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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 12:14pm On Apr 03, 2008 |
Ochu nwa okuko nwe ada; nwa okuko nwe mnwe mnwe oso ![]() Ify, Echelon, Youngies, et all, biko tapia nu o |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:26pm On Apr 03, 2008 |
Kashiff,onye zakoo,ya kpoo ![]() he who sweeps should also park and throw away the dirt rofl |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:29pm On Apr 03, 2008 |
Ochu okuko nwe ada; nwa okuko nwe mwee mwee oso Ka m trianu, The chicken purser will fall down; the chicken will continue runining. Enwetara m ya? Ifyalways, the thread is still on. Emechibeghi ya. Just that some 'analysts' may nolonger be visiting it. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 12:38pm On Apr 03, 2008 |
Ify, ![]() ![]() Echelon, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes Ify, nsogbu e nwere na di thread bu na analysts enwekwaghi ike itinye graphs ya na oke mkpari ndi ufodu n'etinye na ya. O ka di on mana oku ya adaala ibube very considerably. Chei! Engligbo dikwanu uto ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:02pm On Apr 03, 2008 |
mnwe mnwe oso. . . . .running like a monkey ma o bu running monkeyly ![]() a hurum ya,di thread ka di ndu mana "mana" a batala na ya. @Topic,agha daa gbomgbom,aluwa ya gbamgbam when things get tough,we follow it toughly too |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:52pm On Apr 03, 2008 |
@topic Ama m ihe m na-eme ma amaghi m ihe na-eme m ![]() I know what I'm doing but I don't know what is doing me Onye ara si ka-eme osiso na ebe o ga-eje erika tinyere egwu o ga-agba n'uzo The mad man told some fellows to do fast that he has a lot of place to go plus the dance he'll perform along the way Onye ara ka a si ya bia kere oke n'ihe nna ya nwuru anwu, o si mba, na nke o ji ka A mad man was told to take his share of the late dad's property but he refused, maintaining that what he has is greater shakes head. rantings of a madman. shakes head |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 12:23pm On Apr 04, 2008 |
A gwochagodi onye ara, adighi agwota ya ntamu Even after curing a mad man, you cannot cure his murmuring Onye ara gwara onye ji mma aga ya n'azu na ya enweghi okwu rue mgbe ya choro isi ya wee ghara ihu ya A mad man told somebody going behind him with a matchet that he wount say anything until he(the mad man) looks for his head and does not find it ![]() Onye ara si na ihe mere eji akpo ya onye ara bu maka na ya n'ekwu ozo, ozo ana-aputa ya n'onu A mad man said he is being called mad because in saying one thing, another gets uttered Onye isi di mma chiri ndi ara ise gafere, ihe anyi mara bu na ndi ara isii agafeela If a sane man leads five mad men past, what we see are six mad men! Onye ara bia ebe I na-asa ahu chiri akwa gi gbawa oso, I wee gbara oto chuwa ya, unu abuo agboola ndi ara If a mad man comes to where you are bathing and runs away with your cloths, if you go after him naked, both of you have become mad Thread a aghoola nke ndi ara! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:46pm On Apr 04, 2008 |
Tufiakwa! Chineke ekwelaa. O domain by domain ka na-aga ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 2:31pm On Apr 06, 2008 |
lol domain by domain indeed. ![]() onye ara na atamu n'uzo gwara ndi na ele ya anya na ya na ndi muo na agba izu. a muttering mad man told ppl watching him that hes not mad rather hes communicating with the spirits. lol ozuolaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa for ilu ndi ara ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ces: 1:02am On Apr 07, 2008 |
agbako nyo mamiri, o gbo ofufu if u piss together, it will foam ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:31pm On Apr 08, 2008 |
o gini na eme ebe aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ![]() @topic,Aturu siri na ihe nkita huru na agbo uja na ya eburula uzo hu ya ma mechie onu The lamb said that what the dog saw and barked,he had already seen it but kept mute. Nkita si na anu na amasi ya mana o gaghi ekwo maka ya taa nke ime onu ya ga echi agba obara. the dog said that he likes meat so much but yet he wont cause of that eat the one that wud make his gums bleed. olo anu aturu na agum ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 8:31am On Apr 09, 2008 |
O nweghi ihe meganu. A si na Nwoke adighi ka o na-adi, o naghi eme ka o na-eme bu If a man is not like he used to be, he does not do as he used to |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 11:02am On Apr 09, 2008 |
Ndi be anyi, biko nyere nu m aka tapia ilu a: A na ekwu na oria ezughi oke, onye dara ibi na-eto afo ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:10pm On Apr 09, 2008 |
