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rubi (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2496 on: November 05, 2009, 07:50 PM »

Onye hapu onu ya uguru arachaa ya
If one fails to lick his lips, harmattan will do it
If a man/woman refuse to perform his job someone else will do it for him/her
throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2497 on: November 06, 2009, 09:01 AM »

chicoooooooooo Grin

i dala examu a. youngiesyyy bu neighbour mu. abum nwanyi luru di o. ekwekwala ka dim wete nma ogebe ya to tisha u lesson Cheesy
throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2498 on: November 06, 2009, 09:03 AM »

@ topic

kporopkoto ga agba n'ihu enyi

[i][/i]kporokpoto will explode in the face of the elephant Grin

the truth will soon be known.
cantell (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2499 on: November 06, 2009, 11:07 AM »

@throttler,
Kporokpoto ga-agba na ihu ehi (cow not elephant)
Nne, gini buzi kporokpoto?
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2500 on: November 06, 2009, 03:02 PM »

Oku di over  Cheesy ,i swear.Ife nile na eme.
@Topic,Ndumodu bu onye njem,i nabata ya,o noro bara gi uru,i nabataghi ya,o laa.
'Advice' is like a guest,if it ias accepted,it stays and becomes beneficial,if not accepted,it goes
koolchicco
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2501 on: November 06, 2009, 06:07 PM »

Quote from: throttler on November 06, 2009, 09:01 AM
chicoooooooooo Grin

i dala examu a. youngiesyyy bu neighbour mu. abum nwanyi luru di o. ekwekwala ka dim wete nma ogebe ya to tisha u lesson Cheesy

Ina akpam Amu. Grin   Obu na imaghi na miri oku adighi egbu Mbe? Huh Cheesy
pres-elect (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2502 on: November 06, 2009, 06:08 PM »

ifyyyyyyyyyyy m oooooo, onye oma m ji eme onu. Kiss

nwanyi ojoo dika agbusi no na akpa amu. i hapu ya, o tarisia akpa amu gi.  i piagbuo ya, i piarisia akpa amu gi Grin

and evil wife is a double disaster. let her alone, she destroys your marital happiness, send her away, your marriage ends, kill her, u become a wanted murderer . . . .  Cool

but ify m is nwanyi oma Kiss
koolchicco
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2503 on: November 06, 2009, 06:10 PM »

Quote from: cantell on November 06, 2009, 11:07 AM
@throttler,
Kporokpoto ga-agba na ihu ehi (cow not elephant)
Nne, gini buzi kporokpoto?


Onye atuoro ilu kowara, i mara n'ego eji nuta Nne ya lara n'iyi. Tongue Cool
koolchicco
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2504 on: November 06, 2009, 06:12 PM »

Quote from: pres-elect on November 06, 2009, 06:08 PM
ifyyyyyyyyyyy m oooooo, onye oma m ji eme onu. Kiss

nwanyi ojoo dika agbusi no na akpa amu. i hapu ya, o tarisia akpa amu gi.  i piagbuo ya, i piarisia akpa amu gi Grin

and evil wife is a double disaster. let her alone, she destroys your marital happiness, send her away, your marriage ends, kill her, u become a wanted murderer . . . .  Cool

but ify m is nwanyi oma Kiss


Nwanne i bu ezi nwa afo igbo. Cool

I kajara akaja! Grin
cantell (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2505 on: November 07, 2009, 03:21 PM »

@koolchicco,
Asim gi na m amaghi? Were ya nwayoo.
Nwayo nwayo ka eji ala cha ofe di oku. (na small small dey de take lick soup wey hot) lol
ChinenyeN (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2506 on: November 07, 2009, 05:07 PM »

I che la Imo atala minri, miya ukwu.
(If you think that river Imo has dried up, then try and walk across)
---- Try my patience, and let's see what happens.
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2507 on: November 07, 2009, 06:04 PM »

Maka na Oke osimmiri anokataghi rie onye o hughi ukwu ya.

'Cos the great sea does not drown s/he it hasn't seen his/her legs
koolchicco
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2508 on: November 07, 2009, 06:41 PM »

Quote from: echelon on November 07, 2009, 06:04 PM
Maka na Oke osimmiri anokataghi rie onwe o hughi ukwu ya.

