Bravo Donzman! Marakwa na ndi Igbo si na,

Ikpe mara eziokwu na aka azu diya
If truth is found to be guilty, then there must have been bribery somewhere

Okuko nti ike na anu ihe n'ite ofe
A sturborn chicken is always humbled inside the pot of soup

Sweet cutie kedu ebe ino?

Thanks youngies and cutie!It's actually refreshing to be able to swap and read truly informing and educative proverbs with you.Anyways my little confession is that i'm not Igbo though i have chased and lusted after many a Ada,Nkechi,Chinwe who all have painstakingly taught me a little Igbo here and there.Anyways i hope this little burden that has finally come off my chest would not lead to my sanction on this thread!
However for you youngies
oke aha a na-etu dibia na akari ihe o na-agbata na afa -the ostentatious praise names with which the native doctor is eulogized are greater than the compensation he receives from his divination
And cutie~

onye bu ehi n’isi anaghi eji ukwu achu ukpara -a person carrying an elephant on his head does not pursue grasshoppers with his feet.

lewa:

Thanks youngies and cutie!It's actually refreshing to be able to swap and read truly informing and educative proverbs with you.Anyways my little confession is that i'm not Igbo though i have chased and lusted after many a Ada,Nkechi,Chinwe who all have painstakingly taught me a little Igbo here and there.Anyways i hope this little burden that has finally come off my chest would not lead to my sanction on this thread!
However for you youngies
oke aha a na-etu dibia na akari ihe o na-agbata na afa -the ostentatious praise names with which the native doctor is eulogized are greater than the compensation he receives from his divination
And cutie~

onye bu ehi n’isi anaghi eji ukwu achu ukpara -a person carrying an elephant on his head does not pursue grasshoppers with his feet.

@ Lewa
your words are appreciated. thanks for the compliments

And guess what? the proverb you wrote to me was exactly the one i wanted to state down

lets say you read my mind, and you read it well

BTW thanks for the contribution, don't be a stranger. Always pay a visit here from time to time cos you're doing great to be an un-igbo (dictionary please )

@ Donzman
i salute ooh. nice proverbs

youngies:

Sweet cutie kedu ebe ino?

Youngies hun, anô m right here

so cheta kwa na ndi igbo siri na

ekwue ma anughi mere nwata, mana afu ma ekwughi mere ôkenye
hearing but keeping deaf ears ruins the kid, but seeing and keeping shut (not taking actions) ruins the adult/elder

ajughi aju were eri na ebute aghaghi agha were anwu
eating without asking leads to dying without being sick/ill

ebe ndu di ka nchekwube na-adi
when there is life, there is hope

youngies please be back soon ooh, don't run away ok?

anaghi akwo aka etiri okuko aki
you don't wash your hands to crack kernels for a fowl

nwata gbere igbe we ta m aru,mu egbere igbe we tagwara

If a child crawls towards me and bites me,I'll also crawl over and bite back

babyosisi:

nwata gbere igbe we ta m aru,mu egbere igbe we tagwara

If a child crawls towards me and bites me,I'll also crawl over and bite back

i really love that one, it makes me laugh too

Ok I got some courtesy of Oliver De Coque - Star United :

Ele be agba, ele be ony n'ekwu ya - When you listen to the word, then you begin to look at the person speaking it
Ele be mmanwu, ewe le be onye n'eti ya eti - When you see what the masquerade is doing, then you begin to ask who is behind the mask!

Agadi nwanyi kaba nka, odi ka ejighi aku n'uya - When a woman begin to age, it begins to look as if she was married with wealth!

Ele be onu okenye, odi ka ojighi nu ala - When you look at the mouth of an elder, it looks as if he/she didn't use the same mouth to drink from the mother's breasts.

Nwata malu kwo aka, oso okenye rie ihe - If a child remembers to wash his hands, he'll eat with the elders!

Adi abuo gba izu, nwanyi buru onye ato - If two men come for a meeting, let a woman be the third!

Ngwere riri enu oji, abughi zi nwa - The lizard that climbs the iroko tree, is no longer a child



Oriental Brothers:

Onye bialu uwa, o bialu ileghari anya? - He that came to this world, did he come for sightseeing? No!

Controversial --> Ala ebe nwanyi nwe onu di ya, ala ahu efuola - The land where the wife speaks for the husband, that land is lost!

@ youngies, you're being missed here ooh


ofu mkpisi aka ruta mmanu, o zue mkpisi aka nile
when one finger gets palm oil on it, it goes round to other fingers

ezê ônye agawalam bu nsi n' ôgôdô
the king that refuses to hearken to advice, has stains(shit) on his garment

nwa siri na nne ya agaghi aruhu ura, nya onwe ya aghi kwa arahu
a child that refuses the child to sleep, will not sleep either

Ilu bu ihe ndi igbo na eji okwu okwu meaning proverb is what the igbos' use while talking

Uka a akparakpa isi ka eji ekwe ya meaning discussed issues is shown by nodding the head

Ndi Igbo ekene m unu

Mmiri riri onye ka ya ogbu
Any water that drowns a person is deeper than that person

Aku fecha o daru awo
Termites after flying must perch for the frog to feed on


Oso mgbada bu na ugwu
The race of an antelope is at its best in a steepy hill

Cutie-ass agu nwanyi no shaking

Babyosisi, mmanwu na eti onwe ya ka i bu

It seems ndi Igbo are no longer in NL

Well I travelled to the village to see grandma and I am back in Abuja. Guess what I came back with,
~~ clears throat ~~

E ji m oji na mmaya ocha - Kola has come

Ndi be anyi ekene m unu - my people I greet you

Onye wetera oji wetera ndu _ise - he who brings kola brings life, _amen

O biara be onye abiagbuna ya, ka o nako mkpumkpu apu na ya na azu - He who visit a person should not be a stress to owner of the house, so that when he is leaving he not have hunch back.

