happi uka nna
biko unu nyere m aka chota ilu igbo yitere ilu bekke a ma o bu ilu igbo e nwere ike i ji were tapia ya :
"a rolling stone,gathers no moss"
@Topic,nwata erughi eru/etoghi eto mara ogodo,ikuku kue o para ma nwata ma ogodo tuba ohia
if a child not yet matured/physically able and stable enough to tie a wrapper,ties a wrapper,the winds wud blow both him and the wrapper into the bush

nwata tuo ilu nna ya turu,o kwuo ugwo nna ya ji.
if a child says the same proverb as the father,he then should pay the debts his father is owing
anu gba ajo osoo;a jujo ya ajo egbe/a gba ya ajo egbe
if a game runs craftily/somehow,u shoot at it craftily or somehow

ifyalways:

happi uka nna
biko unu nyere m aka chota ilu igbo yitere ilu bekke a ma o bu ilu igbo e nwere ike i ji were tapia ya :
"a rolling stone,gathers no moss"

1. Ikuku ama n'onya

2. Mmiri adighi eri onye ohughi ukwu ya

Obli'me, I didn't know yesterday was uka nna. My dad will be fuming by now.

ifyalways:

happi uka nna
biko unu nyere m aka chota ilu igbo yitere ilu bekke a ma o bu ilu igbo e nwere ike i ji were tapia ya :
"a rolling stone,gathers no moss"

Nwata na-ata akara na-ata ego ya.

Ogbu oge (OO) na egbu oge ya.

Youngies u c ur life i chefuru a whole uka nna,anyway o dibeghi late
Echelon na youngies unu dalu.i know i can always count on you guys.
happi uka nnas onye o bula mana biko unu gbalie ga luo nwanyiiis.unu a ga alukwa anyi alu eeeeeeeeeeh? bikonu bia lupunu anyi na ulo nna anyis,ihe nkea o gini
@Topic,onye buru chi ya uzo,o gbagbuo onwe ya na oso.
if one tries to be faster than his god,he wud keep running all tru his life journey

@ youngies A hurum n'ina acho kam kowara gi ilu m turu akwa lekwa nkowa ha

1) When a father or adult continously provides for a child, the child do not know what the father went through to make those provisions all the child does is keep asking because it is the fathers responsibility to carry him/her along side with him.

2) People do harm to themselves thinking that they are doing someone esle.

3) What an elder sees sitting down, a child cannot see the same thing standing up which means when an elder instructs a child he has forseen what will happen because he is experienced and a child cannot forsee anything because he is still sitting down which mean he is still a child and inexperinced.

I hope my translations and explanations are helpful enjoy them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mmunna, ekenem o! Kwenu!
onye ije nwere ulo (every traveller has a home)
okro anaghi aka onye nwe a (the okro plant doesn't grow older than its owner), we'll always be igbos; in Europe, Asia, US, even in heaven, anyi nwe kwa ohaneze na enigwe (des igbo quarters even in heaven). E kenem o!

ifyalways:

Youngies u c your life i chefuru a whole uka nna,anyway o dibeghi late
Echelon na youngies unu dalu.i know i can always count on you guys.
happi uka nnas onye o bula mana biko unu gbalie ga luo nwanyiiis.unu a ga alukwa anyi alu eeeeeeeeeeh? bikonu bia lupunu anyi na ulo nna anyis,ihe nkea o gini

Ify iwe gi adina oku, n'ihi na aghotara m ihe i na ekwu. Asi na:

Onye arachaghi onu ya, uguru anara ya racha
If one does not lick his lips, harmattan will lick it for him

some interesting ones

E kwukalia ofu okwu, onye nti ike anu ya.
An issue that is incessantly discussed, is soon heard by the deaf.

Ihe Chukwu mere Igbo di ofu; ihe Ndiigbo mere onwe ha di itenani
God foisted one problem on the Igbo; the Igbo foisted another nine onto themselves.

Onye na-epioba n'ime ofia, na-ezolu nwa enwe, amaghi na nwa enwe no n'ime ofia, bu uzo fu ya.
He who sneaks under the brushes towards the monkey in the bush, is often unaware that the monkey has espied him.

ifyalways:

Unu a ga alukwa anyi alu eeeeeeeeeeh? bikonu bia lupunu anyi na ulo nna anyis,ihe nkea o gini

Ewuhhh! Ihe abughikwanu ogu nne na-agbara nwa ya.

