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ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1536 on: July 21, 2008, 06:06 PM »

lol
onye mara na ogu na acha ya n"isi ya buru uzo metu ibe ya aka.  Cheesy
e volunteergom onwem as ref,piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii start  Grin
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1537 on: July 21, 2008, 06:11 PM »

I ma ihe m ji kita? E ji itali imo oka! Ngwa queenisha biakwa ebe a ozo kita …
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1538 on: July 21, 2008, 06:14 PM »

Queenisha agbalala.
mana Echelon,i choro i lusa nwanyi ogu?  Shocked Shocked Shocked
i tuo ya na ala,  Lips sealed Lips sealed Lips sealed  Cheesy
o tuo gi na ala,  Lips sealed Lips sealed Lips sealed Grin
lol,Queenisha biko narakwa this guy oso.hoha  Cool
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1539 on: July 21, 2008, 06:16 PM »

A choro m iyi ya egwu  Cheesy
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1540 on: July 21, 2008, 06:19 PM »

a na amachakwanu  Cheesy
o ka nma na onara gi oso,maka na igbo si "onye agbala nwa agu aka n'odu,ma o di ndu ma o nwuru anwu"
don't touch a tigers tail,be it alive or deathqueenisha na agbakwa biko  Cheesy
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1541 on: July 21, 2008, 06:53 PM »

Rubi ooooooooooooooo
e chefuolam ihe m choro iju gi na mbu.
ole gi ugbua?biko "arigbo" na "nchu-anwu" abu otu akwukwo?
o gbaram ghari,doo m anya. Cool
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1542 on: July 22, 2008, 07:41 AM »

@Ify
Both are the same thing. My father's people call it "arigbe" while my mother's people call it "nchu anwu". It's possible that apart from it's use in cooking, it's also used in repelling mosquitoes hence the name "nchu anwu"  Undecided
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1543 on: July 22, 2008, 10:57 AM »

Some dialet also call it "Ahiji", in Abuja here they call it "scent leaf"
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1544 on: July 22, 2008, 02:28 PM »

@echelon iyere eye n'ihe gbasara ndi igbo
Ibu igbo profeso?
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1545 on: July 22, 2008, 03:12 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on July 21, 2008, 06:53 PM
Rubi ooooooooooooooo
e chefuolam ihe m choro iju gi na mbu.
ole gi ugbua?biko "arigbo" na "nchu-anwu" abu otu akwukwo?
o gbaram ghari,doo m anya. Cool

Amaghi m ihe bu arigbo mana amam nchu anwu
I chetere lem nchuanwu eji esi nkwobi anata n'uhuruchi
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1546 on: July 22, 2008, 03:15 PM »

Echelona sef,i ga amacha ihe nile na igbo?adiwalam jealous  Cheesy Cheesy  Cheesy
mu na nwoke na eme di argument.ihere egbuolam.di bobo gwara na ha abuo bu otu ihe,m mere isi okpukpu si na o bu asi.
ilu ooooooooooooooooooooo
unu tuta ilu biko  Tongue
Negro_Ntns (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1547 on: July 22, 2008, 03:43 PM »

Kedu,

Can someone please open a thread on "Learning Ibo language".  I want to learn. I speak Yoruba and Hausa fluently and would looove to say the same for Ibo.  :-)
Lady J
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1548 on: July 22, 2008, 03:46 PM »

Quote from: Negro_Ntns on July 22, 2008, 03:43 PM
Kedu,

Can someone please open a thread on "Learning Ibo language".  I want to learn. I speak Yoruba and Hausa fluently and would looove to say the same for Ibo.  :-)

ok,go to d igbo kwenu thread,I'm very sure they will teach u igbo there Smiley
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1549 on: July 22, 2008, 03:50 PM »

Quote from: Lady J on July 22, 2008, 03:46 PM
ok,go to d igbo kwenu thread,I'm very sure they will teach u igbo there Smiley
heheheheheh
teach him indeed.ha chere Echelon,nani ya nwere di time and patience.  Cheesy
ilu plsssssssssssssssssssss  Sad
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1550 on: July 22, 2008, 03:55 PM »

Quote from: Lady J on July 22, 2008, 03:46 PM
ok,go to d igbo kwenu thread,I'm very sure they will teach u igbo there Smiley

Idi sure na ochoro imu igbo for real ya buru kwa eziokwu omutacha  ugbua o buru anyi mewe ihe ochi
Zebrudaya si n'izu ka nma na nneji yo oooooo ooooooooooo
Mortiple (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1551 on: July 22, 2008, 04:08 PM »

Chaa chaa chaa,
Igbo, rie nu!
Igbo, biri nu!!
Igbo, meka nu!!!

