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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:25pm On Jun 24, 2008 |
Elelia nwa ite,o gbanyuo oku when a pot is ignored,it wud boil and extinguish the fire kashiff na Mortiple dis is getting serious |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:37pm On Jun 24, 2008 |
ifyalways:Don't worry. They are on field work where there is no amasaiba |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:39pm On Jun 24, 2008 |
echelon:eji okpa aga di warri? ujo a dighim sha,n"ihi na ejighim ujo anyu akamu. @Topic,onye nna ya ziri ohi/oshi na eji ukwu agbawa uzo if ones dad sends one to steal,he breaks the door with his legs |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:43pm On Jun 24, 2008 |
ifyalways: Okwu nke a gbara m gharii |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:57pm On Jun 24, 2008 |
echelon:lol okwa gi sim dont worry. eji igbo agwa onye ocha okwu? ole ihe mere Mbediogu anyi? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by presido1: 6:06pm On Jun 24, 2008 |
ifyalways:Copy cat repetition is not allowed. Onye ohi ilu m |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:44am On Jun 25, 2008 |
I can only console the family Oliver left behind. Let them know na ndi Igbo si na ebe oku yuru a wusa owala |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 11:38am On Jun 25, 2008 |
ifyalways: Oliver gbara afo iri isii na otu (three scores and one) wee nwuo. Echeghi m na O kaala nka. He started his career very early so was much younger than his contemporaries. MHSRIP ifyalways: Ify nne, iwe gi adila annoyance. Anyi no ya chim-chim. Ejikwam n'aka na mortiple nwetara ozi I ziri anwuru oku. Ndi be anyi si na obene diochi di ya mkpa karia ego mmai di na ya The palmwine tappers container is more important to him than the value of the wine itself. Oburu so ihe a churu na aja ka mmuo ji eri, mara na aguu aka egbugo mmuo If the gods depend only on sacrifices, they will starve |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:47pm On Jun 25, 2008 |
Deeje! Okwa a si na: Onye ji enyi wee kwee onya, keduzi udi anu o cholu imata? He who uses an elephant as a bait in a trap, what kind of game does he want to catch? Onye ori otu anaghi amu nwa He who fathers a child from adulterous liaison with a married woman has no legal claim to the child. You now know Akwa okuko tie aki, ihere emee mkpume If an egg breaks a kernel, stone is ashamed |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:20pm On Jun 25, 2008 |
presido1:iwu Otele Okuko Kashif:Ok.he looked much older to me.Ka o sila diri,o mela bu na o merago,ya zuru ike na ndokwa. @Topic,Oje mba enwe ilo. A traveller keeps no enemy |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by maureenfx(f): 2:08pm On Jun 26, 2008 |
nnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa men uwa bu pawpaw yah i cant remember any rite nw may b later dalu nu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:02pm On Jun 26, 2008 |
presido1: We are still waiting for your version Maureen nnoo, kee kwanu? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:17pm On Jun 26, 2008 |
Akpa akpa a rahu/ralu na ute With an agreement,one can sleep on the mat peacefully better translation anyone ? Uka akpara akpa isi ka eji ekwe ya when a discussion is concluded,its signified by nodding infact unu nyere m aka @Maureenfx anyi na eche gi oooooooooo @ all Izu ka nma na nne ji |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:32am On Jun 27, 2008 |
Hmmm, since everybody is greeting Maureen, Maureen deje oo Aka gbajie igwe ujo atua osisi The wood gets scared seeing iron broken by hand |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:27pm On Jun 27, 2008 |
Ilu Igbo agukata agba awalu Nwa m akalia m bu aghugho. To claim that your child is beyond your control is treachery. 'Enyi m, agaara m agwa gi' abughi ya; 'Enyi m agwakwara m gi' bu ezi enyi. 'My friend, I should have told you' is not it; 'my friend, I told you so,' is true friendship Ife efi fulu gbanaba oso, ka okuko fulu na-atu onu. That which scared away the cow, is being pecked at, by the chicken. Chi boo, anu ozo. Each dawn/day presents a new story. A zaa ma e kpoghi ekpo, ya na a zaghi aza aburu ofu. To sweep and not pack up the debris is as good as not sweeping at all. Mmiri riri enyi ka mbe huru na-awa ogodo: o ga-efe mmiri a efe ka o ga-awu ya awu? The tortoise gears up by a river that drowned an elephant: is it going to fly or just jump over the river? Mbe a sef |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:57am On Jun 30, 2008 |
