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What Is The Meaning Of This Ibo Phrase? by gboyetade: 5:54pm On Feb 21, 2013
apa nwata amari obie
Re: What Is The Meaning Of This Ibo Phrase? by IZUKWU(m): 6:03pm On Feb 21, 2013
gboyetade: apa nwata amari obie
the only word i can pick from what you wrote is nwata ,which means a child and apa which could mean scars from a healed wounds. The others i can't seem to know what you are writing, the words could be wrongly spelt. Ask any igbo person around you to help with the correct spellings.
Re: What Is The Meaning Of This Ibo Phrase? by EzePromoe: 2:27pm On Feb 22, 2013
The right spelling is "apa nwata amaghi obi ya", but because of the way it is spoken fastly it will sound like that and again depending on the dialect. [bThe meaning is "the sores (injury) of a child don't know his/her mind" , which is kinda trying to say that the injury will be painful to him not minding how little he is. It's a proverb though.

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Re: What Is The Meaning Of This Ibo Phrase? by IZUKWU(m): 4:05pm On Feb 22, 2013
^i could relate with that. Very deep meaning and open to many interpretations.
Re: What Is The Meaning Of This Ibo Phrase? by gboyetade: 7:08pm On Feb 22, 2013
Thanks boss
Eze Promoe: The right spelling is "apa nwata amaghi obi ya", but because of the way it is spoken fastly it will sound like that and again depending on the dialect. [bThe meaning is "the sores (injury) of a child don't know his/her mind" , which is kinda trying to say that the injury will be painful to him not minding how little he is. It's a proverb though.

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