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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by fromuk(m): 6:36pm On Feb 07, 2008 |
fake oga ekwe gi mata na onwu egbuole Osy nwa mama. Kee ihe isi na iga aju m |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:43pm On Feb 08, 2008 |
Youngies, amarago tredi gi a ofuma ofuma. Onweziri ndi na-enomi di tredi ugbua. Ano m na board "culture" we hu ebe edere "***** come show your proverbs skills" . Ihe nke a di egwu! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:43pm On Feb 08, 2008 |
echelon:na waooo. o gaghi adi ka nke anyi a sha ![]() ebe ka i gara kemgbe sef?youngies am sure gara akwamozu chief Osadebe tata.RIP @pres dalu mana tinye ire gi na oba. ![]() @topic,a nyuko amiri onu,o gba ufufu - - -there is strenght in unity ! ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:12pm On Feb 09, 2008 |
Guys join me in celebrating the literary icon - Prof. Chinua Achebe - as "Things Fall Apart" marks its golden jubilee. He has been a source of inspiration to wannabees like my humble self. Watch out for the novel in Igbo - Ihe Aghasaa Read more: 1. http://www.kwenu.com/bookreview/obaze/2008/tfa_ihe_aghasaa.htm 2. http://www.nigeriansinamerica.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=11893 Tribute to Osita Osadebe: http://www.kwenu.com/publications/chidoka/osadebe_igbo_renaissance.htm @topic Mmadu adighi echefu isi mkpisi-aka mgbe o na-agba ufioro aka You don't forget your thumb when you are cracking your knuckles Ji awayi di uto nke ukwu, onye na-esi ya abachawanye ji When the yam porridge is very delicious, the cook cuts more yam into the pot Kama usu ga-atagbu gi, usu ahu felaga Let the bat fly away instead of biting the hell out of me Agba mbu o tu n'ogwe, a gbaa abuo otu n'ogwe, o di ka o bu ogwe ka a piiri aku When you shoot the first time and it lands on the bridge, you shoot the second time, it still lands on the bridge, it appears as if the arrows were made for the bridge Onye na-akpokota aku anaghi emebi nke ibe ya The capitalist does not destroy other's enterprises Ihe okuko ji mmiri ozuzo achu di ya oke mkpa What the chicken is pursuing in the rain is very important to it Nke onye chili, ya zelu! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:11pm On Feb 09, 2008 |
echebobo dalu for the links ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Zandra1(f): 5:32am On Feb 11, 2008 |
@ youngies, ima atu inu ofuma noo, jisike ![]() Onye nagba egwu surugede omakwa na surugede bu egwu ndi mmuo. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:16pm On Feb 11, 2008 |
Zandra1: Nwanne atara m oji uwa na ilu okwu. ![]() ![]() The ilu bu: onye n'agba egwu igede, omakwa na igede bu egwu mmuo. Egwu Igede abughi egwu achi utaba n'aka agba. ![]() According to folklore, Igede dance was meant for only the bravest of the brave warriors. When dancing it, they hold on their left hand the head of a conquered enemy, while brandishing their sharp machete that is dripping with blood on their right hand. That is the nature of Igede dance. Hope you copy that. ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:22pm On Feb 11, 2008 |
echelon: Many thanks to you Echeboy. O bughi nani tredi m, o bu tredi anyi. I appreciate everybody who has contributed in making the thread what it is. Ifyalways enye m gi nsusu ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:33pm On Feb 11, 2008 |
@youngies,back to sender ![]() ![]() ![]() egwu igede?a maghim na o tara akpu like dat.dalu nu @topic,onye na egbu opi na ehicha imi- - -he who works,eats/deserves to enjoy. ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:55pm On Feb 11, 2008 |
looks like you're missing my point youngies. of course it's our thread by the way amaghi m na o bu otu a ka egwu igede si wee di. o di egwu! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Zandra1(f): 6:20pm On Feb 11, 2008 |
youngies echekwam no surugede ka enekwu. Egwu nwa di egwu noo. Ina atu inu ofuma mana anam ekwu di, obunu inu bu manu ndi igbo ji eri ji ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:29pm On Feb 11, 2008 |
hehe Zandra igbo gi aaaaaa,o kpukwa oku na mouth.lol ![]() biko, o kwa 'TAGBO UBESIE' dere akwukwo egwuregwu abuo : JUO OBINNA UKWA RUO OGE YA dalu nu. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Zandra1(f): 9:46pm On Feb 11, 2008 |
@ ify, aga na nwa nu ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:21pm On Feb 12, 2008 |
Zandra1: Zandy just take it easy ![]() ![]() Keeping on trying, lol Ndi igbo si na akwulu oto tuba nwanyi ime, omua onye ara If a woman is impregnated while standing, she will beget a mad fellow |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:59pm On Feb 15, 2008 |
ndi igbo nmanma nu. echebobo,kashiff,na youngies hapi val ![]() @topic,onye zakoo,ya kpoo- - -he who ganthers dirt should also park and throw it away ofu onye a naghi esiri ora nri - - an individual can never beat/win or fight a crowd |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 7:10am On Feb 18, 2008 |
Onwa tibe, ije aguba ngwulo when the moon is shining, the cripple becomes hungry for a walk Anwu ga-achakwasigodu ndi kwu oto tupu o chaba ndi sekpu ala n'okpuru ha The sun shall first shine on those standing before getting to those kneeling under Agadi nwanyi anaghi anokwata ma atuba ilu tunye okpukpu kporo nku An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb Ihe gburu nne oke ahughi umu ya hapu What killed the mother rat will also kill its children Okenye tinye ubu, umu aka etinye onye zota aku, o taa When an elder starts dragging, the children will start eating whatever palm kernel they can drag out Nnunnu isi akaghi aka anaghi aga akwa atu mkpokpororo I can't translate this last one, I need help LOL |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 1:36pm On Feb 18, 2008 |
