Remember those good old days when we tell and listen to moonlight stories during the full moon, riddles was not an exception. Do you still remember any? Can you share it with us?
E.g Gwam onye jiri ikpere gazuo ubi nna gi (Ọgụ)
Translation: Tell me who went round your father's farm with his knees (Hoe)

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Q: Gwam ozu liri onwe ya (ukwara)
Translation: Tell me the corpse that buried itself (Cough)

Q: Gwam o maara ka o joro were ochichiri na-aga (Usu)
Translation: Tell me who knew how ugly he was and started walking at night (bat)

Q: Gwam nwa so gi ba n'ohia ma o soghi gi puta (Nsi)
Translation: Tell me the child who went with you to the bush but didn't come out with you (faeces)

Q: Gwam okoro chi uta na-agba ezi ezi (Akpi)
Translation: Tell me the soldier who shoots his arrow without been sent (Scorpion)

Q: Gwam onye n'eti nwata ihe n'ihu nne ya (Aguu)
Translation: Tell me who beats a child before his/her mother's eyes (Hunger)

More riddles will be coming up when i come back at night.

Nice thread, Promoe.

Q: Kwuoro m onye uwa dum na-atu egwu; onye amaa nne mo nna; onye amaa nkpona mo mgbei; onye amaa odibo mo eze; onye na-emete gi mgbe ura kagba uto? (onwu)

Tell me who the whole world fears; who can't tell mother from father; who can't tell rich from poor; who can't tell servant from king; who wakes you up when your sleep is sweetest? (death)

a. Gwam ihe kuru mmiri rigo n'elu Aki bekee
Tell me what went up with water coconut.

Q: Gwam agboghobia ara ano (ikwe)
Translation: Tell me the young lady who has four breastt (mortar)

Q: Gwam anu akpu n'onu ma erighi eri (ire)
Translation: Tell me the meat put in the mouth but not eaten (tongue)

Q: Gwam nwata gba oto je ubi we mara akwa lota (oka)
Translation: Tell me the child that went to the farm naked and came back with clothes (corn)

Q: Gwam o biawa o maa mma, ma o lawa ojoo njo (mmadu)
Translation: Tell me who comes to the world beautiful and goes back ugly (human being)

Gwam Gwam Gwam!
Gwam Eze elect nairaland?

Gwam ihe mere eze ji racha a ntu: Ube. Gwam gwam gwam, gwam akwa chi sure ekweghi ako ako: Ire.

Rushes in, looks into the crystal ball, sees a lot of tribal warriors invading this thread and thread snowballing into a tribal Armageddon, bolts away and headed straight for auto section. Will be back to confirm if crystal ball is still speaking the truth.

Gwam mmadu abuo na-aga n'uzo, mmiri na ama otu mana o naghi ama onye ozo
(nwanyi di imn)
translation- tell me two people that when walking under the rain, water beats one and doesnt beat the other? (pregnant woman)
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Gwam ama chineke zara na adighi eru ahihia? (eluigwe)
translation- tell me an avenue swept by god and doesnt grow weed (heaven).
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Gwam mba na-aga, kwudo ihu n'ala (aturu)
tell me the tribe that walks facing downwards (sheep)
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Gwam onwere uru, enweghi okpukpu (ji).
What has flesh but no bones (yam)

Gwam Gwam Gwam! Gwam ihe gba aka banye ohie chiri umu puta? (Ede)

Tell me, wot entered bush empty handed but came out with children (cocoyam)

Policewoman: Gwam ihe mere eze ji racha a ntu: Ube. Gwam gwam gwam, gwam akwa chi sure ekweghi ako ako: Ire.

Pls, do well to interpret in English. Some of us here are in one way or the way attached to Igbo. We also want to relish those proverbs/riddles.

I am giving a thumbs up to this thread

nna gi muru gi,gwam gwam gwam okoro gi na ya so eje obukata uzo ekpere azu ans[nkporo]]walking stick ques gwam dra iwu eje nga [government]ndi bekee gwam agbo mara mma ana aku aka n'isi [nri akpu]

ujchief: Gwam Gwam Gwam!
Gwam Eze elect nairaland?

Chief....ijuru m ka m juo onye?

Gwam Gwam Gwam! Gwam DUM YOM (isi akwu na igu ya)
please let Eze Promoe do the English translation

Gwam gwam gwam, gwam onya (wound) na ekweghi ala ala? Ikpu

Gwam DUM gwam YOM (ogbe akwu na igwu)

Tel me wot sounds DUM and YOM at d same time (palm head and palm fond)

Gwam umunwanyi abuo na aga na uzo, mmiri na ama otu, ma mmiri anaghyi ama nke ozo (nwanyi di ime na nwanyi adighi ime)

Tel me 2 women walking, rain beats one and doesn't beat the oda (pregnant woman and non-pregnant woman)

Gwam gwam gwam, Gwam agbogho oma ana ama-ura n'ahia (Akpu)
Tell a baeutiful damsel being slapped in the market (uncooked fufu)

Gwam ka'i na agba ntiri, igbaala ntiri (Ka-ina ari elu, iriala elu ogwe ede)

achi4u: Chief....ijuru m ka m juo onye?

Ujchief zaa ya. Amaghim ya.

Although I am Hausa by tribe but let me spot by part and the translation will be given by any Igbo that feel he/she can translate it.

#Ejikwa Eji Buru#

laughing hard kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa.................

gwam gwam gwam, gwam onye kacha agba bolu na uwa nile? Messi!

Gwa m ude asuru na mba anu ya na mba(egbe mkpona'ala)
Translation:a sound you make in a twon and hear it in another twon(canon)

Gwa okorobia abuu na apu n'isi(ekpem nkwuocha)
Translation:a young man that whitish substance is coming of his head(gallon of palm wine)

Gwam gwam gwam, Gwam agaba aga okpelu azu, anaba anaba okpelu azu (ikiri ukwu)

Tell me, wot stays back when coming and stays back when going (the back of d foot)

Gwam ogba aka ari enu (Agwo)

Tell me wot climbs up without hand (Snake)

Gwam ihe gba aka gbago elu, kuru mmiri gbadata (aki oyibo)

Tell me wot went up empty handed but came down with water (coconut)

Gwam ihe bu nke gi, ma mmadu niile kara gi nwere ya? (aha gi)
tell me what belongs to u but others use it more often than u do (ur name).
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Gwam anu nwere otu ukwu (ero)
a bush meat wit one leg (mushroom)
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Gwam nwa mara nma anaghi eku n'ahu (oku)
a fine child that cant be caried on the body (fire)
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Gwam nku di na mba na-eyere mba nri (asusu)
the firewood that cooks for its people (language)

aryzgreat: Gwam Gwam Gwam! Gwam ihe gba aka banye ohie chiri umu puta? (Ede)

Tell me, wot entered bush empty handed but came out with children (cocoyam)

akpa amu chiri

donniemc: sorry but why deos every riddle have to start with "Gwam"

Gwa m means 'tell me'. So while playing this game (riddle), u start by saying 'gwam gwam gwam. . .'

Am a Yoruba and I enjoy this thread. this is reasonable to make one remember the infant and little ages. kudos to the op. you do well.

Gwam gwam gwam, gwam Ejewe ejewe o bute uzo, alawa alawa o kpata azu? (unyogo)
Tell me when going he is in front, when coming back, he is at the back (Silluotte/Shadow)

Gwam Nte- nte gbagidere ukwu oji? (Nne n'umu nogidere oku nri)