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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:52pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
Mgbe nwanyi muru umu iri, odighi ihe mere na abali ona amaghi maka ya When a woman has ten children, there is nothing that happens in the night that she does not know about. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 1:54pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
youngies: Tell him o! you no even say me-zainab, as i don de react and vibrate, arrrhg! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:03pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
me-zainab:You see, the reactions are already rife. Igaghi eti nwata ihe ma si kwa ya ebela akwa You do not beat a child and at the sametime order him not to cry. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 2:21pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
Ihe okenye noro ala hu,nwata rigoro n'elu ogaghi ahu ya. What an elderly person sees while sitting down, a younger person ,even while at the top can't see. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:26pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
me-zainab You are really gearing up, good effort. Now start hiting it hard ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 2:35pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
Nsuko ga egwu orimiri ukwu na nke nta, mana ite ofe nwa agadi nwayi ga eri ya The crab may swim across big and small rivers but it will eventually end up in an old woman's soup pot. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 3:37pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
@youngies kedu nke jikoro udene na onye na akpu isi? what's the relationship between the vulture and a barber? ebe i makwara na nnunu na- efe n'elu, anya ya no na-ala. The bird is flying in the air but its eyes are on the ground.that is to say that its good to know where you are coming from, just chere, ana m abia , |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 3:40pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
besides,ukwa ruo oge ya odaa, a ripe breadfruit falls by itself |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 10:43pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
blue-sky: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is overruled jare!! ![]() ![]() @me-zainab I salut oo, sorry i wasn't online earlier, hope to meet up on you later ![]() @ Youngies Hope your head isnt sweeling out of proportion, this game isn't won yet, not by a long shot ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 10:50pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
Let me continue rocking ma boat: Ônye meghaa onwe ya, O bo agwu When someone disgraces themselves (instead of owning up), they blame madness ![]() Nkenu jide, nkenu enye mmadu; mmadu jide, nkenu a gbaba isi akwala When Nkenu (the bird) is in possession of something, it doesn't give to man, when its man's turn to be stingy, it starts proving difficult |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 11:10pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
Enwe si na ya agaghi agôrô nwa ya kwô n'azu (nani nke ya bu n'afô), nihi na ya amaghi ma nke ya kwô n'azu agaôrô utu rachaa The monkey said it can only verge for the child it is pregnant with, because the one being backed can easily pluck a fruit without its knowledge (true talk) Ônye rie ihe mgbe ô di ndu, mgbe ô ga-anwu, ô debe eze ka ô na-achi ôchi ![]() Eat when you're alive, when you die, you'll keep your teeth as though you were smiling lol Bring it on peeps, i'm ready for every Tom, Dick and Harry ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by bluesky4(f): 11:40pm On Jun 25, 2007 |
cute-ass: ofcourse i think ur truly winning the contest ![]() i had to make his ego big so he can bring more proverbs. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 12:16am On Jun 26, 2007 |
blue-sky: Eheen, now you're talking ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:28am On Jun 26, 2007 |
cute-ass: Conspiracy!!! ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:37am On Jun 26, 2007 |
Any weapon fashioned against me shall. . . Agbowo dike izu, agbagharia ya If you conspire behind a strong man, be rest assured that the issue must be re-visited |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 12:19pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
youngies: Re-visiting abu ônye obodo ebee?? ![]() ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:32pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
cute-ass: Hmmmm, Mmadu adighi eji ukwu n'abuo agba kum One cannot use two legs to kick at the same time Mmadu adighi abu ogbeye burukwa amosu One cannot be a pauper and at the same time be a witch Cute-ass the die has been cast, show yourself for this place ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 12:33pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
HELLLOOOO EVERYONE! who are those running their mouths? hush now 4 the king is back! Ama ka nwoke esi ike oghaghi atu so chi ya ogu No matter how strong or great a man is he would never challenge his god. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:37pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Oh you are here, welcome bro, but remember. . . Obughi onye na ebu ogwugwu bu eze The man who carries the deity is not a king |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 12:42pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Ihe nwoke n'amaghi kariri ya What a man does not know is greater than he Onye enweghi ebe o ga adadebe ga adadebe n'ikpere nke ya A man who has no where to put his hand for support puts it on his own knees. cute-ass: dream on baby! ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:45pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Nwa nnunu fere be na mkpumkpu amaghi kwa na oka no 'nala A bird that flies from the ground onto an anthill, does not know that it is still on the ground. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 12:48pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
youngies: thank you! but you have to know that I gave u guys a long head-on so that when my bombardment starts, u won't be too devastated. maka asi na Onye kariri mmadu kariri chi ya He who is greater than a person is greater than his god |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 12:57pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Onu bu ngwo-agha umu nwanyi mana okpupu aka ka eji ama dike the woman's tool of warfare is her mouth while the warrior is known with his hands adigi agwa ochi nti n'agha esu Even the deaf is aware of impending war Awo anaghi agba oso ehihie n'efu the frog doesnt run during the daytime for no cause |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 1:02pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
@ cute-ass u should be part of this face-off |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 1:05pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Onye jee obodo ebi m nti, o biri nke ya tinye. If one goes to a land where they cut off ears, he should cut off his own and contribute them. Ewu mmadu abuo nwere na-ehi ura nezi. A goat owned by two people sleeps outside. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:35pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
moondust: You asked for it and now you got it in the ol'man style, ![]() ![]() Nwoke umunna ya gburu adighi agba mme The man who is murdered by his kinsman does not bleed. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 2:14pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Ngwere si n'elu daa, enweghi onye huruya. okwe n'isi when the lizard falls from a wall, and nobody sees it, it nods to itself |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:03pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Onye arachaghi onu ya, uguru anara ya rachara ya You either lick your lips or the hammattan licks them for you. ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by chidichris(m): 3:12pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
Ndi igbo si, a sokata eze anya, e kpuru nkata n'ihu gwa ya okwu --- fearing! fearing the king, basket in the face, talking to the king O chu nwa okuko nwe ada, nwa okuko nwe nwe-nwe osu --- pursuing the chicken, falling falling, chicken runing run |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by chidichris(m): 3:19pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
onye gba oto anaghi amanye aka nakpa -- a Unclad man does not put hand in the pocket anaghi a hapu ike nyuru ahu, ga kuwa isi okpu --- you don't leave the ass that fart to knock the head that does not. nwanyi ike ukwu a natu uju, o ya ga akpo onwe ya aba ulo --- a woman with big ass that people fear her will never , gigi herself, someone must charge her battery for her. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:26pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
chidichris nwa mama ya dikwara gi mma oh ![]() |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 5:56pm On Jun 26, 2007 |
yes kedu ndi no eba a! A fulani may lie but s/he will not make a lying proverb! @ youngies Mmadu nwee chi oma, a si na ogara na nke onye na -agba afa mana onwee chi ojoo ma obu na enwegi onye enyemaka ,asi na onweghi olile anya. if a man is fortunate ,people say he's been to the diviner,if he's destitute, they say he's hopeless. |
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