echelon: I bird without a strong skull must not attend a festival/celebration/show where the skull is subjected to immense pecking/beaking. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nna, nke a kakwara aka o! Obu nna gi muru gi. Umu nna, olu ji m n'olu. ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:49pm On Feb 18, 2008 |
daalu soo! Isi kara gi aka! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:28pm On Feb 18, 2008 |
nna men unu di too much. m si na anaghi m amuta lots here,then a bum onye asi. a nam atu ilulu recently ka a ga asi na amurum be eze ![]() jisie nu ike. @topic,ihe were oru bu oru- - - -what takes the place of work is work ! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:39am On Feb 20, 2008 |
Udo!! Otee aka odi njo, o mesia odi mma After rain comes sun shine |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:37pm On Feb 20, 2008 |
igbo dalu nu. biko unu nyere m aka tugharia ilu/akpalaokwu a na oyibo nku di na mba na ezuru mba nri ! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:45pm On Feb 20, 2008 |
ifyalways: It means: The firewood in a foreign land gets the food done for them |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:16pm On Feb 20, 2008 |
dalu nwanne m. i know that i can tukwasiri obi na you. ![]() @topic,were ehihie chowa ewu oji---make hay while the sun shines. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 4:10pm On Feb 21, 2008 |
Onye na ebere onye isi anu esiri esi na-afio ofifio mgbe nile. He who is cutting cooked meat for the blind must be whilsting all through (you know why) Anu gbaa ajo oso, agbaa ya ajo egbe If a prey runs outwittingly, it will be shot accordingly Uzu amaghi akpu ogene nee egbe anya n'odu the blacksmith that is deficient in gong-making should copy the kite's tail Kama egbe ama efe chaa, ya fee ka udele it is better for the kite to fly like a vulture than not flying at all Ukwa ruo oge ya, o daa the bread fruit falls at its time - events have their appointed time Onye amaghi na o ga echi ozo na-agbaru eriri ozo n'ikpere he who never knew that he will ever become a king-maker wears the symbolic anklet up to the knee! Onye nwanne ya n'agba ajo egwu n'ogbo na-ako oko iku anya he that his brother is dancing awfully in the public picks his eye brows ihere mere nwanne onye isi ka onye isi jere isuru ofe wee suru ya n'ala the blind's brother was ashamed when the blind aimed for the soup but missed o na adi mma ka etuto too okwa opi n'onu it is good for the piper to have boil on his mouth |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:34pm On Feb 21, 2008 |
hey Kashiff nwoke oma deejeeeeeeeeeee ![]() hehe,onye na esiri onye isi nri must na egbu ufufie while doing it ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() chukwu gozie gi. ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:59pm On Feb 22, 2008 |
@topic,oko kowa mmadu o gakwuru umunna ya mana oko kowa anumanu,o koo ya na osisi when one itches,he goes to his neighbour but when an animal itches he goes to a tree for relief. biko ole onye dere akwukwo igbo "ukwa ruo oge ya"? weekend oma nu ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by 3viso(m): 7:12pm On Feb 22, 2008 |
Igbo mma mma nu kita ka m si na ura ne etete Ife unu na ako na eme m ka afuru anyuru n'elu na eme ijiji imaghi imaghi. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:39pm On Feb 23, 2008 |
@Kashif, deeje. I bu omenuko aku. Ya gazie Okwu ndi okenye, Okwu eji adi ndu Mmadu kwara okuko n'elu ka yie akwa, ma o dighi ya mma, O kwaara ya n'ala, O dighi ya mma, ihe kwesiri ekwesi bu ka o hapu ya ka o ga yie akwa ahu ebe di ya mma. If you prepare a place for the hen to lay eggs at a height and it refuses, you prepare a place for it on the floor, it refuses, it's best to let the hen be, let it choose where is best for itself. Ahu oku bia mmadu n'ahu, o zuo ya ahu niile When someone is afflicted with fever, it gets to all parts of his body Dimkpa ejighi ntaku nsi di ya n'ibe ike eme ogaranya A speck of feaces on the buttocks of a grown man is not a sign of affluence Nwata agaghi aju iga ije wee ju i chara ibe ya ka o ga A child can't refuse to walk and also refuse to get out of the way for others Mgbe mmadu na-aga ije wee kpoturu eze, mgbe o choro ilaghachi, ya kpoturu ya ozo If you visit the king enroute to somewhere, its good you see him also when you are going back Ndi chi oma tiri aku ekwesighi ichefu idi ume ala Those whose kernels were cracked by a good God should not forget to be humble Igbo ndi oma m, anyi anaghi asi ihe ojoo emelaa, kama ihe ojoo emela anyi. Ihe anyi ga-eri biaa ma nke ga-eri anyi abialaa. Nodunu juu 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:23am On Feb 25, 2008 |
biko ole onye dere akwukwo igbo "ukwa ruo oge ya"? Odi m ka onye dere ya bu akwukwo bu nwa amadi Tony Ubesie |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 11:36am On Feb 25, 2008 |
I zatara ya! O Tony Ubesie. Akuko maka Ngozi na Chude |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:36pm On Feb 25, 2008 |
Echebobo did you remember the story line: Chude! Chude! Chu! ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:13pm On Feb 25, 2008 |
youngies:thank youssssssssssssssss ![]() youngies:hehe.i biakwa again.echetanam ya ooooooooooooooh.heheeeeee good old dayz ![]() nna men,mmadu a kala ooooo ![]() @topic,onu koro ogiri onu ga a koro ogiri racha ***be right back for the meaning ![]() kashiff,youngies na echelon,ndeewo nu |
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