Kashif, Youngies, Mortiple, and other (m) over to you guys. Unu anula o

is dis thread still on its a pity dat amaromu itu'ilu odika nga lakwuru nne-nmemu na village ko kuzieremia ofuma

Echelon nwanne m, Ify amaghikwa na agbaghi aka ahu nwata eze. Machi I won't mind to be doing a test run untill I'm ready.

youngies:

Echelon nwanne m, Ify amaghikwa na agbaghi aka ahu nwata eze. Machi I won't mind to be doing a test run untill I'm ready.

ok oooooh keep testing .dede tester
@Echelon ilu gi ndia dikwa egwu.anyi na anu
ole Mortiple na Kashiff?owuzikwa ije uka nna obu?otu nwada iwe na ewe e jidela unu wholesale?lol
@topic nwa akwo na azu a maghi na ije di anya
a child on the mothers back does not know that the journey is far
Ogazi amaka mana ejiro ha ago mmuo
lol,whats ogazi again?duck fowl abi

Ogazi - Guinea fowl

@topic
Okwa siri umu ya ha turu ji ha aturukwa mgborogwu, n'ihi na onye nwe ji gwuru ji ya ha enwere mgborogwu biri
The patridge told her chics that when they feed on yam they should also endavour to feed on roots, incase the yam owner harvests his yams, atleast they will be surviving on roots

youngies:

Ogazi - Guinea fowl

many thanks
@Topic,nwanyi di ime si na o bughi na odi ime na eme ya ihere kama na o bu na ogafe,ndi mmadu nile amata ihe o mere tupu o di ime
the pregnant woman said that shes not ashamed cos shes pregnant but cos of the fact that anywhere she passes ppl wud know what she did b4 getting preggie

Mgbe n' madu tetara bu ututu ya
When one wakes up is his morning

Ezia!

Mana ejighi abali aro anya
Night is not the best time for winking

Nwata kwuru oto gbaji ji, otu kwuru ala gwuputa odu ya.---when a child who stands while digging yam breaks it, he stoops to dig out the fragaments.

Onye tara ahu noro ni uzo oba, o dika o na ayo ji. ---when a skinny man stays near the barn, it seems as if he is begging for yam

youngies:

Ezia!

Mana ejighi abali aro anya
Night is not the best time for winking

so what is the best time for winking?

You wink during day time so that the person you are winking will see you. Night time is dark.

ifyalways:

@Topic,nwanyi di ime si na o bughi na odi ime na eme ya ihere kama na o bu na ogafe,ndi mmadu nile amata ihe o mere tupu o di ime

Expo, copy cat ; ozuru la ilu m.
@topic

Nwata kwegburu ewi na onya amaghi na igwu ala na ara ahu.
Child that catches the rabbit with trap don't know that digging the hole is difficult.

Atora omara ya amata mana atora ofeke ya fenye na ohia.
When u advice a child with wit he understands but when u advice a dumb child he keep on misbehaving.

Onye eji akwa okuko asaa akwara aja, aga enye ya ofu ya na eri tu.
When u are doing sacrifice for somebody with seven eggs, she will be given one to eat.

nwata ga awu eze, ana ama oge amuru ya.
We can tell what a child will be when he was born.

Agbakata mu asi ikpu awughi uba ikpu ka ma owuru la ikpu mkpu mkpu m.
Too much hair yonder is not the richness of yonder rather its an impediment.

Anya kporo akpo lara onye nwe ya na ahu.
The blind eye is inside the owner's body.

Ihe odiri la amu mma ma ya kpodo ihu na ala.
Dat is to say*** things no good for the mojo that's why e face ground.

Anaghi aju ite na emepe ya emepe
U don't refuse a put without knowing whats inside

Igbo ekele m.
PS Rolling stone gathers no Moose= none got the correct igbo version yet.

presido1:

Expo, copy cat ; ozuru la ilu m.
@

iwu isi azu
@topic,onye jiri okwute etiwa akwa o ga eji gini tiwa aki bekke?
if one uses a stone to break an egg,what wud he use to break da coconut?

presido1:


PS Rolling stone gathers no Moose= none got the correct igbo version yet.

pray tell us.
@all happi weekend.onye anwukwana mmai na aba na anya buko

Onye na agba egwu surugede matakwa na egwu surugede bu egwu ndi mmuo
he whos dancing "surugede" shouldnt forget that "surugede" is  the dance of the spirits.
Agbacha oso a guo mile
After the race,you count the miles
@all izu uka ohuru.Mortiple na Kashiff,since uka nna?udo o dikwa?

