Can u pls translate @miss world, I was following up till "o gbana akaraka"

Ochu nwa okuku nwe ada- He who plots against the innocent shall fall. (Good motto for the Igbos).

ife okeñe n'odu fu, nwata anaghi afu ya na enu osisi, the wisdom of an old man is immense

nwata kwo aka osoru okeñe rie nri, if a young man washes his hands he can eat with old folks

nwayo nwayo ka eji alacha ofe di oku, there is no rush in licking hot soup



i am going to call some friends for some help hehehehehe

T cash that Ube one is a real truth

Nwata etoghi eto wara ogodo, ikuku kuwe oburu ya na ogodo ya. ( A child that doesn't wait to grow before tying a wrapper, if the wind blows, it would carry both her and the wrapper)

oney ihem na iwe iwe, ya biko wegbuo ya. (whoever is angry at me should die of anger) I know it's not an idiom but hey, i love that saying!

Aku fesia odalu awo.
Onye ndidi na eli azu ukpo.
igwe-ibu-ike.

I googled "Igbo proverbs" and found this great site with lots, kwenu.com  : http://www.kwenu.com/igbo/idioms/ekene_collection.htm

Some more:

Onye uche n'abo, adi egbu agu (A double minded person can not kill a leopard)

Ihe agwo muru, ga-adi ogologo (A snake's offspring will always be long)- one of my momsie's favorites

Udene wuchara ahu juo umu ya etu ya di, ha si ya na njo akariala njo - (The vulture washed and asked its children how it looked and they replied that it looked uglier than before)-  I think this signifies that evil can not be washed off

Amu kenie o di ka o ga atupu aja (When the penis arose, it was as if it can drill a hole in the wall). -  Yes I know, its a rotten one, but its good idiom for when you wish to silence a noisemaker.

Hope i will remember more.

Chei Chei

I makwa na nwata rie awo oju anu

Agbaa mbu otu na ogwe, agbaa abou otu n ogwe, obu so ogwe ka an apiri aku

Ngwere nile makpu mapku, amaghi nke afo n alu

Onye isi tufue udara ozotara n ukwu, kedu ebe oga atuta ozo

Ezue ka ara eri udele atotue Nigiga

Aturoro omara omara, aturoro ofeke ofenye isi no ohia

miri bu ndu azu.

okirikiri ka na agba ukwu ose, ,

ka abia ka abia mere na nwa awo epughi odudu

oke soro ngwere maa miri, okoo ngwere, oga akokwanu oke.

Akpokete nkita nso, otakaa akwa.

n many more

oso aburo oso,bu na nwanyi gba ba oso jide aka na ala
(literally- that when a woman wants to run ladylike-she holds her breats to prevent them from swinging, but if she is running for her life she forgets to hold her breast and runs breast swinging and all, it actually means that when push comes to shove most people forget propriety)


e nwe ife di iche between capital letter B na okpa efi
(there is a clear cut diference between Capital letter B and a cow's leg

Igbo kwezuonu!

Truly, proverbs are the palm oil that the ibo man uses to eat words!

Ndi igbo si na okwonu nberede k'eji ama dike.
O anuta agbogho achupu agadi
nsogbu adiro makana aku fesia odalu awo.

For adults only pls. Under 18 do not read!
Ana m atu ikpu ikwu ekwu, O ya ga ebi onwe ya?

WaoooW! Kudos to whoever posted this topic, It thrills me. Though am not very familiar with all the idioms.Tcash and Romeo u guys are wonderful.Am just very proud being an ibo.

please can u translate this for me>? thanx

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Jetty:

WaoooW! Kudos to whoever posted this topic, It thrills me. Though am not very familiar with all the idioms.Tcash and Romeo u boys are wonderful.Am just very proud being an ibo.

Jetty. Thanks for the complement. you are welcome. With that encouraement, here are 2 more I just recalled:

O nweghi uzo esi jee Aro di nso (There is no road to Arochukwu that is short)- Every Aro person will relate to this. It is used to counsel against seeking short cuts.

Chinchi si umu ya nodu jii, na ihe di oku ga emesia juo oyi. (The bed bug told its young ones to stay calm, that a hot thing will eventually cool down) This is used to counsel patience.

Ufodu afa otutu (Some praise names):

O malu efi ula (One who slapped a cow)
O tikpolo Bank (One who broke the bank)
O me ná nwata (One who started acting from childhood)
Anu kporo nku, n'eju onu (A tough meat that fills the mouth)
Obele nsi n'e mebi ike (I won't translate this one, bicos na Yabis, but I just remembered it)

r_o_b_b_y:

please can u translate this for me>? thanx

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Otu sim ike n'akwa  - Is that what you needed? Ajo nwa!

