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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:00pm On Feb 07, 2009
lol
Kam kwere kwa mana mara amara na adighi eme nkwado ogu ebe ala di nso
u dont prepare for a fight when u are near a field undecided
a maghim ma ntutakwara ilua undecided
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 1:39am On Feb 08, 2009
onye ugbo gburu nti chiri ya
He whom train killed has deaf ear
If you are warned countless times over the same issue and still persist to do it then face the outcome

Ify kedu o te le? agam n'agba li ibia for the love of Ilu thread
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:56pm On Feb 08, 2009
rubiiiiiiiiiiii kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss
missed u lots.ha ahapulara nanim threadia but being an isi okpukpu wey i be,a gaghim ahapu the thread. cool
@Topic,onye ngbo gburu nna ya na eji osi ite eme okpu.
if ones father is shot on the head,he uses the big iron pot as a helmet.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:09am On Feb 09, 2009
Ify biko otu sie gi ike na threadia, makana

Nwa eze adighi efu na mba
A king's child is not lost abroad
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:56pm On Feb 09, 2009
agbusi gbaa otele,o muru ako
Once bitten twice shy
kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:29pm On Feb 12, 2009
Otu o sona nwanyi joo njo,ihe uto no ya na ukwu
no matter how ugly a woman might be,shes got a very sweet thing around her waist embarassed
rubiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii kiss kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:41am On Feb 13, 2009
ifyalways:

Otu o sona nwanyi joo njo,ihe uto no ya na ukwu
no matter how ugly a woman might be,shes got a very sweet thing around her waist embarassed
rubiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii kiss kiss

Ify, what could that sweet thing be?

Onye si na ihe na ato uto, okwue ihe ona ato kia
Once you say that something is sweet, you must also tell us what it tastes like cool
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:07pm On Feb 13, 2009
youngies:

Ify, what could that sweet thing be?

A malu a juo siri nne ya okwa ugbogulu na-ami anyu
"He that knows and yet asks" asked his mother whether is the pumpkin tree that bears the pumpkin.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:49pm On Feb 13, 2009
Ermmm, mana asi na

Onye ajuju anaghi efu uzo
One who asks questions cannot be lost tongue
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 5:32pm On Feb 13, 2009
youngies:

Ermmm, mana asi na

Onye ajuju anaghi efu uzo
One who asks questions cannot be lost tongue

Iju ta isi nkita iji aba ya eme gini?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 5:35pm On Feb 13, 2009
ukwa rue oge ya oda
When the time of anything is ripe it will manifest

Ify ututu oma smiley kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:12pm On Feb 13, 2009
rubi:

Iju ta isi nkita iji aba ya eme gini?

Ngwa nu youngies, zaa ajuju a  cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:47am On Feb 14, 2009
Nwanne, ajuju a gbagojuru m anya oo Mana,

Onye na achupu nkita na nsi, oji nsi eme gini?
Why chase the dog away from shit, will you eat it?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 2:14pm On Feb 14, 2009
rofl
Youngies,onye ajuju,happy Vals day kiss
Rubi kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss Ka ihunanya na nghota di na etiti gi na di gi na abanwanye.all da best dear.
Echelon,happy vals day kiss kiss
@Topic
Onye tupuru nkita utara na ezi ga e lefere anya,hapuru nkita na utara ogu
a maghim nghota ilua m turu,maybe i did not get it right.corrections anyone undecided
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:45pm On Feb 16, 2009
Nobody to correct me undecided
alright ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh sad
@Topic,nwata taa oji nna ya,o kwuo ugwo nna ya ji
if a child eats the fathers kolanut,he wud pay his fathers debt
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 10:40am On Feb 17, 2009
ifyalways:

@Topic
Onye tupuru nkita utara na ezi ga e lefere anya,hapuru nkita na utara ogu
a maghim nghota ilua m turu,maybe i did not get it right.corrections anyone undecided

It's talking about giving people an air of independence.

I'll concoct the following to show the meaning…

I choro I luru m nwanyi tubakwara m ya ime?
Do you want to marry for me and impregnate my wife too?

ifyalways:

Echelon,happy vals day kiss kiss
Thanks. Hope you had a great day.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:00pm On Feb 17, 2009
Dalu Mazi Echelon. kiss
Ibe amaghi,ikwu ezi ya.
what u dont know,your kinsman wud teach u
Oko koo mmadu o gakwuru mmadu ibe ya o nyere ya aka.
Echelon,dalu.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 9:42pm On Feb 18, 2009
ifyalways:


Rubi kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss Ka ihunanya na nghota di na etiti gi na di gi na abanwanye.all da best dear.

