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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 3:15pm On Oct 26, 2010
slap1:

Eche m ma o bu ". . . nopia nkpuru amu ya?"

Abughi m nwoke so amachaghi nke bu nkpuru n' akpa ya

mmadu nwe kwara ike ikwu nke o bula di ya nma ha nile bu asusu igbo
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 3:19pm On Oct 26, 2010
Agba nsi nkiti ya n'esi
If you leave feces it will keep smelling
If a problem is not addressed/solved properly it will keep escalating

Igbo kwenu kwe zuo nu!!!!!!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by holydante(m): 3:39pm On Oct 26, 2010
otele:

Ify angry o dika igaghi atuli proverb without otele. Everytime gi si ka agbusi gbaam.

@topic

onye agwo turu, igide na atu ya ujo.
Once bitten twice shy
, LOL @ otele observation, hehehehehehe
rubi:

Abughi m nwoke so amachaghi nke bu nkpuru n' akpa ya
@ mkpuru na akpa ya, haba!!!!!!!!!!!! unu agaghi eji ochi egbu m na thread nke aa, hehehehehehehehe. Biko nu gini bu lol n igbo


Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 6:30pm On Oct 26, 2010
Agba ego nkiti O na-awa anya.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:32am On Oct 27, 2010
agabaI23:

Agba ego nkiti O na-awa anya.


Rofl.Mba a na abara agu cheesy

@Topic,Nwa m akalia m bu aghugho/asi.
Okro a naghi etokalia onye kuru ya. You cant be faster than ur shadow
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 12:07pm On Oct 27, 2010
Igbo si o na Igafete ebe okenye tara aki, ahu ichere ya

Anyi ma na egbe nkanka nku abughi nwata egbe

Nwata rie awo O ju anu
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:41am On Oct 28, 2010
agabaI23:


Nwata rie awo O ju anu

Im yet to understand ilu a?
A riela m awo b4 unknowingly na Isikwuato,either awo or Mbara,ha na akpo ha "jumping chicken" and theres no "wow-factor" with it.
Keduzi ka o si buru na nwata rie awo o ju anu undecided
@Topic,Onye ajuju anaghi efu uzo.
Ajughi aju rie na ebute ariaghi aria anwu.
When in doubt,ask questions
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 6:18pm On Oct 28, 2010
Nkwucha awughi ujo.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 8:24pm On Oct 28, 2010
Ahu ka mma na onye Eze nyuru.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mediatrix8(f): 8:43am On Oct 29, 2010
OH,THIS IS VERY INTEREStIng site but it's a pity I couldn't understand the language, soon, i WILL LOVE TO LEARN iGBO,
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:59am On Oct 29, 2010
Mmiri doro na eju,doro nwa Nkita.
@mediatrix8 ,where are u from and why are u intrested in learning Igbo?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 9:59pm On Oct 29, 2010
Onwere ego kwaa nna na obughi di okparagburu--let any wealthy son do the burial of his father because it is not the first son that killed him.
This can mean that family responsibilities can fall on anyone that is well to do.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 2:11pm On Oct 31, 2010
Ura towa uto, ekwowa ya ekwowa!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:48am On Nov 01, 2010
Nge gwara umu ya na ha gakata ije,ha agbatu oso adighi ama ama ihe oso eme.
Dont relax in ur comfort-zone,be prepared for eventualities
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:15pm On Nov 01, 2010
ifyalways:

I[b]m yet to understand ilu a?[/b]A riela m awo b4 unknowingly na Isikwuato,either awo or Mbara,ha na akpo ha "jumping chicken" and theres no "wow-factor" with it.
Keduzi ka o si buru na nwata rie awo o ju anu undecided
Typically n'ala Igbo, anu dika awo na udele abughi anu ana eri eri. Ha bu anu ajuru aju.

