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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:45pm On Mar 19, 2010
Youngies ndi kem rikwa nma.Otuto diri Chukwu.
@Topic,agbusi gba Otele,O muru ako.
Once bitten,twice shy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 11:27pm On Mar 21, 2010
Ndi be anyi unu arikwa mma? Deeme nu. Kaa nu.

Ogazi amaka mma ma e jighi ya achu aja
The goose? is very beautiful but its not used for sacrifice i wonder why?

Nke onye chili, ya zelu.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Feraz(m): 11:33pm On Mar 21, 2010
Correct! Anuli juru m kita e, mmadu agaghi ekwu otu o dim.
Nwata na agba egwu surugede amaghi na egwu surugede bu egwu nde mmuo (a child that dances the sweet song of surugede does not know that surugede is the song of the spirits)
ngwere niile na ama afo na-ala mana iweghi ike ikwu nke afo na-afu ya (all lizards lie on their stomach but you cannot tell which one has a stomach ache)
nwata si na nne ya agaghi arahu-ura, agaghi arahu-ura (a child dat says the mother will not sleep, won't sleep either)
osisi okro agaghi eto fe onye koro ya (an okro tree cannot outgrow the person who planted it)
they r so many dat v forgotten. Interesting thread!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Feraz(m): 11:35pm On Mar 21, 2010
Onu mmanu mmanu na-ebute aka aja aja
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by SoilSkin(f): 5:19am On Mar 22, 2010
isi akagi aka adigi eje ahia oturukpokpo

an unripe head does not travel to the woodpeckers market ,

my spelling is bad sha don't worry i speak well but learning to write please have mercy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 3:24pm On Mar 22, 2010
Ahia eke oha amaghi ma otu onye abiaghi ahia
Eke oha market do not notice whether one person did not come come to the market today

Ify kedu?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by otele(m): 9:48pm On Mar 22, 2010
ifyalways:

@Topic,agbusi gba Otele,O muru ako.
Once bitten,twice shy

ify angry
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:43pm On Mar 25, 2010
Otele awu nke nwoke ko nke nwanyi

Oge eruola mgbe i ga agbawe aha gi a cheesy

Otele siri na ya mara nsi anaghi agba aka aputa, ojighi ahuru buru uzo, o were mamiri
Otele is always assured that shyte doesn't just come out without one of its forerunners - fart or urine
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:16pm On Mar 25, 2010
rubi:

Ahia eke oha amaghi ma otu onye abiaghi ahia
Eke oha market do not notice whether one person did not come come to the market today

Ify kedu?
a di nma.Gi onwe gi kwanu?
otele:

ify angry
Otele nshi. cheesy
Youngies,siggy gi a di ito mu ochi.Echelon,ana m ekele.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by SoilSkin(f): 5:00am On Mar 26, 2010
sorry for the spelling

egbe bea ugo bea nke nsi ebea e'bla nku kwaa
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:10am On Mar 26, 2010
ifyalways:

Youngies,siggy gi a di ito mu ochi.Echelon,ana m ekele.


Ify, ihe ka nte bakwutere nte n'onu  grin

Ole ote unu mere?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:25am On Mar 26, 2010
SoilSkin:

sorry for the spelling

egbe bea ugo bea nke nsi ebea e'bla nku kwaa

SoilSkin, nne biko amuru gi na ala bekee? cheesy
You tried sha, considering . . .

Biko beware of nwa amadi ana akpo Toshmann na forum a
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by SoilSkin(f): 1:34pm On Mar 26, 2010
youngies:

SoilSkin, nne biko amuru gi na ala bekee? cheesy
You tried sha, considering . . .

Biko beware of nwa amadi ana akpo Toshmann na forum a

born in Naija raised in America I speak very fluently but writing just isn't a part of my everyday life LOL
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:57pm On Mar 26, 2010
SoilSkin:

born in Naija raised in America I speak very fluently but writing just isn't a part of my everyday life LOL
I thought as much cool
Constant practise we surely make perfect.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:21pm On Mar 31, 2010
youngies:

Ify, ihe ka nte bakwutere nte n'onu  grin

Ole ote unu mere?
haha.
Ejim bem mara ka odi na be gi.
Kedunu Rubi na Throttler?
soilskin,ndeewo.
Otele,ejim gi ugwo? cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by otele(m): 6:50pm On Mar 31, 2010
ifyalways:

Otele,ejim gi ugwo? cheesy

o wu gi ka agbusi ga agba grin . . . and o ga agba gi na . . . otele gi grin grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by toshmann(m): 5:21pm On Apr 15, 2010
youngies . . youngieess, elee my man youngiees, youngieee biko bia ooo ka anyi na atu ilulu otu anyi si atu na mbu cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:26pm On Apr 15, 2010
Tosh nwa mama ano m nga ooo

