Igbos come show your proverbs skills

lai-lai o nweghi ike inyu nu 
youngies gara nzuko ndi igbo na abuja  Echebobo na eri akpu na pora kourt  mortiple ka m na amaghi ije ya ugbua 

@topic,onye ajuju anaghi efu uzo.
he who always inquires/asks gets the right info
             onye amaghi,ibe ezi ya
if one don't know,his kismen would teach him
            were ire gi guo eze gi onu   
heehe,omo calculate well jare !look before you leap

Oku a apughi inyu anyu maka na

Achoo ahu anaghi ako n'akpa nwa dibia
The medicine man's bag is never empty.

Mana marakwa na

O buru na mmadu arachawa ofe oku ka o siri di oke uto, afo akaa ya
If you continue licking hot soup by how delicious it is, your stomach will get used up 


I 2nd that. Enwere usoro ada abuo n'ala Igbo. Nke mbu bu Ada Eje Mba, nke abuo bu Ada Eji Eje Mba.

O di ka I choola ila ulo? O buru otu a, kelesia ndi ulo ooo. I nula?


Ekpere maka Isita
Ihe kere mmadu, Ihe kere uwa, Olisa puru ime ihe niile, Onye noduru n'elu wee na-eletazu uwa niile anya, otuto diri gi na I mere ka anyi wee di ndu site na januwari wee rue maachi a. Ahu isike na aku na uba bu ihe anyi na-ario gi. Iseeeeee!!!

Aka aja aja na ebute onu mmanu mmanu ( i hope i am making sense  )

The king have come direct from Old Bende the main Igbo, Osukwanu,

Awo adighi agba oso ehihie na efu, a tod does not run in vain in the afternoon

Ahia na azu ngwangwa mobu osiso na ala osiso, a market that trade in early closes early,

Adighi eji enyo ele ihe agbanaka,you don't use mirror to see what you have in your  hand,

Ochi Abu Uto, laughter is not love

Onwuama eze, death don't recognise kings

I'm comming back let me have a break, i have 3,000 proverbs left

Oke soro ngwere maa mmiri, oko ngwere, ogahi oko oke

    (A rat that joins a lizard in a swimming spree would still be suffering from pneumonia long after the lizard has dried and tanned up. Bottomline : Know your capabilities and limitations)

Oke anwa kwa na anwa takaa akpa nwa dibia . Nwa dibia anwa kwa na anwa buwe oke onu.

( The native doctor shold not starve the rat in his shrine just as the rat is not expected to eat up the native doctor's bag Bottom line : Live and let live)

Iseeeeee!
Ekpere niile bere na Amin
All prayers end in Amen

Ihe a choro bu ntapi ya na bekee, o bughi nkowa ihe ilu ahu putara. i.e. translation not explanation

Nti ga anu ihe, anaghi aha ka okpu ata.

(A big ear does not mean an attentive ear)

although i be yoruba, i go try small

chukwuemeka agbakari ka di la ego o le takaa akpa abali aka ndi igbo

Meaning: If you no sabi a language, copy and paste what others are saying because all join
Bottomline: Dont always be left out
lol I love you all

@webdezzi
     Asi na obiara nga onye abiagbula ya ma ya lawakwa aka mkpu afukwala ya.
           We welcome you my inlaw wish to hear from you again.

A na-agwa odo anya anaghi etinye ya ose
When an eye ointment is being prepared, pepper is not an ingredient

   
 Let me get you right,
    Adighi e tinye ose ebe ana agwo ogwu anya odo
When an eye ointment is being prepared, pepper is not an ingredient

lol
Ozioma ihe i dere na nke Echelon dere bu otu ihe.nke echelon dika igbo izugbe,nke gi olumba or vice versa.

@topic anaghi agwa ochi nti na agha esula
the deaf man need not to be told that there is war

kilo mu mi wa si bi

I just got this delta girl am in love with, Ifeoma by name n i think she's everything so i love to know the basics of the language

when i mean basics, i mean words like

How much will you give me to sell this guys standing right here

Just kidding,

Let me digress a bit to post this great poem. It's dedicated to the Ohafia people - the most belligerent in Igboland.

Eze agbara agbaa egwu (The King of Spirits danced)
Gbaa egwu, gbaa egwu.( Danced, danced.)
Egwu mmuo(Spirit dance)
Egwu dike(Dance of the Brave)
Okorobia oma di ndu (The living handsome young man)
Abuba ugo di ya n'isi (Eagle feather is on his head)
Na-efeghari n'ikuku. (Blowing in the wind)
Onu di ya n'obi (His heart is full of joy) “Onu” the n is dotted on top
Uri di ya n'onu. (Song is on his lips)
Nkwa di ya n'ukwu. (Dance is on his legs)
Dike mara mma nwoke (The brave handsome man)
Ka o bu. (He is)
Akirika di na mmadu (A tough human being)
Agbara ojoo (Bad Spirit)
Ebube agu (Leopard's glory)
Oke osisi (The great tree)
Oke mgborogwu (The great root)
Dimkpa asato (Eight able bodied men)
N'otu mgbe ahu (In one body)
Ya ewere olu ike (With a powerful voice)
Olu oma na-ede ka une (Beautiful voice that sounds like harp)
Wee kpokuo Chukwu (He called on God)
Na agbara ala anyi niile; (And all the spirits of our land)
Ma agbara ukwu (Including the big spirits)
Ma agbara nta (And the small ones)
Wee nye ha oji (And gave them Kolanut)
Tusakwara ha mmai (And libated palmwine)
Too ha ezi otuto (And gave them great praises)
Tuokwa ha aha oma (And called them by beautiful praise names)
Di iche iche (Various)
Di uto na nti (Sweet to the ears)
Maka agha ha soro anyi luo (Due to their assistance to us in war)
Anyi wee were abuba ugo lota. (And we came back with eagle feathers)
O buliekwa otu oke okuko ocha (And he raised a white cockerel)
O nwu n'aka (Held in his hand)
Tie ya n'ala (And hit it on the ground)
Tie ya n'ala (Hit it on the ground)
Kpokuo chi ya (And beckoned hid god)
Ma were mma choo ya mma (And decorated it with a knife)
Wee fesa obara ya n'ala. (And sprinkled the blood on the ground)
Nzu na odo ka o werekwara (He also took Chalk and “odo???”)
Tusa n'agwuisi ya (And sprinkled his spirit head)
Na n'agbara ikenga ya (And his Ikenga spirit) (Ikenga is a staff of authority)
Wee nuria (And rejoiced) the n here is dotted
Wee gbaa egwu, gbaa egwu (And danced and danced)
Gbaa egwu ka mmuo (And danced like a spirit)
Egwu okorobia (A youg man’s dance)
Egwu onu (Dance of Joy)
Egwu dike. (Dance of the brave)

_{writer unknown}

I was not the translator, though I proof read it.