ana akpa aga isi akpare enwe adi nma isina eteeya four courner .

A na m asi ka udo na ihunanya Christi diri mmadu n'ile na oge mmeme Christmas na aha ohuru.

Olisa chekweba ezi n'ulo onye obula

Biko nu, "okpa akidi anya n'ala"

^buru bia,O ga aba!
I just remembered that now,Aba slangs.lol

biko nu umunnem,onwere inu mmadu turum,si na obu inu ndi igbo mana asirim ya na oburo eziokwu,na obu ya onweya wetara ya.mu wee si kam juo mmadu ole nugoro inu a mbu- osiri na 'enweghi ezekwibe na agaghi enwe ekwueme maka na obu ezekwibe mutara ekwueme'.

Agwo si oga atugbu atugbu ma n'elo.
Snake says he has to strike first to kill the prey before swallowing.

donkarly:

biko nu umunnem,onwere inu mmadu turum,si na obu inu ndi igbo mana asirim ya na oburo eziokwu,na obu ya onweya wetara ya.mu wee si kam juo mmadu ole nugoro inu a mbu- osiri na 'enweghi ezekwibe na agaghi enwe ekwueme maka na obu ezekwibe mutara ekwueme'.

Ihe okenye no ala hu, nwata kwuru oto Ogaghi ahu ya. Nwere ndidi

Happy Ekeresimesi mmadu n'ile

Amuru onye nwe anyi na ubochi tata

Ihey ka ubi bata, ere oba

Akpakana mara ozo ma ozo ga ana

'nwata ejighi aku ojide ire oma'.

'ire oma ka ejina ji aga n'ogwu'.

'ihe agwo muru aghaghi iso ogologo'.

afu onye ana amara ekwe atunye ekwe n'ofia'.

'agbalusia ngene ama kworo ngene nuo'.

Umunnem nile,home na abroad . . . .afo ohuru oma.
Afo a ga abu afo udo,onu,nmeri na ngozi nye anyi dum.

^^D'eme ada mmadu.anyi na afu aka oru gi,jisie ike.afoa ga aburu anyi nile afo oma.iseeeee!

Igbo bu Igbo ekele m unu oh! Ise ooo!

Onye obula zelu nke ochiri oh! Ise ooo!

Afo ohuru nkea ga adiri anyi mma oh! Ise ooo!

Gini mega ebe a 
Igbo bu Igbo ekene m oo
Onye na agbakwa oso,ya echefula igu miles a dighi ama ama Onicha gwara Obosi.
@Topic,Onye na asoghi uburu bia tam aru na isi,a gaghim eji maka nshi hapu itagwara/itakwuru ya na ike/otele
  Meaning:do me, i do u=balanced equation   

Mkpi mbugobe adighi agba ewu!

You cannot carry a he-goat on top of the female and expect him to perform.
He must mount by himself.

You cannot force anyone to do what they didn't plan to do.

Ndi owerri turu ilu si

Iri kpo ole? ji agwo onye oria

Emee nwata ka emere ibe ya, obi adi ya mma.

Ndi Nsugbe tulu ilu si:

Mgbirimgba amaghi na ezi na atu egwu
The bell is unware that tha outside is always afraid whenever the bell tolls

^lol.threadia abagozi village eeh kwa?@Topic,ndi uyo anyi shi,uyo wu uyo mi na gi,ta ugba m,nuo mmai m ma jiri ogodo nwanyi m mee m eze.Meaning:we as brothers can and wud share everything excluding our spouses.

ndi igbo kwuru si, nkita rie nsi, eze ere ewu.
LIT. MEANING: dog feeds on poo and spared from teeth decay, but the goat that does not feed on poo suffers teeth decay
MEANING: somebody bearing another man's cross---suffering because of somebody's crime

asi mmanya ka ana anuchitere dinochi/dingwo, anaghi adachitere ya elu

u can represent a palmwine tapper during wine drinking but u can represent/stand for him when it comes to falling off from the palm tree

anu gbaa ajo oso, agbawigaraya ajo egbe

okuko lee nga ana aboo okwa, o nwanne ya

aku fechaa, odara awo

nwata bido gbawa azi amu, odi ya ka oga emeli ihe nna ya mere

okuko na erubeghi na ubu akpo chorochoro, egbe ga ebu ya ufu eburu ya

when an immature chicken starts croaking-- making loud noise, if the kite fails to swoop on it, the woof will surely do so

nwaigbo_mg:



okuko na erubeghi na ubu akpo chorochoro, egbe ga ebu ya ufu eburu ya

when an immature chicken starts croaking-- making loud noise, if the kite fails to swoop on it, the woof will surely do so

