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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:57pm On Apr 26, 2007 |
r_o_b_b_y: O doro m anya na isi ezu chaghi gi oke I choro ira nwanyi ugbu a, ga aga n'ulo ndi akwuna, ha ga enye gi ihe i choro ma tinye kwara gi jara (HIV) |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:14pm On Apr 26, 2007 |
cute-ass: Ndi Igbo siri oo Na ihe nwoke nyere ibe ya bu ngaa jidere m Whatever a man does to another man, he should expect in return Nwoke tosia o chere ibe ya A grown man must allow others to grow up Osisi huru ibe ya na adu nkwa, ufere ga amapu ya onu Any tree that sees another and become envious, ufere wild wind will cut it off Cutie though you didn't answer me , I shall keep it rolling |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 1:21am On Apr 27, 2007 |
youngies: ROFLMAO . . even double jara if you want (brothers and sisters to HIV) youngies: I did ooh! Check again *clears troat* Ihe ôkenye nô ala hu, nwata kwulu ôtô, ô gaghi ahu ya what an elder/adult sees sitting, a child does not see even while standing Isi na isi ha bu n'ônu maka na mmadu ka ibe ya all animals are equal, but some are more equal than the others let me know if you didn't see the message youngies! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:15am On Apr 30, 2007 |
Cutie, sorry I was away for some time. Yes I did not see your email, pls do send it asap. ~~clears throat~~ Ndi Igbo si na anwunta bere na akpa amu, bere na njo, maka na amaghi ihe emere etiwa mkpuru amu A mosiquito that perched on the scrotum, is on a very bad spot, if care is not taken the testis might be broken in an effort to kill the mosiquito Ihe na ato uto na egbu egbu Sweet things is always trouble Otu onye anaghi akari umunna ya One person cannot be bigger than his kinsmen I am waitiing for you, |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by whitelexi(m): 4:58pm On Apr 30, 2007 |
Ebube Agu ne che Agu. . . Ma odindu, ma onwuru awu! The ability of a lion guards the lion. . . whether it is dead or alive! In other words, if you know what a lion can do, u dont even bother attempting any foul play with it whether u think it is dead or alive |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:00pm On Apr 30, 2007 |
Eziokwu na afu ufu na nti Truth is always painful |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 8:14am On May 02, 2007 |
youngies: Hope you got one now, if not then you should take a look at the mail addy you displayed on your profile *scratched head* a si na ônu gwara obi nwere ike i chezô mana obi agwara, anaghi echezô The mouth that talks to the heart might forget what it said, but the heart that was told, doesn't! Ônye ara siri ônye nwuru anwu ya debe ihu ya ogologo, maka na mgbe ô na-aya odighi ônye netara ya The mad man said to the dead that he should just keep his face straight Cos while he was ill, nobody cared to help expecting you!!!!!! 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 1:11am On May 03, 2007 |
love brewing on nairaland youngies and cutie. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 1:26am On May 03, 2007 |
babyosisi: Tell your Honestly though, just a friendy greeting . How have you been BTW dear? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by robby1(m): 1:38am On May 03, 2007 |
Lol i heard something today i dont know why i keep hearing such duh Some one (from ngwa land) was feeling cold and was like "Oyi n' di itu m" and he got a reply "Ka o' tu gi, ka o' tum oh!" 1 Like |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 1:44am On May 03, 2007 |
fine o ma sista cute. robby why are all your postings so anatomical? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 2:00am On May 03, 2007 |
r_o_b_b_y: And that i guess is your own definition of a proverb lol , you're one hell of a funny dude babyosisi: Glad to hear that sis. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by joz(f): 7:09am On May 03, 2007 |
onye wetere oji wetere ndu [color=#000099][/color] he that brings kola brings life. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by robby1(m): 9:26am On May 03, 2007 |
@ cute-arse, Okpu ahu ikpu, achoro m ikpu ya. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:59am On May 03, 2007 |
babyosisi:Babyosisi i na agba afa? |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:14pm On May 03, 2007 |
Ndi Igbo si na Oju ngwa ngwa na aju ihe okwesiri ikwe, O kwe osiso na ekwe ihe okwesiiri iju One who rejects very fast will always reject what he could have accepted, while one who accepts so fast will accept what he surely would have rejected. Gbue dike gbue dike, ubochi ogu a choba dike Crucify him, crucify him, on the day of battle you will look for him Otu onye ara aghaghi igba uka Cutie please I need your assistance to translate this one, the thingy pass me o |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by nnenneigbo(f): 11:25pm On May 03, 2007 |
