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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by chisimdi(f): 9:57pm On Jun 08, 2008 |
umu igbo kelenu,rie nu,muo nu,zuo nu,Egbe bere ugo bere,ma nke na achoghi ibe, asim ya Bleep off. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:20pm On Jun 08, 2008 |
chisimdi:ikuku buru ya ![]() @Topic,mba ji na akari iru na oku some yam tubers are too big to be roasted |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:26pm On Jun 08, 2008 |
lol .ahuru jim baddddddddd @Topic,ana esi na usi ahuru amata uto nsi Echelon ,the translation is for you ![]() Ejighi ahuhu/afufu anya isi ma obu eme ngaga u don't boast of hardship/hardtimes |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 1:21pm On Jun 09, 2008 |
ifyalways: Eeeh? for me? Literally: The taste of feaces is discerned from the scent of the preceeding fart ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:24pm On Jun 09, 2008 |
i trust you ![]() @Topic,mberede nyiri dike mana mberede ka eji ama dike a gbara oso abiola ebe a?youngies,Mortiple na kashiff,agha ebiela ! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Mortiple(m): 3:50pm On Jun 09, 2008 |
Ify nne, hara wa. Ahu ihe ka ubi ere oba. Mere mere mere, ekweghi umu nwanyi gbaa aji-onu. ![]() ![]() Igbo si na: Aturu ime, aturu echiche, Amuo nwa, amuo obi uto. Getting pregnant brings about fear, safe delivery brings about happiness. Igbo si na: Nwa nnunu bere na odu igu na achoo egwu oga agba (The little bird that perches on palm frond is anxiously waiting for music to dance to). |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:33pm On Jun 09, 2008 |
Mortiple eyaaah ![]() @topic,ekwughi ekwu mere onu mana anughi anu mere nti seeing and not sayng is the fault of the mouth,saying but not hearing/listening is da fault of the ear Okenye anaghi ano na ulo ewu amuo na obo an elder doesnt stay at home and watch the goat give birth in da obo ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 10:49am On Jun 10, 2008 |
ifyalways: E chere m na 'obo' bu ihe unu na-akpo ya n'asusu unu. Na be anyi, anyi na-akpo ya ogbu (or you can say 'eriri' generically). Ya mere, okenye anaghi ano n'ulo ewu amuo n'eriri. An elder does not watch a goat in labour be delivered while tied to a stake Ify, anyi dum ji gi eme onu n'ebe a. Biko jide k'iji. @topic, Soso ogbo na-aghogbu ogbo ya bu dibia The only peer that outsmarts his peers is the native doctor Ihe onye na-eme ka ekwe na-akpo ya The wooden split gong, recognises a fellow by his deeds Asi onye ori jide okuko, O si na okuko na-ata aru. Elegharia anya, O kworo nkita n'azu If you ask a thief to catch a fowl, he will say it bites. If you turn away, he will back a dog! Echelon, Mortiple, Youngies, Presido, na ndi ozo nile, udo diri unu! Igbo kwezuenu!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:50pm On Jun 10, 2008 |
Umu ibe unu anwuna ooo Ndi bek'anyi si na okwu ana aso anya anaghi ebi osiso A topic which people are scared to talk about does not finish on time A kwuru oto tuba nwanyi ime, omua onye ara A woman begets a mad child when she is impregnated while standing up Ify lolo, mortiple, echeguru, kashif, presido na ndi ichie ndi ozo, biri kwanu oo ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 1:53pm On Jun 10, 2008 |
Otu a k'odi! Ofo soro ibe ya ree;ndu mmiri, ndu azu. Nke onye chiri, ya zere. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:12pm On Jun 10, 2008 |
Otu a k'odi nwanne! Osisi huru ibe ya na atu nkwa, ufere ga amapu ya onu Oma nkem amaghi nke ya, nani aja ga ejuputa ya akpa |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 2:21pm On Jun 10, 2008 |
hmmmn.okwu ka unu na ekwu ! o nweghi ihe puru ime ka ozi e ziri anwuruoku hapu irute elu igwe nti.Youngies na Kashiif,a nam anu igba unu na eti. ![]() @Topic,ndi m na azo ndu,ndi na azo m ndu ppl that i protect,same ppl protect me |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 2:40pm On Jun 10, 2008 |
Chei Youngies! I na-akpa ihe ewu n'eri. Onye si na I siri ya, ya siwapukwa agba! Ugboro abua ka-ekwe na-akpo dike! O kpoo ya na ndu, O kpoo ya n'onwu! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 4:28pm On Jun 11, 2008 |