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Onye na agba egwu surugede matakwa na egwu surugede bu egwu ndi mmuo
he whos dancing "surugede" shouldnt forget that "surugede" is  the dance of the spirits





So what is surugede? Gini bu surugede na oyibo?

Ihe aworo ogeri azula na ahia ---That which was denied a man is now being sold in the open market

So what is surugede? Gini bu surugede na oyibo?

This issue has been treated on page 32 of this thread, if you have time you can revisit it to educate yourself.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-43635.992.html

AGAIN, the Nigerian entertainment and showbiz industry and ndi Igbo in particular have been thrown into a mourning mood as the cold hand of death Friday snatched Chief Sunday Oliver Akanita, popularly known as Oliver de-Coque.

Oliver de-Coque, described as a musician with a golden voice died 5 p.m. at Jola Hospital, Gbagada, Lagos.

He was hale and hearty until afternoon before his death. The ace highlife exponent who became popular in the mid-70s under his band, The Expo 76 Ogene Super Sounds, was the lead guitarist of his group. The highlife sensationalist hailed from Ezinifite town in Anambra State and was Ikemba of his town.

During his music career, his hit albums which also shot him into limelight included such heat albums as Identity, People's Club, Abada, Ibiri kambiri, and many others. His last public appearance was at the Tony Okoroji-led Nigerian Music Awards where he was conferred with Life Time Achievement Award.

Now this coming fast on the heels of the loss of Chief Steven Osita Osadabe, these music masteros are fast going into extinction.

Adieu Oliver!!c

Ewooo!

youngies:

AGAIN, the Nigerian entertainment and showbiz industry and ndi Igbo in particular have been thrown into a mourning mood as the cold hand of death Friday snatched Chief Sunday Oliver Akanita, popularly known as Oliver de-Coque.

Oliver de-Coque, described as a musician with a golden voice died 5 p.m. at Jola Hospital, Gbagada, Lagos.

He was hale and hearty until afternoon before his death. The ace highlife exponent who became popular in the mid-70s under his band, The Expo 76 Ogene Super Sounds, was the lead guitarist of his group. The highlife sensationalist hailed from Ezinifite town in Anambra State and was Ikemba of his town.

During his music career, his hit albums which also shot him into limelight included such heat albums as Identity, People's Club, Abada, Ibiri kambiri, and many others. His last public appearance was at the Tony Okoroji-led Nigerian Music Awards where he was conferred with Life Time Achievement Award.

Now this coming fast on the heels of the loss of Chief Steven Osita Osadabe, these music masteros are fast going into extinction.

Adieu Oliver!!c

Anya mmiri a gwulam na anya .ka mkpuru obi ya zuru ike na ndokwa
@Topic,mkpuru onye kuru ka o ga agho.
whatever you sow,you reap.

Oliver alala mmuo. ewo Ogene super sound, onye ga etiri anyi egwu. Gini na egbu ndi egwu anyi. Osa nkwa bu uzo were la mmuo. Ugbua, O buru Oliver.Di ka o si we gwa anyi Biko onye cho isu igbo ya sua, onye asu zie na engligbo.

nwakaibe:

Gini na egbu ndi egwu anyi. Osa nkwa bu uzo were la mmuo.

Ha a kala nka ! o dim ka ha gafele 70 yrs,mmadu agaghi adi forever now.ihe bu isi okwu ugbua bu ma e nwere ndi ga anochi anya ha ugbua?o nwere onye ma o bu ndi ha zuputara i nochi anya ha?thats the big question

May mpuru obi oliver rest in peace AMEN!!!!!!!!

The Igbo hold that:

Onye na-amaghi ihe emere nwete enyi nwaanyi na-asi gwa ya okwu ka o laa
One who does not know the efforts and resources invested to getting a girlfriend quips in to tell bad words to the girl to send her away.

Ike adighi nwaanyi imuputa nwa, o si na ofo nna ya ji ya aka
A woman too lazy to go through labour and delivery, claims that her ancestors would not grace and mandate the arrival of the newborn.

Ogwuna gwuru mmiri ukwu, gwukwa mmirri nta, ma lagbuo n'ite ofe
The catfish swam the ocean and swam the sea, but drowned in a soup pot.