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Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 7:50pm On Feb 09, 2011
Edo people are culturally rich hence the need to  show some of our proverbial cultural wealth in our mother tongue.
With translation(s),please.
Nekpen nekpen era si irhi uwa- gently draw the string of wealth.

Agha rhunmwunda oghion vban rhu aro ai ghi mien aro na ya ghe ose omwan-if you blind yourself so as not to see your enemy there will be no eye to see your friend.

Ama mu fua ai mien rhie-no lost no found.

Ai ren okhokho ne khui vbe uwonmwen-the colour of a chicken is not known in a pot of soup.

Eko gha ven omwan gbe ,ne ohanmwen gbe ghi mase-when one is too full(constipated)the hungry person is more comfortable.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by amazonia(m): 12:59pm On Feb 10, 2011
^^^interesting, keep them coming.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 3:30am On Feb 11, 2011
Utete eva mie egbe-two peaks do not meet.

E no yan iyeke ere o yan aro-the owner of the front is the owner of the back.

Ai zeto khe omwan ne rho owa-you don't cut someone's hair in his/her absence.

Ai mue iye okhokho vben obo ka re igan-you don't pick up a hen and start counting its feathers.

E no hunwan ma kon sokpan a gha hunwan gbe,ukonmwen ghi no-the silent person is not foolish but too much silence is foolishness.

Amen na gha won le se omwan ra-what is yours is yours.

Amadin ai yan agbon-only the brave can possess the world.

Osa gha mudia ne ihokho,to setin bun ughavban-when God stands with the mushroom, it can break an axe.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by AndreUweh(m): 11:41pm On Feb 11, 2011
Eka Ekpa kwo Eka Nrin, Eka Nrin Kwo Eka Ikpa.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by Afam4eva(m): 7:31am On Feb 12, 2011
Andre Uweh:

Eka Ekpa kwo Eka Nrin, Eka Nrin Kwo Eka Ikpa.

Where did u learn this one from?
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by AndreUweh(m): 1:58pm On Feb 12, 2011
afam4eva:

Where did u learn this one from?
It is Igbo spoken in Edo state. There is Igbo in Edo state.
It means: When the left hand washes the right hand, the right hand will wash the left hand.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by amazonia(m): 8:43pm On Feb 12, 2011
^^^ Good, please always include translations to help the uninitiated.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 6:27pm On Feb 14, 2011
Agha gue oko se adase eze obele ma na ghi gua,a ghi ye ekho gua.-when you paddle a canoe to the middle of the sea and the paddle fails to move the canoe, you use the mind to move it.

Ai kha me ovbie orimwin ighe oma he erha vbi iye se-you do not tell the children of the deceased that they did not carry out the burial of their parents properly.

Ai vben ekpo mase no fien uvun-not having a pocket is better than having one with holes.

Evbare na rre vbo owa ogho vban talo vban-the food you eat in your own home does not broadcast you.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 5:56am On Feb 16, 2011
Eze no gha gbe omwan lele deghe a gua khue-the river that will kill you does not care whether you are a good swimmer.

Ede gha gbe ma ghogho ama ghi ren ghe ede ehi oya gba-while we celebrate the dawn of a new day we do not realise that the day of destiny draws closer.

Ai ye ikpian obo kpa yin uhe-you cannot spread a woman's private with one finger.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 9:09pm On Feb 16, 2011
Egui ze ikpakpa ne ovbie zi ihion-the tortoise does not grow a shell and its offspring grow a sponge.

Ta mwen emwin ba emwin na se amen ba owunmwen node-keep your yesterday things and add new ones to them.

Eke nana bue ohien oghion omwan ana bue oghe gbe omwan-where you sat to judge your enemy you also judged yourself.

Emiowo bun gbe vbe owunmwen rhia ere-too much meat does not spoil a pot of soup.

Oghion mwan ma ren vba rre vbie-your enemy does not know what you ate for dinner.

E no ne iyenomwan ne iyen egbere- gossipers do not gossip about themselves.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 11:31pm On Feb 19, 2011
Obo ma mien uhumwun,evbie.-if the hand does not meet the head it does not sleep.

No weghe uloko egbere e ro weghe- he who shakes the iroko tree shakes himself.

Ai mie ose vbe imina-there is no witness to a dream.

Ai mien iyoba na gbe iye omwan rua-you do not see the Queen mother and kill your own mother.

Agbon ize logho omwan oma domwanogie-life does not suffer a person so much it does not give(moments for)laughter.

