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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 10:44am On Sep 10, 2010
@Youngies

Ee, nwunye romeo na-aku isi n'ala. I jee na nke ya, I ga-enweta fura efu.

Inwekwara ike jee na nke Ikomi ya na nwa Afghanistan ya. Imanu how far. I jewe, gbadokwa anya.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 9:37pm On Sep 10, 2010
Nwanne m nwoke tóró na Legos ka a si tua ilu o si: anaghi eji ehihie acho black goat! Hei! O di egwu o!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 11:07pm On Sep 10, 2010
slap1:

Nwanne m nwoke tóró na Legos ka a si tua ilu o si: anaghi eji ehihie acho black goat! Hei! O di egwu o!
onye nzuzu ka owu.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 2:31am On Sep 11, 2010
Kedu ihe Iji akpo ya onye nzuzu?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 4:27am On Sep 11, 2010
Igbo ekele m unu o!

Igbo mma mma nu o!

Igbo si na nnunu isi akaghi aka adighi aga ogu oturu kpo kpo.

A bird with a weak skull does not challenge the woodpecker to a fight.  cool


Ogwumagala si na ya agaghi eji maka na oku n'agba n'ikpa we chefuo ije ogaranya nna ya mubara ya

The chameleon said that he cannot jettison the majestic walking style he learned from his father just to escape a mere bush fire.  cool
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 7:41am On Sep 11, 2010
^O si na udiri oku n'agba.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 8:01am On Sep 11, 2010
Adighi agwa onye dara ibi ya amala aja. Omaa aja, ihe ohuru, o were!

You don't advise a man with scrotal elephantiasis to never scale over a fence. The consequences are self evident!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 8:13am On Sep 11, 2010
Ibe anyi ekele kwa m ozo o!

O buzi soso m n'atu ilu n'ebe a. Ebee ka ndi ichie ibem no?

Nsogbu adighi. cool


Igbo si na ihe dibia n'agwo bu ka o ha na nso, maka na dibia adighi agwo ala eri ozu!

A dibia (doctor) can only cure some sicknesses sometimes. A dibia can never ultimately stop a corpse from going into the ground.

Translated more - A doctor can only treat some sickness sometimes. A doctor can never treat all sicknesses all the time!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 9:40am On Sep 11, 2010
Okuko nyuo ahuru ala achuwa ya oso. I will not give the interpretation because onye aturu ilu kowara ya ego eji luo nne ya wu nonsense!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 6:11pm On Sep 11, 2010
^^
Nwokem ahuru m na umu aka n'enye gi nsugbo. Ichere na enwere m efe ebe a? Oburu na ihe anyi biara ebe a ime bu ikpari onwe anyi, kedu ihe anyi ji asi na ndi ozo kporo anyi asi?

Ahuru m na anya ufu na anya oku apubeghi ufodu n'ime anyi n'aru.  undecided

Ya diba kene.

Ajukwaa m ozo, ebe ka ndi ichie nairaland no? Apu kwaa m ebe a!  wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 7:16pm On Sep 11, 2010
Ichie imi anwuru mere gawa makana mgbe onye tetara bu gboo.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 9:03pm On Sep 11, 2010
agabaI23:

Ichie imi anwuru mere gawa makana mgbe onye tetara bu gboo.


^^

Nwoke akpiri otu, were kwa ekele o!  wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 9:08pm On Sep 11, 2010
Onlytruth:

^^

Nwoke akpiri otu, were kwa ekele o!  wink
Ee nwoke oma a ma m na otu na-elu gi ilu. Narakwa m ekelekwa wink
Ihe kere mmadu mara na otu ga-ese okwu, o kecha ya kpuchie ya aji.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 10:34pm On Sep 11, 2010
agabaI23:

Ee nwoke oma a ma m na otu na-elu gi ilu. Narakwa m ekelekwa wink
Ihe kere mmadu mara na otu ga-ese okwu, o kecha ya kpuchie ya aji.

hehehe! grin grin grin grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 12:29am On Sep 12, 2010
Onye ana anwuru anwuru, anagi anoshi uzo. Some one who is a target or on wanted list does not stay in public places.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 12:32am On Sep 12, 2010
Ihe agbilu na ada na onu abugi ihe ona ato na onu--The sound of a bitter kola when chewn is different from the way it tastes in the mouth.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 4:23am On Sep 12, 2010
Nshiko si na ogo ya na chi ya yoro ya oru otu mgbe, o hapu nke chi ya gaa nke ogo ya, chi ya ewere ndu ya. O hapu nke ogo ya gaa nke chi ya, ogo ya akporo nwunye ya. O wee buru isi n'abo.

The crab said that both his god and his in-law requested his help with their farm works simultaneously.
If he abandons his god's farm work for his in-law's, his god will take his life, 
if he abandons his in-laws farm work for his god's, his in-law will take his wife.
So, he developed both sides of himself to work either way, a little here, a little there.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 5:41am On Sep 12, 2010
^^
Error fixed. Highly technical proverb.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 11:51am On Sep 12, 2010
Onlytruth:

Nshiko si na ogo ya na chi ya yoro ya oru otu mgbe, o hapu nke chi ya gaa nke ogo ya, chi ya ewere ndu ya. O hapu nke ogo ya gaa nke chi ya, ogo ya akporo nwunye ya. O wee buru isi n'abo.

