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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Mortiple(m): 5:15pm On Mar 28, 2008 |
Ify Nneoma, birikwe o! Asi na obu mere mere mere nadighi ekwe umu nwanyi gba aji-onu (afu-onu) (Over labouring is responsible for women's inability to grow beard like their men counterparts). Nsogbu adighi. Abatalam na ogba (court). Ndebe edebere dike adighi mma, ewepu dike, obodo ajuo oyi (many do not appreciate the existence of the village warrior, yet his eventual demise has turn the village into a sleepy one)! Orimiri atala, ma azu anwu la! Deme deme! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:53pm On Mar 28, 2008 |
Ok,o foro Youngies . . . ezuo ka aha eri udele,a totue ngiga @topic . . .kama ite mmanya ga ebutere enyi na enyi esemokwu,ya kuwa. the pot of palm wine that wud bring quarrel btw 2 friends should better break |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 9:17am On Mar 29, 2008 |
bravo Ify, I sent the stuff to her fone number and she loved it ![]() maybe you need to give me more of such |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:11pm On Mar 29, 2008 |
@web "a huru m gi na anya" + " a choro m ilu gi" dude you are OYO oooh ![]() @topic,a tufue aziza na abali,mgbe chi boro a chowa ya if the broomstick is thrown away in the night,in the morning,it wud be needed lol a dichaghim sure na atutara m ilu a ![]() onye zakoo,ya kpoo he who sweeps and gathers dirt should also throw it away ka abia,ka abia mere mbe o pughi nku(wings) a dighikwa m sure of ilu nke a too ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:24pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
ifyalways: Youngies n'ihe na eme - Mkpakara ga ama ozo, mana ozo ga ala Trying times for Youngies - the trap might catch the gorilla, but he must eventually get home ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:29pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Ify thanks for holding forth ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:18pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
youngies: Nwanna, I hope all is well |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:22pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
All is well, everything is under control ![]() Ewelo ife n'eme (Onitsha brand) - nothing dey happen |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:26pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Ekene diilu chukwu maka na O nweghi ihe akika puru ime okwute There is nothing termites can do to a stone |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:31pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Word!!! Echelon Egbe ana agba igwe bu nsi-egbe ka ana ala n'iyi The gun that is being shot at the sky is a waste of gun powder |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:51pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Yo, i makwa na-asi na Agwo na-atu mbe, eze ga-agwu ya n'onu A snake that is bitting a tortoise will eventually loose its teeth |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:56pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Moreso, because na Agwo turu mbe, turu okpokoro The snake that bites the tortoise is wasting time on a hard shell |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:16pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
I marozi na asi na Ohia juru gi nku bu onu ka o zere gi A bush that denies you of firewood is only being lenient to your neck |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:20pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Yes I know, and I also know that na Mmiri riri onye ka ya ogbu The river that drowns a man is deeper than that man |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by 3viso(m): 5:27pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Okwa anu nkanka mpi ka ibu nwa eze adighi efu na mba A prince never get lost in a strange land |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by 3viso(m): 5:28pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Utara mmiri na eme ala ncha drop of rain that dig ground |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:32pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
3viso: Mana ebe ana akuziri nwa eze ihe, ka nwa ohu na amuta ihe When the prince is being taught, the servant learns also |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:34pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
3viso:This is better experienced than narrated ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:35pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
True talk ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by 3viso(m): 5:45pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