Egbe bere ugo bere, nke si ibe ya ebela nku kwapu ya - let the hawk perch and eagle also, if any says the other should not perch, let the wing break apart!
~~ breaks kola ~~

hmmm nka bu oji ugo - This kola rocks!

~~ dips kola in uso-oji ~~

~~chewing kola ~~

~~shakes palm wine ~~

Cuite love don't allow me to finish this alone

@ youngies darling you have proved that igbo is your language

but hell will freeze ooh before i let you beat me on this so i guess we're stuck for life _{a joke for humorous minds ooh}

BTW i almost forgot to say nnô (welcome) from the village, hope your grandma is fine and sound , with that said

ônye ji ône n'ala, ji ônwe ya[/color]
he who hold someone down, is holding himself down (as well)

[color=#000099]diochi adighi akôcha ihe ô huru n'elu nkwu
a palm-wine-tapper doesn't "confess"/tell everything he saw on the palm-wine-tree

aka aja aja na-ebute ônu mmanu mmanu
ditrty hands/palms lead to oily mouth/lips

i will be back

cute-ass:


but hell will freeze ooh before i let you beat me on this so i guess we're stuck for life _{a joke for humorous minds ooh}

i will be back

I don't really mind if we're stuck for life. It is to my credit, lol

Ndi Igbo si na akpa akpa araru na ute
The Igbos says that if there is an accord, then we can sleep on the mat

Uka akpara akpa isi ka eji ekwe ya
An issue that already has been agreed on is always known by the nodding of the head

Ala adighi mma bu uru ndi nze
That there is trouble in the land is to the benefits of the elders

I wait your triumphant return again.

@Babyosoisi oke nwanyi where art thou?

Obu onye n'akpom
ano m ya nu.

Asi na agbisi gbaa otele ya amuru ako.
when an ant bites the buttocks,the buttocks will learn wisdom.

ntete n'ere oku,odi ka o na aha mmanu

When a cricket is burning,he would think that he's just producing oil

Oh thank God you are here

A si na ejighi anya oma aba uka mmuo nso
Our people says that one does not start joining a penticostal church without any problem

E jighi eyo acho ihe agba n'aka
You don't need mirror to see what is worn on the hand

Iwe nwanne adighi eru n'okpukpu
Anger caused by a brother does not reach the bones

@Cute-ass just to remind you that na

Agwo roro ibe ya abughizi nwa agwo
Any snake that swallows another is no longer a baby snake

Kwezue nu!

a si na agbisi gba otule o muru ako

nnenneigbo:

a si na agbisi gba otule o muru ako

hello dear, you have to translate too for the non-igbos lol

youngies:

I don't really mind if we're stuck for life. It is to my credit, lol

I wait your triumphant return again.

lol

well youngies, i see you're trying me, abi?? okay oo

ebe nwata esina puta, nya teta ura
the most important thing is not where the child comes out from in the morning, but the child waking up sound

mmadu anagi ahusi isi n'anya, na-ekpu
nobody sees blindness with their eyes and yet choose to be blind

na be ônye ujô ka a na-anô atugara aka mkpô mkpô be ônye dike
you stand in the house of the poor/less priviledged to point fingers towards the once known/shattered in pieces house of the late hero

ka chi fo nu, ndi be anyi

a na achu aja, ipke ana ama ndi ( as we sacrifice to the gods, the become guilty, or something like that anyway. you guys know what i mean. very difficult to translate some of these proverbs but unu na eme ofuma)

nwata kwo aka, osoro okenye ri e nri

ndi igbo si na anaghi eji ihe eji agba  na nti agba na anya.( you do not wear what is meant for the ears like an earring, in the eyes) if you disagree try it lol


my bad i can't translate at all at all

ooo ka chi boo

seti kwa alarmu gi lol

biko nu watch godinu egwu igbo a, egwu ndi wawa


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JSXPQJb3q8

for one reason or the other, i like "ogo bu chi onye", lol

A si n'o ahu dimkpa, ahu ogologo imi ya
When you see a man, you must behold his pointed nose

Ihu dimma adighi mma itu mbo
It is not proper to pinch a pretty face

Aku n'esi obi ike
Your wealth gives you confidence _{Oh I like this one.}

Oji ruo ulo okwuo ebe osi bia
When the kola reaches home, it will tell where it was coming from

Cutie-ass don't be scared.
O mu bu aka e kpuchi onwa  _{I'm the moon that cannot be covered by hands}  

My best Igbo proverb:

Ejiro amu eyi ashawo egwu 

@4Play
Please dear translate that for none Igbos to appreciate the richness of this rare proverb,

4 Play:

My best Igbo proverb:

Ejiro amu eyi ashawo egwu 

Ok, since you don't want translate this proverb, as the owner of this thread, I will translate it. It means,

You cannot scare a prostitute with your d!ck   

tufiakwa.
4play I've never heard that "proverb".
I'm sure you just made that one up

4 Play:

Ejiro amu eyi ashawo egwu

Cant stop laughing on this one ooo. Jesus anokwam gi naka o !


Anyway make I contribute:

Nwata kunue nna ya enu, ogodo awuchi ya anya.

Babayosisi I think the proverb is correct, I have heard some elderly people say it. There is another one similar to it,

O bughi nani ashawo ma na ikpu bu ego

Pls someone help me translate this one

let me help you dear,

youngies:


O bughi nani ashawo ma na ikpu bu ego

Please someone help me translate this one

its not only the "prostitute" that knows that "down there(need i mention)" is money

Alas!

My sweet cutie is here

Cutie dear your translation is perfect. I hereby declare you as the "Lolo ndi Igbo na Nairaland