No leave no transfer  grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:13pm On Apr 22, 2010
toshmann:

youngies . . youngieess, elee my man youngiees, youngieee biko bia ooo ka anyi na atu ilulu otu anyi si atu na mbu cheesy
youngies:

Tosh nwa mama ano m nga ooo

No leave no transfer  grin
Ezuko ka aha eri udele,a totue ngiga. cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cynbanora(f): 7:02am On Apr 23, 2010
ha gbasi oso ha guo mlie
<the end justifies d means>
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 9:53am On Apr 23, 2010
ifyalways:

Ezuko ka aha eri udele,a totue ngiga. cheesy
Mana achusia aja ma ahughi udele, a mara na ihe mere na be ndi muo cool
If the vulture is not seen after any sacrifice, then somethin' must have happened in the spirit world.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Emperoh(m): 3:29pm On Apr 23, 2010
A si n'obuhi ebe afanyere uduke k'anwuru si apu!!!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by toshmann(m): 8:26pm On Apr 23, 2010
Emperoh:

A si n'obuhi ebe afanyere uduke k'anwuru si apu!!!



and owughi ebe afanyere condom ka nwa si adaputa.

@youngies tongue
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 2:23am On Apr 25, 2010
A hu run gi nanya, achurom i lugi , i hope sa i try, na person teach me so i dey carry am about
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:59pm On Apr 27, 2010
Emperoh:

A si n'obuhi ebe afanyere uduke k'anwuru si apu!!!


@Hemp

Biko kowa ilu gi a ka odo ewu na okuku anya.

and owughi ebe afanyere condom ka nwa si adaputa.

@youngies
Tosh, Jesus na abia ngwa ngwa oo
Chegharia n'ihi na uwa na acho ikpu grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 5:03pm On Apr 29, 2010
Hohahohahahaaaa cheesy
amu atogbuo m.
@Topic,Nkita si na ebe iwe ga ewe ya bu na o buru na onye churu ya na nsi erighi di nsi.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Mortiple(m): 5:53pm On Apr 29, 2010
Igbo ndim ji eme onu, kelee nu!

Igbo si na: obahu uru iju oke-okuko (i.e. okokpa) ebe ohiri (olalu) ula, ihe ka mkpa bu ma olotarakwara? (It is needless worrying over where a cock passed the night, what should be a concern is did he return?

Ndibe anyi, jisinu ike o! Agaram luo nwanyi na mmemme Easter gara aga. Nwunyem bu onye Isuikwuato, Abia state. Alotalam! (Si numu nno!!) grin


@Ify, Youngies, Otele, Rubi, Tosh, na imirikiti ndi ozo, Asim Chineke gba unudum ume. Amin!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 7:24pm On May 03, 2010
kpom kpom kpom ebe a.
Mortiple,anya gi kiss
Youngies,echelon,rubi na ndi ozo,aka m di na elu.
Rubi na Throttler,happy uka nne ooooo.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:48pm On May 05, 2010
ifyalways:

Hohahohahahaaaa cheesy
amu atogbuo m.
@Topic,Nkita si na ebe iwe ga ewe ya bu na o buru na onye churu ya na nsi erighi di nsi.


Point noted, though you may not be the only one the thing na ato pieces. throttler na rubi ejighi the ihe eti epele  cool

@topic
Onye si na ihe na ato uto, okwue ihe ona ato ka ya.
If you claim something is sweet, you must also tell us what it tastes like
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by toshmann(m): 12:48am On May 06, 2010
quote 1 cool
ifyalways:

Hohahohahahaaaa cheesy
amu atogbuo m.

quote 2 cool

youngies:

Point noted, though you may not be the only one the thing na ato pieces. throttler na rubi ejighi the ihe eti epele cool

@topic
Onye si na ihe na ato uto, okwue ihe ona ato ka ya.
If you claim something is sweet, you must also tell us what it tastes like

response: throttle na ruby, over to you . . .unu anaghi eji ihe ahu eti epepe . . . no be me talk. . . na my man youngies cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 2:15pm On May 07, 2010
Bia Youngies na Tosh,o putara na unu abuo a hotaghi udika 'amu' m na ekwu maka ya? cheesy
Infact amu a naghizi atom ugbua,iwe na ewe m angry
@Topic,a tufuo aziza na abali,mgbe chi foro,a chowa ya.
Translation;if u throw ur broom at dusk,be prepared to go search for it at dawn
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 3:59pm On May 07, 2010
Nghota asusu Igbo di iche iche ihe ify miniri bu "ochi" ndi Amambara n'asi amu atoghuolam nke putara ochi atoghulam

Anaghi ama uru nkirika akwa bara rue ubochi aga atufu ya
You don't know the worth of what you have until you loose it forever

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