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ChinenyeN (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1568 on: July 24, 2008, 11:25 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways
lol
youngies biko kwueeeeeeeeeeeeee 
Ekwuro ekwu mere onu,a nughi anu mere nti 
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

This is one that my parents said quite often in the house (especially my mother).

Here's one that I heard from my father mainly. . .
"Ngwere hafu ukwu osisi, aka akparala ya"
If the lizard leaves the waist of the tree, it get caught.
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1569 on: July 25, 2008, 12:07 PM »

Ify akuko a i koro, I have not experienced it before from the part of ala Igbo that I come from. If truly it happens, I condem it in its entirety, it is abhourable as it is disgusting.

There are so many postive side of our culture and tradition, we should always uphold and cheerish those positive values, while dicarding those that inpunes our diginity as a human person.

Marrying the dead is akin to f ucking the dead  Embarrassed
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1570 on: July 25, 2008, 03:12 PM »

Quote from: youngies on July 25, 2008, 12:07 PM
Ify akuko a i koro, I have not experienced it before from the part of ala Igbo that I come from. If truly it happens, I condem it in its entirety, it is abhourable as it is disgusting.

There are so many postive side of our culture and tradition, we should always uphold and cheerish those positive values, while dicarding those that inpunes our diginity as a human person.

Marrying the dead is akin to f ucking the dead Embarrassed
Hmmn,a maghim if its happening in my side though  Undecided
it just happened to someone i know.Enyim nwanyi,huru one bobo na anya.di bobo sikwanu na ezinaulo na ejighi ego while ndi be the girl ji ego.ihunanaya mechara di girl,ya kwusi iga akwukwo kama o na anata ndi be ha ego ugwo akwukwo na ihe ndi ozo,infact,ndi be the girl nwere impression na o na aga akwukwo,ha amaghi na o ji ugwo akwukwo ya azu enyi ya nwoke na ulo akwukwo.Emecha di bobo a graduateia,chota ezigbo oru,nke nwanyi wuzinu drop out  Sad but still o  kporo ya,ha ebiri,o ga tinyezie ya na ulo akwukwo,afo ime abata  Undecided ka eme ,ka eme ga gba ngwu nwanyi,nwa a a nwuo  Angry na afo ime ahu.ndi be nke nwanyi gba isi akwara na o ga eburu uzo luo di ozu tutu o lie ya dika nwanyi ya.O dikwa egwu.a ga na-ekpe di kpe  Undecided
@Topic,ndi m na azo ndu,ndi na azom ndu
the people i protect,same people  protects me
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1571 on: July 25, 2008, 04:07 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on July 25, 2008, 03:12 PM
Hmmn,a maghim if its happening in my side though Undecided
it just happened to someone i know.Enyim nwanyi,huru one bobo na anya.di bobo sikwanu na ezinaulo na ejighi ego while ndi be the girl ji ego.ihunanaya mechara di girl,ya kwusi iga akwukwo kama o na anata ndi be ha ego ugwo akwukwo na ihe ndi ozo,infact,ndi be the girl nwere impression na o na aga akwukwo,ha amaghi na o ji ugwo akwukwo ya azu enyi ya nwoke na ulo akwukwo.Emecha di bobo a graduateia,chota ezigbo oru,nke nwanyi wuzinu drop out Sad but still o kporo ya,ha ebiri,o ga tinyezie ya na ulo akwukwo,afo ime abata Undecided ka eme ,ka eme ga gba ngwu nwanyi,nwa a a nwuo Angry na afo ime ahu.ndi be nke nwanyi gba isi akwara na o ga eburu uzo luo di ozu tutu o lie ya dika nwanyi ya.O dikwa egwu.a ga na-ekpe di kpe Undecided
@Topic,ndi m na azo ndu,ndi na azom ndu
the people i protect,same people protects me

A nuo lam udi akuko a
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1572 on: July 25, 2008, 04:13 PM »

A na eji anya ama oka kara aka
You use your eye and know the worth/value of corn or person