oke nduri na achu enwe oso A strong bird that chase away monkeys |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by 3viso(m): 5:47pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
ofu nkpuru ukpo na ekwe ofe I can't get this in english |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by 3viso(m): 5:53pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Akwuna na kawa nka ma olutaghi di ya asi na ogbu mmiri na mege ya. if a prostitute is getting old without getting married she will claim that water spirits are disturbing her. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by 3viso(m): 5:57pm On Mar 31, 2008 |
Ndi ba anyi ka odiba nu otua, asi ubochi nta ka anyi chuo na owere nchi. Ka m je na ROMANCE thread mara ma mga agba aka ahia. Mara ma umu akwuna ofe mmanu ma ha putara tata. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:44am On Apr 01, 2008 |
lmao. Youngies deeje.mberede ka eji ama dike ![]() gi na Echelon e bidola iji ilu e mere m iyanga. ![]() @Topic,ogbu opi ga ehicha imi he who blows the flute wud also wipe/clean his nose Bottomline:he who works hard,enjoys ! arua na anwu,eri e na ndo toil at noon,enjoy at dawn onye gba oso,o racha oroma work hard . . . .enjoy |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 8:40am On Apr 02, 2008 |
@Ify, I am really touched by the way you have always kept this thread alive ![]() ![]() ![]() Amaghi m ka o ji wee buru ubochi nta m ka mgbada ji ari elu. Oge obula Echelon na Youngie na-aso mpi ilu, A gaghi m ano ya ![]() ![]() ![]() Ka osina di, ka m dibe maka na nkita si onye o turu ahia ute weletara ya ego ya maka na idina n'ala amarala ya ahu The dog is reversing the purchase order he placed for a mat because he has gotten used to lying on bare floor Ify, biko marakwa udi ntuzi I na-enye oyi anyi choro imuta asusu anyi tupu I tinye ya na nsogbu ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() @Echelon, I makwa na 'Stock Market Tips For Nigerians' na nairaland apuola? Eji m n'aka na I ma ebe ha no ugbua? Oburu na I maghi, mee ka m mara. Udo diri umu Igbo. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:55am On Apr 02, 2008 |
Ya Kashif, ama m. I've seen the new addy don't really know why they had to move it |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 10:59am On Apr 02, 2008 |
Poor moderation and inability to post analysis pictures. Please all, sorry for this digression. Unu egbukwala m biko ! ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:33am On Apr 02, 2008 |
Kashiff deeje.! ama kwam ebe ndi stock ahu gara ugbua.hehe,esonyekwara m ya unyahu. . .ana m amu sha,o nweghi ihe m ma ebe ahu(stocks buying).N'ezie okwu,onye nwe ala a na eche na obuzi obere arusi,heheeeeeeeeeeee ochi ka m na achi ya n'ihi na o maghi na promotion na ngozi bu nani n'aka Chukwu ka o si abia.i hope na iwe ya agaghi ewe Chukwu. . . .ebe ahu ka o ga ahu nke toro biati. ![]() Onye choro igba enyi ya nwayi TT bia sim tinyere ya onu. .ihe onye cho ka o fu ![]() ![]() @Topic,nwata erughi eru wara ogodo,ikuku kue,o bara ya na ogodo ya tuba ohia. ![]() If a kid(not old enough to ) ties a wrapper,the breeze wud sweep both him and the wrapper into the bush Anaghi akwo aka etiri okuko aki you dont wash your hands to break kernels for the fowl/chicken |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 1:15pm On Apr 02, 2008 |
N'ezie, ngala buru uzo, odida e soro ya. A chukata nwa ogbenye, a chunye ya n'ala di mma. Ya mere, E chere m na ihe seun kara ime bu i kowara oha na eze ihe mere o jiri wee kwusi itunye ihe osise (pictures). Ejim n'aka na ihe kpatara ya bu maka uburu (storage) igwe komputa ya mana mmachi ahu n'enweghi nkowa gbagwojuru mmadu nile anya. Echeghi m na obu onye mpako kama, ufodu oge, O kpaa agwa dika eze-onye-agwana m. @topic Ogazi amaka mana ejighi ya ago mmuo The guinea fowl is beautiful but it is cannot be used to appease the gods |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:36pm On Apr 02, 2008 |
O di ka o maghi na Uche otu onye anaghi ezucha One person's wisdom is never enough i assume he was asked to rethink |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by techzone: 10:52am On Apr 03, 2008 |
Here is one: Were anya ihe chuwa ewu ojii - Start searching for a black goat while there is still day time. Once it is dark, , Meaning - Don't procrastinate. Do what you have to do when there is still time and opportunity left. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:54am On Apr 03, 2008 |
echelon:Eziokwu. . . . .i hope na odibeghi late ![]() anyuko amiri onu,o gba ofufu there is strenght in unity ozokwa otu onye anaghi emeri oha one person can never stand/win a crowd |
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