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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:10pm On Mar 18, 2008
lai-lai o nweghi ike inyu nu  cool
youngies gara nzuko ndi igbo na abuja  cheesy Echebobo na eri akpu na pora kourt  cheesy mortiple ka m na amaghi ije ya ugbua  undecided

@topic,onye ajuju anaghi efu uzo.
he who always inquires/asks gets the right info
             onye amaghi,ibe ezi ya
if one don't know,his kismen would teach him
            were ire gi guo eze gi onu   grin
heehe,omo calculate well jare !look before you leap
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 7:31pm On Mar 18, 2008
Ada ndi Igbo ji eje mba! Ome n'uko!

Igbo bu Igbo, oburu na unu anughi olu m wee rue izu uka n'abia, biko gbaanu Ista nke oma. Ndewo nu kiss kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 2:55pm On Mar 19, 2008
Kashif:

Hmmmm,

A choro m ikwenye na oku a dara ibube; obughi onyunyu ka O nyuru, undecided
Oku a apughi inyu anyu maka na

Achoo ahu anaghi ako n'akpa nwa dibia
The medicine man's bag is never empty.

Mana marakwa na

O buru na mmadu arachawa ofe oku ka o siri di oke uto, afo akaa ya
If you continue licking hot soup by how delicious it is, your stomach will get used up  grin


Kashif:

Ada ndi Igbo ji eje mba! Ome n'uko!
I 2nd that. Enwere usoro ada abuo n'ala Igbo. Nke mbu bu Ada Eje Mba, nke abuo bu Ada Eji Eje Mba.

Kashif:

Igbo bu Igbo, oburu na unu anughi olu m wee rue izu uka n'abia, biko gbaanu Ista nke oma. Ndewo nu kiss kiss
O di ka I choola ila ulo? O buru otu a, kelesia ndi ulo ooo. I nula?


Ekpere maka Isita
Ihe kere mmadu, Ihe kere uwa, Olisa puru ime ihe niile, Onye noduru n'elu wee na-eletazu uwa niile anya, otuto diri gi na I mere ka anyi wee di ndu site na januwari wee rue maachi a. Ahu isike na aku na uba bu ihe anyi na-ario gi. Iseeeeee!!!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:22pm On Mar 19, 2008
Amen ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Ka ike gbawara ili belie na ndu anyi nile.Amen

@echelon,Youngies,Mortiple,kashiff na onye o bula,emume Isita oma nu kiss onte na eri na anwu mmai na osikapa,ya chetakwa ndi na enweghi ka ora/oha ha.lets all kee udo na ihunanya Isita with all noketere anyi.

@topic,ajughi aju rie butere a riaghi aria nwuo.
eating without asking/carelessly brings dying carelessly/without any disease.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Uche2nna(m): 7:24pm On Mar 19, 2008
Aka aja aja na ebute onu mmanu mmanu ( i hope i am making sense undecided)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nina4eva(f): 7:30pm On Mar 19, 2008
Yes u made sense.

Were ututu chuo ewu oji, maka abali ruo i gaghi ahu ya ngwa
( make hays while the sun shines)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by jookco(m): 8:49pm On Mar 19, 2008
The king have come direct from Old Bende the main Igbo, Osukwanu,

Awo adighi agba oso ehihie na efu, a tod does not run in vain in the afternoon

Ahia na azu ngwangwa mobu osiso na ala osiso, a market that trade in early closes early,

Adighi eji enyo ele ihe agbanaka,you don't use mirror to see what you have in your hand,

Ochi Abu Uto, laughter is not love

Onwuama eze, death don't recognise kings

I'm comming back let me have a break, i have 3,000 proverbs left
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:38pm On Mar 19, 2008
lol
unu agbaliala mana the rule of the game bu onye tuo,ya kowa na oyinbo cheesy reason:ka ndi na amaghi were nwe ike i ghotanu kpam kpam.
udo di nu.

@topic,ezuko nuo amiri,o gba ofufu
there is strenght in unity
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Uche2nna(m): 9:55pm On Mar 19, 2008
Oke soro ngwere maa mmiri, oko ngwere, ogahi oko oke

    (A rat that joins a lizard in a swimming spree would still be suffering from pneumonia long after the lizard has dried and tanned up. Bottomline : Know your capabilities and limitations)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:06pm On Mar 19, 2008
lol.
Mberede nyiri dike mana Mberede ka eji ama Dike
being prepared for eventualities makes a man great !
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Uche2nna(m): 4:54am On Mar 20, 2008
Oke anwa kwa na anwa takaa akpa nwa dibia . Nwa dibia anwa kwa na anwa buwe oke onu.

