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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by MrCrackles(m): 5:33pm On Sep 24, 2009
fayahsoul:

Ala di n'ụdi n'ụdi.

Breasts come in varieties 
grin
shocked shocked shocked grin cheesy grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 5:43pm On Sep 24, 2009
Ala di n'udi n'udi

There are varieties of madness.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ChinenyeN(m): 7:08pm On Sep 24, 2009
agabaI23:

Ala di n'udi n'udi

There are varieties of madness.
grin grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 8:07pm On Sep 24, 2009
Agaghim ekwe ta na nne di m lotara m uwa mu asi kam nigbo ya n' okpu nri



Okuko si n'ihe oji n'ebe n'eti mkpu abughi ka ihe ji ya hapu ya aka kama obu ka uwa nuru olu ya
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:04pm On Sep 25, 2009
rubi:

Agaghim ekwe ta na nne di m lotara m uwa mu asi kam nigbo ya n' okpu nri

rubi iwe na enwe gi ooo grin

@topic
Nwoke otu ukwu anaghi aza akwaa akwuru!
A man with one leg can't answer akwaa akwuru cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 2:13pm On Sep 25, 2009
rubi:

Agaghim ekwe ta na nne di m lotara m uwa mu asi kam nigbo ya n' okpu nri



Okuko si n'ihe oji n'ebe n'eti mkpu abughi ka ihe ji ya hapu ya aka kama obu ka uwa nuru olu ya
rofl.
Youngies,sup. smiley
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by fayahsoul: 5:14pm On Sep 25, 2009
nne ewu na ata agba nwa anaene ya anya n'onu.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 4:42pm On Sep 28, 2009
Nwata kpa nku ka ibe ya asi n'okpara ya n'ajo ohia
When a child makes money/wealth on time above his/her age group people will say he/she frauded to make that money
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by preselect(m): 6:31pm On Sep 28, 2009
ebelebe igba cool

ndi b'anyi makwa ilulu enough wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:39pm On Sep 30, 2009
Ehi si na ya ji obi oma na-eso onye kpu ya, o bughi na o ju iganu na onye na akpu ya ga ebu ya na isi.  cheesy
Translation;The cow said it follows the person holding it on a leash in good faith; it is not as if the person will force him if it refuses to comply.
Oke si na ya anoghi n'ulo ubochi a machiri izu ohi.
Translation ;The rat said he was not present when stealing was banned.
Kwenu  .
Pres-elect  kiss  cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by CrudeOil2(m): 8:39pm On Sep 30, 2009
Onye na zu nwangwe na zu onye iro ya
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:41pm On Sep 30, 2009
Crude Oil:

Onye na zu nwangwe na zu onye iro ya
Gini bu Nwangwe ?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by MrCrackles(m): 8:42pm On Sep 30, 2009
Igbokwenuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ooooooooooooooooo grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:45pm On Sep 30, 2009
Yeah cheesy
location gi bu ebelebe igba.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by CrudeOil2(m): 11:07pm On Sep 30, 2009
Nwangwe bu "destitute".
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:58pm On Oct 01, 2009
Crude Oil:

Nwangwe bu "destitute".
ah ok undecided
Mana aghotaghicham ilu gi ahu then undecided
keduzi ka o siri mee?
what exactly is ur def. of destitute undecided
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:14pm On Oct 02, 2009
Nwangwe = destitute
What dialect is that? Where is Echelon when you need him undecided

Biko the ilu edoghi m anya at'll

@Mrcrackle
Location gi bu okokobioko!!!! cheesy

Ify

Ndi Igbo si na anyi ma anya elelu ele na anya aroru aro
We are familiar with the difference between looking and winking
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:24pm On Oct 02, 2009
E chekwam ma o bu so mu bu ife na aghotalo ya bu ilu cheesy
Kedu ebe Echelon no?
Youngies na Echelon,gini bu Iya pin?any ideas?O di popular na Nanka na Ezinifite Aguata side.
Erhhm Youngies,haha udo di. cheesy
Rubi kiss
Crude Oil bia kowa ilu gi nke oma.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 4:26am On Oct 04, 2009
Crude Oil:

Onye na zu nwangwe na zu onye iro ya

He who is training a destitute is training his enemy?
@Crude Oil, berra come here and add some crude oil of understanding to this your ilu cheesy

ifyalways:

Youngies na Echelon,gini bu Iya pin?any ideas?O di popular na Nanka na Ezinifite Aguata side.
Ha ha. Iya pin? Ndi be anyi na-akpo ya iya ntutu. Belief in shooting of pins (needles, office pins, etc) as a weapon of spiritual attack.