Can someone here help with themajor festivals in igbo land and post me their details?

we need translations a beg!

@Harmony
are you ibo but can not understand Igbo? Or are you non-ibo? Just wondering. I think most of those who did not translate felt it was too much hassle.
I am sure that if you print the quotes out you can find someone to translate these for you.

All mine werre translated sha.

anya bewe, imi ebewe, - wht happens to one affects another
nkita rie nsi, eze erewe ewu - the dog eats the shit and the goat's teeth gets rotten
ihe eji kwa ozu na adi gi mma mana asi gi nwuo ka akwa gi ga aju - u like what is used to bury the corpse but when asked to die so u can be buried, u protest.
ihe dimkpa no odu hu, nwata agaghi ahu ma okwuru oto - what an elder sees while seating, a child cannot see even if he stands

Ana esi n'ulo mara nma puo n'ama!
Charity begins at home!

A kworo m aka tiere Okuko aki!
Literal meaning:-I washed my hand and cracked a nut for the hen!
Real(wise) meaning:-I knew something was wrong and i did it anyway.(a very bad thing to do)
I guess this is the real meaning,if not someone should help me out.
Thanks.

you guys should just see this site for the igbo youths world wide

http://www.igbolandia.com

Damn Nonye~ U make Guys like We feel ashamed.

Thanks for tha Lectures

@miss world

I guess u will like this\

Asi na anaele agadi nwanyi anya n'onu odika ojighi ya we nua ara!

how do u see that?

I have to contribute my own as nwa ada igbo.
Nwata rie awo o ju anu.
Awo adighi agba oso ehihe n'efu.
Nwata akwo n'azu amaghi na ije nara ahu.

IGBO KWENU!!KWENU!!!
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u will be glad you did

Otule sina ya anuchile nti nihi agbata obi ya na otu gbara.

Anus said that it has had an earful because of the neighborhood it had with vagina (pussy)

Ishii Nwata kpoo onye oma okpo enyi nne ya.

If a toddler is asked to name one person he/she knows, he/she names the mother’s boyfriend.


Nwata siri na nneya joro njo kporo nnaya onye iberibe.

Any child that called the mother ugly invariably called his father stupid.


Ana aso nwanyi otule ukwu anya owu ya ga ara onwe ya

Men should not be afraid of a woman with a big booty because she would not (Bleep) mount her self.

Aburu neji ezee ari elu amarala osisi n’elu ilu.

Any group of humans that climb trees with teeth would know the ones that are bitter

umu nnem unu nile ma anwa kwa kama o di kwa nma ka anyi na ede ihe nile na asusu igbo.

okirikiri ka ana agba ukwu ose adighi ari ya elu.

ngbede ikwere

onye atru ilu kowaa ego eji nu nne ya lara niyi

ebe onye no ka ona awachi

okuko ebeghi ebe nyua ogu akpana obee ole ka o ga anyu

ofuru si na ya afughi anya kpoo ya onuru si ya anughi nti chie ya

1)O na-abu a si nwata wuba ahu, o saba afo ya.
Lit: Tell a child to wash his body, he washes his stomach.
Exp: This is a sign of immaturity.

2)Okwu a na-aso anya anaghi ebi gboo.



A deferred discourse prolongs the problem.

An conflict dragged for long becomes difficult to resolve. A prolonged grudge often turns to bitterness and becomes more difficult to settle. In other words, it pays to put all cards on the table.

3) Agadi nwaanyi nwere onye na-elekote ya anya si na agburu ya adighi aka nka.

An old woman who has a permanent live-in helper says her lineage does not grow old.

4)Ebe nwatakiri na-ebute onu mmanu-mmanu ka o na-apu oriri.



Where a child gets his mouth oily, that's where he hangs out.

Igbo people of Nigeria use idioms so often that it has become part of their daily speech. There are many powerful Igbo proverbs that are known for example



Nwaanyi mara mma ma nwee ajo omume,
A beautiful woman with bad character is marriageable;


Okorobia onu-ntu na-egbunye n'akpa ndi ozo.
[A chronic bachelor is working for other people.]


Ike ka e ji-añu ogwu.
It takes some strength to swallow drugs

Anaghi eje akwa onye kwulu udo
[No one attends the funeral of a suicide]