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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by CrudeOil2(m): 6:09pm On Oct 09, 2009
echelon:

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
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!!!


I nwetere ya.
Na ebe m shi (where I'm from), nwangwe bu destistute, a pauper, mendicant e.t.c

Ilu ozo gbasara ndi nwangwe si na "Omye megburu nwangwe megburu onwe ya".

Igbo kwenu
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 6:46pm On Oct 09, 2009
E tie dike n'ala, anu uzu ya

Knock a valiant man on the ground and the shouts will be tremendous
The downfall of a famous man attracts public attension


Ndi be anyi ke emesia nu weekend oma
Ify kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 10:52pm On Oct 09, 2009
Ahu ka nma na o wu onye eze nyuru. It is better that the leader is the one at fault.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:56am On Oct 10, 2009
Crude oil,keduzi ka o si buru na onye zuru nwangwe zuru onye iro ya?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 11:36am On Oct 10, 2009
ifyalways:

Rubi kiss kiss kiss
[b]Throttler,iji kwa iwe,gi na ilu gi cheesy grin grin grin grin grin
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

the mere thought of udele is hilarious, such a beautiful, grossly underrated bird, NOT! cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 11:39am On Oct 10, 2009
ahu dimkpa, ahu ogologo imi ya.

translation: when you see a dimkpa, you will see his long nose. lipsrsealed

( that sounds more like pinochio to me), he tells a lie, his nose gets longer grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 11:44am On Oct 10, 2009
@ IFY, nne i na etete ura osiso, undecided,

munwa ura na ato mu ka sugar. baby just-ru kwusi inu ara, so ona etete ugboro abuo n'abali iri nri.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:21pm On Oct 13, 2009
throttler:

@ IFY, nne i na etete ura osiso, undecided,

munwa ura na ato mu ka sugar. baby just-ru kwusi inu ara, so ona etete ugboro abuo n'abali iri nri.
Mba ooo.O nwere ebe anyi gara,it was so boring,e jim phone m were na egburi oge wink
@Topic,onye zuru igba nwanne ya,ole ebe o ga aku ya?
Translation;One who steals his kinsmans drum,where wud he beat it?
Onye zuru ji nwanne ya,ole ebe o ga aru/ahu ya?
Translation;One who steals his kinsmans yam,where wud he roast it?
Rubi,Echelon na Youngies,odikwa na nma?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 7:03pm On Oct 13, 2009
Ndi Igbo si na "Nchi fodugodu so ofu ha ga na atariri." In English- Even if its just one grasscutter is remaining, it will still be cutting. Ify thanks for still cutting.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by CrudeOil2(m): 7:29pm On Oct 13, 2009
ifyalways:

Crude oil,keduzi ka o si buru na onye zuru nwangwe zuru onye iro ya?

Amaghi'm
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 6:44pm On Oct 14, 2009
Nwata kwopu aka osoro ndi okenye rie nri

If a child washes her hands very well he will eat with the elders

If a child behaves very well she will have conversation/discussion with the elders
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:13pm On Oct 14, 2009
echelon:

Ndi Igbo si na "Nchi fodugodu so ofu ha ga na atariri." In English- Even if its just one grasscutter is remaining, it will still be cutting. Ify thanks for still cutting.

~ Adding my voice ~ Ify, rubi, echelon, throttler and et al thanks for still cutting grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:34pm On Oct 15, 2009
youngies:

~ Adding my voice ~ Ify, rubi, echelon, throttler and et al thanks for still cutting grin
Otele nshi cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:37pm On Oct 15, 2009
ifyalways:

Otele nshi cheesy

Imi oho! cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 5:35pm On Oct 15, 2009
ifyalways:

Otele nshi cheesy

grin

youngies:

~ Adding my voice ~ Ify, rubi, echelon, throttler and et al thanks for still cutting grin

still cutting what? aji ike? cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:38pm On Oct 15, 2009
throttler:

still cutting what? aji ike? cheesy

otele
aji ike

What next? undecided
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 9:07pm On Oct 15, 2009
[quote[b] author=youngies link=topic=43635.msg4740049#msg4740049 date=1255624695]
otele
aji ike

What next? undecided[/b]
[quote][/quote]

youngies, kedu ka imere.?
abuja odikwa hot this season? jos na ahu nmadu na oku ka ji . last time i went to abuja/keffi, i developed heat stroke grin( as onye ocha wey i be na) grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:31pm On Oct 16, 2009
Youngies,Otondo.
Throttler,so J-town di hot ugba?e chekwam na Jos na adi all year round cold.A bialam Jos mbu,Katako,Apata na Rayfield. wink Ndi ahu nwere tomato,ihe eji eme salad na potatoes.I na eme enjoy no bi small.
@Topic,Mmiri riri ehi/efi ka mbe huru na awa ogodo,o ga efe efe ka o ga awu awu?
The tortoise gears up by a river that drowned an elephant: is it going to fly or jump over the river?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 10:27am On Oct 17, 2009
ifyalways:

Youngies,Otondo.
Throttler,so J-town di hot ugba?e chekwam na Jos na adi all year round cold.A bialam Jos mbu,Katako,Apata na Rayfield. wink Ndi ahu nwere tomato,ihe eji eme salad na potatoes.I na eme enjoy no bi small.
@Topic,Mmiri riri ehi/efi ka mbe huru na awa ogodo,o ga efe efe ka o ga awu awu?
The tortoise gears up by a river that drowned an elephant: is it going to fly or jump over the river?



nne, ona enwe oge jos na eme experience blazing heat. that type that poses the threat of cerebro spinal meningitis. ugbu a odi very hot., mana a bit cool during evening. ebim na rayfield, na azu government house& millionaires quaters( ebim na ebe abuo) grin.,
apata and that katako area is prone to violence, cos of the mixture of folks in that area wink. jos nwe fruit and salad stuff, that is what i will greatly miss when we leave in a couple of years, and its relative tranquility. anyi mere relocate from lagos na 2003 to jos., but my hair hasnt recovered from the jos harsh weather lipsrsealed , even cream no dey work here lipsrsealed
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 10:03pm On Oct 18, 2009
Aku fecha o dara awo
Agara cha must come back I know I did not get the interpretation but don't crucify me
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Bbeee: 12:11am On Oct 19, 2009
agwara gi si, fada gbara oku , ga na ju ma ahao nu ya mo soro gba, chaii i nid 2 improve ma ibo spelling
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 11:04am On Oct 19, 2009
ukwu na'aga wam- wam, anya na'aga zam -zam na'hu ya cheesy

translation: the leg that goes wam-wam, the eyes that sees zam zam also sees it.

meaning: nothing you do is really hidden.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:06pm On Oct 19, 2009
@throttler
Abuja bu ebe obibi . . . the heat adighikwa to much . . . a good 2hsp A/C does the magic.

@Ify, agavu!
Otu m onyi na Abuja ooo
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 4:04pm On Oct 19, 2009
ugo chara acha adighi echu echu
A mature eagle feather will ever remain pure
One well trained will stand the test of time
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:19pm On Oct 19, 2009
rubi:

ugo chara acha adighi echu echu
A mature eagle feather will ever remain pure
One well trained will stand the test of time

OMG i love this.  cool
throttler:

nne, ona enwe oge jos na eme experience blazing heat. that type that poses the threat of cerebro spinal meningitis. ugbu a odi very hot., mana a bit cool during evening. ebim na rayfield, na azu government house& millionaires quaters( ebim na ebe abuo) grin.,
apata and that katako area is prone to violence, cos of the mixture of folks in that area wink. jos nwe fruit and salad stuff, that is what i will greatly miss when we leave in a couple of years, and its relative tranquility. anyi mere relocate from lagos na 2003 to jos., but my hair hasnt recovered from the jos harsh weather lipsrsealed , even cream no dey work here lipsrsealed
A dim lucky then maka na mgbe nile m biara na Jos,its been cold all through.
Bia Youngies,kpachara anya gi.Oyi tugbuo gi dia.  cheesy
@Bbee no be say u talk am,u need to brush up on ur igbo,we wud help u . wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Bbeee: 4:16am On Oct 20, 2009
@ify,

wld u b ma tisha?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 9:34am On Oct 20, 2009
@ify, nne locationu gi di egwu! ahia azu fridgi kwa cheesy, aka gi ga~adikwa ka sand paper cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:23pm On Oct 21, 2009
Ahia azu fridgi! cheesy isi eme biela Ify maka chi grin
Before location ya bu na bed agaba

@topic
Odighi ihe ura mere anya
Nothing spoil
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:04pm On Oct 21, 2009
Youngies,ura na akpo anya.
Azu fridgi bu ebe ano.Okporoko nwa ogbenye. cheesy Throttler,dika Youngies siri kwuo,o dighi ihe ura ga-eme anya~~o dighi ihe azu fridgi puru ime aka mu~~
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 6:27pm On Oct 21, 2009
Nwunye anyi nwunye anyi ka abali bia ka anyi mara onye o bu nwunye ya
Our wife our wife when midnight comes we will know whose wife she really is

Ify como ta apetu? kiss kiss kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:58pm On Oct 22, 2009
rubi:

Nwunye anyi nwunye anyi ka abali bia ka anyi mara onye o bu nwunye ya
Our wife our wife when midnight comes we will know whose wife she really is

Ify como ta apetu? kiss kiss kiss
THIS!!

Hmmm, rubi bikokwa children noo nga oo
O gini ka ana eme nwuye n'ime abali?

Ify i nwere idea? lipsrsealed
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by throttler(f): 4:16pm On Oct 22, 2009
youngies:

THIS!!

Hmmm, rubi bikokwa children noo nga oo
O gini ka ana eme nwuye n'ime abali?

Ify i nwere idea? lipsrsealed

di na nwunye na azu okwe na~abali, siki 1, siki 2 lipsrsealed

rubi:

Nwunye anyi nwunye anyi ka abali bia ka anyi mara onye o bu nwunye ya
Our wife our wife when midnight comes we will know whose wife she really is

Ify como ta apetu? kiss kiss kiss

cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy grin grin grin grin

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