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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 3:53am On Jun 19, 2009
Anaghi ekpu chi afo ime aka
Pregnanacy cannot be covered
Your real person/behaviour cannot be hidden for so long
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:31pm On Jun 19, 2009
Kashiff,anya gi?nno cheesy
Ukukaegwu,ndewo.I kara aka.
@Topic,Onye na-eche nwaanyi na-anu ikili ukwu ndimmuo.
Translation:He who awaits a female date hears the footsteps of ghosts.

Meaning: Undue expectations often yield anxieties and false results

Chi boo, anu ozo.
Meaning:Each dawn/day presents a new story.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ukukaegbu(m): 2:42pm On Jun 19, 2009
Ndeewo Ify nwanne m! ''Onye na-eche nwanyi, very funny!


@Topic; Na agbachaala mgba abughi ebe o biri, kama kedu onye ejidere n'ala
That a wrestling has come to an end is not important, the important thing is who won and who lost?

Meaning: Don't look for excuses for your inefficiencies and failures.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ukukaegbu(m): 2:46pm On Jun 19, 2009
Nkita siri na ya ma na ahihia na ato uto, ma otaa ya, akpoo ya ewu
The dog said that it knows that the grass is sweet, but if it eats it, he'll be called a goat.

Don't do things that are wrong just because of the pleasure in doing them.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 2:52pm On Jun 19, 2009
lol,Ukukaegbu.
Biko,enwekwana iwe,gini ka aha gi a(username) putara
@Topic,Onye na-amaghi ihe emere nwete enyi nwaanyi na-asi gwa ya okwu ka o laa.
Translation:One who does not know the efforts and resources invested to getting a girlfriend quips in to tell bad words to the girl to send her away if she is not cooperating.
Meaning:One who does not know the details of a matter jumps into declarations for quick end of a matter.


Presido1,take real NOTE. cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Emperoh(m): 2:54pm On Jun 19, 2009
Ada agwa ochi nti n'agha esu
A deaf man is not told that there is war!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by preselect(m): 4:37pm On Jun 19, 2009
aka aja-aja na ebute onu mmanu-mmanu

soily hands brings oily mouth: i.e if you work hard (farming in ancient days which brings soily hands) you will be rewarded (food from farm products which when eaten will bring oily lips . . yummy)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by fayahsoul: 4:50pm On Jun 19, 2009
Onye kariri mmadu ncha ni igwu mmiri akaro mkpekalicha azu.
Trans: the best swimmer in the world no better pass the smallest fish.

A ma ndi ana eze.
Trans: you can't know who is to be avoided.

Adaghi afu uchicha na ebe okuko gbakoro.
Trans: U no fit see cockroach where chickens dem dey.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ukukaegbu(m): 5:37pm On Jun 19, 2009
Ify nwanne m, aha m bu Ukaegbu. Uk bu the first two letters while Ukaegbu bu the full name. Ndi enyi m na akpo m UK. Achoghi m ikpo aha nke ozo ebea n'ihi na ebea bu nzuko ndi Igbo.

@fayasoul; ochicha biara ebe okuko gbakoro, nke ya agaala.
@Agaba123; echezoola m onye kuru egwu ahu, ''mazi ukaegbu, onye ayana'' or something like that.
@pres-elect; o di ka i huru nri n'anya nke ukwu ''yummy'', I like that!
@Ify; nkea i na-asi pres-elect ''take note'', o dikwa somehow!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by preselect(m): 8:28pm On Jun 19, 2009
@ukukaegbu
obughi m ka ify (omalicha nwa) si take note, enwere onye ozo no ebe a a na akpo presido. o bu onye anyi mere elect ka o chiba threadi ndi igbo oge gara aga, tupu ya adaa iwu, anyi jidere ya n'ulo akwuna na south london, anyi achupu ya. ya mere taa, anyi enweghizi onye na achi threadi anyi. chetakwa na anyi wu ndiigbo, igbo ama eze (igbos know no king)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 9:28pm On Jun 19, 2009
Otu okobiriwoko Okwuohia-Obowu ara na akpa no na Isinweke (Etiti) si, odighi ihe o ga akara onye ji mma (cutlass) ga ya na azu, o wu mgbe oturu ishi ya etu ma ohughi ya. One elderly Okwuohia mad man who displays his game at Etiti said that he will not say any thing to the man behind him with a cutlass until when he can not see his head any more.
Ndi Ika, Etiti (Ihitte/Uboma/Obowu) Igbo worldwide kwezuonu.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:29pm On Jun 19, 2009
@Ukukaegbu,e chekwam na ibu nwoke dalu,a ghotalam aha gi.
Maazi Uwem,ndewo.
@Topic,Onye ji enyi wee kwee onya, keduzi udi anu o cholu imata?
Translation:He who uses an elephant as a bait in a trap, what kind of a catch does he hope to make?

meaning: Invest wisely; profit must always exceed input.


Uka nna is fast approaching,anyi a na akwado kwa? smiley
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 12:03am On Jun 20, 2009
Maazi Uwem,ndewo
ANDRE UWEH no be Calabar o!. But a proud Igbo man with roots on both sides of the Niger River. Anwunoo.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:27pm On Jun 20, 2009
Lol,Mazi Uwem.Ya gaziere gi oo
@Topic,Nwa m akalia m bu aghugho.
Translation:To claim that your child is beyond your control is treachery.

Meaning:Those who fail in their parental duties make excuses.