Let me try: It's being said that ailments are not enough, a patient of scrotal inflammation started developing gastritis. @all what is ur yahooID? mine=haitoeche |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 2:17pm On Apr 09, 2008 |
rofl ngwa lekwanu nka @topic,a na agwo ibi,o na eto afo onye ga atapi ya ![]() glad to have you guys back. ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 10:56am On Apr 10, 2008 |
Ana agwo ibi, o na-eto afo As scrotal inflammation is being treated, gastritis sets in ![]() Someone just told me that Ataaa piam, obi a gbaa na nshiko When "piam" sound is heard while chewing, the mind thinks of crabs Who can tell the meaning of the last proverb? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:17pm On Apr 10, 2008 |
Ifeoma, what does "Okala" mean in Onicha Igbo? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:09pm On Apr 10, 2008 |
echelon:dalu Echelon. Ataa piam,obi agba na nshiko ![]() E kwute okwu okpukupu,obi amapu agadi nwanyi well,onomatopia ,by the sound we shall know them,infact ,a maghim ya hoha ![]() Okala putara half na igbo Onicha. okala agboho . . . .young girl Okala nri . . . .half of the food. Okala mmadu,Okala mmuo . . .half spirit,half man ![]() gini bu aha Ozodingba na mgbada na oyibo bikonu ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:22pm On Apr 10, 2008 |
Ozodingba = Gorilla Mgbada = Antelope ![]() Could "Okala" be the contracted form of a longer word in Onicha Igbo? As in someone's surname: Emeka Okala. Someone is asking me. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:05pm On Apr 10, 2008 |
Yeah,e nwere Okala family na onicha.a maghim ihe d name putara mana i have heard of it na mbu.Dika aha,the pronounciation differs,there is stress on the "O". Echelon,ufodu aha ndi Osha na aza na eziokwu ,nkowa ya di egwu.ihe dika "okosi" ,"agusiobo" etc am yet to get their meanings. ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 11:51am On Apr 11, 2008 |
I am yet to come to terms with the translation of "ibi" and "ofo otuto" as gastritis is not afo otuto. echelon:Any doctor in the house? It could be likened to "Atuo ilu nkirinka nkata, onye tara ahu a marala" Nkowa: Ihe ka eji atunyere ihe. Ihe ufodu na ekota ihe ufodu maka na onye ji igu ka ewu na-eso. Onye nyuru aru ka ijiji na-eso. Oya, make una score me jare ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 11:54am On Apr 11, 2008 |
echelon: Eji m gi eje mba! ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:43pm On Apr 11, 2008 |
Kashif I gbaliala wee nye nkowa ilu ahu. N'ebe afo otuto di, enyi m nwoke onye dibia oyibo siri na o bu "abdominal distention". I still hold that "ibi" is scrotal inflammation and stand to be disproved ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:50pm On Apr 11, 2008 |
Omekagu. unu di egwu.Mortiple na youngies,ole oyu eke si anya anwu? komputerm mere nnebi |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:06pm On Apr 11, 2008 |
Have you listened to "Omekagu" by Mike Ejeagha? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:15pm On Apr 11, 2008 |
Yes,Echelon. ihe m choro idenu buru ibu mana komputerm nwere obere nsogbu. ![]() ngwanu,weekend oma onye o bula.echi ka nma. @topic,anu gbala taa,echi bu nta. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:41am On Apr 12, 2008 |
Beta suya, beta suya, bu n'ahu nama ![]() Cut suya, cut suya, it's from the cow's body Otutu aka na-ekunye nwa nkita ndu Bikonu tapiara m ilu nke ikpeazu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Maykelly(f): 11:54am On Apr 12, 2008 |
Igbo kwe nu! iya, kwe nu!! iya, kwezo nu!!! means: igbo people are great people. i hope am right |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 1:23pm On Apr 12, 2008 |
Not exactly. It's just a general greeting among the Igbos usually used to command silence in a gathering. Good try. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:49pm On Apr 12, 2008 |
echelon:otutu= plenty/lots of aka=hands na- ekunye=gives nwa nkita=dog ndu=life ![]() The ilu kpukwa oku n'onu.nghota ya na ntapi ya di omimi. @topic,ihe na agu nwanyi di ime na agu onye tuwara ya ime. whatever a pregnant woman desires,the man that got her pregnant wants too. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 10:57am On Apr 14, 2008 |
ifyalways: Ify, I kajara akaja. OK, Ka m tikoo ya onu: Many hands carrying a puppy resucitates/re-invigorates/revives it ![]() ![]() ![]() Echelon, oji eze di eze n'aka. Ngwa, kowaa ya ![]() ifyalways: Gbam! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by BTT(m): 6:41pm On Apr 14, 2008 |
If my child has taken to dying at the dry season, I have also learnt to be burying him at the bank of the river. Gbam! |
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