The crab said that both his god and his in-law requested his help with their farm works simultaneously.
If he abandons his god's farm work for his in-law's, his god will take his life,
if he abandons his in-laws farm work for his god's, his in-law will take his wife.
So, he developed both sides of himself to work either way, a little here, a little there.
@Onlytruth, Ilu gi a bu kajard.
Enwekwere ilu ozo ana eji Nshiko atu: Nshiko si egwuruegwu wuru Ichife ya aka azu, onye egwushila ya. The crab says that if play involves twisting of arms, no one should involve the crab.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ChinenyeN(m): 4:21pm On Sep 12, 2010
Igbo nma nma nu. Kelewa nu. A turu m ilulu nke ekweghi m nghota. O bu, "cat* na-egwu ala, na-aga toilet*". Unu gbaghara m. Amaghi m ihe "cat" ma "toilet" putara ma o nwere onye nwere ike ikowa ilulu nke a?

Ndeewo nu. Jidekwanu nke unu ji.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by preselect(m): 5:08pm On Sep 12, 2010
ChinenyeN:

"cat* na-egwu ala, na-aga toilet*".

cat=nwa mba
toilet= mposhi

therefore, ilu gi wu, nwa mba na egwu ala na aga mposhi

explain . . .
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 8:19pm On Sep 12, 2010
Andre Uweh:

@Onlytruth, Ilu gi a bu kajard.
Enwekwere ilu ozo ana eji Nshiko atu: Nshiko si egwuruegwu wuru Ichife ya aka azu, onye egwushila ya. The crab says that if play involves twisting of arms, no one should involve the crab.

lol! grin grin grin

Nke a kajakwara akaja!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 8:21pm On Sep 12, 2010
ChinenyeN:

Igbo nma nma nu. Kelewa nu. A turu m ilulu nke ekweghi m nghota. O bu, "cat* na-egwu ala, na-aga toilet*". Unu gbaghara m. Amaghi m ihe "cat" ma "toilet" putara ma o nwere onye nwere ike ikowa ilulu nke a?

Ndeewo nu. Jidekwanu nke unu ji.

Chinenye, I'm happy that you are trying to get up to speed with your Igbo. Good job.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 8:53pm On Sep 12, 2010
NSHIKO!!! ote'la nnuru aha nshiko cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 10:02pm On Sep 12, 2010
Agaghi m alo uwa nshiko umu nwanyi ibe m ewere m sie ofe.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 10:09pm On Sep 12, 2010
(1)Nwoke na anyu mamiri ji ihe n'aka. (2) Ihe nwoke na eme jide amu ya aka siri ike. (3) O buru na amu anwughi osiso, o ga eririri ihe gbara aji.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 10:40pm On Sep 12, 2010
slap1:

(1)Nwoke na anyu mamiri ji ihe n'aka. (2) Ihe nwoke na eme jide amu ya aka siri ike. (3) O buru na amu anwughi osiso, o ga eririri ihe gbara aji.
Biko ejim Chineke ayo gi, atuzili udi ilua.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 11:06pm On Sep 12, 2010
Bia Andre I bu onye CMS? Hapu mma nuo mmiri togbo iko.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Onlytruth(m): 11:08pm On Sep 12, 2010
slap1:

(1)Nwoke na anyu mamiri ji ihe n'aka. (2)

grin grin grin

Ihe nwoke na eme jide amu ya aka siri ike.

lmao!  ajo nwa!


(3) O buru na amu anwughi osiso, o ga eririri ihe gbara aji.

nwokem a e? Nna ijemiela o!

ajo nwa so owere ba nne ya afo!  grin grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 5:48am On Sep 13, 2010
Igbo muru nze muo ozo, ututu oma!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 5:55am On Sep 13, 2010
Umunne m, ilu ndi a m turu aputaghi na abu m onye ojoo. Ihe ndi a bu okwu ndi nna anyi ha, obughi m kere ha. Nke ikpeazu ahu bu n'onu Chinua Achebe ka m nuru ya. Abughi m onye na ekwu okwu rere ure site na mgbe amuru m ruo taa. Ekelee m unu!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ChinenyeN(m): 6:57am On Sep 13, 2010
pres-elect:

cat=nwa mba
toilet= mposhi

therefore, ilu gi wu, nwa mba na egwu ala na aga mposhi

explain . . .
I meela nnoo, ma ihe m jiri bia ebe a wu ka e nyere m aka kowaa ilu ahu maka na o kweghi m nghota. Ya mere, o nwere onye n'ime otu a nwere ike inyere m aka na nkowa ilulu ahu a turu m? O na-agbakashi m ahu nke ukwuu. Achoro m ima ihe o putara.

Onlytruth:

Chinenye, I'm happy that you are trying to get up to speed with your Igbo. Good job.
Gini mere i ji kwuo ihe a? ma. . . gini mere i ji dee ya na Bekee?

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