A na eji isi ahu ama uto nsi
One uses the smell of ahu and know the smell of feaces

Ebe onye oso ruru onye ije ga eru abe ahu
where a runner reach a walker will reach there too

Aku fecha odara awo

ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1573 on: July 25, 2008, 04:14 PM »

Quote from: rubi on July 25, 2008, 04:07 PM
A nuo lam udi akuko a
dalu.i was wondering ma o bu nani m.anyway,anyi nile kwekoritara  na o dighi nma.i hope na di bobo ga agba isi akwara jukwa.the most he can do is to contrtibute to the burial and not to ilu ya.
kedu maka ndi ulo gi?udo  Kiss
@Topic,onye na amaghi onye mmadu bu ma o bu aha mmadu na akpo onye ahu "onyea"
if u don't know someones name,u call the person " Mister" or "eeh you"  Cheesy
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1574 on: July 25, 2008, 04:17 PM »

All the newly married women kwenu hei!!!!!!!!!!
All the old married women kwenu hei!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the happily married women kwezue nu hei, hei, hei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1575 on: July 25, 2008, 04:20 PM »

Aturu muru ebule gba aka nwa
a sheep that begats a lamb is more or less without an offspring
  Oke soro ngwere maba mmiri,o ko okeo gaghi ako ngwere o dika m mere mistake  Undecided
if rat jumps into the stream with a liard,the liard might swim tru but the rat might get drown
    Atufuo aziza na abali,mgbe chi foro,a chowa ya.
when u throw away ur broom at night,when its morning,u ud definietly search for it
   Awo adighi agba oso ehihie na efu
the frog no dey do 100m for nothing ooo lol
  
Quote from: rubi on July 25, 2008, 04:17 PM
All the newly married women kwenu hei!!!!!!!!!!
All the old married women kwenu hei!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the happily married women kwezue nu hei, hei, hei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol
rubi i huru di thing.na Mortiple start am.  Cheesy
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1576 on: July 25, 2008, 04:30 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on July 25, 2008, 04:14 PM
dalu.i was wondering ma o bu nani m.anyway,anyi nile kwekoritara  na o dighi nma.i hope na di bobo ga agba isi akwara jukwa.the most he can do is to contrtibute to the burial and not to ilu ya.
kedu maka ndi ulo gi?udo  Kiss
@Topic,onye na amaghi onye mmadu bu ma o bu aha mmadu na akpo onye ahu "onyea"
if u don't know someones name,u call the person " Mister" or "eeh you"  Cheesy

Mgbe m na agraduate from universti mayo biara mepe emume anyi koro akuko si na tupu oburu ihe obu na onwere mgbe ohapuru akwukwo chuwa enyi nwanyi emecha enyi nwa anyi aha pu ya gbalaga si n a obu it boribo nke ahu akuziere ya ihe obiahachi were akwukwo ya kporo ihe ugbua o buru go mmadu bara onwe ya uru. Ogba anyi ume si biko mgbe obula enyi na akwukwo chere gi n'ihu biko k'anyi horo akwukwo n'hi na mmadu na aharipu

otu isi mee akwa ndina gi obu otu ahu ka iga esi dina na ya
How you make your bed is how you will lie on it
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1577 on: July 25, 2008, 04:36 PM »

Quote from: rubi on July 25, 2008, 04:30 PM
Mgbe m na agraduate from universti mayo biara mepe emume anyi koro akuko si na tupu oburu ihe obu na onwere mgbe ohapuru akwukwo chuwa enyi nwanyi emecha enyi nwa anyi aha pu ya gbalaga si n a obu it boribo nke ahu akuziere ya ihe obiahachi were akwukwo ya kporo ihe ugbua o buru go mmadu bara onwe ya uru. Ogba anyi ume si biko mgbe obula enyi na akwukwo chere gi n'ihu biko k'anyi horo akwukwo n'hi na mmadu na aharipu