@mmadu dum,happy uka nna in advance.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by fayahsoul: 6:24pm On Jun 20, 2009
ifyalways:

Lol,Mazi Uwem.Ya gaziere gi oo
@Topic,Nwa m akalia m bu aghugho.
Translation:To claim that your child is beyond your control is treachery.

Meaning:Those who fail in their parental duties make excuses.

@mmadu dum,happy uka nna in advance.

Some of the ilu u write sounds made up.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:44pm On Jun 20, 2009
Onye anoghi oge eliri ozu na-esi n'ukwu abo ya.
Translation:A person who was not around when a corpse is buried (at interment) exhumes it from the leg.

Meaning: Someone who was not around when an issue was raised cannot address it properly.

Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:05pm On Jun 20, 2009
fayahsoul:

Some of the ilu u write sounds made up.
Middle finger for u. cheesy

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by fayahsoul: 9:56pm On Jun 20, 2009
ifyalways:

Middle finger for u. cheesy


Your Arrow is like a park bench. . .every one gets a turn.

Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 11:13pm On Jun 20, 2009
Pride goes before a fall
Ngaga bute uzo odi da eso we ya
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by nwauwa(m): 1:58am On Jun 21, 2009
LWKD.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:26pm On Jun 21, 2009
@nwa uwa,na u sabi  tongue
@Topic,Onye na-adu onye ori ji odu, ya dukwaa ji na-agbawa ana odu.
Translation:He who admonishes the yam thief should also admonish the yam that protrudes above ground.
Meaning:People commit crimes if the society tolerates or encourage crimes


Igbo si na "Ebe otu onye isi di nma kporo ndi ara itoolu gafee,ihe uwa ma bu na ndi ara iri a gafela."
Translation:when a sane man passes with 9 mad men,everyone wud assume that 10 mad men just passed.
Meaning:when u are above some certain peeps or levels,dont associate with such ppl else everyother person wud assume u are at the same level with them
Echelon,Youngies,Kashiff,Mortiple,agaba,Darfur,Presido,Emperoh,Ukukaegbu,Grafik,Sunny Bobo,Mazi Uwem na ndi ozo,happy uka nna.  cheesy
Rubi,kedu? kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:56pm On Jun 21, 2009
Udo diri unu!!

Ify onwebeghikwa ihe m ka huru ooo

@topic

Onye kwere ihe Otu kwuru, o na ahia n'oge
If one agrees to pay whatever is the price of goods at otu Onitsha market, he may finish his busniess on time
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 8:42am On Jun 22, 2009
Onye na-aba mba eti aka n'obi na-egosi ndi mmo ebe ndu ya di
He who brags and hits his chest shows the spirits where his life is

fayahsoul:

Some of the ilu u write sounds made up.


I completely disagree.

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ukukaegbu(m): 4:38pm On Jun 22, 2009
@Ukukaegbu,e chekwam na ibu nwoke

Yes, abu m nwoke. UK nke m abughi Eucharia, kama o bu Ukaegbu. Ndeewo.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 6:17pm On Jun 22, 2009
Onye chi ojo ka mmiri n'afa nye n'eze
The unlucky ones gets caught in the act

Ify ibo la chi?

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:39pm On Jun 22, 2009
ukukaegbu:

@Ukukaegbu,e chekwam na ibu nwoke

Yes, abu m nwoke. UK nke m abughi Eucharia, kama o bu Ukaegbu. Ndeewo.
o di nma.i thought as much.
Youngies,e zilam ya ozi mana ahu e sighi ya ike for sometime now.
rubi,nma nma.Chi na akwado i ji na side mu.I hope na unu mere uka nna nke oma.
@Topic,Onyeubiam anaghi aza "Omeokachie."
Translation:An indigent does not take the title of "Omeokachie"(one who completes and seals anything he does).

Meaning: Used in condemning false claims and utopian aspirations
 cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by nikynike(f): 11:29am On Jun 23, 2009
Agwo turu mbe turu okpokoro

Any snake that bits the tortoise, bites it shell

Snake is know as being poisonous while the tortoise back is very hard. So it means that whoever you pushes to the wall no matter how hard you did, he or her is stronger than you.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:33pm On Jun 23, 2009
Onye anoghi n'akuku oku, ji ya anaghi eghe osooso.
Translation:If a person whose yam is on fire is not around the fire, his yam will not get done timely.
meaning: If you are not supervising your project by yourself, you will not get desired result.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:59pm On Jun 24, 2009
"Enyi m, a gaara m agwa gi" a bughi ya; "Enyi m a gwakwara m gi" bu ezi enyi.
Translation:"My friend, I should have told you" is not it; "my friend, I told you so," is true friendship.
Meaning: True friendship demands that we speak bluntly and truthfully to our friends at all times.

Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 8:13pm On Jun 25, 2009
Onye ona adighi mee onu ochi di ya nso n'onu
When you've not faced challenges smile is close to your mouth until your experience one
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 8:15pm On Jun 25, 2009
Onye wetara oji wetara ndu
He who brings colanut brings life
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 8:16pm On Jun 25, 2009
ifyalways:

"Enyi m, a gaara m agwa gi" a bughi ya; "Enyi m a gwakwara m gi" bu ezi enyi.
Translation:"My friend, I should have told you" is not it; "my friend, I told you so," is true friendship.
Meaning: True friendship demands that we speak bluntly and truthfully to our friends at all times.



I love this one very insightful

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