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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 12:34pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
Ndi b'anyi kwenu!!! Ndi Igbo si na nwata etoghi eto wara Ogodu, Ikuku kuu o, o buru ya, buru ogodu ( interpretation.-If a young child decides to wear wrapper, the wind will surely carry him with the wrapper) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:41pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
Hmmm, Ndi Igbo si ihe na ato nwanyi di ime and atokwa onye tubara ya ime Whatever a pregenant desires is also the desire of the man that did the pumping |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:53pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
Hmmm, Ndi Igbo si ihe na ato nwanyi di ime and atokwa onye tubara ya ime Whatever a pregenant desires is also the desire of the man that did the pumping |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 1:13pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
Okirikiri ka a na agba ukwu ose, adighi ari ya elu u go round the pepper tree, not up |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 1:17pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
ukwu n'aga wara wara, anya n'aga wara wara n'afu ya wakabout legs are always seen by wakabout eyes |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:45pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
Ndi Igbo si na Somadina abughi ajo afa Somadina is not a bad name cute-ass please help to tranlate somadina |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by v24m(f): 2:05pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
dibia si ha wete mbe eji agwo ogwu, Mbe si enweghi ihe mere nu okwa mgbe ahuru ya. the native doctor said bring the tortise for sacrifice, the tortise replies no problem first catch me |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:08pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
funny o'l tortise |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 4:56pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
ndi igbo na-atu inu si na agadi nwanyi daa nda ada ugbo na abo, aguo ihe obu n' ukpo onu. the igbos say that if an elderly woman falls the same fall a second time, the number of stuffs she's carrying in her basket or basin would be counted. Huh, i'm really giving myself a pat on the back.I learnt that from my maternal side. 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 5:03pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
aka aja - aja na ebute onu mmanu mmanu you eat when you work.simply put,no food for lazy man. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 5:08pm On Jun 01, 2007 |
okirikiri ka a na-agba ukwu ose, anaghi ari ya elu you go round and round the pepper sterm to pluck it, you dont climb it. 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 1:30am On Jun 02, 2007 |
youngies: Somadina = "don't want to stand alone" reminds me of nkemdiche bu ajô aha "mine is different" is a bad name Ônweghi ihe ana ahughi ka emelu nani ônwu Only "death" has no solution, any other thing does Anuta agbôghô, a chupu agadi When a young flashy maiden is married, the older one is thrown aside (how rude) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:22pm On Jun 02, 2007 |
Etoo ogiri, ogiri esi be isi 8 When you praise the local maggi, it will give you best smell |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Hugoboi(m): 2:29pm On Jun 02, 2007 |
Onye ako wara ilu;ego eji luo nne ya furu efu. If one requires explanation for a proverb directed to him,his mothers dowry is a waste!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:31pm On Jun 02, 2007 |
Hugoboi: True talk Hugoboi |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:35pm On Jun 02, 2007 |
Ala Owerri si na Onye nganga ka onye ori mma A proud person is better than a thief! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by KennethO(m): 2:44pm On Jun 02, 2007 |
Nwata gwocha aka o soro okenye ri nri [size=8pt][/size] When a child waches his hand he dinned with the elders. Afo anaghi agba oso ehihie na efu A toad/frog does not run in day time in vain. neither something is after his life or he is after somethings life |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by YOUNGDICEs(m): 3:00pm On Jun 05, 2007 |
@zainab YOU GOT MY GRANDMOTHERS NAME. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:52pm On Jun 05, 2007 |
YOUNGDICE$: Are you sure you are in the right thread? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:01pm On Jun 06, 2007 |
Nwata akwo na azu amaghi na ije tere aka A child on his mother's back doesn't know that the journey is far 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 5:47am On Jun 07, 2007 |
Hmmmm. so where were we? Ônye dube ônye, puta n'uzô rapu ya: nke o duru ya edu a naa ya n'iyi When someone leads someone else out on the road and doesn't complete the lead-through, the former leading becomes a waste ndi igbo we sikwa na, ejighi aka abodolu n'anya a hu uzô You don't use the hands you cover on your face to see |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by robby1(m): 2:58pm On Jun 09, 2007 |
Onye tinyere aka n'ike ya nyuo ahuru, onwe ya ka o mere She who covers her anus with her hands and farts, has just farted on her self |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:32pm On Jun 11, 2007 |
Onyi akwa asa ahu, mara onwe ya He who baths with his clothes on should be mindful of his acts |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Soundmind(m): 6:04pm On Jun 12, 2007 |
Ekwe kua, ama agba- When the wood gong sound, all ears open. Onye were ngongo nua iyi, iyi ewere ngongo gbua ya- If you swear with guilt, you will die in guilt. Aka ka aka gbajie aka- Let the stronger hand break the lesser one. Ka fune fune di ele kedu ka fune fune ga-adi - This is the beginning, how will the end be. Uzu amaghi akpu ogene lee egbe anya n'odudu. A blacksmith that do not know how to mould gun should look at the tails (rear feather) of a kite. Anuna ngwo na nkwu na-abia. ( Wait, i dey came). 2 Likes |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Soundmind(m): 6:25pm On Jun 12, 2007 |
Nkita rie nsi eze ere ewu - Dogs eat shit, goats have dirty teeth- Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop. Ihe mere ede ji bee nwii. Something made cocoyam to cry by humming (nwii) Nkita nyara akpa, m si ya obi n'ohia. - When god carry bag, the bush gets empty of animals Onye kwuru oto gwujie ji odu, otukwuru ani gwute odu ya - If you stand up and break yam while digging it up, you will stoop down to dig out the remaining. Umu Igbo, we have been giving literal translation of this proverbs without attaching meaning to it. it would have been better to give an english proverb that expains or fits into the igbo proverb. Igbo kwenu, kwenu, kwezuenu. 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:20pm On Jun 13, 2007 |
Elewe ukwu egbuo ewu Looking yansh killing goat Ala owerri efue la mu o! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 7:49pm On Jun 14, 2007 |
Oke soru Ngwere maa mmiri, o koo Ngwere, n'ogaghi ako Oke If a rat goes swimming with a lizard, the lizard gets dry but the rat stays wet |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 11:32pm On Jun 14, 2007 |
Seems this battle is mine to be won *thinking to herself*, her competitors are letting down their amulets Let me continue doing ma thang agwô otu ônye huru na-aghô eke a snake seen by one man can easily turn to a python lol e jighi anya ônye ôzô ahu uzô You can't see with someone else's eyes (true talk) i'll be back, you guys just wait for me!!! 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:38pm On Jun 15, 2007 |
cute-ass: Continue deluding yourself. You probably don't know that you are up against the oracle, lol |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by doncartel: 7:00pm On Jun 17, 2007 |
Ha dey chiye onye na ba so njo maka o ga na ba so so njo na uloeze-you don't enthrone a man who talks rubbish because he will only talk rubbish in the palace [like obasanjo] |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by nnenneigbo(f): 7:17pm On Jun 17, 2007 |
ndi i gbo si na ochi abu uto( not sure if thats ilu) my bad. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 10:58pm On Jun 17, 2007 |
nnenneigbo: Its a proverb, but you're a minute or two too late. I already posted it, the translation goes "salutation is not love" youngies: Don't come here empty handed, its against the rules "Oracle with no proverb(s)" yeah right |
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