otu isi mee akwa ndina gi obu otu ahu ka iga esi dina na ya
How you make your bed is how you will lie on it
okwu ka i kwuru.
mmadu nwere ike i haripu gi mgbe i na atughi anya nani Jah bu Eze.
infact kam tukwa ilu gia ozo  Cheesy o di uto na ntim
otu onye si mee/hazie elu akwa ya,otu ahu ka o ga esi were dina na ya
as u make ur bedso would u lie on it ! ! !
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1578 on: July 25, 2008, 05:04 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on July 25, 2008, 04:36 PM
okwu ka i kwuru.
mmadu nwere ike i haripu gi mgbe i na atughi anya nani Jah bu Eze.
infact kam tukwa ilu gia ozo Cheesy o di uto na ntim
otu onye si mee/hazie elu akwa ya,otu ahu ka o ga esi were dina na ya
as u make your bedso would u lie on it ! ! !

Obu ya mere mu ji jisie chineke aka
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1579 on: July 25, 2008, 05:11 PM »

Eziokwu,onye hapu Nwoke ahu aka,ikuku uwa eburu ya.
Nwoke ahu no na elu di too much,hes the only one and strong eto DIKE.  Cool
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1580 on: July 25, 2008, 05:36 PM »

Nkita nuo nsi eze ere ewu
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1581 on: July 25, 2008, 05:58 PM »

Nwanyi sie ajo ite ya asi n'osi ele ihe guru ya

When a woman cook bad soup she will say that she has cooked what she craves for
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1582 on: July 25, 2008, 06:16 PM »

@rubi na ndi ozo.
weekend oma nu.Ka chukwu chebe anyi nile  Kiss
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1583 on: July 26, 2008, 05:43 PM »

Mmiri onye chutere na udu mmiri na o ga anwu na uguru
the water u fetched during the rainy season is what u would drink during the dry season
 A naghi etinye aka abuo na otu onu
u can put two fists in one mouth
  Anu gba ajo oso,a jujuo ya ajo egbe kara aka  Cheesy
if the "hunted" runs craftily,the "hunter" would  equally shoot at it craftily
   ukwa ruo oge ya,oda
the breadfruit ONLY falls when its ripe
  lol,T.U Ubesie,chude chude  chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu  Tongue
Ya gazie !
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1584 on: July 28, 2008, 02:38 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on July 26, 2008, 05:43 PM

 lol,T.You  Ubesie,chude chude chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Tongue
Ya gazie !
ole udi mkpari/aka oru ekwensu bu nka?unu gwakwa ndi moduranshi na censors board na mu na ha adighi achi  Angry Angry Angry gini mere ha jiri degharia ihe m dere?  Angry Angry
@Topic,Oga no na A/C na ekpori ndu e chefukwala na ndu ya di Gateman na aka
oga wey balance for A/c dey enjoy life,make him no forget say him life dey for gateman hand  Cheesy
   Nwoke na adighi "kpom" ofe di "kpom" a naghi agu ya.
a man that is not loaded pocketwise does not salivate for a loaded/well prepared soup
  Ebe ndi isi abuo na eri nri,nani Chineke ma onye gworo ofe
when two blind men are eating,Only God knows whos cheating who
   Onye ara ka a gwara ha bia saa ahu,ha juo ha si ma o bu ya sacha ahu,ara ahu agwu ka o bu ofodu?
a mad man was asked to come and bath and he asked the people if the bath taking would  cure the madness
  Nwoke tete ura gbaruo ihu ya gwa nwayi ha na ike i ga oru/ubi adighi ya,nwanyi e mesapu ihu nye ya ite ,zi ya uzo mmiri/iyi
If a man wakes up,frowns his face and tells the wife that hes too tired to go to the farm,the woman would smile,give him the water pot and show him the way to the stream
@Echelon,Rubi,Chineyem,Kashiff,Mortiple,Amaka,Youngies,Nwakaibe na ndi ozo,Ya gazie  Kiss
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1585 on: July 28, 2008, 04:29 PM »

@Echelon,Rubi,Chineyem,Kashiff,Mortiple,Amaka,Youngies,Nwakaibe na ndi ozo,Ya gazie Kiss

Quote

Kedu maka week end gi inwekwara fun?
@Topic Anaghi agba aka ahu nwata eze
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1586 on: July 28, 2008, 04:43 PM »

@Ify Kedu maka week end gi inwekwara fun?
@Topic Anaghi agba aka ahu nwata eze
Quote
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1587 on: July 28, 2008, 04:55 PM »

Kai! this people just take proverbs dey play hia! daalu nu ooo. Unu niile.