ndi si na eme ngwa nwa emeghara odachi onye ara si, u nu rich nye ya efere ka okuwacha ya. i can't translate sorry. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 12:10am On May 04, 2007 |
youngies: always at your service OOh lawd, is that what i'm acyually seeing?? the "downstairs" of a mad woman, can be expected to be sour . . can't believe i translated that!! nnenneigbo: I'll help you dear: hurrying up will enable you prevent a calamity the mad man said, when you're through eating, give him the plates to break!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:13am On May 04, 2007 |
cute-ass:Translations can't get better than this! Thumbs up queen of |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:24am On May 04, 2007 |
Anaghi agwa onye isii na nnu adighi na ofe, na obu na mmanu adighi ya You don't need to tell a blind that there is no salt in the soup, but there is no oil Ogoli mara obi diya odika ohuru chukwu anya When a wife knows all that pleases her husband, it will be insuniated that she saw God Cutie you are playing a catch-up game |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:12pm On May 04, 2007 |
youngies: Catch-up game ke?? lol if i'm doing the catch-up, wonder were you are. Definitely behind Don't worry i'm on my way to finish you, WATH OUT!!!!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:15pm On May 04, 2007 |
cute-ass: ~~shakes head in disbelief~~ Nwanyi oma pls drop your proverbs! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:28pm On May 04, 2007 |
Atuoro omara omara, atuoro ofeke, onwere isi feye n'ofia Say it to the wise, he shall understand, but tell it to the stupid he will be lost Nwa okorie ekwuna ekwuna nwa okorie ama na ekwu Okorie don't talk, cutie help me out again |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 5:44pm On May 04, 2007 |
youngies: Okorie don't talk so Okorie's son doesn't fall into the trap . . don't know if i got the igbo version right. asi ônye usa okwu ekuna, ô si ka ya kwue na okwu ya a na atôka when you tell "mr. i too" not to talk, he'll insist on doing so Cos he believes he always knows it all |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by grafikdon: 11:09pm On May 04, 2007 |
Ndi Igbo si na Nwata kwuru oto gwujie ji, otukwuru ala gwuputa ya: Translation (Not literal): When you make a foolish mistake due to nonchalance and absolute lack of concentration, you will spend so much time fixing the mess. |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by joz(f): 4:13am On May 05, 2007 |
y'all r doing good with igbo proverbs |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:52pm On May 07, 2007 |
jo-z: Many thanks to Cute-ass et al |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:59pm On May 07, 2007 |
Ndi Igbo si na, Onwu na egbu nwa okuko na esi n'elu abia The death that kills the chicken always comes from the sky Okuko biara Igbo were otu ukwu kwuru, si ka ya mara otu igbo si eme When the chicken came newly to Igbo land, she stood with one leg to find out what's up with Igbo people Okuko rapuru mma gburu ya ga togboru ite olu The chicken always leaves the knife that killed it and go and lie beside the pot Cutie catch me if you can |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 11:43am On May 08, 2007 |
youngies: Just remember you asked for it!! Ôchi abughi utô Salutation is not love Eji anya ama ôka chalu acha, ituwa ya bu usa' You use the eye(s) to see a ripe plant/fruit, wanting to taste it is being long-throated lol |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:21pm On May 08, 2007 |
Cutie sup you didn't show up, You know that the Igbo people says that . . . Achusia aja ma ahughi udele, i mara na ihe mere be ndi muo If after perfoming the sacrifice and the vulture is not seen, then something terrible must have happened in the spirit world Ezue ka aha eri udele, atotua ngiga When the gathering of the vulture eaters are complete, they will open their meat basket Mmadu anghi abu ogbenye ma buru amosu One cannot be a poor person and at the same time be a witch Please don't keep me waiting for long |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ne4real(f): 12:26pm On May 10, 2007 |
igbo kwenu !!!!!!!! hanekwu na oku re ru father, ginwa na ju kwa mo oreru afo-onu ya !!!!!!!! |
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ne4real(f): 12:28pm On May 10, 2007 |
igbo kwenu !!!!!!!! hanekwu na oku re ru father, ginwa na ju kwa mo oreru afo-onu ya !!!!!!!! translation :- people r saying fire has burnt the father, but u r asking if the fire also burnt his mustach !!!!!!!! |
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