Abeg make i continue

Ndi igbo siri na adighi eji na alu gbara afô, we kpô ya ômenala
You don't just use the fact that an abomination has been repeated innumerably/uncountedly and call it a "tradition" (i love this proverb)

Obodo tere aka nwere ndi ô di nso
The far town is near to some

Mr. Oracle, come let me whoop your ass, you can as well give it up

Cute-ass, I can only warn you   

Adikwana ka nwa nza rijulu afo, we je chere chi ya aka mgba
Do not be like the little nza bird that ate and drank and challenged his personal god to a combat.

Uche bu akpa, onye obula ya nke ya
Wisdom is like a bag, every man carries his own.

Oke egwuregwu n'ebute mkpari
familiarity breeds contempt

e too Ogiri osibe isi
too much praise results in pride

ukwa adighi adaara ndi ma eri ya
opportunity comes for those who cannot utilise it

@ cuteass
Howdy!
I'm lookin to win this contest now

Okwu baa n'ego Ogbenye agbaa oso
the pauper flees from money issues

Onye ara adighi eme ifere, oo ndi bee ya
the madman is not ashamed, but his people are

youngies:

Cute-ass, I can only warn you

Adikwana ka nwa nza rijulu afo, we je chere chi ya aka mgba
Do not be like the little nza bird that ate and drank and challenged his personal god to a combat.

Uche bu akpa, onye obula ya nke ya
Wisdom is like a bag, every man carries his own.

Why do i have a feeling that these proverbs of yours aren't just "mere" proverbs, the meanings kinda run deep . . you care to explain?

cute-ass:

Its a proverb, but you're a minute or two too late. I already posted it, the translation goes "salutation is not love"

Don't come here empty handed, its against the rules "Oracle with no proverb(s)" yeah right

i guess i have to come up withone is one, that none of you have said before

nnenneigbo:

i guess i have to come up withone is one, that none of you have said before

LOL, maybe you should But we love you regardless, whether with an "original" one or "copied"

Nice pic, i like the spirit

moondust:

@ cuteass
Howdy!
I'm lookin to win this contest now

Hmmm, wait right there. If you're lucky enough, you might (i said might) contest with youngies, BabyO and Hawdy (and nnenneigbo ofcourse lol) for the second position, but as for wnning, forget it . . the crown is mine and there are no two ways about it


Ndi igbo si na ogologo okwu adighi n'uka mgbede
No need for long sermons at evening church/service

cute-ass:

LOL, maybe you should But we love you regardless, whether with an "original" one or "copied"

Nice pic, i like the spirit

so cute, muwa ka i na asi copri eh? i didn't coppy it ooo, my mum used to use that one, infact whoever wrote it copied it from me.

nnenneigbo:

so cute, muwa ka i na asi copri eh? i didn't coppy it ooo, my mum used to use that one, infact whoever wrote it copied it from me.

Abi oo, i copied it from your mind (or is it brain, wherever you had it stored) lol - - - I always knew i had supernatural powers in me

its not fair oooo, i never even saw it anywhere else, now i'm being accused of expo. its not fair hohaa

nnenneigbo:

its not fair oooo, i never even saw it anywhere else, now i'm being accused of expo. its not fair hohaa

Darling you're far from the truth, i'm not accusing you of expo, how can? how dare I?

Mba nu, its not possible, i meant a repitition, definitely not an expo or copying. Thats beyond you

ok i for ask, ma obuzi kwa gi lol

when i do expo, u will know lol

Dearie, nothing spoil, i trust you nah

I was only joking, ok?

@ youngies: Ônye ara na uche ya yi right?
The mad man has his mind with him

whatever sha!!

Ônye nwere efi na-eli ewu mmadu
That someone has a cow doesn't mean he can't eat someone else's goat

Ututu ôkukô e nwee di
In the morning, the hen will surely get a husband (as long as there is life , you'll meet your destiny)

Guess i should go to bed now, Ka ô bôô!!

mmadu adighi anoro na mmiri ncha aba ya anya
u can't be in water and get soap in your eyes



E jiro oke okwu ama dike
Warriors are not known by many words

cute-ass:



Hmmm, wait right there. If you're lucky enough, you might (i said might) contest with youngies, BabyO and Hawdy (and nnenneigbo ofcourse lol) for the second position, but as for wnning, forget it . . the crown is mine and there are no two ways about it

Ewu ataa m igu n'isi
I have been insulted

cute-ass:

Why do i have a feeling that these proverbs of yours aren't just "mere" proverbs, the meanings kind of run deep . . you care to explain?