'Cos the great sea does not drown s/he it hasn't seen his/her legs
Onye and not ONWE  Cool
Why u dey spoil my language like that na? Cheesy
echelon (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2509 on: November 07, 2009, 07:11 PM »

Corrected. You try show say u be "Nwafo" Cool
koolchicco
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2510 on: November 07, 2009, 07:14 PM »

Quote from: echelon on November 07, 2009, 07:11 PM
Corrected. You try show say u be "Nwafo" Cool

Udo diri gi Nwannem! Cool
throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2511 on: November 07, 2009, 07:37 PM »

ebelebe igba Grin

**hurries away before pres-elect, the owner of ebelebe-igba arrives*** Grin
throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2512 on: November 07, 2009, 07:38 PM »

umunnem na umunnanm

weekendi oma o. try not to be tooooo naughty Tongue Lips sealed
koolchicco
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2513 on: November 07, 2009, 08:31 PM »

Quote from: throttler on November 07, 2009, 07:38 PM
umunnem na umunnanm

weekendi oma o. try not to be tooooo naughty Tongue Lips sealed

Igbo bu Igbo ndi oma, Chukwu gozie unu nile. Kiss Kiss

Ubochi nta ka anyi chua na owere nchi.
cantell (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2514 on: November 07, 2009, 08:38 PM »

@Throttler,
Nne, oyibo nkaa i na-etinye na okwu gbawojurum anya. O buzi kwa Igbo ka-anyi na-ede? Ka o bu Ngiri-Igbo? Ka chi fo nu.
fingard02k (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2515 on: November 08, 2009, 09:51 PM »

,1)Mberede ka eji ama dike.
Its in time of problem that a herro is known.

2)Ntụtụ k'eji atụtụ ju akpa.
-Its picking by picking that make a bag full-

3)Ọkụkọ sị na ọnahị eti mkpu ka ihe ji ya hapụ ya kama nọbụ ka ụwa nụrụ olu ya
-A fowl said that it does not cry out loud for the thing that holds it to leave it but for the world to hear its voice-

4)Aka nrị kwọ aka ekpe,aka ekpe akwọ aka nrị
-If the right hand washes the left hand the left hand will wash the right hand in return-

5)I were aka nri tie nwata ihe I were aka ekpe gụgụọ ya
-If you beat a child with right hand you call him back with left hand-

6)Okorobia tosịa ochera ibe ya
-If a young man grows finish he waits for other-

7)Awọ adịghị agba ọsọ ehịhịe n'efu
-Tod does not run in the day for nothing-

8)Nkita n'eso onye afọ ukwu mara na ọnyụhị anyụ  ọgbọ agbọ
-A dog that follows a person with purging stomach know if he does not shit he will will vomit-

9)Nwata n'ata akara n'ata ego nne ya
-A child that chop akara chops his mothers money-

10)Onwere ka ịhe g'esi bịara Bishop  ọmia egbe
there are some kind of things that will come to bishop and he will draw AK-47
,,,,
11)ọgba ,egbe g'ana n'egbe
-A killer with gun will die in gun-

12)Agwọ otu onye hụrụ n'abụ eke
-A snake that one person sees is usually a kobra-

13)Oji nwayọ anahị emeru ahụ
-Person that walks slow doesnt get hurt-

14)Ikuku kuo ahu ike Ọkụkọ
-When wind blows fowl ass will be exposed-

15)Ozi eziri añụrụ ga erurị elu igwe aka
-Any message that is been sent to heaven through smoke must be delivered to heaven-

16)Iteta ụra n'ụtụtụ Ọkụkọ chụba gị ọsọ gbaba n'ihi n'ịmahị ma opuru eze n'abali
-If you wake up in the morning and fowl start chasing you,run cos you dont know whether it grew teeth in the night-

17)Onye ginu mee n'ọbụhị di ọkpara gburu
-If any one have let him provide that its not the first son that killed-

18)Oke nnọọkọ n'ebute oke mkparị
-Too much sitting together bring too much disrespect-

19)Anụta agbọhọ achụpụ agadị
-When a young lady is married (as a second wife) the old will be chased away-

20)Dibịa agwọọ ofeke,ofeke echozọọ dibịa gwọrọ ya   
-When  a doctor cures a fool that fool will forget the doctor that cured him-




throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2516 on: November 09, 2009, 11:06 AM »