Khere khere ya segbe vbe agbon-it is just by a little that one has more(than the other)in this world.

Ai we ekhoe. Eko gia we-the mind is not open(for another to see).

Ai khue omo ne ekpen gbere-you do not drive a child away for the leopard to devour.
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Na gha ya tie ne khuen nie omwan,a ghi tie ne rro owa-rather than call the one that will not answer you,you call the one that is absent.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by amazonia(m): 1:53am On Feb 20, 2011
^^^^^ You are good, some of these, i've not heard in awhile.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 9:19pm On Feb 22, 2011
Agha mie na mase,uwu ghi gia wu-when you see the one you better than,you do not think of dying.

Asua gha sua omwan rrie okhuo,asua ghi sua omwan be owa-misfortune can follow one due to marriage but no mis fortune due to building a house.

A mie no ho na vbare-we all want to be the best.

Erokhi ma mien ebe,ele-if the chameleon does not see danger,it does not run.

Egbe na tete ogha khie eken-the body we so care for will eventually turn to earth.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 12:24am On Feb 23, 2011
Uhunmwun/ehi na gudia ma we na ghe fe-living with someone does not stop one from getting rich.

Ai mie uwu rhi vbian -you cannot find death to plead with.

Eze/amen vben eghian-water has no enemy.

Ohu omwan mue omwan gbe e gha ya mue ebo no to gbe omwan-it is out of anger that one places a deadly curse on another.

Amomo ukpon amomo ivie sokpan omo ghi gia momo-you can borrow clothes and beads but you cannot borrow a child.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 1:55am On Feb 24, 2011
Ibie ogha ke ukhun ne ikpakpa-the mind should have been outside of the body.

Ofen te vie eve oghi ilekhue, sokpan, ologbo ma ghi vben itohan-the rat did cry for pity,but the cat had no mercy.

Agha gie omwan uhun oghe ovien,aghi ye oghe omon zoe-when sent on  a foolish errand,you deliver it wisely.

Amen gha se ihion to gha se egbe-when water gets to the sponge it gets to the body.

No ma mien ukpokpo owa,egie ero ye-anyone without domestic trouble is in bliss.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 2:31am On Feb 26, 2011
Okhionkpa ghi mwen uyi- the loner has no respect.

Agha gbe aro ke oto ve ehiri, ta mien udu re-when you properly dissect an ant,you will find its heart.

Ai wu mue agbon rhie-no one dies and takes the world with him/her.

Irri gha tua gbe oghi fian-when a string(rope)gets too tight it breaks(cuts).

Agbon ghi salo-there is not enough time to use the world(life).

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by AndreUweh(m): 12:18am On Feb 27, 2011
Miri zue oka Miri---Some rains are heavier than others.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 2:03pm On Mar 01, 2011
Agha ze ehi agbon,okhe ke na de aro obomwan wo-when coming to this world,one should make plans for one's own strength.

Agbon vban rhe-you come to your own world(you are on your own in this world).

Ete gha rhie ai ghi ye obalo-when the wound heals you forget the pain.

Umobo re ovbie mwan-the adoptee is not your child.

Agbon ghi te na ya ruese. Na ru kho na agbon ta-the world does not say what good deeds you have done. Only the bad ones(Babangida,Obasanjo,Buhari).

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 4:05pm On Mar 05, 2011
Eno ye aro ye evbin erhe ohanmwen okhian dia-the greedy person will go hungry.

Iroghama ere na mie na gba zoe-when an idea is good you find those that (claim to)have contributed.

Ne iku ye oghi de ovbiawa-the person that likes play should buy a dog.

Ena we na ya rue okpa kho,khion ose-the thing that was meant to punish the rooster,made it beautiful.

Agha gbe aro,ose rhie-when the face is damaged(beaten),beauty is gone.

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by PhysicsMHD(m): 9:52pm On Mar 08, 2011
"Agha s'Edo, Edo ore odion, Edo gha se isi, Edo ore vbe odion"  - when one reaches the Benin country, Benin is the senior, and when the Benin reach other people's country, they still retain their seniority  grin grin

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Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by ezeagu(m): 10:30pm On Mar 08, 2011
PhysicsMHD:

"Agha s'Edo, Edo ore odion, Edo gha se isi, Edo ore vbe odion"  - when one reaches the Benin country, Benin is the senior, and when the Benin reach other people's country, they still retain their seniority  grin grin




I'm guessing Agha means 'if they go', odion means 'it is senior', 'gha' means go, 'Edo gha se isi' is 'If Edo goes to their own'.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 11:17pm On Mar 08, 2011
'Isi means 'foreign' in Edo language. Names such as 'Ighiwiyisi' means 'I will not get lost in a foreign land,' Isima(mwen) 'foreign land has been good to me','Isiuwa' means 'foreign wealth', and so on. The translation by PhysicsMHD is perfectly in order.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by ezeagu(m): 2:57am On Mar 09, 2011
Did I get the others right?
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 11:12pm On Mar 12, 2011
Ama sabi wolo ai wolo-if you are not an expert at something do not attempt.