LOL, no hun, these are mere proverbs. and every good proverb must have a deep meaning and not "the meaning kind of run deep"

Onyeubiam adi(ghi) aza "Omeokachie."
An indigent does not take the title of "Omeokachie" (i.e. one who completes whatever he puts his hand to)

Ugo chara  acha adi(ghi) echu echu
A mature eagle feather will ever remain pure.

Nwunye awo si na di atoka uto, ya jiri nuta nke ya kworo ya n'azu.
The female toad said that husband is so sweet that when she got married, she carried her husband permanently on the back.

e kele onye nti chiri; enu anughi, ala anu.
Salute the deaf; if the heavens don't hear, the earth will hear.

A chuo aja ma a hughi udele, a mara na ihe mere be ndimmuo.
If the vulture fails to hover at the end of a sacrifice, then you know that something happened in the land of spirits.

@moondust

Good try, but you still have along way to go

Ihe ka nte, batara nte n'onu
An animal more powerful than nte was caught in nte's niche

Achosia ebe aga ebido aka ma ahughi, ebido ya na ikpere
A man who has no where to put his hand for support puts it on his own knees.

Cutie, you have some catching-up to do

ok howz dis?

Eze mbe si na ihe ya ji-achiri ihe egwu ya aga njem bu maka ya ezu ndiegwu
The tortoise said that it always travels with its musical instrument in case it meets other musicians.


Nwaanyi muta ite ofe mmiri mmiri, di ya amuta ipi utara aka were suru ofe.
If a woman decides to make the soup watery, the husband will learn to dent the foofoo before dipping it into the soup.


O na-abu a si nwata wuba ahu, o saba afo ya.
Tell a child to wash his body, he washes his stomach.

Agwo emeghi nke o jiri buru agwo, umuaka achiri ya hie nku.
If a snake fails to show its venom, little kids will use it in tying firewood.


Akwukwo juru n'ohia, ma a baa a choba okazi.
There are various leaves in the bush, but people go in to look for okazi leaves.


Ekpere niile bere n'Amen.
All prayers end in Amen.


Onwu egbuchughi ji e jiri chu aja, e mesie o pue ome.
If the yam used in sacrifice does not die prematurely, it will eventually germinate.

O te aka o di njo, emesie o ga-adi mma.
Things will eventually improve despite the present difficulties.

Aka a na-ana dike bu itube ya (abuba) ugo.
Appropriate handshake for the valiant is to cap him with an eagle (feather).


Azu na-eloghi ibe ya adighi ebu.
A fish that does not swallow other fishes does not grow fat.


Isi kotara ebu ka ebu na-agba.
It is the head that disturbs the wasp that the wasp stings.


E tie dike n'ala, a nu uzu ya.
Knock a valiant man on the ground and the shouts will be tremendous.

O bu mmuo ndi na-efe na-egbu ha.
It is the deity that people worship that kills them.


O na-abu akota ihe ka ubi, e lee oba.
Whilst farming, if one encounters what is bigger than the farm, one sells the barn.

E gbuo dike n'ogu uno, e ruo n'ogu agu e lote ya.
Kill a warrior during skirmishes at home, you will remember him when fighting enemies.


Ewu nwuru n'oba ji abughi agu gburu ya.
A goat that dies in a barn was not killed by hunger.


A ma ka mmiri si were baa n'opi ugboguru?
Who knows how water entered into the stalk of the pumpkin?

u want more?

Agwo noro ibe ya na-enwe odu abuo.
The snake that swallows another will have two tails.



· Ihe di be evu di be añu
What is in the hornet's nest is in the bee's hive.