Umunne na Umunna, ndi Igbo kwoo aba, anam ekele unu. Asim ya diri anyi nile mma. 

Alotolam (I am back)! Anam abia na ogbako anyi am bu Nairaland kwa mbosi, kama adighim enwe ohere itinye onu na okwu.  Igbo si na: Ihe (Ife) dabara na mmiri, ukwu ka eji acho ya.

Ify, Echelon, Youngies, rubi, otele, na kwa ndi ozo, asim ndewo nu!
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1552 on: July 22, 2008, 04:12 PM »

Quote from: Mortiple on July 22, 2008, 04:08 PM
Chaa chaa chaa,
Igbo, rie nu!
Igbo, biri nu!!
Igbo, meka nu!!!

Umunne na Umunna, ndi Igbo kwoo aba, anam ekele unu. Asim ya diri anyi nile mma.

Alotolam (I am back)! Anam abia na ogbako anyi am bu Nairaland kwa mbosi, kama adighim enwe ohere itinye onu na okwu. Igbo si na: Ihe (Ife) dabara na mmiri, ukwu ka eji acho ya.

Ify, Echelon, Youngies, rubi, otele, na kwa ndi ozo, asim ndewo nu!

Nno biko n'abiarute n'threadia nihi na ndi ibgo turu ilu si anyu ko mamiri onu okpo ofufu
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1553 on: July 22, 2008, 04:16 PM »

Quote from: Negro_Ntns on July 22, 2008, 03:43 PM
Kedu,

Can someone please open a thread on "Learning Ibo language". I want to learn. I speak Yoruba and Hausa fluently and would looove to say the same for Ibo. :-)
Ask any questions of yours and it shall be taught you, we have capable hands
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1554 on: July 22, 2008, 04:35 PM »

Quote from: rubi on July 22, 2008, 02:28 PM
@echelon iyere eye n'ihe gbasara ndi igbo
Ibu igbo profeso?

Mba a bughi m. If I'll ever be a prof., it will be in electronic engineering  Cool



Quote from: ifyalways on July 22, 2008, 03:50 PM
teach him indeed.ha chere Echelon,nani ya nwere di time and patience. Cheesy

hmmm. patience…yes but time?… not much Sad

@Mortiple
Nna daalu soo. Kee kwanu?
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1555 on: July 22, 2008, 04:36 PM »

Mortiple nno.
kedu ejima gi Kahiff?
more ilusssssssssssssssssss nti anyi di open   Smiley
udo di
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1556 on: July 22, 2008, 04:39 PM »

Ndi be anyi si na
O na bu araghi ire esibe ogologo
You don't start measuring who is taller when they not even near the same height
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1557 on: July 22, 2008, 05:51 PM »

Quote from: dadsgal on July 18, 2008, 03:24 PM
Kedu nnu eehhhhh,ndi oma

Anyi di mma. Gi nwa kwanu?
Mortiple (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1558 on: July 23, 2008, 04:01 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on July 22, 2008, 04:36 PM
Mortiple nno.
kedu ejima gi Kahiff?
more ilusssssssssssssssssss nti anyi di open   Smiley
udo di

Kashiff gara ezum ike Grin Oga alota oge na dighi anya.
Igbo si na:  Adighi aju oke-mkpi ebe orahuru, ihe kaa mkpa bu otetara ura.
It is needless to ask about where a he-goat passed the night, the concern should be did he return home.

Igbo si na:  Okokporo kwanyere onwe ya ugwu, ajuo ya "kedu ka umuazi di?"
When a bachelor esteems himself before people, they would inquire about his children's wellbeing without even knowing he has none.

Cha cha cha, young bachelors kwenu!
Cha cha cha, old bachelors kwenu!!
Cha cha cha, retired bachelors kwezue nu!!!
 Grin Grin

rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1559 on: July 23, 2008, 05:04 PM »

okro adighi aka onye kuru ya
Okro cannot be taller than the owner/person that planted it
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1560 on: July 23, 2008, 05:43 PM »

lol
Mortiple ole nke bukwa retired bachelors?  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
oya, cha cha all di retired spinsters kwenu  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
@topic,onye noro ebe ono,ebe o na anoghi a na agu ya
when u are at point "a" u would be itching to go to point "b" lol o kweghim ntapia hoha.  Cheesy
rubi,okwu ka i kwuru  Cool
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1561 on: July 23, 2008, 06:07 PM »

Hmmm, m kwue ebe na agu m ino ugba, church agbasa  Cheesy

Ura toba uto, ekwu nwe ya ekwo
When sleep gets deep, then snoring commences
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1562 on: July 23, 2008, 06:10 PM »

lol
youngies biko kwueeeeeeeeeeeeee  Cheesy
Ekwuro ekwu mere onu,a nughi anu mere nti  Tongue
needing/lacking i and not saying it out is the fault of the mouth,not hearing is the fault of the ear or now maybe hearing but not acting. lmao
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1563 on: July 23, 2008, 06:13 PM »

