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rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1760 on: September 23, 2008, 02:04 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on September 22, 2008, 10:27 PM
Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss
@Topic,Ibe ama onye ukwu
[color=#990000]a prophet is not recognized at his hometown

Onye amuma anghi abu eze na ala nke aka ya

@ify o di m ka o nwere ihe mere recently na ndu gi ekele diri chineke ama kwam na mmuo mu n'agbaram ezi ama
ole ihe ahu isi na iga akoro m korom ka obi di m nma nti mu ma agba kitikiti inu ya Smiley Kiss I wish you the best in life
mekk (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1761 on: September 23, 2008, 02:27 PM »

oSUGBO DI N'ALA OOO.KE MESIA. Grin
IBEXY (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1762 on: September 23, 2008, 06:29 PM »

I could not stop laughing at this one. Saw it in the thread. Chineeke!!!

Quote
Ejiro amu eyi ashawo egwu


translated: you cannot intimidate a prostitute with a d@$k
 Grin
r_o_b_b_y (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1763 on: September 23, 2008, 07:54 PM »

@ify nno oh. wetin be okpowo?

@post

Nwayo nwayo ka eji aracha ofe di oku

Take things one at a time
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1764 on: September 24, 2008, 03:53 AM »

Quote from: rubi on September 23, 2008, 02:04 PM
Onye amuma anghi abu eze na ala nke aka ya

@ify o di m ka o nwere ihe mere recently na ndu gi ekele diri chineke ama kwam na mmuo mu n'agbaram ezi ama
ole ihe ahu isi na iga akoro m korom ka obi di m nma nti mu ma agba kitikiti inu ya Smiley Kiss I wish you the best in life
Rubi  Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss i bu onye amuma  Tongue
lol,nti akona gi oko,m ga agwa gi,a nom acho mgbe ohere kaa daputara mu na gi.N'ezie,Chukwu has been nma nma to mu.O merelam ihe oma di 3 much na izu a.sorom kele ya  Cool
@Ibexy,o dikwara gi egwu,o bu nani nke ahu ka i huru?lol
@robby,i maghi ihe bu okpowo?  Shocked Shocked Shocked e chekwam na i bu onye bende?okpowo bu ego. i mere olia?i pusara?  Grin
@Topic,ebe onye bi ka o na awachi
you take care of where you are living at  Undecided
ole kasiff,Mortiple,Youngies,Echelon a, nwakaibe ?ilu na achokwa iko na threadia  Sad
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1765 on: September 25, 2008, 12:22 AM »

kpom kpom kpom
anya m na ukwum batara ebe a oooooooooooooo
Ya gazie !
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1766 on: September 25, 2008, 08:44 AM »

Ifeoma melu Ifeoma  Grin
Goodthing happened to Goodthing

Congrats!
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1767 on: September 25, 2008, 08:56 AM »

Ochu nwa okuku nwe ada, nwa okuku nwe mwomwo oso
Literal: It's the chicken pursuer's fate to fall down, the chicken's fate to continue running
Meaning:Your adversaries will not succeed in doing you any harm, they may try but they will not succeed.

Ime a kwu oto tuta na-apu ara
Literal:A pregnancy conceived while standing begets madness
Meaning:Poorly planned arrangements always end up in chaos and regret.

E gbue maka iwe, e nie maka isi
Literal:If we kill because we are angry, we'll bury because of stench
Meaning:Forgiveness is the best form of revenge.
r_o_b_b_y (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1768 on: September 26, 2008, 03:57 AM »

@ ify
obughi okpowo. anyi na asi okpogho

abu'm onye ozuitem na Bende L.G.A,
AMIGO112 (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1769 on: September 26, 2008, 12:12 PM »

Nwata nodu ana ebe ndi toroya kwu oto,nney a akpoghi ya nna ya apkoya

IF A CHILD SITS AND HIS ELDERS STAND,IF HIS MOTHER DOESN'T CALL HIM ,HIS FATHER WILL CALL HIM.