· Nwaanyi mara mma ma nwee ajo omume, a ga-alu ya alu; nwaanyi joro njo ma nwee ezi omume, a ga-alukwa ya alu; nwunye mmadu ka ha ga-abu; ma nwaanyi joro njo nwe ajo omume anaghi ebi be di.
A beautiful woman with bad character is marriageable; an ugly woman with good character is also marriageable -- they will both be wives; but an ugly woman with bad character does not live in a husband's house.

· Okorobia onu-ntu na-egbunye n'akpa ndi ozo.
A chronic bachelor is working for other people.



· Akpataghi aku na-akpata ntukwuba onu.
Destitution breeds disdain.



Ike ka e ji-añu ogwu.
It takes some strength to swallow drugs.



Udene na egbe anaghi azo nri: udene na-eri ozu; egbe na-ebu na nkike.
The vulture and the kite do not scramble for food: the vulture is a scavenger; the kite, a predator.



Kama mmanya ga-esere ogo na ogo okwu, ya waa n'uzo
Instead a pot of wine will breed animosity among in-laws, let it break on the way.



· Onye riri osisi oji kpaa ya nku ka o nwere ike: anaghi ari enu oke oji kwa daa.
While on top of iroko tree, gather all the firewood you can: it is not every day that one scales the great iroko.



· Anaghi eje akwa onye kwulu udo
No one attends the funeral of a suicide



· Atulu na-acho ipu mpi jee jua ebune ka ekwo di ya.
A sheep that will grow horns should ask the ram how its neck feels.

Anaghi eji na aguu na-agu noo ukwara.
No one swallows phlegm to appease the pangs of hunger



· Akpara akwu bu akpara-akwu; ibulu ishi akwu bu ohi.
To extract a palm nut is exactly that --to extract a palm nut; to take the entire head of palm nut is stealing



Ishi kote evu: evu agbaa ya.
If the head that disturbs the hornet's nest: it pays.



· Ekwughiekwu mere onu; anughianu mere nti.
Unspoken, blame the mouth; unheard, blame the ear.



· O'u onye ga-aka nwaanyi ajo mmuo gburu nwa mara maka amuosu.
Who will know better the evils of witchcraft than the woman who lost a child to evil spirits.



· Onye vu ozu enyi anaghi eji ukwu akpa mpuzu.
He who carries the carcass of an elephant does not search for crickets with his legs.

· Anaghi acho ihe na-akpa onye na-acho ihe?
You don't look for something in the pocket of someone who is looking for something.



· Ura ga-eju onye nwuru anwu afo.
A dead person shall have all the sleep necessary.



· Onye ite abughi onye ahia
A clay-pot retailer is not really in business.



Okuko na-aboputa mma na-egbu ya.
The fowl digs out the blade that kills it.



Ukpala gbabara n'ikpo okuko na-ala ala mmuo.
The grasshopper that runs into the mist of fowls ends up in the land of spirits.



· Onye a kporo apari, o na-ehi n'ama nna ya, abughi apari.
A presumed fool who sleeps in his father's house is not a fool.



Ndi na-eje mposi abali na-ahu ukpana ndi mmuo.
Those who defecate at night see the ghost grasshopper.



Nwata bunie nna ya enu, akpaamu ya ayochie ya anya.
If a child lifts his father, his scrotum will blindfold him.



Onye hapu onu ya, uguru arachaa ya.
If one fails to lick his lips, the harmattan will do it.



· Okuko si na ihe ya ji-ele anya n'enu ma ya na añu mmiri bu na ihe na-egbu si n'igwe abia.
The chicken says it looks up when drinking water because what kills it comes from the sky.



· Ijiji na-enweghi onye ndumodu na-eso ozu ala n'inyi.
A fly that has no counselor follows the corpse to the grave.



· "Nwunye anyi, nwunye anyi": ka ndeli bia ka anyi mara onye o bu nwunye ya.
"Our wife, our wife": come midnight and we will know whose wife she really is.



· Ula towa uto, ekwowe ya ekwowe.
When sleep becomes enjoyable, we snore.



· "Nwa anwuna, nwa anwuna": nwa nwuo ka anyi mara ma chi agaghi efo.
"May the child not die, may the child not die": Let it die, and let's see if the day will not break.



