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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by nnenneigbo(f): 11:42pm On May 10, 2007 |
ne4real:LOL |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:01pm On May 11, 2007 |
@ne4real You are trying your best, keep it coming |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:19pm On May 11, 2007 |
Cutie do I take it that you have finaly thrown in the towel? Ihe nwata amaghi dika otu nne ya What a child doesn't know is like his mother's kitten Ofo ka idide ji awa ala The earthworm burrows the ground by shear integrity Esu si na ya azoro ukwu n'isi etighi mkpu, oburu onye zoro ya ukwu tiri mkpu The milipeed says that he that was marched upon didn't shout, but he who marched it shouted Youngies rules!!!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by v24m(f): 12:33pm On May 11, 2007 |
ok let me try oturu kpo kpo si ihe obula onuru a si mere nne ya o ga eji onu ya gbuda oshi shi nile no na ugbo. Ehi nne ya wuru, otito e to ya na onu----- it means the wood pecker said if anything should happen to its mother it will use its beak to bring down all the trees in the forest the day the mother died it had boil ini ts throat nkita si na ma owughi maka eze ya na oma oso agba a ma ndi madu ejiri ya ye onyiye na ulo uka ka ewu--- dog says if not for my sharp teeth and also cos it can run we humans would have offered it for thanksgiving in church like the goat owughi madu ga gwa onye nne ya wuru na obe akwa---- Nobody tells a person whose mother is dead to start crying 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:37pm On May 11, 2007 |
You are a true son |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by v24m(f): 12:41pm On May 11, 2007 |
i have another oke si ihe na ewute ya abughi na egburu ya ma obu mbge onwu chara madu abia kwa bia gba ya elu------the rats said its not killing him thats annoying him but after he has been killed some still kicks him up in the air. a na si oku gbara fada ga na aju ma ogbara ahu onu ya----- they are saying the revrend father caught fire and you are asking if his beards caught fire to |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:46pm On May 11, 2007 |
Keep it rolling dude! Asi na mgbe onye jiri teta ura bu ututu ya Whatever time one wakes up is his morning |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 2:34am On May 14, 2007 |
Erimeri na-atô utô ma osi n'akpa ônye ôzô puta Dining and squandering is always sweet when it comes out from someone else's pocket Nkita na anaghi anu ndumôdu na-eso ozu ala A dog that doesn't listen to advice goes with the corpse |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 2:37am On May 14, 2007 |
Mmadu adighi afusi ebe a na-agba ôfala, jebe ebe a na-akwa ozu No one forsakes a happy ceremony for a burial Amaghi ebe a na-anyalu akpa ahu anu You don't know when or where you'll see a hunt |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:50pm On May 17, 2007 |
@people @Cute-ass I am sorry for my long absence, I shall make it up |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:00pm On May 17, 2007 |
Igbo na asi na Odighi ihe anya huru gba mmee There is nothing that the eyes will see that will make it shed blood Ihe anya huru ka onu na ekwu Whatever the eyes seeth the mouth speaketh Ihe roro utala rachala ofe Whatever swallows the poundi is also responsible for licking the soup I greet you my people!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:13pm On May 18, 2007 |
~~ enters thread, noticed that cute-ass has not been here~~ ~~frowns~~ |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:19pm On May 18, 2007 |
Ihe kwuru, ihe akwudebe ya When something stands, somethins else will stand beside it Nwa mara nna ya amarara ndi gboo A child that knows his father has known the ancestors |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:49pm On May 18, 2007 |
Sad news I just heard that one of the great sons of ndi Igbo highlife musician Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, (OON) is dead at 71. He passed on last Friday in USA, according to his family in a statement. May his soul rest in peace. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by nnenneigbo(f): 10:06pm On May 18, 2007 |
cute-ass: i thought na o bu ijiji(flies) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:32am On May 21, 2007 |