Ai le agbon tin-you cannot fly away from this world.

Egbe balo akhe amen-the pot of water does not feel pain.

Edokpa orho gbe oyunmwun-it is one day that the rain beats the sun(the most powerful gets beaten sometimes).

Efe vben okiekie -riches(wealth) has no last(person). People continually get wealthy.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 2:03pm On Mar 14, 2011
Evbin ogbon ero gbe otiti--a new thing excites.

Ekinadoese ere ehe ye-a business done properly,makes profit.

Enogieru ero rhuo-the one that can,boasts.

Uhun gha rre gha ve ekpen,ere vbe egbe ohuan-a sick leopard still trumps the sheep.

Ama se owa oghe omwan, airen vbo ye he-when you do not go inside a person's house,you do not know how it is.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 8:16pm On Mar 20, 2011
Netete,nerhie oya,erhie oya-the one that will not sin will not sin,the one that will not suffer will not suffer(some people are incorruptible some people will always get ahead ).

Atata owe miamia adesode-the soles of the feet does not forget the pathway(when you are good at something it becomes second nature to you).
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 10:18am On Mar 22, 2011
Ewaen ere ya gbe ofen no rhe uwe akhe-it is intelligence that you use to kill a rat inside a clay pot.

Eno gue Oba muan evben ero kpe vbe igue-when you argue with the king you kneel for a longer time.

No ne isan miamian sokpan no hore miamian-The one that passed excreta forgets the one that packed it does not.

Aghi mue eni yan uhun na gha ye owe gue asele-you do not carry an elephant on your head and dig for cricket with your feet.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 1:44am On Mar 25, 2011
Enogha mue igbina oghi ka mue ezo-if you intend to stop a fight you first stop the quarrel.

Adeghe ai rhe ekpa agha rhe ubi-if you are not a boxer be a slapper.

Ai mien enoma vbe ovbie eyen-there is no good specie of snakes.

Ovbiye no gha kpokpo omwan lele ague obo egbe-the brother(sister)that will trouble you does not care about familiarity.

Abiomo era no. Ai no eno koke ere-you ask about a child`s parents not who took care of the child.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 12:35am On Mar 26, 2011
Ne isan khuan bue ohien se-the constipated (pressed)person does not judge properly.

Ta ghe okhuo eto ake noren uden-you look at a woman`s hair before you ask for lotion(hair).

Ehun gha la ne guo nisa ghi rho-when the fart is passed you cannot close the anus.

No ren omwan vbe ose gie omwan vbe ikhorhion-the person that knew when you were beautiful will not laugh at you when you become ugly.

Aro e re ya ren oka no wo-it is with the eyes that you know a ripe corn.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 11:57am On Mar 28, 2011
Agha ho uwa,te urhu gue urora amen-when you seeking wealth,your neck can go through a water pipe.

Ne emwen oren ye okhuo e ro tie omwan dan-when a woman likes a man she calls him a bad boy.

Ai saba akhe no vo ne-you do not add to a full pot.

Asua gha sua egile e ye ebe gue-when misfortune is after a snail it does not cover with leaves.

Osa se erhan ne nevben ughanmwan-God saws wood for the one without an axe.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by ezeagu(m): 10:46pm On Mar 28, 2011
If Urhobo are the best dancers, then the Igbo are also the best dancers.
Re: Edo State Proverbs In All Dialects With Translation(s) by bokohalal(m): 2:56am On Mar 30, 2011
Okhuo ma romwen odo eva eren no mase-if a woman does not marry twice she cannot tell which husband is better.

Ehen gha se ehen oghi gbe re-when a fish is bigger than another it eats it.

Ne evbo hoho mue ebo gbe yon ghe uhai-when the whole community curses(hates)you,you do not get close to a well to look inside.

Okuo imose-war is not beautiful.

Ahio gha ye umodia oye bue naren de-when urine goes forward it still comes back to the owner.

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