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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:00pm On Feb 07, 2009 |
lol Kam kwere kwa mana mara amara na adighi eme nkwado ogu ebe ala di nso u dont prepare for a fight when u are near a field ![]() a maghim ma ntutakwara ilua ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 1:39am On Feb 08, 2009 |
onye ugbo gburu nti chiri ya He whom train killed has deaf ear If you are warned countless times over the same issue and still persist to do it then face the outcome Ify kedu o te le? agam n'agba li ibia for the love of Ilu thread |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:56pm On Feb 08, 2009 |
rubiiiiiiiiiiii ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() missed u lots.ha ahapulara nanim threadia but being an isi okpukpu wey i be,a gaghim ahapu the thread. ![]() @Topic,onye ngbo gburu nna ya na eji osi ite eme okpu. if ones father is shot on the head,he uses the big iron pot as a helmet. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:09am On Feb 09, 2009 |
Ify biko otu sie gi ike na threadia, makana Nwa eze adighi efu na mba A king's child is not lost abroad |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:56pm On Feb 09, 2009 |
agbusi gbaa otele,o muru ako Once bitten twice shy ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:29pm On Feb 12, 2009 |
Otu o sona nwanyi joo njo,ihe uto no ya na ukwu no matter how ugly a woman might be,shes got a very sweet thing around her waist ![]() rubiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:41am On Feb 13, 2009 |
ifyalways: ![]() Onye si na ihe na ato uto, okwue ihe ona ato kia Once you say that something is sweet, you must also tell us what it tastes like ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:07pm On Feb 13, 2009 |
youngies: A malu a juo siri nne ya okwa ugbogulu na-ami anyu "He that knows and yet asks" asked his mother whether is the pumpkin tree that bears the pumpkin. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:49pm On Feb 13, 2009 |
Ermmm, mana asi na Onye ajuju anaghi efu uzo One who asks questions cannot be lost ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 5:32pm On Feb 13, 2009 |
youngies: Iju ta isi nkita iji aba ya eme gini? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 5:35pm On Feb 13, 2009 |
ukwa rue oge ya oda When the time of anything is ripe it will manifest Ify ututu oma ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:12pm On Feb 13, 2009 |
rubi: Ngwa nu youngies, zaa ajuju a ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:47am On Feb 14, 2009 |
Nwanne, ajuju a gbagojuru m anya oo ![]() Onye na achupu nkita na nsi, oji nsi eme gini? Why chase the dog away from shit, will you eat it? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 2:14pm On Feb 14, 2009 |
rofl Youngies,onye ajuju,happy Vals day ![]() Rubi ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Echelon,happy vals day ![]() ![]() @Topic Onye tupuru nkita utara na ezi ga e lefere anya,hapuru nkita na utara ogu a maghim nghota ilua m turu,maybe i did not get it right.corrections anyone ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:45pm On Feb 16, 2009 |
Nobody to correct me ![]() alright ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh ![]() @Topic,nwata taa oji nna ya,o kwuo ugwo nna ya ji if a child eats the fathers kolanut,he wud pay his fathers debt |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 10:40am On Feb 17, 2009 |
ifyalways: It's talking about giving people an air of independence. I'll concoct the following to show the meaning… I choro I luru m nwanyi tubakwara m ya ime? Do you want to marry for me and impregnate my wife too? ifyalways:Thanks. Hope you had a great day. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:00pm On Feb 17, 2009 |
Dalu Mazi Echelon. ![]() Ibe amaghi,ikwu ezi ya. what u dont know,your kinsman wud teach u Oko koo mmadu o gakwuru mmadu ibe ya o nyere ya aka. Echelon,dalu. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 9:42pm On Feb 18, 2009 |
ifyalways: Iseeeeee ekpere gi a di omimi. Onye ube ruru ya ra ra ma |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 9:45pm On Feb 18, 2009 |
Mgbe ndi isi abuo n'eri nri chineke amara la onye gworo ofe When two blind men are eating God knows who is a cheat Ify, echelon youngies ka chi foooooooooooo |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by sarahTbag: 9:07am On Feb 19, 2009 |
1-- o na-abu a si nwata wuba ahu, o saba afo ya===== tell a child to wash his body, he washes his stomach(immaturity) 2-- Agwo emeghi nke o jiri buru agwo, umuaka achiri ya hue nku===== if a snake fails to show its venom, little kids will use it in tying firewood(sometimes u need to defend ur capability) 3-- otu si ; na-obughi ihe amu n'eme bu nke na afu ya ufu, kama o bu ula nke akpa amu n'ama ya======(sorry, u don't wanna hear this !!!!) 4-- A na-atu nwanyi ike ukwu egwu? o bu ya ga edina onwe ya? o bu mmadu ga edina ya!!======= a big arsed woman needs not be feared, cos she wont make love to herself=====(fear no man we all might need each other) 5-- Ekpere niile bere n'Amen==== all prayers end in 'AMEN'(true religion is righteousness) 6-- E tie dike n'ala, a nu uzu ya===== knock a valiant man on the ground and the shout will be tremendous(the down fall of a famous man attracts public attention) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:17am On Feb 19, 2009 |
Sarah nno so ![]() Rubi Onye nwanyi gba gi ume ![]() Ihe di mma na anya gbara ndu It seems the eye is in covenant with everything pleasant |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 2:15pm On Feb 19, 2009 |
sarah Tbag: Is the translation that in bold ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by sarahTbag: 5:37pm On Feb 19, 2009 |
@echelon, no bro, that ain't the translation !!! that paticular proverb really doesn't have a literal explanation. just a humorous proverb used in cajoling ppl to laugh!! still need more proverb and translation? i can still add a few more. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:16pm On Feb 19, 2009 |
sarah Tbag: The boldened above refers. Are you really sure ![]() Surely if it's Igbo, it has an English literal translation. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 9:06am On Feb 20, 2009 |
Sarah surely you 've got to translate that proverb for us Odighi ihe anya huru gba mmee There is nothing that will make the eyes bleed just because it sighted something |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by sarahTbag: 2:28pm On Feb 20, 2009 |
echelon: , '' the constant slap by mr testicle is the only unbearable action in sexual activity '' so says mrs pussy !!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:49am On Feb 21, 2009 |
Ndi Igbo si na Nwata rie ihe o na-amuru anya, ura a bia ya n'anya When a child eats the thing he's been keeping awake for, he becomes sleepy ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:28am On Mar 05, 2009 |
Ebe a dizi ka ebe agbala oso agha. Ify, echelon, rubi, mortiple na ndi ozo, Obu na nwa mgbeke amaghi akpu isi, ka obu na aguba adighi nko? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:52pm On Mar 05, 2009 |
O di ka aguba agbajisiela ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:43pm On Mar 06, 2009 |
Echelon, bikokwa ka anyi sharpen the aguba ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 2:25pm On Mar 15, 2009 |
Diochi anaghi ekwusi ihe o huru n'elu nkwu The palmwine tapper does not reveal all he saw on the palm tree Mmiri maa ogazi n'elu, maa ya n'ala, ezi akika ya ga-adiriri No matter how the rain beats the geese, its patterns remain indelible Mmiri bu ndu azu The life of a fish is water Afo ekwughi ukwu zuo ike The stomach won't allow the legs to rest Akwu chara taa, foo taa abughi uru I need help for the last one. ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:10am On Mar 16, 2009 |
echelon: It does not profit anybody if the palm nuts gets both riped and fermented the same day Hope I came close to the translation ![]() |
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