Odi mfe nwata i nwude awo than udele, ya mere ilu a

Marakwa na onwere ihe di iche na awo na mbara
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:37pm On Nov 01, 2010
youngies:

Typically n'ala Igbo, anu dika awo na udele abughi anu ana eri eri. Ha bu anu ajuru aju.

Odi mfe nwata i nwude awo than udele, ya mere ilu a

Marakwa na onwere ihe di iche na awo na mbara

Imeela.
Awo okwa Toad,Mbara a buru Frog undecided Biko kowaram ihe di iche na ha abuo.Mgbe m gere nti na biology agwula mgbe Sexual reproduction embarassed
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:21pm On Nov 02, 2010
ifyalways:

Imeela.
Awo okwa Toad,Mbara a buru Frog undecided Biko kowaram ihe di iche na ha abuo.Mgbe m gere nti na biology agwula mgbe Sexual reproduction embarassed
grin Ajo nwa siri owerre ba nne ya n'afo!

Odimka Awo = Frog
Mbara = Toad


Ihe nwata amaghi dika ikpu nne ya
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by AndreUweh(m): 2:57pm On Nov 02, 2010
Na obodo nke anyi-Isinweke, Nsu, Obowu; toad bu akiri ka ana akpo ya. Mana ana erikwa ya eri.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 1:47am On Nov 03, 2010
Adighi aguko ahu a nyuru ebe a na-anyu nsi onu
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 3:52pm On Nov 04, 2010
A chuo aja ma a hughi udele amara na ihe mere be ndi ndimmuo

If the vulture fails to hover at the end of a sacrifice, then you know that something happened in the land of the spirit.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 2:50am On Nov 05, 2010
Atuo ilu nkanka nkata, onye tara ahu anogharia
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 3:46am On Nov 05, 2010
Nwata rie ihe ona amuru anya ya ura aturu ya
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ogiwayoaga: 5:38am On Nov 05, 2010
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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Nobody: 12:19pm On Nov 05, 2010
Nwata etoro juba ese ife gburu nna ya . . . ife gburu nna ya egbue ya! cool
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 2:33pm On Nov 05, 2010
Nwata o gini gburu nne gi? -ero
O gini gburu nna gi? - ero
O gini ka i ji n'aka? -ero
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ChinenyeN(m): 2:36pm On Nov 05, 2010
agabaI23:

Nwata o gini gburu nne gi? -ero
O gini gburu nna gi? - ero
O gini ka i ji n'aka? -ero
grin grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:52pm On Nov 05, 2010
ogiwayoaga:

[size=14pt]We have few smartphones from our sister charity company in our warehouse to be given away. If interested visit our website www.freegsmphones.info

For your information they are refurbished phones, I don't know if you will like it.

www.freegsmphones.info
[/size]
ebeleba igba cheesy
@Topic,Umuada dika etuto toro nwanyi na onu ara,i were iwe piwa ya,onu ara nwere ike i piwa,i hapu ya,o na ebu and awa anya.
Umuada di very powerful
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slap1(m): 10:10am On Nov 06, 2010
Otu ihe nracha si ato abughi ka o si ami.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 6:17pm On Nov 06, 2010
Obughi ihe aku ilu na-ada na nti, ka O na-ato na onu.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:09am On Nov 08, 2010
Biko Onye nwere ike ituru ilu igbo yitere ilu a:
A chamelon is never afraid of colours.
Chamelon bu Ogwumagala.colour
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 2:27pm On Nov 08, 2010
Awo anaghi agba oso ehihie na nkiti

Okirikiri ka a na-agba ukwu ose, adighi ari ya elu.
Anu gbana taa echi bu nta.


Agbaa mbu otu n'ogwe
Agbaa mbo otu n'ogwe
O na bu ogwe ka apili aku?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by agabaI23(m): 2:30pm On Nov 08, 2010
Nwannunu muta efe efe ebeghi ebe, dinta amuta agba agba atughi atu.
Ihe di iche na idide na amu bu na ebe idide ji ofo awa ala, amu ji ofo awa otu undecided

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