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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: Nice try sister, but it will be difficult to dethrone Cute-ass as the lolo ndi Igbo of NL |
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 |
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! BabyO 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 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 |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:11pm On Jul 03, 2007 |
cute-ass:Part 2 When people are already bracing the tape |
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! @ youngies Agahi zi m aju gi maka ihe bu nke m ozo, tupu o di zia ka ihe umu-aka |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 8:38pm On Jul 03, 2007 |
moondust: I'm fine dear, doing good . . you? |
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 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?? |
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: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 Oya, bring it on Okwu lue n'ego, ôgbenye eselu onu ya When a matter gets moneywise, the poor withdraws himself/his mouth |
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 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) |
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? |
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! CHEERS all |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 12:39pm On Jul 05, 2007 |
moondust: I've always said that dreams are for free, if not why would you be dreaming this big? But dont mind me oo, dream on jare!! Aku agwughi na nti, nti adighi ezu ike If the mouth doesn't run empty of palm-kernels, it doesnt stop chewing |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Ikomi(m): 1:08pm On Jul 05, 2007 |
cute-ass: Love ur signature, very true. But that does not mean ur wining the contest, ur far behind moondust. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:07pm On Jul 05, 2007 |
Ikomi: Eeeh judge , thanks for "loving" my signature. On the other note of moondust wining, i suggest you go buy some specs jare, its out of the question, he's not winning, not as long as my fingers are on this thread Ôdi be ndi, dili ha What belongs to others, should remain with them Ka ô rana ewetaghi onwe ya No matter how small, it didnt come out itself @ ikomi BTW, when next you come, bring some proverbs along with you jare |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Ikomi(m): 4:54pm On Jul 05, 2007 |
cute-ass: 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. |
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