighi eji ogwu nkiti agwo oria ahubeghi mbu A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with everyday (herbs) medicine. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by diamondd(f): 3:02pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
youngies i'm here so where do we start |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 3:48pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
Look at all these trespassers . . YOUNGIES, MOONDUST, WHO ELSE? Anyways you guys better acknowledge oo Agwô otu ônye huru na-aghô eke A snake seen by one man could turn into a python (lies) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:53pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
diamondd: Go through the thread and read carefully. Ask questions on words, phrases etc. Let's take it from there. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 3:58pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
ok youngies, Agu anaghi agwa uwa na obu agu a Tiger does not have to proclaim its Tigritude ma umu Agu enweghi onye ga ako akuko nta ha mere mgbe ochie , ndi mmadu ka ga n'eto dinta. until lions have their own historian tales of the hunt,the people will always glorify the hunter. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:02pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
me-zainab: Dearie i'm right here oo, forgive my absence please Ihe agwô muru aghaghi ito ogologo Anything born of the snake, is very very likely to be long |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:03pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
Onye akpakwana nwa agu aka n'odu, ma odi ndu ma onwuru anwu None dare touch the tail of a lion whether it alive or dead Me-zainab take note |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by lilian777(f): 4:23pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
hello! kedu ndi no eba a?! Ilu unu di cha mma! Ndi igbo siri na ana ekwu okwu na mkpo ya , nwoke ma ihe biazia tiwaa ya words are spoken with thier shells,let a wise man come and shuck them. having a good discussion is like having riches ezigbo nkata di ka ezigbo aku na uba. enweghi amamihe jikariri abali na oji lack of knowlwdge is darker than night. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:32pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
Adighi eti nwata ihe ubochi owufuru mmanu, mana obu ubochi owufuru ogiri akwu A child is not flogged the day he throws away palm oil, it is the day he throws the liquid waste from the oil that he receives the cane. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:54pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
@ lillian777 I salute oo, I can see you mean business I'll be back sha |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 5:08pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
cute-ass: Hey cute ass wassup? U guys better brace urselves because I'll show no mercy this time Ahapu nwa ite ogbo nyuo oku If u leave the pot, it quenches th fire |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:09pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
Cutie Keep on going on and off like former NEPA |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 5:11pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
@ youngies how u dey? enweta beghi kwa m okpu ichie m @ all Power just went out so I'm off. c y'all 2moro |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:29pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
Ezi nwokem moondust Ndi ichie si ka m gwa gi na ituchabeghi utu gi n'ile. Obu mmasi m ka ekpubegi okpu ichei gi oo |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by diamondd(f): 7:29pm On Jun 27, 2007 |
youngies how many do i have to read thats a bad way to learn you just tell me some words and i'll go from there but post it on my thread so i dunt have to disorient this thread. thnks |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 9:02am On Jun 28, 2007 |
moondust: Dearie I'm fine oo, i wonder whats happening these days, when you're on, I'm off and vice versa. We got to diminish that problem ASAP *clears throat* Ndi igbo siri na ô ônye di ndu kôrô akukô agha Only a lving person, will get to give the details of the war I'm waiting |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 12:00pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
@ youngies Okwa eto uto ogiri n'ofe o si be isi when you praise the sweetness of the farmented melon in soup, it starts smelling ngwa nu, anyi ga -ama onye ike ga-agwu. ochu okuko nwe ada,nwa okuko na nwe nwe oso He that chases the fowl will fall down while the fowl continues in its flee. @diamondd Uzu na amaghi akpu ogene lee egbe anya n'odu The blacksmith that doesn't know how to mould a gong should look at the tail of the kite. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 12:36pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
@ cute-ass Nnoo. O tee la |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:44pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
diamondd: I have since started the lesson (Igbo mbu) for you in your thread |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:48pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
me-zainab: Onye tetra ura n'ututu, okuku chubaya oso, gbabakwa oso n'ihi na omaghi na oji abali nwe puo eze He who wakes in the morning and finds himself being pursued by a chicken, should run for his life for who knows whether the chicken grew teeth overnight. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:53pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
Cutie hun, You have got another chance to assert yourself, or . . . @me-zainab Ukwa dara ubochi oriri, adaghizi n'oge The breadfruit which chooses to fall on the day of festivity has not fallen early enough. 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Makamiyaki(m): 1:23pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
hey peepz wats up here? I'm Igbo, but I can't speak. can someone teach me? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 1:39pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
YO FOLKZ! Wat's cooking up in here? ututu oma nu o!!! youngies: O di ka unu na anwa m! Kedu nke bu kwa utu.? Biko nu kwanyere nu dimkpa ugwu diri ya tupu owere ya n'ike!( nke a abughi kwa ilu) maka adi ama ama Onitsha gwara Obosi!!! Onye onye- ara gburu nna ya, o fu mechanic o waa He whose father was killed by a madman, flees at the sight of a mechanic cute-ass: Cutesy whuddup? I noticed that 2. Perhaps its the different time zones that's the issue. I think we're like 6hrs ahead or behind u guys. but the good thing is u're online now. so How u dey? Thanks for sending the mail o! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Hugoboi(m): 1:41pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
Onye onye- ara gburu nna ya, o fu mechanic o waa LMAO |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 2:17pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
Amamihe di ka akpa aji ewu, onye obula nya nke ya Wisdom is like a goat skin bag, every man carries his own. noro chim, aburo maka onye akwukwu no shaking is not for an epileptic "kwulu nu oto kelee eze" aburo maka onye ngwuro stand and hail the king is not for the cripple Echi di Ime, ama ihe o ga amu Tomorrow is pregnant none knows what it will give birth to. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 2:18pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
moondust: On the contrary, we're just one hr ahead of you guys . just that i've been kinda busy with work and on tuesday when i was opportuned to be here, the internet line in town was being worked on, so i was handicapped sort of! And yes oo, its a good thing we're both online now but i have to dissappear for an hr and half or so, hope you're online then, but if not, we'll catch up tomorrow Cos tomorrow i'll be online the whole evening And about the mail, i apologise, i know you were just being sarcastic - - - but i'll make it up |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 2:34pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
okie dokie, then! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 2:53pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
@ youngies Uta adighiri gi nwanne m! You are not to blame ,my brother . Mgbe onye ji tete bu ututu ya. Whenever one wakes is her morning besides, a ga na achu aja ka ikpe na- ama ndi mmuo. sacrifices will be made so that the spirits will be blamed |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 2:55pm On Jun 28, 2007 |
Egbe bere ,ugo bere.Nke si ibe ya ebela,nku kuu kwaa ya Let the Kite fly,let the eagle fly, The one that says the other shouldn't fly,should lose it's wings. Youngies, note that |
(1) (2) (3) ... (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) ... (101) (Reply)
African Weddings From All Over! / Animals Names In Yoruba And Their English Meaning / Keggites Members : Introduce Yourself & Ilya
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 37 |