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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:12pm On Apr 21, 2009 |
Mmiri doro na eju,doro nwa nkita the water in a broken earthenware pot is for the dogs can anyone give me the literal meaning of this proverb?o putara gini umunnem |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by presido1: 3:24pm On Apr 21, 2009 |
Agadi nwanyi jaaa mpara aji ala na ibe na ibe When a "young lady" spread her legs hairs goes side by side.(yes i have experienced it b4) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 12:36am On Apr 22, 2009 |
ifyalways: Ihe opu tara bu eme elu me ala ihe n'eche gi no kwa n'eche gi Nwayi/nwoke ga emeriri ihe diri ya ma imeghi ya onweghi onye ga emere gi ya |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 12:38am On Apr 22, 2009 |
Uka akpara akpa isi ka eji ekwe ya An agreement is concluded with a nod |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 12:40am On Apr 22, 2009 |
Isi ji enweghi nta ke Onwu nne enweghi nchezo |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 12:42am On Apr 22, 2009 |
Ify kedu Igba kwara Easter ofuma? Happy mothers day in advance |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:14pm On Apr 23, 2009 |
presido1: Presido biko kowa experience i nwere ka anyi gere Ihe nwata amaghi dika otu nne ya What is strange to child can be likened to his mother's ojolojolo |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by stephedith(f): 11:17am On Apr 24, 2009 |
Okirikiri ka ana agba ukwu Ose anaghi ari ya elu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:53pm On Apr 24, 2009 |
Rubi,same to you dear dalu for the interpretation. ole Echelon? Presido abiagokwa ozo with ilu aruru ala ya @Topic,e jighi anya-ike egbu achara u don't use an axe to cut mere grass |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 2:32am On Apr 25, 2009 |
Agadi nwanyi daa nda ada nabo Agukuo ihe o bu na ukpo onu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 2:32am On Apr 25, 2009 |
Diochi adighi ekwucha ihe o huru na-elu nkwu |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 1:11pm On Apr 25, 2009 |
The wave Nkita anaghi aracha onya di ya n'isi The dog does not lick an injury on it's head Ntukwu na-agu ngwere ma odu ekweghi ya The lizard would love to squat but for it's tail Aka abuo gbaa izu, ha egbuo ijiji If two palms put heads together, they'll kill a fly (two good heads are better than one) Ewi were uchichi tuchaa, ututu ahu onu ya The hole dug by the rabbit in the night, is seen in the morning (talking of diligence) A chowa mma ekwu, e kwuo ihe eriri n'abali When the kitchen knife is looked for, what was eaten in the night will be revealed Elelia nwa ite, o gbonyuo oku (title of a novel) When the pot is despised, it puts out the fire (and you'll go hungry ) Anyi abiala |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:58pm On Apr 25, 2009 |
Dimkpa ! ndeewo Threadia e feelu-go mbata nnukwu mmuo igbo si na "ahu dimkpa,ahu ogologo imi ya" Echelon ndeewo. . . . .Mana cherekwa,Dimkpa a na enwe ogologo imi for real? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 12:47am On Apr 26, 2009 |
Ukwa rue oge ya O daa Isi akwu dara na ala edetula aja |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 11:22am On Apr 26, 2009 |
ifyalways:O nwere ike buru dimkpa oyibo Amaghi m ooo. Ka ndi ozo tunye onu n'okwu a. Onye biri Ibe ya biri a na m ekele o. Ilu Igbo Okuku siri na ihe o jiri di ka ya anasaka usa bu na o na-abu ya kpaara chi ya, kpaara aka ya, mgbe o ga-akpa nke ya, chi ejibido ya! The chicken said that why it appears as if it has "longa throat" someone help me here is that it happens that it first fetches food for it's god and spirits (is this the correct translation of "aka"?), then when it's time to fetch it's own food, nightime will catch up with it. Ihe ahachatara n'eze adighi eju afo What you got by picking your teeth cannot satisfy your hunger Usu siri na ya mara ka ya joro wee were anyasi na-akpa The bat opines that it knows how ugly it is; that's why it's nocturnal Nwata jide oku jide mma, oku ereghi ya, mma eghe ya If a child is holding fire and knife, it's either he gets burnt by the fire or cut by the knife Agbakpoo dike izuzu, agbagharia ya (the name of my God) When you confer in the absence of a warrior, you gat to re-confer when he appears Ahihia juru ohia ma a baa a choba utazi There are plenty of leaves in the forest, but the "utazi" leaf is always sought after care to know why? Does anyone know the botanical name for "utazi"? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ajekpaks(m): 3:44pm On Apr 26, 2009 |
I be Omo Igbo oh (yorubalized one) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:26pm On Apr 26, 2009 |