( The native doctor shold not starve the rat in his shrine just as the rat is not expected to eat up the native doctor's bag Bottom line : Live and let live)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 11:44am On Mar 20, 2008
Hmmm umu Igbo. Obi bu m noo paulina paulina mgbe m biara na nzuko anyi wee hu ka atumatu na-abia n'ikem n'ikem. M wee mara n'ezie na ihe agu ji eme ire di ya na mbo. Oburu na agwo emeghi ihe oji buru agwo, ewere ya kee nku!

Achorom ikpe ekpere ka Olisa bi n'elu ogodo ya n'emetu ala wee gozie anyi nile n'emume isita a, ya na oganiru anyi,

Ihe anyi huru gbawa oso agaghi achukwute anyi ooooo tongue

Chukwu ekwela ka ndi anyi bu uzo gbawa oso si anyi "biawazikwa o"

Nwanyi di ime agaghi agbakari anyi n'oso

Aha anyi aburula "Iruka" abuzikwaghi "Azuka"

Ihe anyi ga eri bia mana nke g'eri anyi abiala oooooo


Ajuola m ajuju a na mbu mana onweghi aziza m nwetara:

Obu ntapi bekee k'obu nkowa bekee ka anyi choro n'ilu? Iji maa atu, lee ilu a:

Ilu: Akwa okuko tiwaa aki, ihere emee nkume

Ntapi Bekee: If the egg breaks palm kernel, the stone should be ashamed

Nkowa Bekee: When a feat is achieved by the least expected, the expected should be ashamed.

Udo diri umu Igbo nile kiss

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 1:12pm On Mar 20, 2008
Iseeeeee!
Ekpere niile bere na Amin
All prayers end in Amen

Ihe a choro bu ntapi ya na bekee, o bughi nkowa ihe ilu ahu putara. i.e. translation not explanation
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:15pm On Mar 20, 2008
. . . udo di ooooo  cool
threadia a togbugo m.Ilu ndia kpu oku na onu.  cheesy

@topic:achuo aja ma ahughi udele,a mara na ihe mere na ala muo
when a sacrifice is done and there is no vulture around,then all is not well in the spirit world.

   ana achu aja,ikpe ana ama ndi mmuo
we do our best and leave the rest for the gods/spirits nka a burozi translation  tongue o kweghim ntranslate biko
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Uche2nna(m): 9:06pm On Mar 20, 2008
Nti ga anu ihe, anaghi aha ka okpu ata.

(A big ear does not mean an attentive ear)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:29pm On Mar 20, 2008
Agadi nwanyi anaghi aka nga na egwu o mara agba
you dont get too old for things you are good/perfect at

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 2:55pm On Mar 21, 2008
although i be yoruba, i go try small

chukwuemeka agbakari ka di la ego o le takaa akpa abali aka ndi igbo

Meaning: If you no sabi a language, copy and paste what others are saying because all join
Bottomline: Dont always be left out
lol I love you all
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:55pm On Mar 22, 2008
lmao
Web we rove you too. cheesy

@topic,aka nri kwo aka ekpe,aka ekpe akwocha aka nri
when the right hand clean the left hand,the left hand wud also clean the right hand
lol;we all need each other.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by oziomatv(m): 8:19pm On Mar 22, 2008
@webdezzi
Asi na obiara nga onye abiagbula ya ma ya lawakwa aka mkpu afukwala ya.
We welcome you my inlaw wish to hear from you again.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 8:00pm On Mar 23, 2008
ifyalways:

we all need each other.

I think i like that

shey u go teach me ur language, i like it plenty plenty
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 3:41pm On Mar 24, 2008
A na-agwa odo anya anaghi etinye ya ose
When an eye ointment is being prepared, pepper is not an ingredient
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:15pm On Mar 24, 2008
Ana agwo ibi,o na eto afo grin
lol i dont know the meaning ooooh

@web,uw.i wud teach you,kilo e wa si ibi sef? grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by oziomatv(m): 6:52pm On Mar 24, 2008
echelon:

A na-agwa odo anya anaghi etinye ya ose
When an eye ointment is being prepared, pepper is not an ingredient

Let me get you right,
Adighi e tinye ose ebe ana agwo ogwu anya odo
When an eye ointment is being prepared, pepper is not an ingredient
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by oziomatv(m): 6:53pm On Mar 24, 2008
Ify kedu?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:48pm On Mar 24, 2008
lol
Ozioma ihe i dere na nke Echelon dere bu otu ihe.nke echelon dika igbo izugbe,nke gi olumba or vice versa.