Ndi okenye si na

Ngwere hapu ukwu osisi, aka akpara ya!
If the lizards leaves the tree trunk, it will be kidnapped by the militants Cheesy
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1588 on: July 28, 2008, 05:06 PM »

Ndi okenye si kwa na

Onye a na-eduga n'ama na-ebu uzo
He who's been led to the bush to poo poo, leads the way
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1589 on: July 28, 2008, 10:02 PM »

Rubi weekendim di nma.F.U.N  Wink
Echelon,o nwebeghi ihe i huru
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1590 on: July 29, 2008, 01:12 PM »

O dighizi m ka onwere onye ya na Ify na azo lolo threadi a  Cheesy

Ify buko buru gawa, i di egwu n'ilu.

Usu enweghi onu  Cool
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1591 on: July 29, 2008, 05:01 PM »

Onye kwe chi ya ekwe
Your believe will work for you
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1592 on: July 29, 2008, 05:56 PM »

Onye ju kwa nu Huh Grin
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1593 on: July 29, 2008, 06:53 PM »

Quote from: echelon on July 29, 2008, 05:56 PM
Onye ju kwa nu Huh Grin

chi ya aju
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1594 on: July 30, 2008, 09:55 AM »

Quote from: echelon on July 29, 2008, 05:56 PM
Onye ju kwa nu Huh Grin
isi adighi gi nma  Grin
Quote from: rubi on July 29, 2008, 06:53 PM
chi ya aju
lol,i nwetara ya  Kiss
@topic,A na ekwu na okuko bu nsi na okpa,o jiri onu na aturi ya  Embarrassed
WE are complaining that the hen has got some shyte on its legs,the hen is busy eating more shyte
        Youngies,ole ebe i si daputa ugbua?kwuo eziokwu  Cheesy
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1595 on: July 30, 2008, 12:56 PM »

Mu ka i si na isi adighi mma Sad this girl got mouth ooo  Lips sealed

Asi na i teta ula okuko chuba gi oso, gi gbaba n'ihi na i maghi ma o puru eze n'abali
It's said that if you wake up and find the hen pursuing you, you should run for you don't know if it grew teeth during the night  Grin

N'ihi ya, Ify, i hughi ukwu m anya.  Grin

A na-ekwu na okuko kponyere aja, o chiri okpa naabo wunye
WE are complaining that the hen has put some sandin some container, the hen went on to jump in.
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1596 on: July 30, 2008, 01:17 PM »

Echelo, oginikwa ka okuko mere gi this morning?

Okuko rapu kwokom, o nwere gini zuo umu?
If the mother hen should abandon kwokom, what will she feed her chics with?
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1597 on: July 30, 2008, 01:19 PM »

Juo Ifeoma; Ask Ifeoma Cheesy
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1598 on: July 30, 2008, 01:35 PM »

Ifeoma ngwa bia zara onu gi here, but i choro i kowa na Ify likeli okuko so much?
Mortiple (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1599 on: July 30, 2008, 06:45 PM »

Igbo kwenu!

Okuko si na nya labara (ura) ula abughi na nya erijugo afo, kama obu na chi ejigo.
The chicken said that it went home to roost is not because it has eaten enough food, but because of nightfall.

Okuko si na ihe kpatara ya ji ele anya na elu maya riwe nri bu na ihe na egbu ya si na elu abia.
The chicken said the reason why it does not desist from looking towards the sky when eating is because the creatures (eg Hawk) that feed on it usually descend from above.

Ify nwanyi oma, Youngies, Echelon, Rubi, etc biri kwe nu!!


 
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