Mmiri doro na eju,doro nwa nkita
the water in a broken earthenware pot is for the dogs
can anyone give me the literal meaning of this proverb?o putara gini umunnem

Agadi nwanyi jaaa mpara aji ala na ibe na ibe

When a "young lady" spread her legs hairs goes side by side.(yes i have experienced it b4)

ifyalways:

Mmiri doro na eju,doro nwa nkita
the water in a broken earthenware pot is for the dogs
can anyone give me the literal meaning of this proverb?o putara gini umunnem

Ihe opu tara bu eme elu me ala ihe n'eche gi no kwa n'eche gi Nwayi/nwoke ga emeriri ihe diri ya ma imeghi ya onweghi onye ga emere gi ya

Uka akpara akpa isi ka eji ekwe ya
An agreement is concluded with a nod

Isi ji enweghi nta ke
Onwu nne enweghi nchezo

Ify kedu Igba kwara Easter ofuma? Happy mothers day in advance

presido1:

Agadi nwanyi jaaa mpara aji ala na ibe na ibe

When a "young lady" spread her legs hairs goes side by side.(yes i have experienced it b4)

Presido biko kowa experience i nwere ka anyi gere

Ihe nwata amaghi dika otu nne ya
What is strange to child can be likened to his mother's ojolojolo

Okirikiri ka ana agba ukwu Ose anaghi ari ya elu

Rubi,same to you dear dalu for the interpretation.
ole Echelon?
Presido abiagokwa ozo with ilu aruru ala ya
@Topic,e jighi anya-ike egbu achara
u don't use an axe to cut mere grass

Agadi nwanyi daa nda ada nabo
Agukuo ihe o bu na ukpo onu

Diochi adighi ekwucha ihe o huru na-elu nkwu

The wave

Nkita anaghi aracha onya di ya n'isi
The dog does not lick an injury on it's head

Ntukwu na-agu ngwere ma odu ekweghi ya
The lizard would love to squat but for it's tail

Aka abuo gbaa izu, ha egbuo ijiji
If two palms put heads together, they'll kill a fly (two good heads are better than one)

Ewi were uchichi tuchaa, ututu ahu onu ya
The hole dug by the rabbit in the night, is seen in the morning (talking of diligence)

A chowa mma ekwu, e kwuo ihe eriri n'abali
When the kitchen knife is looked for, what was eaten in the night will be revealed

Elelia nwa ite, o gbonyuo oku (title of a novel)
When the pot is despised, it puts out the fire (and you'll go hungry  )

Anyi abiala

Dimkpa ! ndeewo
Threadia e feelu-go mbata nnukwu mmuo
igbo si na "ahu dimkpa,ahu ogologo imi ya"
Echelon ndeewo.
. . . .Mana cherekwa,Dimkpa a na enwe ogologo imi for real?

Ukwa rue oge ya O daa

Isi akwu dara na ala edetula aja

ifyalways:

. . . .Mana cherekwa,Dimkpa a na enwe ogologo imi for real?

O nwere ike buru dimkpa oyibo  Amaghi m ooo. Ka ndi ozo tunye onu n'okwu a. Onye biri Ibe ya biri a na m ekele o.

Ilu Igbo

Okuku siri na ihe o jiri di ka ya anasaka usa bu na o na-abu ya kpaara chi ya, kpaara aka ya, mgbe o ga-akpa nke ya, chi ejibido ya!
The chicken said that why it appears as if it has "longa throat" _{someone help me here} is that it happens that it first fetches food for it's god and spirits (is this the correct translation of "aka"?), then when it's time to fetch it's own food, nightime will catch up with it.

Ihe ahachatara n'eze adighi eju afo
What you got by picking your teeth cannot satisfy your hunger

Usu siri na ya mara ka ya joro wee were anyasi na-akpa
The bat opines that it knows how ugly it is; that's why it's nocturnal

Nwata jide oku jide mma, oku ereghi ya, mma eghe ya
If a child is holding fire and knife, it's either he gets burnt by the fire or cut by the knife

Agbakpoo dike izuzu, agbagharia ya (the name of my God)
When you confer in the absence of a warrior, you gat to re-confer when he appears

Ahihia juru ohia ma a baa a choba utazi
There are plenty of leaves in the forest, but the "utazi" leaf is always sought after _{care to know why?}

Does anyone know the botanical name for "utazi"?

I be Omo Igbo oh (yorubalized one)

· Onye vu ozu enyi anaghi eji ukwu akpa mpuzu.
[He who carries the carcass of an elephant does not search for crickets with his legs.]



· Anaghi acho ihe na-akpa onye na-acho ihe?
[You don't look for something in the pocket of someone who is looking for something.]



