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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by lilian777(f): 3:19pm On Jun 28, 2007
@ cute-ass

Thanks dear!

Uka akpara akpa ,isi ka eji ekwe ya
Good discussion is acknowledged by nodding of the head.

Yadikwara unu mma o!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:56pm On Jun 28, 2007
me-zainab:

Egbe bere ,ugo bere.Nke si ibe ya ebela,nku kuu kwaa ya

Let the Kite fly,let the eagle fly,
The one that says the other shouldn't fly,should lose it's wings.

Youngies, note that grin

Nice try sister, grin grin but it will be difficult to dethrone Cute-ass as the lolo ndi Igbo of NL cool
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 4:45pm On Jun 28, 2007
@ youngies

e jiderem gi ofor

Onye akpatuna agu aka n'odu, m'odi ndu m'onwuru anwu
None dare touch the tail of a lion whether it alive or dead.

I kuna nwata ihe nara ya akwa
You do not beat a child and at the time order her not to cry.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 7:05pm On Jun 28, 2007
@moondust

Biko iwe gi adi na oku

O mmiri mere igba dike onaghizi aha onu
It is the rain made the strong man's drum sound so lifeless.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:33pm On Jun 30, 2007
O Onye no mmadu nso na anu isi onu ya
It is only who is close to man that can smell his breath.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 10:28pm On Jul 01, 2007
Mmadu abuo di anya nanô
Two people have four eyes (two heads are better than one)




@ all, I'm ready for all of'ya, bring it on jare!!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by chiogo(f): 2:00am On Jul 02, 2007
nwa si na nne ya aga ghi ezu ike, ya nwa ama n zu kwu ike phewww, had to break that down

A child that says his mother wld not sleep, he too wld not sleep. just love that quote wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by lilian777(f): 2:52pm On Jul 02, 2007
e be nwata ne ele anya na atu aka, ma nne ya anoghi nna ya no ya
where a child cries and points his fingers,if the mother is not there ,the father will be
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 3:58pm On Jul 02, 2007
Ewu nwuru n'ime Oba, oburo Aguu gburu ya
the goat that died in the barn didn't die of hunger

Ama ndi ana eze
do you know whom to avoid?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:57pm On Jul 02, 2007
Greetings

@lilian777 and moondust

Jide nu ka unu ji
Maintain the tempo
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 5:07pm On Jul 02, 2007
This thread still dey?
cha cha cha Igbo kwenu yaaaa
cha cha cha umu Igbo kwenu
Kwenu,Kwezuonu yaaaaaaaa.

Egbe bere ugo bere nke si ibe ya ebela nku kwa ya
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:12pm On Jul 02, 2007
Nwata na enyighi nne ma obu nna, osiri owerre ba nne ya na afo?
If a child neither resembles his mother or father, was he thrown into the mother's womb from the back yard?


food for thought! grin


BabyO cheesy anyi no ya kpomkwem!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 12:49am On Jul 03, 2007
Your lights are quenching oo, soon I'll be dancing with the Igbo authorites tongue grin grin grin grin


Ihe Ogidi ga-emesia wee mee "Nwafor"

What the Ogidi town will have to go through before doing their "Nwafor" tradition

Onye ajuju adighi efu uzo
He who asks will never go astray


Onye ayiyo ka a na-egbu mma n'obo aka
Its a begger that gets hit with a knife in the middle of their palm
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 12:51am On Jul 03, 2007
Agadi anaghi aka nka na egwu o ma agba
An elder does not outgrow a dance he/she knows too well




Like I said earlier, I'm back oo, watch out for cute-ass part 2 lol tongue grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:11pm On Jul 03, 2007
cute-ass:

Agadi anaghi aka nka na egwu o ma agba
An elder does not outgrow a dance he/she knows too well




Like I said earlier, I'm back oo, watch out for cute-ass part 2 lol tongue grin
Part 2 When people are already bracing the tape grin grin grin grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:47pm On Jul 03, 2007
Oji rue ulo o kwue ebe osi
When the kola nut reaches home it will say from where it came.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 5:10pm On Jul 03, 2007
Agba si a oso a guo uzo
after running you calculate the distance


Oso ndu adighi agwu ike
flight to live knows no fatigue


Ukwa ruo oge ya odaa
the breadfruit fall when its due


@cute-ass
howdy! kiss



@ youngies
Agahi zi m aju gi maka ihe bu nke m ozo, tupu o di zia ka ihe umu-aka angry
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 8:38pm On Jul 03, 2007
moondust:

@cute-ass
howdy! kiss

I'm fine dear, doing good . . you? cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 8:48pm On Jul 03, 2007
The battle line is drawn ooh, Am i really the winner or what shocked grin grin grin

Ihe agulu ônu gwuru agwu
What is counted, is as well as finished

E ji m mma eme gini bu ka m di njô na-aga[/color][color=#990000][color=#990000][/color]
Beauty isn't all that you say? does that mean you want to be ugly?? grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by chiogo(f): 9:07pm On Jul 03, 2007
@cute-ass, darling sis, nooo, seems like u have a competition here.moi!

