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[quote author=cute-ass link=topic=43635.msg1216844#msg1216844 date=1182252063]@ moondust

Now i just got to ask - - "which proverbs site or text book do you have in front of you?"


Thats a disqualification [/quote]When i told u I was looking to win yesterday, u thot i was kidding?
I happen to have some village folk around me and I've been workin. lol
[quote author=cute-ass link=topic=43635.msg1216844#msg1216844 date=1182252063]BTW are you igbo? I've been thinking you're yoruba - - but then a yoruba, can lightly copy from a book, right?? [/quote]
I'm very very Igbo, dear

Nwa ovu na-eto, o di ka o ga-aka nne ya.
When the baby wren is growing, it looks like it would be bigger than its mother.



Okuko na-arogoro ite onu, chetekwe mma gburu ya
The chicken frowns at the cooking pot, ignoring the knife that killed it.



Ihe ka-nte bata n'onu nte, nte etefu
When something greater than the pigmy cricket enters its hole, it takes off.



A gbara aka na-azo ana, onye nwe ji a na-ako ji.
If you dispute land ownership empty-handed, the person who has yams will be planting them.



Onye bulu ihe isi, ijiji esoro ya.
The fly follows the person who is carrying a smelly stuff.



Uzu na-amaghi akpu ogene lee egbe anya n'odu.
The blacksmith who does know how to forge a metal gong should look at the tail of a kite.



Oke oshimmiri anokataghi rie onye obula nke o na-ahughi ukwu ya anya.
The ocean never swallows a person with whose leg it does not come in contact.



Onye buru chi ya uzo, o gbagbue onwe ya n'oso.
He who walks before his godly guardian does the race of his life



Okuko nyuo ahu, ana achuwa ya oso
When the fowl farts, the ground becomes a nuisance.



Onye na-acho igba oso si na-aroro ya anya
A person who has plans to flee contends that someone made an evil eye at him.


Ulili si na-ejekete ije si tuo nkwa oso maka ihe oso e mee.
The ground squirrel says he who walks should sometimes break into a trot, in case the need to run arises.

Okwulu anaghi amiri ote ofe.
A master chef is not blessed with a good harvest of okra.

Mmiri riri enyi ka mbe huru na-awa ogodo: o ga-efe mmiri a efe ka o ga-awu ya awu?
The tortoise gears up to besides a river that swallowed an elephant: is it going to fly over this river or just jump over?



Nkwu abuo kwudebere na-ajutu igu.
The fronds of two adjoining palm trees abut.



Ohia woro gi nku, sere gi onu
The forest that denies you firewood has massaged your neck.



O bia mgbe Alio Ene gburu atu, ya biakwa ma atu zogbuo Alio Ene.
He who calls whenever Elder Ene kills a deer, let him call if the deer kicks the living daylight out of Elder Ene.



Obulu na i taa m aru n'ike, ma i zeghi nshi; mu taa gi aru n'isi, agaghi m ezere uvulu.
If you bite me on the butt, despite the danger of sinking your teeth into fecal matter, then if I bite you on the head, I will disregard the danger of sinking my teeth into cerebral matter.



A na-asi onye e ji ugwo na agaghi akwu ya ugwo e ji ya, onye e ji ugwo na-asi na e nye ya ewu ojii na ya agaghi ewe.
A creditor is being told he won't be paid, and he is saying he won't accept a black goat!



Okuko mmanya na-egbu ahubeghi mmanwulu ara na-ayi.

A drunken fowl has not met a mad fox.





Bete anu, bete anu, o'u kwa n'ahu ehi?

Cut meat, cut meat, is it not from the body of a cow?





Obele mmanwu na-akpa ike maka na ijele anoghi nso.  

A small masquerade is powerful  because a big masquerade is not around.





Nwaanyi anaghi-eji na nwunyedi ya kwere ya ekene nke oma kpowa ya ogo.

A woman does not regard her sister-wife as sister-in-law  just because she (her husband's other wife) accepted her greeting gracefully.



A na-akwa akwa ndi oke tagbulu, ngwere ewere nnu na-eso eze ha.

While we mourn those who died from rat bites,  lizards sharpen their teeth with salt.



Okuko, rie ogugu: "Unu si m rie onwu?" Okuko, hapu ogugu: "Unu si  aguu gbuo m?"

Fowl, eat praying mantis: "Do you want me to die?" Fowl, let praying mantis be: "Do you want me to starve to death?"



Onye si na ya anaghi ata anu nkita, ya arakwala miri ofe ya.

He who abhors dog meat should not eat dog-met soup.



A tuoro omara, o mara, a tuoro ofeke, o fenye ishi n'ohia.
If you tell a wise one, he understands; tell a dunce, he runs into the bush.



Ukpana na-ere n'oku si na ya na-asha mmanu.
A grasshopper roasting over fire claims it is emitting fat.



Were ire guo eze gi onu abughi na o nwere nke na-efu.
Count your teeth with your tongue does not mean you are losing any.



O di mma iji onye iberibe akwa ozu; ma na o'u mgbe a juru si: o si na ama onye?