· Ura ga-eju onye nwuru anwu afo.
[A dead person shall have all the sleep necessary.]



· Onye ite abughi onye ahia
[A clay-pot retailer is not really in business.]



· Okuko na-aboputa mma na-egbu ya.
[The fowl digs out the blade that kills it.]



· Ukpala gbabara n'ikpo okuko na-ala ala mmuo.
[The grasshopper that runs into the mist of fowls ends up in the land of spirits.]


lee anya ebe a . . .copy and paste at work

http://www.kwenu.com/igbo/idioms/frame.htm

Ndumodu dika onye obia anabata ya oralula. A chupu kwanu ya oje were onwe ya
Advice is like a stranger If you welcome it it will stay with you if not received it will go away

Ozu ekwe la ila ala mmuo o bu zi onye ga ebula aga ya bu ihe foduru
A Corpse is ready to be buried but who will take it to six feet is the question/concern

Nwata kwuo aka osoro ndi okenye rie
When a child washes his/her hands he/she will eat with the elder

lol
rubi,ndeeewo.

e jighi amu eyi akwuna ujo

"Nwoke n'aga be nwanyi ajadu n'anyasi jukwa ya ihe gburu di ya"

LMAO
sonny bobo,nwayokwa
sonny bobo,ebe anyi jia
sonny bobo,umunna
Rapour chapter 1 v 1 o si nini?
onye kele sonny,sonny ekele ya
@Topic,anyuko amiri onu,o gba ofufu
Theres great strenght in unity

unu anokwa ya?


· O bialu be onye abiagbuna ya, mgbe o ga-ala mkpumkpu apukwana ya n'azu.
May one's visitor not constitute a problem, so that on his departure he will not leave with a hunchback.
· Nwa ovu na-eto, o di ka o ga-aka nne ya.
When the baby wren is growing, it looks like it would be bigger than its mother




· Okuko na-arogoro ite onu, chetekwe mma gburu ya.
[The chicken frowns at the cooking pot, ignoring the knife that killed it

· Ihe ka-nte bata n'onu nte, nte etefu.
When something greater than the pigmy cricket enters its hole,it takes off

Echelon,Botanical name Utazi might be Basil

Sunny_bobo:

"Nwoke n'aga be nwanyi ajadu n'anyasi jukwa ya ihe gburu di ya"

E jighi m ujo ara nwanyi ajadu n'ihi na amara m na ebe di ya gara tere aka!

Ify buko kowasiate the above ilu into english

Akwukwo juru n'ohia, ma a baa a choba okazi.
There are various leaves in the bush, but people go in to look for okazi leaves.

i.e. Many are called but few are chosen.

ifyalways:

Echelon,Botanical name Utazi might be Basil

Utazi - Gongronema ratifolia

Ify/ Amaka:

Is Utazi = Okazi?

Amaka,thanks.
Echelon,Nope,Utazi and Okazi are not same thing.The taste sef arent same,Utazi have this peppery taste.maybe Amaka might have a pic

Youngies na u sabi. 
Gaa juo ndi na edina ndi ajadu what it means 
BTW am more comfy with Sonny Bobos version of the ilu :
a man sleeping with a widow shld endeavour to ask her what killed her hubby  sounds better than
a man sleeping with a widow is not in a haste to leave cos he knows for sure that the hubby has gone to the land of no return _{ur version} 

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Etu mma di ka esi api obo ya
The shape of a matchet determines how it's sheath is carved

E tigbuo nwa ewu, a mara onye nwe ya
When a goat is beaten to death, you'll know the owner

E jighi abali ekwe n'isi
Heads are not nodded in the dark (night time)

A dighi agwa diochi na olu di na ngwo
You don't tell a palmwine tapper that wine tapping is a difficult task

O bughi ikunye enwe mmiri riara ahu kama o bu i nata ya iko
The difficult part is not giving a monkey water to drink but collecting the cup afterwards

Onye na-enweghi ego adighi enwe umunna
A poor man has no kinsmen

ifyalways:

Amaka,thanks.
Echelon,Nope,Utazi and Okazi are not same thing.The taste sef arent same,Utazi have this peppery taste.maybe Amaka might have a pic

Ok. Thanks. I'm not conversant with Okazi. I'm very used to Utazi - used in demolishing roasted yam with oil-bean seeds (ukpaka) and fresh red palm oil 

AMAKAONE:

Utazi - Gongronema ratifolia

Amaka one are you from idemili.

It is latifolia not ratifolia
Idemili peeps de use 'l' for 'r'

agabaI23:

It is latifolia not ratifolia

Both may be correct. See:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Gongronema+ratifolia&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=