Iseeeeee ekpere gi a di omimi.

Onye ube ruru ya ra ra ma
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 9:45pm On Feb 18, 2009
Mgbe ndi isi abuo n'eri nri chineke amara la onye gworo ofe
When two blind men are eating God knows who is a cheat

Ify, echelon youngies ka chi foooooooooooo
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by sarahTbag: 9:07am On Feb 19, 2009
1-- o na-abu a si nwata wuba ahu, o saba afo ya===== tell a child to wash his body, he washes his stomach(immaturity)
2-- Agwo emeghi nke o jiri buru agwo, umuaka achiri ya hue nku===== if a snake fails to show its venom, little kids will use it in tying firewood(sometimes u need to defend ur capability)
3-- otu si ; na-obughi ihe amu n'eme bu nke na afu ya ufu, kama o bu ula nke akpa amu n'ama ya======(sorry, u don't wanna hear this !!!!)
4-- A na-atu nwanyi ike ukwu egwu? o bu ya ga edina onwe ya? o bu mmadu ga edina ya!!======= a big arsed woman needs not be feared, cos she wont make love to herself=====(fear no man we all might need each other)
5-- Ekpere niile bere n'Amen==== all prayers end in 'AMEN'(true religion is righteousness)
6-- E tie dike n'ala, a nu uzu ya===== knock a valiant man on the ground and the shout will be tremendous(the down fall of a famous man attracts public attention)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:17am On Feb 19, 2009
Sarah nno so cheesy

Rubi
Onye nwanyi gba gi ume smiley

Ihe di mma na anya gbara ndu
It seems the eye is in covenant with everything pleasant
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 2:15pm On Feb 19, 2009
sarah Tbag:

3-- otu si ; na-obughi ihe amu n'eme bu nke na afu ya ufu, kama o bu ula nke akpa amu n'ama ya (sorry, u don't wanna hear this !!!!)

Is the translation that in bold  cool
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by sarahTbag: 5:37pm On Feb 19, 2009
@echelon,

no bro, that ain't the translation !!!
that paticular proverb really doesn't have a literal explanation. just a humorous proverb used in cajoling ppl to laugh!!
still need more proverb and translation? i can still add a few more. wink wink wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:16pm On Feb 19, 2009
sarah Tbag:

@echelon,

no bro, that ain't the translation !!!
that paticular proverb really doesn't have a literal explanation. just a humorous proverb used in cajoling ppl to laugh!!
still need more proverb and translation? i can still add a few more. wink wink wink

The boldened above refers. Are you really sure
Surely if it's Igbo, it has an English literal translation.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 9:06am On Feb 20, 2009
Sarah surely you 've got to translate that proverb for us

Odighi ihe anya huru gba mmee
There is nothing that will make the eyes bleed just because it sighted something
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by sarahTbag: 2:28pm On Feb 20, 2009
echelon:

The boldened above refers. Are you really sure
Surely if it's Igbo, it has an English literal translation.

, '' the constant slap by mr testicle is the only unbearable action in sexual activity '' so says mrs pussy !!!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:49am On Feb 21, 2009
Ndi Igbo si na

Nwata rie ihe o na-amuru anya, ura a bia ya n'anya
When a child eats the thing he's been keeping awake for, he becomes sleepy  cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:28am On Mar 05, 2009
Ebe a dizi ka ebe agbala oso agha.

Ify, echelon, rubi, mortiple na ndi ozo,

Obu na nwa mgbeke amaghi akpu isi, ka obu na aguba adighi nko?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:52pm On Mar 05, 2009
O di ka aguba agbajisiela cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:43pm On Mar 06, 2009
Echelon, bikokwa ka anyi sharpen the aguba cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 2:25pm On Mar 15, 2009
Diochi anaghi ekwusi ihe o huru n'elu nkwu
The palmwine tapper does not reveal all he saw on the palm tree

Mmiri maa ogazi n'elu, maa ya n'ala, ezi akika ya ga-adiriri
No matter how the rain beats the geese, its patterns remain indelible

Mmiri bu ndu azu
The life of a fish is water

Afo ekwughi ukwu zuo ike
The stomach won't allow the legs to rest

Akwu chara taa, foo taa abughi uru


I need help for the last one. cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:10am On Mar 16, 2009
echelon:


Akwu chara taa, foo taa abughi uru


I need help for the last one. cheesy

It does not profit anybody if the palm nuts gets both riped and fermented the same day


Hope I came close to the translation cool

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