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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:04pm On Jul 11, 2008 |
youngies: Jukwaa ese! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:03pm On Jul 11, 2008 |
O maka adighi ama ama O gwara O? ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 1:08pm On Jul 11, 2008 |
Ife I machakwa. ![]() Ok. Scroll down to her post here: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-19138.15488.html |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:17pm On Jul 11, 2008 |
Honestly BabyO jizikwa nomencleture record n'obodo NL |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 1:22pm On Jul 11, 2008 |
I fugonu ya. nomenclature record ma o bu metamorphosis record. like the sound of the later ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:29pm On Jul 11, 2008 |
Ehen. o buzi queensheba na ewuzi ugbua.lol BabyO bu onye noo fitiri ewu gambia si na o bu ya nwe ala . @topic,a naghi agba aka ahu nwata eze i cant tapiala nkea hoha ![]() uhuruchi omanu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:03pm On Jul 13, 2008 |
Ya gazie ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:52pm On Jul 16, 2008 |
Agbachizinelu onye chi ya na agbachineghii Don't block the road for someone whose God has not blocked road for any better interpretation? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:09am On Jul 17, 2008 |
Na wa oo, this thread is slowing down Okwa mmadu nwe ogodo ewu na ata? Shee na person get the clothes wey goat they chop? Ify and Echelon Ukwu na ama ogodo adighikwa mma igba oto A waist that is used to clothes does not deserve to be naked |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by fesse(f): 2:37pm On Jul 17, 2008 |
youngies how far kee ije nwa nne |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by fesse(f): 2:41pm On Jul 17, 2008 |
onu na ugwu tugburu ele |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:31pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
fesse:Nne oma, anyi noo na adoga ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by dadsgal(f): 1:05pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
Kedu nnu eehhhhh,ndi oma |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AmakaOne(f): 3:54pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
E tie dike n'ala, a nu uzu ya. LITERAL TRANSLATION: Knock a valiant man on the ground and the shouts will be tremendous. " The downfall of a famous man attracts public attention. " |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AmakaOne(f): 3:55pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
Nwunye awo si na di atoka uto, ya jiri nuta nke ya kworo ya n'azu. literal Translation: The female toad said that husband is so sweet that when she got married, she carried her husband permanently on the back. Explanation: A humorous proverb used in cajoling women into loving their husbands. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AmakaOne(f): 3:56pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
Nwaanyi mara mma ma nwee ajo omume, a ga-alu ya alu; nwaanyi joro njo ma nwee ezi omume, a ga-alukwa ya alu; nwunye mmadu ka ha ga-abu; ma nwaanyi joro njo nwe ajo omume anaghi ebi be di. A beautiful woman with bad character is marriageable; an ugly woman with good character is also marriageable -- they will both be wives; but an ugly woman with bad character does not live in a husband's house. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AmakaOne(f): 3:57pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
Nwaanyi mara mma ma nwee ajo omume, a ga-alu ya alu; nwaanyi joro njo ma nwee ezi omume, a ga-alukwa ya alu; nwunye mmadu ka ha ga-abu; ma nwaanyi joro njo nwe ajo omume anaghi ebi be di. A beautiful woman with bad character is marriageable; an ugly woman with good character is also marriageable -- they will both be wives; but an ugly woman with bad character does not live in a husband's house. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by toshmann(m): 5:13pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
onye gakwanu alu nwanyi joro njo . . o bu free? ihe ahu i ga emere nwanyi mara mma, i gakwa emere ya nwanyi joro njo, soo obaghi uru ilu nwanyi joro pieces. ka m ghara inwe nightmare n'abali ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:19pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
AMAKAONE: How about a beautiful woman with a good character? na d one i want ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 5:34pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
Agwa bu nma nwanyi dika ndi igbo turu n'ilu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:43pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
Di ka ego ji buru mma nwoke, okwa ya? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 8:05pm On Jul 18, 2008 |
Obu ezi okwu mana oburu ego akpatara n'uzo ziri ezi n'abughi 419, ogwu ego, ma obu n'uzo arurala |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:45pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
rubi, ufodu umu nwanyi achoghi i ma ihe ahu i na-ekwu? They don't care where the money is from. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:47pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
Yes na, maka na ndi Igbo si na oji ego bu eze He who has money is king |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 2:20pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
Emecha ha ga akiayi n'ihi na agba acha oso aguo mile |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:26pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
agwa bu nma nwanyi,omume bu nma nwoke ![]() @Topic,iru/ihu di nma adiro nma itu mbo But biko umu igbo e cherem na ilu a adighi korrect,infact o bu ihu di nma kwesiri itu mbo maka na nke joro njo,a jochala njo already,therefore o bu nke di nma kwesiri itu mbo ![]() @youngies,a puolam ![]() @rubi,hiiiiiiii e misirim gi ri nne ![]() fesse:ole ebe m gara oooooo ![]() ![]() ![]() cheri ca va? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:44pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
I jighi ahu? Ndo kwa ooo. Gbakeee ngwa ngwa o |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:53pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
dalu.o disigo nma already. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:31pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
Ekene dili chukwu n'ihi na Onweghi ihe akika puru ime nkume There's nothing termites can do to a stone |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:35pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
EBE KWANU ![]() o nweghi ihe oke ga eme akpa rice,na o taka ota otu iko Theres nothing a rat can do to a bag of rice,he cant possible finish it!,at most he can only consume a cup ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Queenisha: 5:43pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
kedu ndi ji my name aku asiri hia? ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:03pm On Jul 21, 2008 |
O mu nwa ![]() ![]() |
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