Efi na enwe ghi odu, chi ya na achuru ya ijiji
God chases away flies for d tail-less cow
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 10:01am On Jul 04, 2007
chiogo:

@cute-ass, darling sis, nooo, seems like u have a competition here.moi!
Sorry to say this Lil sis, you know i love you to pieces but I'm going to whoop your ass, but take some of these first kiss kiss kiss

Oya, bring it on tongue grin

Okwu lue n'ego, ôgbenye eselu onu ya tongue
When a matter gets moneywise, the poor withdraws himself/his mouth grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Everbright(f): 12:29pm On Jul 04, 2007
Nwata erughi eru aria ibi, ibi ya anaghi ara ahu akwu n'ala
gbururgburu ka a na-agba ukwu ose adighi ariya elu
onye kpara nku ahuhu yoro ngwere oru
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 12:39pm On Jul 04, 2007
@ Everbright

Dearie, plaese be so kind to include "translation in english" - - we have some non-igbos who will be more than pleased to be intriged by the depth of our wisdom in proverbs wink wink


Ekelee/Etoo dike na nke ô mere, ô mekwa ôzô
If you praise a hero on a jobb well done, he repeats the good deed(s) cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 2:42pm On Jul 04, 2007
Oke ulo siri oke ofia, "Bia, ama m uzo ngiga"

The house rat said to the bush rat" come! I know the way to the foodstore


Akwu n'ele ule o si gi na o na aha mmanu
The palm fruit while going rotten tells u it's only oiling

Wats up folks!
I'm now the undisputable CHAMP! u guys can trail behind, led by Cute ass and youngies
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by chiogo(f): 5:13pm On Jul 04, 2007
@cute-ass, LOL

Abu na nwambe no na ikpo nsi(nshi) olu ke aga kpoputa ya osi na nsi(nshi) eshi gbuo ya

Don't be a tortoise in a heap of $hit and when it was time to bring him out of the $hit, he yelled that he couldn't stand d smell of the $hit



hehehe, good one, huh? grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by uchetobi(f): 5:24pm On Jul 04, 2007
well I know nno proverbs but I remember one tongue twister I learnt in school nwanyi na kwakwa na kwa akwa na okuku yiri akwa nenu akwa ona kwa dinenu akwa (pardon my writing I really don’t know how to write igbo TRANSLATION; The female that is a tailor is crying because fowl laid egg on the cloth that she is sewing that is on top the bed
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ABA4LIFE(m): 11:48pm On Jul 04, 2007
Ndigbo si na Ukpana nti ike na nu ihe nime ite ofe, Deef or stobborn grasshopper does hear in the pot of soup. Plz let's not sell our edioms to everybody. we hold our culture strong and tight.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 11:43am On Jul 05, 2007
Isi ko te ebu O gbaba ya
the head that gathers wasps will surely be stung

e nwere obere nsi n'emebi ike
there are little feces that mess up the anus

e be like say una don tire o!
grin
CHEERS all
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 12:39pm On Jul 05, 2007
moondust:

Wats up folks!
I'm now the undisputable CHAMP! u guys can trail behind, led by Cute ass and youngies

I've always said that dreams are for free, if not why would you be dreaming this big? tongue But dont mind me oo, dream on jare!! grin grin

Aku agwughi na nti, nti adighi ezu ike grin
If the mouth doesn't run empty of palm-kernels, it doesnt stop chewing grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Ikomi(m): 1:08pm On Jul 05, 2007
cute-ass:

I've always said that dreams are for free, if not why would you be dreaming this big? tongue But don't mind me oo, dream on jare!! grin grin

Aku agwughi na nti, nti adighi ezu ike grin
If the mouth doesn't run empty of palm-kernels, it doesnt stop chewing grin

Love ur signature, very true. But that does not mean ur wining the contest, ur far behind moondust. angry
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:07pm On Jul 05, 2007
Ikomi:

Love your signature, very true. But that does not mean your wining the contest, your far behind moondust. angry

Eeeh judge tongue , thanks for "loving" my signature.

On the other note of moondust wining, i suggest you go buy some specs jare,  tongue grin grin its out of the question, he's not winning, not as long as my fingers are on this thread grin

Ôdi be ndi, dili ha
What belongs to others, should remain with them smiley

Ka ô rana ewetaghi onwe ya
No matter how small, it didnt come out itself  wink

@ ikomi

BTW, when next you come, bring some proverbs along with you jare tongue
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Ikomi(m): 4:54pm On Jul 05, 2007
cute-ass:

Eeeh judge tongue , thanks for "loving" my signature.

On the other note of moondust wining, i suggest you go buy some specs jare, tongue grin grin its out of the question, he's not winning, not as long as my fingers are on this thread grin

@ ikomi

BTW, when next you come, bring some proverbs along with you jare tongue

Two atoms do not vibrate at the same frequency. Law of physics. Now say that in Igbo

If I come in here with my proverbs which will come from all Igbos in Diaspora, which includes (Igbos in Cameroun, Israel, East Timor, Sudan, Even Igbos in Ghana, not to talk of Ethiopia). Cute Ass u will run. angry

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