· O bialu be onye abiagbuna ya, mgbe o ga-ala mkpumkpu apukwana ya n'azu.
May one's visitor not constitute a problem, so that on his departure he will not leave with a hunchback.

youngies:

LOL, no hun, these are mere proverbs. and every good proverb must have a deep meaning and not "the meaning kind of run deep"

Dearie if you say so!!

moondust:

Ewu ataa m igu n'isi
I have been insulted

youngies:

Cutie, you have some catching-up to do

Continue decieving your mind, you guys are the ones catching up, and like i said the lucky one might just be a happy no 2. Anything across that is out of the line, at least not when i still set my feet on this thread - - - a dighi eme ya eme (impossible)

@ moondust

I fear you oo But lets see how long you'll last. Nkita na agbô uja adighi ata alu - (a barking dog doesnt bite )
I've seen too much of your kind on this thread. The end justifies the means

@ moondust

Now i just got to ask - - "which proverbs site or text book do you have in front of you?"


Thats a disqualification

BTW are you igbo? I've been thinking you're yoruba - - but then a yoruba, can lightly copy from a book, right??

Nwa ovu na-eto, o di ka o ga-aka nne ya.
When the baby wren is growing, it looks like it would be bigger than its mother.



Okuko na-arogoro ite onu, chetekwe mma gburu ya
The chicken frowns at the cooking pot, ignoring the knife that killed it.



Ihe ka-nte bata n'onu nte, nte etefu
When something greater than the pigmy cricket enters its hole, it takes off.



A gbara aka na-azo ana, onye nwe ji a na-ako ji.
If you dispute land ownership empty-handed, the person who has yams will be planting them.



Onye bulu ihe isi, ijiji esoro ya.
The fly follows the person who is carrying a smelly stuff.



Uzu na-amaghi akpu ogene lee egbe anya n'odu.
The blacksmith who does know how to forge a metal gong should look at the tail of a kite.



Oke oshimmiri anokataghi rie onye obula nke o na-ahughi ukwu ya anya.
The ocean never swallows a person with whose leg it does not come in contact.



Onye buru chi ya uzo, o gbagbue onwe ya n'oso.
He who walks before his godly guardian does the race of his life



Okuko nyuo ahu, ana achuwa ya oso
When the fowl farts, the ground becomes a nuisance.



Onye na-acho igba oso si na-aroro ya anya
A person who has plans to flee contends that someone made an evil eye at him.


Ulili si na-ejekete ije si tuo nkwa oso maka ihe oso e mee.
The ground squirrel says he who walks should sometimes break into a trot, in case the need to run arises.

Okwulu anaghi amiri ote ofe.
A master chef is not blessed with a good harvest of okra.

Mmiri riri enyi ka mbe huru na-awa ogodo: o ga-efe mmiri a efe ka o ga-awu ya awu?
The tortoise gears up to besides a river that swallowed an elephant: is it going to fly over this river or just jump over?



Nkwu abuo kwudebere na-ajutu igu.
The fronds of two adjoining palm trees abut.



Ohia woro gi nku, sere gi onu
The forest that denies you firewood has massaged your neck.



O bia mgbe Alio Ene gburu atu, ya biakwa ma atu zogbuo Alio Ene.
He who calls whenever Elder Ene kills a deer, let him call if the deer kicks the living daylight out of Elder Ene.



Obulu na i taa m aru n'ike, ma i zeghi nshi; mu taa gi aru n'isi, agaghi m ezere uvulu.
If you bite me on the butt, despite the danger of sinking your teeth into fecal matter, then if I bite you on the head, I will disregard the danger of sinking my teeth into cerebral matter.



A na-asi onye e ji ugwo na agaghi akwu ya ugwo e ji ya, onye e ji ugwo na-asi na e nye ya ewu ojii na ya agaghi ewe.
A creditor is being told he won't be paid, and he is saying he won't accept a black goat!



Okuko mmanya na-egbu ahubeghi mmanwulu ara na-ayi.

A drunken fowl has not met a mad fox.





Bete anu, bete anu, o'u kwa n'ahu ehi?

Cut meat, cut meat, is it not from the body of a cow?





Obele mmanwu na-akpa ike maka na ijele anoghi nso.  

A small masquerade is powerful  because a big masquerade is not around.





Nwaanyi anaghi-eji na nwunyedi ya kwere ya ekene nke oma kpowa ya ogo.