· Onye vu ozu enyi anaghi eji ukwu akpa mpuzu. [He who carries the carcass of an elephant does not search for crickets with his legs.] · Anaghi acho ihe na-akpa onye na-acho ihe? [You don't look for something in the pocket of someone who is looking for something.] · Ura ga-eju onye nwuru anwu afo. [A dead person shall have all the sleep necessary.] · Onye ite abughi onye ahia [A clay-pot retailer is not really in business.] · Okuko na-aboputa mma na-egbu ya. [The fowl digs out the blade that kills it.] · Ukpala gbabara n'ikpo okuko na-ala ala mmuo. [The grasshopper that runs into the mist of fowls ends up in the land of spirits.] lee anya ebe a . . .copy and paste at work http://www.kwenu.com/igbo/idioms/frame.htm |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 9:52pm On Apr 26, 2009 |
Ndumodu dika onye obia anabata ya oralula. A chupu kwanu ya oje were onwe ya Advice is like a stranger If you welcome it it will stay with you if not received it will go away Ozu ekwe la ila ala mmuo o bu zi onye ga ebula aga ya bu ihe foduru A Corpse is ready to be buried but who will take it to six feet is the question/concern Nwata kwuo aka osoro ndi okenye rie When a child washes his/her hands he/she will eat with the elder |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:51am On Apr 27, 2009 |
lol rubi,ndeeewo. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Sunnybobo3(m): 4:20pm On Apr 27, 2009 |
e jighi amu eyi akwuna ujo |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Sunnybobo3(m): 4:22pm On Apr 27, 2009 |
"Nwoke n'aga be nwanyi ajadu n'anyasi jukwa ya ihe gburu di ya" |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:55pm On Apr 27, 2009 |
LMAO sonny bobo,nwayokwa sonny bobo,ebe anyi jia sonny bobo,umunna Rapour chapter 1 v 1 o si nini? onye kele sonny,sonny ekele ya @Topic,anyuko amiri onu,o gba ofufu Theres great strenght in unity |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:50pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
unu anokwa ya? · O bialu be onye abiagbuna ya, mgbe o ga-ala mkpumkpu apukwana ya n'azu. May one's visitor not constitute a problem, so that on his departure he will not leave with a hunchback. · Nwa ovu na-eto, o di ka o ga-aka nne ya. When the baby wren is growing, it looks like it would be bigger than its mother · Okuko na-arogoro ite onu, chetekwe mma gburu ya. [The chicken frowns at the cooking pot, ignoring the knife that killed it · Ihe ka-nte bata n'onu nte, nte etefu. When something greater than the pigmy cricket enters its hole,it takes off |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:53pm On Apr 29, 2009 |
Echelon,Botanical name Utazi might be Basil |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:38am On Apr 30, 2009 |
Sunny_bobo: E jighi m ujo ara nwanyi ajadu n'ihi na amara m na ebe di ya gara tere aka! Ify buko kowasiate the above ilu into english |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AmakaOne(f): 10:46am On Apr 30, 2009 |
Akwukwo juru n'ohia, ma a baa a choba okazi. There are various leaves in the bush, but people go in to look for okazi leaves. i.e. Many are called but few are chosen. ifyalways: Utazi - Gongronema ratifolia |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 11:21am On Apr 30, 2009 |
Ify/ Amaka: Is Utazi = Okazi? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:09pm On Apr 30, 2009 |
Amaka,thanks. Echelon,Nope,Utazi and Okazi are not same thing.The taste sef arent same,Utazi have this peppery taste.maybe Amaka might have a pic |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:14pm On Apr 30, 2009 |
Youngies na u sabi. Gaa juo ndi na edina ndi ajadu what it means BTW am more comfy with Sonny Bobos version of the ilu : a man sleeping with a widow shld endeavour to ask her what killed her hubby sounds better than a man sleeping with a widow is not in a haste to leave cos he knows for sure that the hubby has gone to the land of no return ur version |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:55am On May 01, 2009 |
.0.1.0.5.0.9. Etu mma di ka esi api obo ya The shape of a matchet determines how it's sheath is carved E tigbuo nwa ewu, a mara onye nwe ya When a goat is beaten to death, you'll know the owner E jighi abali ekwe n'isi Heads are not nodded in the dark (night time) A dighi agwa diochi na olu di na ngwo You don't tell a palmwine tapper that wine tapping is a difficult task O bughi ikunye enwe mmiri riara ahu kama o bu i nata ya iko The difficult part is not giving a monkey water to drink but collecting the cup afterwards Onye na-enweghi ego adighi enwe umunna A poor man has no kinsmen ifyalways: Ok. Thanks. I'm not conversant with Okazi. I'm very used to Utazi - used in demolishing roasted yam with oil-bean seeds (ukpaka) and fresh red palm oil |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 2:28pm On May 01, 2009 |
AMAKAONE:Amaka one are you from idemili. It is latifolia not ratifolia Idemili peeps de use 'l' for 'r' |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:12pm On May 01, 2009 |
agabaI23: Both may be correct. See: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Gongronema+ratifolia&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq= |
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