@topic anaghi agwa ochi nti na agha esula
the deaf man need not to be told that there is war
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Makavelis(m): 8:11pm On Mar 24, 2008
okwa ewu ka ebelu isi ti nye na oku,
nkita were na agba gha ri
emecha ebe lu kwu o nkita isi
ti nye kwu o na oku,
ewu were na si nkita ntooo
oburu onye ozo kita ina agba gha ri

ha ha ha i love ma people
somebody else should translate this not me

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 4:06pm On Mar 25, 2008
kilo mu mi wa si bi

I just got this delta girl am in love with, Ifeoma by name n i think she's everything so i love to know the basics of the language

when i mean basics, i mean words like

How much will you give me to sell this guys standing right here

Just kidding,
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:37pm On Mar 25, 2008
@web,you think? big grammer,strong words ! cheesy
ok,when you see her tell her"aguru na agu m" + " e nweghi m ego" grin lol
just copy and paste straight to her phone,ok? tongue

@topic,nke anyi bu nke anyi,nke m bu nke m
there is a thin line btw "ours" and "mine"
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:01pm On Mar 27, 2008
Let me digress a bit to post this great poem. It's dedicated to the Ohafia people - the most belligerent in Igboland.

Eze agbara agbaa egwu (The King of Spirits danced)
Gbaa egwu, gbaa egwu.( Danced, danced.)
Egwu mmuo(Spirit dance)
Egwu dike(Dance of the Brave)
Okorobia oma di ndu (The living handsome young man)
Abuba ugo di ya n'isi (Eagle feather is on his head)
Na-efeghari n'ikuku. (Blowing in the wind)
Onu di ya n'obi (His heart is full of joy) “Onu” the n is dotted on top
Uri di ya n'onu. (Song is on his lips)
Nkwa di ya n'ukwu. (Dance is on his legs)
Dike mara mma nwoke (The brave handsome man)
Ka o bu. (He is)
Akirika di na mmadu (A tough human being)
Agbara ojoo (Bad Spirit)
Ebube agu (Leopard's glory)
Oke osisi (The great tree)
Oke mgborogwu (The great root)
Dimkpa asato (Eight able bodied men)
N'otu mgbe ahu (In one body)
Ya ewere olu ike (With a powerful voice)
Olu oma na-ede ka une (Beautiful voice that sounds like harp)
Wee kpokuo Chukwu (He called on God)
Na agbara ala anyi niile; (And all the spirits of our land)
Ma agbara ukwu (Including the big spirits)
Ma agbara nta (And the small ones)
Wee nye ha oji (And gave them Kolanut)
Tusakwara ha mmai (And libated palmwine)
Too ha ezi otuto (And gave them great praises)
Tuokwa ha aha oma (And called them by beautiful praise names)
Di iche iche (Various)
Di uto na nti (Sweet to the ears)
Maka agha ha soro anyi luo (Due to their assistance to us in war)
Anyi wee were abuba ugo lota. (And we came back with eagle feathers)
O buliekwa otu oke okuko ocha (And he raised a white cockerel)
O nwu n'aka (Held in his hand)
Tie ya n'ala (And hit it on the ground)
Tie ya n'ala (Hit it on the ground)
Kpokuo chi ya (And beckoned hid god)
Ma were mma choo ya mma (And decorated it with a knife)
Wee fesa obara ya n'ala. (And sprinkled the blood on the ground)
Nzu na odo ka o werekwara (He also took Chalk and “odo”)
Tusa n'agwuisi ya (And sprinkled his spirit head)
Na n'agbara ikenga ya (And his Ikenga spirit) (Ikenga is a staff of authority)
Wee nuria (And rejoiced) the n here is dotted
Wee gbaa egwu, gbaa egwu (And danced and danced)
Gbaa egwu ka mmuo (And danced like a spirit)
Egwu okorobia (A youg man’s dance)
Egwu onu (Dance of Joy)
Egwu dike. (Dance of the brave)

writer unknown
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 12:28pm On Mar 27, 2008
Echelon, your translation wit is earth-breaking! Ihe onye na-eme ka ekwe n'akpo ya! I bu dike a na-abo ogwu n'anya! I bu onye ikenga, Azu eru ala wink cool
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:57pm On Mar 27, 2008
I was not the translator, though I proof read it.  cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:01pm On Mar 27, 2008
Echelon i di egwu.dike na okwu igbo. cool
igbo si na ahu dimkpa,ahu ogologo imi ya,jide ka i ji dike

@topic. . .isi kote ebu,o gba ya

youngies na mortiple udo o dikwa?

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