Awo adighi agba oso ehihie na nkiti
The toad does not run in the afternoon for naught.

Igbo kwenu!!!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:52pm On Oct 04, 2009
Crude oil a gbafuela cheesy
Echelon,so i na akowa na Iya pin is for real undecided
O nwere nwa nwoke a si na ejiri pin yagbuo,i found it hard to believe the akuko.The hardest part for me bu na a si na a kuputara ya some pins na ahu tupu onwu o shocked shocked shocked
uwa nke a sikwara ike.Ogwu dikwa.
Ndi be anyi,nma nma nu
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 3:34pm On Oct 05, 2009
i dont know if this is an original igbo ilulu, but it goes like this,

enweghi otu onye nkpunkpu ji diri unkpunkpu ka akpa amu ya metu na ala grin cheesy

translation, no matter how short a short man is, his scrotal sac will never touch the floor.

certainly dont know when it should be used cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:41am On Oct 06, 2009
ifyalways:

Echelon,so i na akowa na Iya pin is for real undecided

It's as real as rain water or as sand. I do not deny their existence; I just know I have authority over all of them!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by presido1: 10:34am On Oct 06, 2009
Crude Oil:

Onye na zu nwangwe na zu onye iro ya
Also " Ozuru nwa ogbenye zuru akuko okpe"
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:58pm On Oct 06, 2009
echelon:

It's as real as rain water or as sand. I do not deny their existence; I just know I have authority over all of them!
. . .AND ME TOO.
presido1:

Also " Ozuru nwa ogbenye zuru akuko okpe"
gini gu akuko okpe
Ebe o buna o dika i hotara ilu crude oil,biko kowara anyi ya nke oma,o putara na all destitutes are bad undecided
@Trottler cheesy ilu gi ahu cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 1:23pm On Oct 06, 2009
ifyalways:

. . .AND ME TOO. gini gu akuko okpe
Ebe o buna o dika i hotara ilu crude oil,biko kowara anyi ya nke oma,o putara na all destitutes are bad undecided
@Trottler cheesy ilu gi ahu cheesy

ngbali ri now ify. grin grin grin grin grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 5:27pm On Oct 07, 2009
Agadi nwanyi na eche ka osi eri une, une na eche ka osi awu agadi nwanyi afo
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 5:34pm On Oct 07, 2009
Nwata noro na ura yuo ahu, kpote ya ka onu ushi ya. When a child gases in his sleep, wake him up to have a feel of the gas.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 8:47pm On Oct 07, 2009
Kele onye nti chiri elu anughi ala anu
Salute the deaf if the heavens don't hear the earth will hear
Try and do the right thing there are those who will understand
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 9:36pm On Oct 07, 2009
nwata bulie nna ya elu, ogodo awuchie ya anya.

translation, if a child lifts his father up, ogodo will wuchie his eyes cheesy,   na wa o

as usual i dont know on what occassion it should be used grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:31pm On Oct 08, 2009
Crude oil agba la oso cheesy

Echelon anya!!! wink

Ify biko hapu i tara n'abali ka oburu anwu nta!! cheesy

Igbo si ejighi ike ehi ura
To sleep no be by power
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:48pm On Oct 08, 2009
Rubi  kiss kiss kiss
Throttler,iji kwa iwe,gi na ilu gi  cheesy
Youngies  angry Ubochi aka ga-akpara Eze Udene, o kwuo ndimmuo chiri ya eze.
The day the King of Vultures will be apprehended, it will reveal the spirit that crowned it.
Onye che nti n’ala, o nu ugolu agbusi
Translation;If you keep your ear to the floor,u wud hear the chants of the ants.
   Meaning;Beyond superficiality, only those who search deep will uncover the truth of information they seek. 
.
  Udo di United.  cheesy

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 6:41pm On Oct 08, 2009
Ukpara nti ike na ezu ike na afo nnunu. a stubborn locust has to rest when its consumed by a bird.

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