Onye wetara isi ya ka eji tiwa aku-bekee agaghi enwe onu ita ya

HE WHO VOLUNTEERS HIS HEAD FOR THE BREAKING OF THE COCONUT WILL HAVE NO APPETITE TO EAT IT


Otuobula osoro ukwu nwanyi ya bue, obu nwoke ga ari ya elu

NO MATTER HOW LARGE A WOMANS WAIST IS, IT IS A MAN THAT WILL CLIMB IT
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1770 on: September 26, 2008, 09:11 PM »

@Robbye merem mistake na ide ya.i really meant okpogho.dalu ! a bum one Arogod.uzo ulo  Cheesy
@Amigo,ndeewo.more ilus biko.Nna gi muru gi,i jighi ujo bia !
@Echelon,a likerim ilu gi ndia.u always come back fresh and ndu ndu .  Grin Grin Grin
@mmadu nile,Ya gazie !
 Mmiri mara ugo a sago ugo ahu  Kiss
onyinye2 (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1771 on: September 28, 2008, 03:55 PM »

@unu niile
This is what nnem told me not to long ago when I was really frustrated in learning the Igbo language. Cause I know words now, but the trouble is putting them into reasonable sentences. Anyways this is what she told me,

"Iyi mba na-aso ka okwu ha"
(The rivers of a people flow at the
same rate as their language.)
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1772 on: September 28, 2008, 07:01 PM »

Quite thought provoking…
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1773 on: September 30, 2008, 01:10 AM »

hmmmn
Ilu nke a dikwa omimi
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1774 on: October 01, 2008, 03:50 PM »

lol
Umu igbo happy independa !  Smiley
anyi ga ebido riwe ji Anam hapu ji awusa   Grin
Abakaliki rice kama karia dangote   Grin Grin
garri Ohaji di nma na onu karia garri ijebu   Grin Grin Grin
all forms of dependence na ndi mba ozo must kwusiriririrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrri   Kiss
Chukwu Gozie ndi igbo nile nye anyi oke ruru anyi   Cool Cool Cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_qebNnphiI&feature=related

Igbo ga adi oooooooooooooo  Smiley Smiley Smiley

 
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1775 on: October 02, 2008, 03:42 PM »

Ogbu opi n'ezi imi
He who works must chop
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1776 on: October 02, 2008, 04:39 PM »

Rubi    Kiss Kiss kedu?
@Topic,ihe soro chi jie/uhuru ji gba,nwanne di ma onwe ha.
no matter how dark the night might be,in-laws still recognize themselves
Mortiple,Kashiff,Youngies,Nwakaibe,Echelon, unu alulu nwanyi independa?  Cheesy
ole ebe unu no?  Sad
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1777 on: October 02, 2008, 07:16 PM »

Ify na rubi daalu nu. Onye asi jide ka o ji na-eme ife oma ma onye asi ya rapu ka o ji na-eme ife ojoo. Jidekwa nu ka unu ji!

N'eziokwu, treedi a aburuwo nnoo ulo m nke abuo, ebe m na-ezu ike ma m gwuchaa osimmiri ukwu na nke nta di na rivas steeti a. Amaghi m ihe treedi a aka abu ma o buru na unu a noghi ya. We thank you two.

Ilu Igbo juru m onu ma ntughari ekweghi m ugbu a.
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1778 on: October 03, 2008, 01:51 PM »

Quote from: echelon on October 02, 2008, 07:16 PM
Ify na rubi daalu nu. Onye asi jide ka o ji na-eme ife oma ma onye asi ya rapu ka o ji na-eme ife ojoo. Jidekwa nu ka unu ji!

N'eziokwu, treedi a aburuwo nnoo ulo m nke abuo, ebe m na-ezu ike ma m gwuchaa osimmiri ukwu na nke nta di na rivas steeti a. Amaghi m ihe treedi a aka abu ma o buru na unu a noghi ya. We thank you two.