A woman does not regard her sister-wife as sister-in-law  just because she (her husband's other wife) accepted her greeting gracefully.



A na-akwa akwa ndi oke tagbulu, ngwere ewere nnu na-eso eze ha.

While we mourn those who died from rat bites,  lizards sharpen their teeth with salt.



Okuko, rie ogugu: "Unu si m rie onwu?" Okuko, hapu ogugu: "Unu si  aguu gbuo m?"

Fowl, eat praying mantis: "Do you want me to die?" Fowl, let praying mantis be: "Do you want me to starve to death?"



Onye si na ya anaghi ata anu nkita, ya arakwala miri ofe ya.

He who abhors dog meat should not eat dog-met soup.



A tuoro omara, o mara, a tuoro ofeke, o fenye ishi n'ohia.
If you tell a wise one, he understands; tell a dunce, he runs into the bush.



Ukpana na-ere n'oku si na ya na-asha mmanu.
A grasshopper roasting over fire claims it is emitting fat.



Were ire guo eze gi onu abughi na o nwere nke na-efu.
Count your teeth with your tongue does not mean you are losing any.



O di mma iji onye iberibe akwa ozu; ma na o'u mgbe a juru si: o si na ama onye?

Okpoko ugbo gburu,  nti chiri ya.



Nti na-anughi anu ihe, mgbe a ga-egburu ishi e gburu nti.
The ear that won't hear, when the head is cut off, it goes.



A furu nwata chete nna ya.
A child reminds folks of his father.

are y'all afraid yet?

Am sure most of u copy the atutu ilu u come and type here. Especially cute ass and youngies, if not your names should have shifted from Cute-ass to  Oke nwanyi otele oma and Youngies to Ogbuefi Okei respectively. And be recognised by all Igbos.  

cute-ass:

@ moondust

Now i just got to ask - - "which proverbs site or text book do you have in front of you?"


Thats a disqualification

When i told u I was looking to win yesterday, u thot i was kidding?
I happen to have some village folk around me and I've been workin. lol

cute-ass:



BTW are you igbo? I've been thinking you're yoruba - - but then a yoruba, can lightly copy from a book, right??

I'm very very Igbo, dear

Ikomi:

Am sure most of u copy the atutu ilu u come and type here. Especially cute ass and youngies, if not your names should have shifted from Cute-ass to Oke nwanyi otele oma and Youngies to Ogbuefi Okei respectively. And be regonised by all Igbos.

rofflmfao
U're crackin me up, homeboy

Ônye wulu ônye anu, gbolu ya ôya amafia
The person that refuses to give you meat, prevented you from "picking your teeth"

Ônye ala si na ya a pu go, ô wee na-afiô
The mad man said he had already left the scene, before it started happeneing

Ikomi:

Am sure most of u copy the atutu ilu u come and type here. Especially cute ass and youngies, if not your names should have shifted from Cute-ass to Oke nwanyi otele oma and Youngies to Ogbuefi Okei respectively. And be recognised by all Igbos.

I take the name already, Cos i've never copied - - all come naturally. _{Wish we could say the same for our Moondust}

moondust:

When i told u I was looking to win yesterday, u thot i was kidding?
I happen to have some village folk around me and I've been workin. lol

ROFLMCAO . . "village folk" indeed, just tell me the site, i promise your secret will be only both of us' to keep

moondust:


I'm very very Igbo, dear

Jokes apart, are you??

Guess he's off doing what he does best, "copying" - - - take your time

cute-ass:

Guess he's off doing what he does best, "copying" - - - take your time

I'll let that pass

cute-ass:

ROFLMCAO . . "village folk" indeed, just tell me the site, i promise your sectret will be only both of us' to keep

I'm only following this saying
I cho iri awo, rie nke gbara agba, akpoba zie gi ori awo, i za OOOOOO!!!!
if u want to eat frog, eat a big one so that if u're called frogeater, you will answer proudly

cute-ass:


Jokes apart, are you??

yes I am. wy?

Ekwuo anughi mere nwanta
Children mostly does'nt take advise from elders.


Anu ekwughi mere okeye
And if an elder discovers an issue and refuse to advise on it too bad