echelon:okwu ka i na ekwu ! @Topic,Ebe a na adu nwa nwere nne odu ka nwa na enweghi nne na amuta ihe.a motherless child listens/learns when mothers advice their children Ihe niile bere na abali bu anwunta every thing that bites at night is assumed to be mosquito Youngies,Mortiple na kashiif ole ihe na eme nu?izu uka ohuru na onwa ohuru oma nu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 4:42pm On Jun 30, 2008 |
Onye a na-agbara ama, O na-anuri, onye a na-ebo ebubo okwela? Please my translation module is struggling with this one. LOL! Ihu okenye n'anyu mma nko The presence/face of an elder blunts the sharpness of a matchet/sword "Dupu m" abughi ujo "See me go/off" does not signify fear Ugwu ka eji eri ero, obughi na ero atoka The mushroom is eaten with respect, not because of taste Ugwu ka eji eji mma abo okuko, obughi na agaghi ejinwu aka sekaa yaA chicken is cut with knife due to respect, not that it cannot be dismembered with bare hands |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 5:57pm On Jun 30, 2008 |
Nwoke nogide n'ulo ya ono pia akpa amu ya I don't know the translation that is how I heard it |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 5:59pm On Jun 30, 2008 |
Ura towa uto ekwo wa ya ekwo wa When sleep enjoyable the snoring is easier |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:00pm On Jun 30, 2008 |
Kashif: He who is rejoicing as he's being given testimony against someone, has the person being testified against agreed? Lay man's tongue: A testified to B about what C did behind B's back. B is rejoicing on getting this information. But the question is this: has C accepted that he actually did what he's been accused of? Kashiff nwa nna kedu? Nke a i n-asu na module na module, i na-edere komputa programu? just wondering |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 6:02pm On Jun 30, 2008 |
I gahie uzo bu icho ta uzo Missing road is knowing road |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:04pm On Jun 30, 2008 |
rubi: If a man should continue sitting down at home doing nothing, he will shred his scrotum by sitting on them Means: Idle mind is the devil's workshop |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:07pm On Jun 30, 2008 |
rubi: Hmmm. Don't quite seem to agree with this one |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:49am On Jul 01, 2008 |
rubi:lol somehow true i chota uzo ohuru onye noro ebe ono,ebe o na anoghi ana agu ya when you are somewhere,you wud be itching to go 2 anoda place |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 8:06am On Jul 01, 2008 |
Ehe na, maka na: Anaghi a no otu ebe ekili mmanwu You don't watch masquerades from one spot |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:51am On Jul 01, 2008 |
Ok.ngwa sharpua ukwu gi @Topic,agadi nwanyi ka a juru ihe mere na o naghi agbasi egwu ike,o si na o naghizi agba egwu ka o data ego an old woman was asked why shes dancing clumsily and she said its cos shes not dancing to be sprayed money/to get money any longer mana yet ooooo Agadi nwanyi anaghi aka nka na egwu o mara agba a woman is never too old to forget the dance steps of a song she likes ukwu(waist) dim ka ogo m(in-law) anyi a bala onwa nmeri na ngozi for ndi kwere nu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by maureenfx(f): 12:36pm On Jul 01, 2008 |
Biko nu o echelon na ifyalways unu ga eche ka nla uno muta efe nga asu na ananaira dalu nuuuuuuuu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:50pm On Jul 01, 2008 |
Ekene! A rolling stone gathers no moss - still waiting. . . A ghara ndu kpa aku, onye iro erie ya If one neglects his life while pursuing wealth, the enemy (death) will pounce on his life |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 4:01pm On Jul 01, 2008 |
rubi: @echelon Ihe m miniri bu madu fuo uzo oga ahu uzo ahu ama ya mere mgbe ozo ogawara ebe ahu oga ama n' ofugo uzo na mgbe mbu wee mara zie nke bu ezi uzo. @ifyalways ndi ebe m di fine and healthy. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 8:38pm On Jul 01, 2008 |
@Topic Ahu nwoke ahu ogologo imi ya If you see a man you see what he worth |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:45pm On Jul 01, 2008 |
@Maurefx ngwa me ngwa la uno/ulo gi and get back to us.ilu gi di nayi nkpa @Rubi,good to know ndeewo. @youngies i nwere efe i tupuru onye mmanya Pres onu,hes not coming back anymore for that.chefuo ya @Topic,ejiro ihe a yotara na aririo eme ogo you dont use a borrowed item to do good |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:20pm On Jul 02, 2008 |
lol Presido aghola onye mmanya o nwekwa ihe mmadu agaghi anu n'onu Ify sef |
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