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Nwoke adighi ka o na-adi, o naghi eme ka o si eme
If a man is not as he used to be, he does not do things as he used to

_{o bu oru na ekweghi m ahu uzo}

I thought so too when I saw it the first time. But it said: A na-atu ilu si na,

Ify, ebe o bu na i chetaghi ilu i ga-eji wee kwado onwe gi, ka m nyere gi aka,

Ndi okenye siri umu nwanyi jee ogu, ha wee jee gbuo mmadu iri abuo, ha lota ajuo ha ka agha si wee di, ha si na ha emeghi ihe o bula, asikwazia umu nwoke ha jee, he wee jee wee gbuta naani otu isi, ha lota ajuo ha ka agha si wee di, ha si na ha na ogu na-eme! Ndi okenye wee kpebie na o bu naani umunwoke ga na-eje agha ka mmadu wee ghara i gwuu

The elders told the female folk to go to war, they went and killed twenty people and returned. When asked how the war went, they said they have not even done anything yet. The elders then asked the male folk to go to war, they went and came back with only one head. When asked how the war went, they reported that the war was very serious. That day, the elders ruled that only the men folk will always go to war so that the human generation shall not be killed off.

Ifyalways nke a bu nke gi

Ndi Okenye si na ike umu nwanyi bu n'onu, nke umu nwoke bu n'okpukpu aka 
Our elders say that the strength of women is in their tongue, that of men is in their muscles

ndi forum gbaghara m, m ga-ebido debekwara unu ilu n'oge na-adighi anya

o na-azaghachi ngwa ngwa too _unmatched

she has a seasoned mouth too _{as you can see}

Yougies o di ka i choro i try ifyalways, i maghi na di lady bu seasoned ada eji eje mba?

maybe she's on vacation 

Ife naghara oru bukwa oru
Whatever stops you from working is also work

fesse:
Aha m otutu nke m bu;
Ada Oma Eji Eje Mba 1 of IgboLand

Ada e ji eje mba _{i hope you know what that really means?}

chanty: echelon kedu ka imere
inasi nmadu deeje i bu onye ndee

Onye Igbo _{anambra kpom kwem}

@Bookruworm ehmm Bookruman,

Noo! I biala? Deeje!

kenmentor:
@ echelon
udo odikwa, biko bia na forum

Nnaa udo di. Ana m agu ihe niile unu na-ede.

Igbo bu Igbo, unu aboola chi? Nke onye na-eme ya gaziere ya. Anyi anaghi asi ihe ojoo emela kama ihe ojoo emela anyi. Egbe bere, ugo bere, nke si ibe ya ebela, nku fiajie ya oo.

Nke a bu ofo m na-agoro unu niile.

I was at my town over the weekend and they told me that:

Ofeke amaghi na nwanne ya bu obia
The fool does not know that his sibling is a visitor!

toshmann:
otele o biala na threadia?

Otelaa ooo.

@topic

Onye ọ bụla ji ọfọ mana ọfọ ma onye ji ya
Everyone claims commitment to ọfọ (Truth and Justice) but ọfọ knows who is committed to it

Oji ọfọ ga ana
Whosever is committed to ọfọ will be free

Otu onye anaghị akarị oha
One individual cannot be greater than everyone

Otu onye anaghị abụ nna oha
One individual cannot be the father of all

Otu onye siere ọha, ọha ga-ericha mana ọha siere otu onye, onye ahu agaghị erichanwu
If an individual cooks for a group of people, they can finish the food but if they cook for the individual, he cannot finish the food

Mmadu anaghị akarị chi ya
You cannot be greater than your personal God

Ọjị anaghị asụ asụsụ ọzọ ma ọ bụghị Igbo
The kolanut does speak any other language but Igbo_{This is used to say that it is difficult to explain these sayings in other languages}

Cute-ass, kedu ebe i no?

this thread is missing you!

I heard this one today

Anaghi eke onye nyuru aro n'ulo mposi okpo 
You don't knock someone on the head when he farts in the toilet

Ngiga = Metal basket

Evidently the English do not have a single word for that because they do not store their fish over the fireplace in the kitchen
_{whatever you want to hear?}

america

grafikdon:
Here we go again. CORE IGBO? So the rest are fake Igbo? Isn't this another 'Osu' concept in the making? I taya for you people o.

Good point. Maybe the rest will be called PERIPHERAL Igbo

@kenmentor

Kedu nke na-eme?

@Ndi Igbo

Ndi be anyi, biko, lee nu efere oji a nara mu. Kponuu ndi eze ka ha bia waa oji ooo.

ifyalways:
e zuo ka aha eri udele a totue ngiga.

it means: When the vulture eaters have assembled, they will bring down the "ngiga" _{Ngiga is a kind of small metal basket used in the kitchen for storing ingredients and smoked fish}

ifyalways:
hmmn i tughari ihe a ekweghim oooooo mana a mam ihe o putara sha.somebody nyere m aka.lol

Take more benefit of doubt but do not abuse it! 

nwando:
echelon,ekene kwa m.
a no m na kirikiri.

Ugbu a ka m ghotara!

Nwee ndidi na emecha ihe di oku ga aju oyi

ifyalways:
onye jii igwu ka ewu na eso.

He that has the palm fronds is he that the goat follows

_{giving you the benefit of doubt}

ifyalways:
ara kwu oto n'akpasu umu nwoke iwe.
can't translate it.someone help me sha.lol

I don't believe you when you say you can't translate that 

Ndi be anyi si,

Onye zakoo, ya kpoo
Whoever that sweeps should also dispose the refuse

Ndi Igbo hold that

A hapụrụ ndị arụ obodo, ọ ghọọ obodo ndị arụ
A nation abandoned to evil men becomes an evil nation

Ofu onye nie onwe ya, aka ya apụtaghị, ụkwụ ya apụta
If a person buries himself, either his hand or leg must show above the ground

Onye gbara ụmụnna ya mgba, isi na ebu ya aja aja
He who wrestles with his kinsfolk will have his head covered with sand

Onye kwụlụ so ya, ijiji atagbụe ya
If a person stands alone, flies will devour him

daalụ nụ

Adighi ekpuchi afo ime aka
You can't cover pregnancy with hands 

@topic

Mba ji na-akari nruli n'oku
Some yam tubers are too big to be roasted

O bughi otu ife nracha si ami[/color][color=#990000]
It's not how fruits/sweet things germinate/grow  _{used to say that good things/conditions will not last forever}

take care

nwando:
echelon,ekene kwa m.
a no m na kirikiri.

Isi na i no na kirikiri? Ihe ahu bukwa ulo nga.

Cheta na

Mgbe onye jiri teta ura, o buru ututu ya
Whenever one wakes up, it becomes his morning

Ogbu opi na-eficha imi
The flute blower has to clean his nose

toshmann:
a ga m agbafuru unu na threadia onye obula buzi onye iro. alaa la nu m

Nna biko biko, agbafuna. Okwanu ndi di ka gi na-eme thredi anyi bu ndi Igbo ka o na-ekpo oku.

Toshmann nwa mama, kee kwanu? kedu maka jo-z?

BTW Tosh, I'm not your enemy. I'm just an observer 

@topic

Iwe nwanne anaghi ewe n'okpukpu

The anger you feel for your sibling does not get to the bones