Igbos come show your proverbs skills

@ cute-ass

Thanks dear!

Uka akpara akpa ,isi ka eji ekwe ya
Good discussion is acknowledged by nodding of the head.

Yadikwara unu mma o!

@ youngies

e jiderem gi ofor

Onye akpatuna agu aka n'odu, m'odi ndu m'onwuru anwu
None dare touch the tail of a lion whether it alive or dead.

I kuna nwata ihe nara ya akwa
You do not beat a child and at the time order her not to cry.

O Onye no mmadu nso na anu isi onu ya
It is only who is close to man that can smell his breath.

nwa si na nne ya aga ghi ezu ike, ya nwa ama n zu kwu ike phewww, had to break that down

A child that says his mother would not sleep, he too would not sleep. just love that quote

Ewu nwuru n'ime Oba, oburo Aguu gburu ya
the goat that died in the barn didn't die of hunger

Ama ndi ana eze
do you know whom to avoid?

This thread still dey?
cha cha cha Igbo kwenu  yaaaa
cha cha cha umu Igbo kwenu
Kwenu,Kwezuonu yaaaaaaaa.

Egbe bere ugo bere nke si ibe ya ebela nku kwa ya

Your lights are quenching oo, soon I'll be dancing with the Igbo authorites


Ihe Ogidi ga-emesia wee mee "Nwafor"
What the Ogidi town will have to go through before doing their "Nwafor" tradition

Onye ajuju adighi efu uzo
He who asks will never go astray


Onye ayiyo ka a na-egbu mma n'obo aka
Its a begger that gets hit with a knife in the middle of their palm

Part 2  When people are already bracing the tape       

Agba si a oso a guo uzo
after running you calculate the distance


Oso ndu adighi agwu ike
flight  to live knows no fatigue


Ukwa ruo oge ya odaa
the breadfruit fall when its due


@cute-ass
howdy!



@ youngies
Agahi zi m aju gi maka ihe bu nke m ozo, tupu o di zia ka ihe umu-aka

The battle line is drawn ooh, Am i really the winner or what

Ihe agulu ônu gwuru agwu
What is counted, is as well as finished

E ji m mma eme gini bu ka m di njô na-aga
Beauty isn't all that you say? does that mean you want to be ugly??

Sorry to say this little sis, you know i love you to pieces but I'm going to whoop your ass, but take some of these first

Oya, bring it on

Okwu lue n'ego, ôgbenye eselu onu ya
When a matter gets moneywise, the poor withdraws himself/his mouth

@ Everbright

Dearie, plaese be so kind to include "translation in english" - - we have some non-igbos who will be more than pleased to be intriged by the depth of our wisdom in proverbs


Ekelee/Etoo dike na nke ô mere, ô mekwa ôzô
If you praise a hero on a jobb well done, he repeats the good deed(s)

@cute-ass, LOL

Abu na nwambe no na ikpo nsi(nshi) olu ke aga kpoputa ya osi na nsi(nshi) eshi gbuo ya

Don't be a tortoise in a heap of $hit and when it was time to bring him out of the $hit, he yelled that he couldn't stand d smell of the $hit



hehehe, good one, huh? 

Ndigbo si na Ukpana nti ike na nu ihe nime ite ofe, Deef or stobborn grasshopper does hear in the pot of soup. Plz let's not sell our edioms to everybody. we hold our culture strong and tight.

I've always said that dreams are for free, if not why would you be dreaming this big? But don't mind me oo, dream on jare!!

Aku agwughi na nti, nti adighi ezu ike
If the mouth doesn't run empty of palm-kernels, it doesnt stop chewing

Eeeh judge , thanks for "loving" my signature.

On the other note of moondust wining, i suggest you go buy some specs jare,   its out of the question, he's not winning, not as long as my fingers are on this thread

Ôdi be ndi, dili ha
What belongs to others, should remain with them

Ka ô rana ewetaghi onwe ya
No matter how small, it didnt come out itself  

@ ikomi

between, when next you come, bring some proverbs along with you jare