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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 undecided
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:37pm On Jun 24, 2008
ifyalways:

kashiff na Mortiple this is getting serious undecided
Don't worry. They are on field work where there is no amasaiba  wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:39pm On Jun 24, 2008
echelon:

Don't worry. They are on field work where there is no amasaiba wink
eji okpa aga di warri? cheesy 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:

eji okpa aga di warri? cheesy

Okwu nke a gbara m gharii
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:57pm On Jun 24, 2008
echelon:

Okwu nke a gbara m gharii
lol okwa gi sim dont worry. cheesy
eji igbo agwa onye ocha okwu? ole ihe mere Mbediogu anyi? sad
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by presido1: 6:06pm On Jun 24, 2008
ifyalways:

@Topic,onye nna ya ziri ohi/oshi na eji ukwu agbawa uzo
Copy cat repetition is not allowed.
Onye ohi ilu m cool cool cool
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:

Ha a kala nka ! o dim ka ha gafele 70 years,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 sad

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:

kashiff na Mortiple this is getting serious undecided

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:

Copy cat repetition is not allowed.
Onye ohi ilu m cool cool cool
iwu Otele Okuko cool
Kashif:

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


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

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 undecided better translation anyone ?
Uka akpara akpa isi ka eji ekwe ya
when a discussion is concluded,its signified by nodding undecided
infact unu nyere m aka sad
@Maureenfx anyi na eche gi oooooooooo
@ all Izu ka nma na nne ji wink
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 wink

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   grin

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  cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:57am On Jun 30, 2008
echelon:

Ilu Igbo agukata agba awalu   grin

Nwa m akalia m bu aghugho.
To claim that your child is beyond your control is treachery.




okwu ka i na ekwu !  cool
@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 kiss
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:

Onye a na-agbara ama, O na-anuri, onye a na-ebo ebubo okwela? Please my translation module is struggling with this one. LOL!

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:

Nwoke nogide n'ulo ya ono pia akpa amu ya

If a man should continue sitting down at home doing nothing, he will shred his scrotum by sitting on them  grin

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:

I gahie uzo bu icho ta uzo

Missing road is knowing road

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:

I gahie uzo bu icho ta uzo

Missing road is knowing road
lol somehow true undecided i chota uzo ohuru cheesy
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 cheesy
@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) cheesy
anyi a bala onwa nmeri na ngozi for ndi kwere nu cool
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:

I gahie uzo bu icho ta uzo

Missing road is knowing road

@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  cheesy
@Rubi,good to know  kiss ndeewo.
@youngies i nwere efe i tupuru onye mmanya Pres onu,hes not coming back anymore for that.chefuo ya  cheesy
@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 grin o nwekwa ihe mmadu agaghi anu n'onu Ify sef cheesy

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