Okpoko ugbo gburu,  nti chiri ya.



Nti na-anughi anu ihe, mgbe a ga-egburu ishi e gburu nti.
The ear that won't hear, when the head is cut off, it goes.



A furu nwata chete nna ya.
A child reminds folks of his father.

are y'all afraid yet?

Agwo noro ibe ya na-enwe odu abuo.
The snake that swallows another will have two tails.



· Ihe di be evu di be añu
What is in the hornet's nest is in the bee's hive.

· Nwaanyi mara mma ma nwee ajo omume, a ga-alu ya alu; nwaanyi joro njo ma nwee ezi omume, a ga-alukwa ya alu; nwunye mmadu ka ha ga-abu; ma nwaanyi joro njo nwe ajo omume anaghi ebi be di.
A beautiful woman with bad character is marriageable; an ugly woman with good character is also marriageable -- they will both be wives; but an ugly woman with bad character does not live in a husband's house.

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



· Akpataghi aku na-akpata ntukwuba onu.
Destitution breeds disdain.



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



Udene na egbe anaghi azo nri: udene na-eri ozu; egbe na-ebu na nkike.
The vulture and the kite do not scramble for food: the vulture is a scavenger; the kite, a predator.



Kama mmanya ga-esere ogo na ogo okwu, ya waa n'uzo
Instead a pot of wine will breed animosity among in-laws, let it break on the way.



· Onye riri osisi oji kpaa ya nku ka o nwere ike: anaghi ari enu oke oji kwa daa.
While on top of iroko tree, gather all the firewood you can: it is not every day that one scales the great iroko.



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



· Atulu na-acho ipu mpi jee jua ebune ka ekwo di ya.
A sheep that will grow horns should ask the ram how its neck feels.

Anaghi eji na aguu na-agu noo ukwara.
No one swallows phlegm to appease the pangs of hunger



· Akpara akwu bu akpara-akwu; ibulu ishi akwu bu ohi.
To extract a palm nut is exactly that --to extract a palm nut; to take the entire head of palm nut is stealing



Ishi kote evu: evu agbaa ya.
If the head that disturbs the hornet's nest: it pays.



· Ekwughiekwu mere onu; anughianu mere nti.
Unspoken, blame the mouth; unheard, blame the ear.



· O'u onye ga-aka nwaanyi ajo mmuo gburu nwa mara maka amuosu.
Who will know better the evils of witchcraft than the woman who lost a child to evil spirits.



· Onye vu ozu enyi anaghi eji ukwu akpa mpuzu.
He who carries the carcass of an elephant does not search for crickets with his legs.

· Anaghi acho ihe na-akpa onye na-acho ihe?
You don't look for something in the pocket of someone who is looking for something.



· Ura ga-eju onye nwuru anwu afo.
A dead person shall have all the sleep necessary.



· Onye ite abughi onye ahia
A clay-pot retailer is not really in business.



Okuko na-aboputa mma na-egbu ya.
The fowl digs out the blade that kills it.



Ukpala gbabara n'ikpo okuko na-ala ala mmuo.
The grasshopper that runs into the mist of fowls ends up in the land of spirits.



· Onye a kporo apari, o na-ehi n'ama nna ya, abughi apari.
A presumed fool who sleeps in his father's house is not a fool.



Ndi na-eje mposi abali na-ahu ukpana ndi mmuo.
Those who defecate at night see the ghost grasshopper.



Nwata bunie nna ya enu, akpaamu ya ayochie ya anya.
If a child lifts his father, his scrotum will blindfold him.



Onye hapu onu ya, uguru arachaa ya.
If one fails to lick his lips, the harmattan will do it.



· Okuko si na ihe ya ji-ele anya n'enu ma ya na añu mmiri bu na ihe na-egbu si n'igwe abia.
The chicken says it looks up when drinking water because what kills it comes from the sky.



· Ijiji na-enweghi onye ndumodu na-eso ozu ala n'inyi.
A fly that has no counselor follows the corpse to the grave.



· "Nwunye anyi, nwunye anyi": ka ndeli bia ka anyi mara onye o bu nwunye ya.
"Our wife, our wife": come midnight and we will know whose wife she really is.



· Ula towa uto, ekwowe ya ekwowe.
When sleep becomes enjoyable, we snore.



· "Nwa anwuna, nwa anwuna": nwa nwuo ka anyi mara ma chi agaghi efo.
"May the child not die, may the child not die": Let it die, and let's see if the day will not break.



· O bialu be onye abiagbuna ya, mgbe o ga-ala mkpumkpu apukwana ya n'azu.
May one's visitor not constitute a problem, so that on his departure he will not leave with a hunchback.

u're in church

Ndi b'anyi kwenu!!!!
unu agwaro m n'udi ihe a di na Nairaland
mana a gbaghara go m unu

Kedu ihe bu isi okwu ebe a?

@lala
I know what lala means

exotique:
@moon
read and understand other posts before replying

na both of una dey smoke am?

ok howz dis?

Eze mbe si na ihe ya ji-achiri ihe egwu ya aga njem bu maka ya ezu ndiegwu
The tortoise said that it always travels with its musical instrument in case it meets other musicians.