Hmmmmmmm, I naha akwa nye m na onwuwa, don't blame me oo
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1564 on: July 23, 2008, 06:18 PM »

onwunwa kwa?how and when?lol
okwa asi na nwata nna ya dinyere oshi na eji okpa a gbawa uzo,guy kwuo ihe na agu gi biko.o di njo anyi a tuara gi meeting.Ozokwa,oko kowa mmadu o gakwuru mmadu ibe ya o nyere ya aka,koo di oko.lol
Echelon no bi so?
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1565 on: July 24, 2008, 02:16 PM »

Na wao,o gini choro ime ebea?unu ebidokwa ozo  Angry Angry Angry
o nwere omenala ndi ufodu ebe na ala igbo na eme na agbam hari.o buru na nwanyi na nwoke na eme enyi,along the line,nke nwanyi abia di ime,nke nwoke emebeghi ihe obula n'isi nke nwanyi sha  Angry mana onye o bula ma o na eme di babe enyi.O buru na dika ihe uwa siri di,nke nwanyi anwuoo with the afo ime chukwu buru anyi nile ihe ojoo! ndi be nke nwanyi asi ha luo di girl na onwu.ie o ga agba nkwu di girl mecha ihe nile a na eme n"isi nwanyi bia lie ya ka nwanyi ya.udika ihe a ,o di nma na echiche gi  Huh
to me oooo,am not a fan of sex before marriage  Cheesy but still,e cherem na di omenala dikwa njoo  Undecided anyway  Undecided
@Topic,kpara nkwu,kpara akwu,onye nwe isi akwu nwe isi akwu
lol,abeg i can't translate oooo
         Mmiri mmaru ugo sara ugo ahu/aru
when rain falls and soaks the eagle,its indirectly bathing the eagle
Mortiple (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1566 on: July 24, 2008, 07:04 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on July 24, 2008, 02:16 PM
Na wao,o gini choro ime ebea?unu ebidokwa ozo  Angry Angry Angry
o nwere omenala ndi ufodu ebe na ala igbo na eme na agbam hari.o buru na nwanyi na nwoke na eme enyi,along the line,nke nwanyi abia di ime,nke nwoke emebeghi ihe obula n'isi nke nwanyi sha  Angry mana onye o bula ma o na eme di babe enyi.O buru na dika ihe uwa siri di,nke nwanyi anwuoo with the afo ime chukwu buru anyi nile ihe ojoo! ndi be nke nwanyi asi ha luo di girl na onwu.ie o ga agba nkwu di girl mecha ihe nile a na eme n"isi nwanyi bia lie ya ka nwanyi ya.udika ihe a ,o di nma na echiche gi  Huh
to me oooo,am not a fan of sex before marriage  Cheesy but still,e cherem na di omenala dikwa njoo  Undecided anyway  Undecided

Ify, ome nala a, dika isiri kwuo, di kwa egwu (fearful).  Adighi eme ya na obodo nsi bia.
On the other hand, kedu ka nwoke tozuru etozu ga eji kporo nwa onye ozo free-of-charge.
Nya buru gi iga ekwe? Igbo si na: Onye si na obughi ya, ya buru ya gini ka oga eme? Huh

Ndumodu m (my advice), mee nke ike kwere gi (do something). Akporokwala nwa onye ozo na efu.  Akwukwo nso anabatayi ya (the Holy Book does not encourage it).

Igbo, biri nu!
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1567 on: July 24, 2008, 10:04 PM »

Quote from: Mortiple on July 24, 2008, 07:04 PM
Ify, ome nala a, dika isiri kwuo, di kwa egwu (fearful). Adighi eme ya na obodo nsi bia.
On the other hand, kedu ka nwoke tozuru etozu ga eji kporo nwa onye ozo free-of-charge.
Nya buru gi iga ekwe? Igbo si na: Onye si na obughi ya, ya buru ya gini ka oga eme? Huh

Ndumodu m (my advice), mee nke ike kwere gi (do something). Akporokwala nwa onye ozo na efu. Akwukwo nso anabatayi ya (the Holy Book does not encourage it).

Igbo, biri nu!

Eziokwu ka i kwuru mana asi na ana amacha ife uwa amacha  Undecided still,ihe soro ya buru,e cherem na di tin kwesiri nkpochapu kpamkpam.
Echelon,Youngies,Kashiiff na Rubies okwu a ka na eche unu  Cheesy
@topic,egbe bere ugo bere nke si ibe ya ebele zii ya ebe o ga ebe 
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