Okwu.
A drunk fowl never jam a crazy fox.
Nna gi muru gi.

onye gbu igu ka ewu na eso

^+10
He who plays the piper dictates the tune.

ifyalways:

Okwu.
A drunk fowl never jam a crazy fox.
Nna gi muru gi.

thanks for the correction, fox not woof
kedu? udo diri gi nwanne m


nkwu asana n' odu igu

ogbu opi na ezie imi

oji ihe nwata welia aka elu, aka fuwa ya ufu, owetuo ya

ihe ojo gbaa afo oburu omenaala

ana asu aja, ikpe ana ama ndi mmuo

nwata mara ihe , ugwo akpo ya

^Mba nwanne m ,ilu gi di more than correct.it could be wolf or fox,mine is merely another version of the same ilu.jide ka i ji.

Anu gba ajo oso,a jujua ya ajo egbe.A naghi agwa ochi nti na agha esu.
Desperate situations calls for desperate measures

1) Ngwere lilu enu oji, aburozi nnwa.
(A lizard that climbed a tree, is no longer an infant).

2) Agwo niile ra ira mana, enwere eke nwe ohia.
(Literal interpretation = All snakes are equal but, there's a snake that's owns the forest. Similar to "All men are equal but there're men that are more equal than others).

3) Nwata jepulu ejepu, ka okenye were mara ihe.
(A child (or youth) who has migrated to other lands than his/her own particular land, is more wiser than an adult who has never migrated)

4) Agu tegolu aka n'ohia, ebeobula ono were nyuo ahu, a ga-anu isiya.
(Literal interpretation = A lion that has long been in the bush, wherever it farts, the odour must be smelt)  >>> Could be used to refer to anyone who's famous for something).

5) Isi na isi ra bu n'onu, mana mmadu ka ibe ya.
(All men are equal but some are more equal than others).

6) Nnwa malu nnaya, amarago ndi chere ya n'elu uwa.
(<<<<<<This ilu (proverb) has a lot of meanings and its best interpreted by who ever reads or listens to it.>>>>>

7) Mma di n'amu ndi mmadu.
(There're daggers in the smiles of men(people)).

8  Onye ma mmadu na-egbu ya.
(It is the person who knows you, that will kill you OR, the person who knows you will know how best to bite you where it'll be painful)

9) Chukwu ekwekwala ka ngwere gba aji.
(Literal interpretation = God forbid the snake to grow hairs. Meaning = God forbid bad thing to happen.)

10) Ndi nchere na mu na ha kwu, buzikwa ndi choro inyim.
(The people I thought we stood together, are the ones who want to bury me)

11) Mu na ndi mmadu azugo okwe n'elu uwa. Ife adigo nma.
(I've played with people for me to know my enemies very well OR, I've played with people for me to distinguish my enemies. It is well.  (Sort of that, from the games we've played, I've come to know their tactics. I'm a better player because of the experience of it).

12) Umu uwa, ogini ka mmelu unu?
(The people of the world, what has been my crime? (Normally a question asked by someone who thinks he/she is been wished evil by many people surrounding him/her).

13) Mepe anya gi ofuma, ekwensu na-ejekwa uka ma, na anokwa n'iru oche.
(Literal interpretation = Open your eyes very well for, the devil also goes to church and sits on the front seat. (Used, to warn to not be deceived by actions of people).

14) Nchikasia ndi mmadu, adiro eru na-mkpuru obi.
(Literal interpretation = The laughs of people doesn't (or doesn't always) reach to the heart.)

15) Mmuo na mmuo nuba ogu, putara ha n'uzo.
(Literal interpretation = When you see two masquerades fighting, get out of the way. (Meaning: Don't jump into something that does not concern you otherwise, it might (or will) be your downfall.)


. . . . . . . . . . Let me try and remember some more uncommon ones.

No 15 bu egwu eji.
Onye tinye anya ya na ite onye oso,mmanu oku a gba ya na anya.
Mind ur business
@Youngieee,Iwe na ewe m.

^^^^^

I formulated some of them just like No. 15.

ifyalways:

@Youngieee,Iwe na ewe m.

Nne m owu gini na ewe gi?

Marakwa na onye nwe iwe, ota nkata ose!
If you get angry, you shall consume a basket of pepper

youngies:

Nne m owu gini na ewe gi?

Marakwa na onye nwe iwe, ota nkata ose!
If you get angry, you shall consume a basket of pepper

M ga ata gi aru na ike.
Kedu onye bu dokita ahu nwuru nu?Ndo