nnenneigbo: lol . . thanks dear youngies: May his sould really rest in peace, I really like some of his songs Guess we have that to keep his memory going youngies: Please eehn, don't be mad. I won't dissappear again |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:38am On May 21, 2007 |
Ebe otu ônye na-ejebe putA, ka ônye ôzô na-ejebe tô Where one goes and comes out, someone else goes and gets stuck kA CHI FO NU - GOOD NIGHT ALL!! 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:20pm On May 22, 2007 |
cute-ass: Have a good night rest, lol |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by viee(f): 1:28pm On May 22, 2007 |
onye weliri ihe nwata enu, aka fuo ya ufu, owetue ya (he takes something from a child and holds it up, when his hand starts paying him he will bring it down) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by viee(f): 1:30pm On May 22, 2007 |
ukwu na ama ogoda adighi mma igba oto (the waist that is always covered with cloth should not be left exposed|) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:31pm On May 22, 2007 |
Chinchi si umu ya we ndidi na ihe di oku ga emesia jua oyi The bed bug told its children to be patient that whaever is hot must eventually cool down Isi kota ebu ogba ya The wasp must sting the head that stirs it |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by viee(f): 1:41pm On May 22, 2007 |
ikuku kuo afu ike okuko (when the wind blows u see fowl yansh ) okoro etoghi eto wara ogodo, ikuku kuo, o buru ya na ogogdo (a young man that starts tying a wrapper when he is not of age, when the wind blows, it will carry both him and the wrapper) afu okorobia afu ogologo ihe |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:54pm On May 22, 2007 |
Ojemba enwe iro A traveller has no enemy Onye ajo ife, mmiri na afa ya na eze A wicked man always finds water stick to his teeth |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:56pm On May 22, 2007 |
viee nwayi oma Some of the proverbs your posting has already been posted |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:28pm On May 23, 2007 |
Nkita tara okpukpu ayawara ya n'olu, osiri ka anyi juo onye? The dog that ate the bone that was hung on his neck, who does it want to ask? Nkita n'ile na eri nsi, mana obu nke risia bulu na onu akpoya ori nsi Every dog is a potential shit eater, but whichever one that has shit on his mouth after eating is called a shit eater Cute-ass biko ana m ario gi ka iroghachi azu na this thread |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by joz(f): 2:47am On May 27, 2007 |
egbe belu ugo belu, nke si na ibe ya amam be , lol de nke nadighi na ilu nke oburu na ima ya |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:19pm On May 28, 2007 |
Ebe ana akuzuri nwa amadi ihe ka nwa ohu na amuta ihe The slave learns where the prince is being taught Ana egbochi idei, ona awa As you try to control the rampaging flood, it willcontinue to cut the ground open |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:50am On May 30, 2007 |
Can't believe i've been gone for such a long decade, wonder where i've been lol But i'm back to whip asses, missed y'all though nkita nyalu akpa, nsi di n'ohia agwu When the dog raises his bag, the sh*t in the forest/bush finishes Ka o rie nne na ebuta izi azi Waiting to gather enough, makes it seem you're stingy night all!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:13pm On May 31, 2007 |
I also can't believe that you could go for that long, where have you been? I missed you though, but trust me on this one, you ain't gonna whip no ass here cos I'm the don around here |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:25pm On May 31, 2007 |
Onye ji mmadu n'ala ji onwe ya He hold someone down is also down himself Onweghi onye ma ebe mmiri siri ba na opi ugboghuru Nobody knows where water entered the stem of pumkin leave hope I got this one correct |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ryu11(m): 3:32pm On May 31, 2007 |
Onye ajuju anaghi efu uzo He who asks questions never gets lost ije nkilika akwa ijee nkilika ozi Dress as you want to be addressed 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:42pm On May 31, 2007 |
Onye si na ihe na ato uto, okwue ihe ona ato ka ya He who says something is sweet, must also say what it tastes like Ihe dara n'ala eburu ra aja Whatever falls on the ground is already dirty |
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