O putara na onwebeghi onye biara ebe a ke mgbe unya? Kilo happen? ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:33pm On Jun 11, 2008 |
Kashif: Nkita dina n'uche, o di ka o na-arahu ura When the dog lies down meditating, it appears as if he is sleeping every dada |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:32pm On Jun 12, 2008 |
Umu nna If you have heard the expression: "Ihe Onitsha gwara Obosi", please kindly explain the story behind it. Someone asked me what it means and I kinda scratched my head ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:31pm On Jun 12, 2008 |
It's more like: Adi ama ama Onicha gwara Obosi! I learnt the two towns had land disputes in the past and even subtly now. The expression emanated from these land tussles. It's a kind of forewarning statement. English equivalent is: To be forewarned is to be forearmed. So if you tell someone: Biko webara m ite m n'ulo adi ama ama Onicha gwara Obosi, you are asking the person to send your pot inside the house to avoid anything happening to it (like to prevent it from being stolen). hope this is helpful |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:29am On Jun 13, 2008 |
echelon:gbam ! ! ! its a warning language.to avoid oke/ogologo akuko ![]() @Topic,akasi nwanyi too,o loza ndi nyere ya aka koo ya onicha lang. when a womans cocoyam grows,she forgets those that helped her to plant it ebe o buzi Onitsha na ewuzi ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:43am On Jun 13, 2008 |
Thanks echeguru for the correction and the insight, but I am hoping for a person from Onitsha or Obosi to actually give us the tale in a no hold barred manner. ifyalways: Hmmm, marakwa na nwa Onitsha anaghi agba boi ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:49am On Jun 13, 2008 |
youngies:aru ! nwa Onitsha gba boi ndi igbo emezia gindu? fia asaa na anya ebe avu ,Youngies ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:51am On Jun 13, 2008 |
hahaha Ify ogini na enyele gi? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:04pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
hehehee lol,e lozagokwam Onitsha anyi ooooo ![]() m ma gi ula eeh,i wele osiso je ga macha uno ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:09pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
nenu, ifele adi eme gi. I malu ebe ichisala akwa gi i je chili ya ebe afu. Mu bu nwa alori ana ataro aja ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:13pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
Taa mechie onu ! i makwa na abum igwe nwanyi,Ogbe abo bu egwu eji ![]() Youngies 4 real? ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:17pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
Ujo atu na gi nne, o mu bu isi na ebu ulaga n'ndida onitsha |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:20pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
nmua bukwa nne mmuo na Umu ase ![]() i tagokwa mmuo ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Youngies raa m aka,kam di ka m di nwo ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:25pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
Nne ijikwa uche gi? Onye ozo gba odu n'aka ma n'ukwu ka i na eje ikpe n'ime obi? Emezina nkafe biko |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:38pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
i na ako ajambele.o mu ka i ji ozo amapu obi ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:41pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
Biko wanyelu m ji and I prefer ji awanyi ![]() Ify you are hillarious |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:54pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
cheii Ji awanyi ![]() ![]() Mba,m ga telu gi ofe nsala ![]() @Topic,okro anaghi aka onye kolu ya ogologo Okro never grows taller than the planter |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 3:22pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
Nwata agwo n'azu amaghi n'uzo di anya Nkita na anyu re ike ya osi n'ona anyu re ovu onya nwe ya Ihe okenya huru mgbe ono odu nwata kwuru oto ogahi ahu ya |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:33pm On Jun 13, 2008 |
ruby pls translate all these into english |
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