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Igbo Proverbs by hexbest: 5:25pm On Jun 06, 2013 |
Hi Nairalanders Please can you guys help me with Igbo proverbs that has to do with women. Translated to English and the meaning. Thanks, I await quick response. Cheers |
Re: Igbo Proverbs by Afam4eva(m): 5:37pm On Jun 06, 2013 |
Ihe na ato nwanyi di ime and atokwa onye tubara ya ime - Whatever a pregenant desires is also the desire of the man that did the pumping Okirikiri ka a na agba ukwu ose, adighi ari ya elu - You go round the pepper tree, not up ndi igbo na-atu inu si na agadi nwanyi daa nda ada ugbo na abo, aguo ihe obu n' ukpo onu - the igbos say that if an elderly woman falls the same fall a second time, the number of stuffs she's carrying in her basket or basin would be counted. Ndi igbo si na nwata etoghi eto juo ihe gburu nna ya, ihe gburu nna ya e gbu ya - A child who is not old enough to ask what killed his father, the same that killed his father will kill him too. Go here for more https://www.nairaland.com/43635/igbos-come-show-proverbs-skills 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Proverbs by hexbest: 6:28pm On Jun 06, 2013 |
Afam4eva: Ihe na ato nwanyi di ime and atokwa onye tubara ya ime - Whatever a pregenant desires is also the desire of the man that did the pumping Thanks Man. I've searched that thread over a thousand times, the proverbs i'm seeing are not related to women. |
Re: Igbo Proverbs by Afam4eva(m): 6:30pm On Jun 06, 2013 |
hexbest:Ohhh, i didn't the the women part. |
Re: Igbo Proverbs by Nobody: 5:36pm On Jun 07, 2013 |
Anaghi e ji oke amu eyiwe akwuna ujo You cannot frighten a harlot with the size of the manhood 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Proverbs by hexbest: 6:11pm On Jun 07, 2013 |
Thanks Guys. I need more. |
Re: Igbo Proverbs by Nobody: 6:14pm On Jun 07, 2013 |
hexbest: Thanks Guys. I need more. My hubby''s fave Oso chu ba nwanyi Ike Ukwu a mara Ihe omere onwe ya When it is time to run,the woman with the big nyash will realize that what she has is a liability 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Proverbs by hexbest: 7:30pm On Jun 08, 2013 |
babyosisi: Loool, Funny. Thanks |
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