Nwaanyi muta ite ofe mmiri mmiri, di ya amuta ipi utara aka were suru ofe.
If a woman decides to make the soup watery, the husband will learn to dent the foofoo before dipping it into the soup.


O na-abu a si nwata wuba ahu, o saba afo ya.
Tell a child to wash his body, he washes his stomach.

Agwo emeghi nke o jiri buru agwo, umuaka achiri ya hie nku.
If a snake fails to show its venom, little kids will use it in tying firewood.


Akwukwo juru n'ohia, ma a baa a choba okazi.
There are various leaves in the bush, but people go in to look for okazi leaves.


Ekpere niile bere n'Amen.
All prayers end in Amen.


Onwu egbuchughi ji e jiri chu aja, e mesie o pue ome.
If the yam used in sacrifice does not die prematurely, it will eventually germinate.

O te aka o di njo, emesie o ga-adi mma.
Things will eventually improve despite the present difficulties.

Aka a na-ana dike bu itube ya (abuba) ugo.
Appropriate handshake for the valiant is to cap him with an eagle (feather).


Azu na-eloghi ibe ya adighi ebu.
A fish that does not swallow other fishes does not grow fat.


Isi kotara ebu ka ebu na-agba.
It is the head that disturbs the wasp that the wasp stings.


E tie dike n'ala, a nu uzu ya.
Knock a valiant man on the ground and the shouts will be tremendous.

O bu mmuo ndi na-efe na-egbu ha.
It is the deity that people worship that kills them.


O na-abu akota ihe ka ubi, e lee oba.
Whilst farming, if one encounters what is bigger than the farm, one sells the barn.

E gbuo dike n'ogu uno, e ruo n'ogu agu e lote ya.
Kill a warrior during skirmishes at home, you will remember him when fighting enemies.


Ewu nwuru n'oba ji abughi agu gburu ya.
A goat that dies in a barn was not killed by hunger.


A ma ka mmiri si were baa n'opi ugboguru?
Who knows how water entered into the stalk of the pumpkin?

u want more?

praise the lord!

Onyeubiam adi(ghi) aza "Omeokachie."
An indigent does not take the title of "Omeokachie" (i.e. one who completes whatever he puts his hand to)

Ugo chara  acha adi(ghi) echu echu
A mature eagle feather will ever remain pure.

Nwunye awo si na di atoka uto, ya jiri nuta nke ya kworo ya n'azu.
The female toad said that husband is so sweet that when she got married, she carried her husband permanently on the back.

e kele onye nti chiri; enu anughi, ala anu.
Salute the deaf; if the heavens don't hear, the earth will hear.

A chuo aja ma a hughi udele, a mara na ihe mere be ndimmuo.
If the vulture fails to hover at the end of a sacrifice, then you know that something happened in the land of spirits.

mmadu adighi anoro na mmiri ncha aba ya anya
u can't be in water and get soap in your eyes



E jiro oke okwu ama dike
Warriors are not known by many words

[quote author=cute-ass link=topic=43635.msg1215226#msg1215226 date=1182202798]Hmmm, wait right there. If you're lucky enough, you might (i said might) contest with youngies, BabyO and Hawdy (and nnenneigbo ofcourse lol) for the second position, but as for wnning, forget it . . the crown is mine and there are no two ways about it [/quote]Ewu ataa m igu n'isi
I have been insulted

@ lalaboi

do you smoke lala?

i still settle for the "search you through and through" part

Omo Eko:
Am really serious , why should something happen , because two opposite sex are sleeping on the same bed .

well u probably only slept together once.
we're talkin about doing it often. its just not possible to resist for a long time

acidrop:
yes my childhood friend is a guy

were u guys ever together in a dark place all by urselves?

I'd believe that for someone else, not u
Omo Eko
I no greeeeeeee!!!!
u lying!

@ Omogenaija
nice meeting u too!

u can be just friends with a guy
until the day you guys are alone in a room and natural human chemistry begins to manifest itself.

slept like a log in bed last night

9ice? -great vocalist

young chap

the Badger is the most fearless animal on earth. and one of the smallest.

sillyboy, u don leave oreofemi, na mcube now shey? Take am easy o
and Hapi baiday!

slimfine:
This is the first time I have heared that some people are not pround to be Nigerians. I came to the US 5 years ago and am still reluctant to file for my US citizenship because I love my dearest country. Even when I fill out application for job or school etc and they as me my race; I cross out Black and put African and in perenthesis Nigerian. " you have to love and know where you are coming from to know where you are going"

if u love naija so much, what are u still doin in the US?

not again

thursday- 8.02pm -26 Jan

good!
just prepared your head well because a married woman will have it split open with her pestle

my current neighbours are a handful, girls who can't keep their clothes on and guys whose only pre-ccupation is drinking.
Dont you guys envy me?

I wish omo-eko will vulgarize lesser

I'll have her enrolled into a catering school

Ok I wasn't looking at it from ur perspective
I was actually thinking that women were shadows
the way they could be blank and incomprehensible sometimes
but its all the same though