Quote from: cantell on November 07, 2009, 08:38 PM
@Throttler,
Nne, oyibo nkaa i na-etinye na okwu gbawojurum anya. O buzi kwa Igbo ka-anyi na-ede? Ka o bu Ngiri-Igbo? Ka chi fo nu.


cantelli hapum aka o Grin, i maghi na onwe ufodu ihe na anaghi ekwe isu na okwu igbo?

gini bu naughty n'okwu igbo?
throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2517 on: November 09, 2009, 11:09 AM »

cantell, amaghim ihe kporokpoto w. i ma ihe owu?
asha 80 (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2518 on: November 09, 2009, 01:44 PM »

Quote from: throttler on November 09, 2009, 11:06 AM
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cantelli hapum aka o Grin, i maghi na onwe ufodu ihe na anaghi ekwe isu na okwu igbo?

gini bu naughty n'okwu igbo?

naughty= aghiriya
youngies (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2519 on: November 09, 2009, 02:56 PM »

@fingard02k
Nwanne, next time please provide source ebe isiri copy and paste ilu ndia n'ile.

@throttler
Ihe nwa agu ji di ebube di ya na mbo aka
What make a lion fierce is on its crawls

@echelon
Anya gi?  Cool

@Ify
Ihe na aso nwanyi di ime na asokwa onye tubara ya  Cheesy

@koolchicco
Youngies bu nwa uko chukwu ooo  Cheesy

throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2520 on: November 09, 2009, 04:19 PM »

youngies, ihe mu na agu ji buru nwanne bu na mbo aka. Grin
fingard02k (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2521 on: November 09, 2009, 04:59 PM »

@youngies I did not copy it any where,i wrote it down by my self.i am a typical igbo boy,i was born and grew up in igboland so Nwanne abụghịm ofeke. Nwanne,M-hụ  ịhe nkarịrị adịghịm ayọ chịm ya gbataram ọsọ enyem aka.so if you wants more i got it plenty
pres-elect (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2522 on: November 09, 2009, 05:36 PM »

Quote from: throttler on November 07, 2009, 07:37 PM
ebelebe igba Grin

**hurries away before pres-elect, the owner of ebelebe-igba arrives*** Grin

no need to run, ada mma. uyo wu uyo ma'a gi Wink  ebelebe igba wu okwu onye obula choro ikwu ya kwuruma o, arighi onye-ogbu Smiley

ebelebe igba, ihe anyi kpatara na adighi mma, ebelebe igba Cool
ifyalways (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2523 on: November 09, 2009, 08:44 PM »

Ebelebe igba. Igba kiridim kiridim.  Cheesy
Threadia na ndi no na ya na ato ka mmanu anwu.
Unu jide ka unu ji  Cool
My love,I'm with u ooh  Kiss
throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2524 on: November 10, 2009, 11:22 AM »

i have started saying ebelebe igba so much that my huby is asking where i got that from Grin
but anyway, since pres-elect has given me go ahead na, so it is.

ebelebe igba igba, igba kiridim igba igba( x100) Cheesy.

ifyyyyyyy, ndewo! nda aga imere, na ndi ulo gi.

nwam nwanyi na assignmenti skulu ya di soo much dat by the time i finish helping her through the assignment i am already too grumpy to come to nairaland on sundays. odi egwu o! adim ka nwa primari skulu again Angry
pres-elect (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2525 on: November 10, 2009, 03:10 PM »

throttler biko your husband juo gi ebe isi mute ebelebe igba . . . . biko akpokwala aha m Grin
anuru m na di gi nwere egbe dinta Grin . . . achoghi m inwu. not when i still have the love songs of ify that i'm yet to listen to Wink


meanwhile, ebelebe igba all the way, anaghi a kwuru ya tax Cheesy
8 words (m)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2526 on: November 10, 2009, 09:35 PM »

Igbo kwenu
igbo kwenu
igbo kwezo oooooooooooooooooo

E, Obi di m mma ka unu si ede igbo, Ndi igbo si n'onye a si jide ka oje mara nke oje di mma. nwayi m bu onye ocha mana ihu ka osi asu igbo. o bia ebeghi ala igbo mbu.

Udo diri unu.
throttler (f)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills
« #2527 on: November 11, 2009, 09:40 AM »

pres-elect, agam agwa ya na obu gi kuzirim. o register-la na nairaland, login ya bu UROI! obiara yesterday na threadi IGBO KWEZUO NU.  Lips sealed

***i need to start behaving well o*** Undecided
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