Ilu Igbo juru m onu ma ntughari ekweghi m ugbu a.

echelon Daalu kwa ina aga rig? lezie kwa anya maka miri biko ebi turu m n'ph
Aka aja aja n' ebute onu mmanu mmanu

Onye ube ruru ya ra cha
If good thing happens to you enjoy it
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1779 on: October 03, 2008, 05:32 PM »

Ify kedu? biko joliwa ooo!!!!! O bughi gi mere onwe gi eze ogba katara aka si ma obughi gi

Anaghi azo eze azo ana amu eze amu
People don't struggle for kingship they earn it
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1780 on: October 03, 2008, 07:25 PM »

lol
Rubi na Echelon  Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss
o nwere akuko m ga akoro unu.for fun biko,onye e wela iwe dokwa  Grin
Gee nti  :
O nwere otu nwoke onye igbo gara m lere anya na Jerusalem.o rute na mmiri Capernum,ebe ahu Jisos gara ije n'elu mmiri so o nwere ndi okwo ugbo boat no ebe ahu.nwoke onye igbo ahu choro iba nu ugbo ahu ka o were leta mmiri ahu ofuma,lekwa ihe gaziri nu  Grin Grin Grin :
Onye igbo ; a chorom iba ugbo
Okwo ugbo; to and fro 500 $
Onye igbo: cheei  Shocked Shocked Shocked maka gini?no wonder onye nwe anyi jiri ga ije n'elu mmiri a.  Tongue Tongue Tongue
lol,ndi igbo di 3 mush  Grin
  Onye ube ruru ya racha biko  Smiley
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1781 on: October 03, 2008, 09:26 PM »

 @Topic,ukwu jie agu,mgbada a biara ya ugwo.
If the Lion is lame or nursing a leg wound,even erhm ha,i can't go further oooo  Embarrassed
Bikonu umu nne m gini bu "mgbada"?  Embarrassed
toshmann (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1782 on: October 03, 2008, 09:28 PM »

lol, ify, ibukwa onye igbo . . .  Grin . .

mgbada=antelope

ify here is ur bill . . . $45.00
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1783 on: October 03, 2008, 09:31 PM »

lol
Tosh dalu.cheei so mgbada bu antelope  Undecided a nam ata antelope pieces  Cheesy Cheesy
don't worry,i would pay your bills with felimbombo  tonight,just do tonight on me.  Wink
antelopeeeeeeee  Kiss Kiss Kiss
toshmann (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1784 on: October 03, 2008, 09:37 PM »

Quote from: ifyalways on October 03, 2008, 09:31 PM
,just do tonight on me. Wink

heeeeey Shocked Shocked Shocked

ala mbano eeeee Cheesy
ify, mu na gi nwe abali taa Kiss

ebe m nwere ukwu belgium,
nganga g'egbum egbu


ka m ga zuta condom
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1785 on: October 03, 2008, 09:42 PM »

LOL
Tosh i kpodela catechism isi na ala agu.ole ebe i huru mu na gi owu?
haa,lekwam biko  Shocked,a nom be di,a chuputakwalam n'ihi na you are not worth it.  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
kagbuo ihe ahu i dere biko  Grin
toshmann (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1786 on: October 03, 2008, 09:44 PM »

ify cooluo down. o gini di sef Angry
ugbu a m chargi-chara ka i na abia i koro rubbish.
biko bia k'anyi lakpuo na chi egiwela.
mee osiso before fake abata ebe a Undecided
Kashif (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1787 on: October 03, 2008, 11:51 PM »

Ha Tosh, O na-achakwa gi red! Okwa ire oma ka ejula ji aga n'ogwu,  Undecided
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1788 on: October 04, 2008, 08:12 PM »

rotflmao
gwa Tosh biko  Tongue o ji ya na njo  Grin
Igbo nma nma nu  Kiss
darfur (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1789 on: October 04, 2008, 10:00 PM »

lol. . .  Grin
nwatakiri a unu na akpo tosh eh. . .

o churchi Undecided
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1790 on: October 05, 2008, 08:53 PM »

Darfur,ike Tosh a gwula anyi nile  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
@Topic,mmadu gwaram nkea ugbu a,Mmadu a naghi agbanari Otele ya na oso.
you can't run faster than your ass 
O dikwa egwu mana o bu eziokwu  Tongue
rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #1791 on: October 05, 2008, 11:47 PM »

Agbisi gbaa otele otele amuru ako
If black ant bits ass ass learns quickly
One learns only through one experince
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