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Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 8:23pm On Apr 14, 2010
dayo ur not serious iwo gan gan ni CEO= CHIEF EXECUTIVE ONISOKUSO cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by dayokanu(m): 8:34pm On Apr 14, 2010
Idowuogbo, Kini mo tun se.

Excuse me ma, Mo n wa ise labe yin
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 8:44pm On Apr 14, 2010
essi problem (idylet spks wiv a konk ijebu accent ) ise po gan la abule se le roko cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by dayokanu(m): 9:12pm On Apr 14, 2010
Mo le san gbogbo igbo to wa nibe, Mo le je igbin ki n tun je ikarahun.
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 9:23pm On Apr 14, 2010
dayokanu:

Mo le san gbogbo igbo to wa nibe, Mo le je igbin ki n tun je ikarahun.
openifoluwa oo cheap labor mosese ra ile kon si abule ayeonibaje motin wa awon to ma ba mi ge igi iroko to wa ni be ema wori ma niki mufutau wa gbe yin lo si site cool
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 11:07pm On Apr 14, 2010
Idowuogbo:

dayo your not serious iwo gan gan ni CEO= CHIEF EXECUTIVE ONISOKUSO cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy

grin cheesy grin
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Remii(m): 11:12pm On Apr 14, 2010
fi ori j'ona, gbo oorun ara e = overstep your bound, get told history of your life

wo aago alaago se ise = copying someone footsteps blindly
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 11:14pm On Apr 14, 2010
fami lete, kii n puto si e - Agitate me and I'll curse you
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Remii(m): 11:26pm On Apr 14, 2010
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fami lete, kii n puto si e - Agitate me and I'll curse you

fami lete kin tu ito (hold my lips, I want to spit out) or aye ijekuje = excessive enjoyment.

ki owo bo mi lenu = Agitate me and I'll tell what you should hear.
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 11:37pm On Apr 14, 2010
Remi mo moh pe nkan ti o mean niyen. Sugbon o ranti pe ede yoruba ni "metaphors" to po gan.
Nkan ti idiom mi mean ni mo so lol
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Remii(m): 11:40pm On Apr 14, 2010
^^^^ I hear you my sister, howdy?
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 11:41pm On Apr 14, 2010
mo wa pa. bawo ni ile?
Mo sa ri pe gbogbo members Yoruba thread wa ti koja pa mo
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 11:49pm On Apr 14, 2010
Remii:

^^^^ I hear you my sister, howdy?


Egbon mi pataki, pataki how ire sori about d oda day jare
she wa pa how d goings shey gbogbo eeh make sense sha

i can c ur teaching our students yoruba ,eeh go on sohun egbon mi to bad
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 11:52pm On Apr 14, 2010
tani idowu yii? se user tuntun ni e ?
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 11:58pm On Apr 14, 2010
yes ke i jus jawa lati jalingo
d new idasa in d su casa
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 2:21am On Apr 15, 2010
lmao, o funny die, sugbon o n confuse sha grin
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Remii(m): 7:35am On Apr 15, 2010
gbe ara lu igi = labour in vain

sangba fo = alas!

fi ile bo'ra bi aso = dead and buried
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by dayokanu(m): 5:22pm On Apr 15, 2010
Gbe wiri- Ole
Firi nidi oke, Alo ki olohun kigbe- Thief
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 5:33pm On Apr 15, 2010
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lmao, o funny die, sugbon o n confuse sha grin

how mi take confuse u
get wiv d lingo men
dis d new form of communicado so ma lo nogere ma lope idowu won lode oo grin grin grin grin cheesy wink
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by dayokanu(m): 7:34pm On Apr 15, 2010
Idowu,

Ta lo je e si gbogbo parole yi na.

O le nu bi ENUGU. Je ka rira lale
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 6:34pm On Apr 16, 2010
dayokanu:

Idowu,

Ta lo je e si gbogbo parole yi na.

O le nu bi ENUGU. Je ka rira lale
Mr dayo onikunu
kole lati ja teba moju lo so oja oti di don don kin japo tongue tongue tongue
se mo le fi ipade yen si aro idowu onshe omo oru
mi on rin lale wink cheesy grin
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 5:23am On Apr 17, 2010
Idogbe,
I know e look like I dey follow you around, but e no be so grin
I get one ibeere for you, se o mo any yoruba fables.
I wan make a thread where all of una go post the old Yoruba fables you know.
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 7:27pm On Apr 17, 2010
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Idogbe,
I know e look like I dey follow you around, but e no be so grin
I get one ibeere for you, se o mo any yoruba fables.
I wan make a thread where all of una go post the old Yoruba fables you know.

Iya mi elewele tongue tongue tongue tongue

yoruba fable, mi gbona baje lori side yen.
for example, O'fe she lu aya kata cheesy cheesy cheesy.
yeah rite, fable ko fable ni.I dont no of any oo but stil post d thread sha.
I wud make d thread interesting in my own special way cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy wink cool
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Akanniade(m): 2:32am On Apr 18, 2010
amuni buni eran Ibiye. Ibiye foju otun eran e fo tosi.

Ibiye was a guy with blind right eye. He has a goat with a blind left eye. Someone now yelled; there goes the one eye goat. In yoruba it could refer to either Ibiye or his goat. Actually the goat was been refered to. Unintentionally Ibiye has been slighted. The proverb applies when you are slighted or been embarrassed due to someone else's fault.

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Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Remii(m): 8:31pm On Apr 18, 2010
"Ejo ngboro" = name given to someone that seem to be all over the town:

Literally means snake or serpent in the street or in town. Given originally to Hebert Macaulay because he seemed to be seen all over the town almost simultaneously, as a politician and surveyor, Herbert Macaulay could be seen at Ebute meta now, someone would say "I just saw him down there in Mushin" and so on. It means he is all over the town. Remember he was the first Nigerian to own a bicycle, which helped his movement too. Ejo ngboro implies as swift as a serpent.
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Remii(m): 8:32pm On Apr 18, 2010
Fi'di hee = interim or temporary assignment
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 8:36pm On Apr 18, 2010
Idowuogbo:



Iya mi elewele tongue tongue tongue tongue

yoruba fable, mi gbona baje lori side yen.
for example, O'fe she lu aya kata cheesy cheesy cheesy.
yeah rite, fable ko fable ni.I dont no of any oo but stil post d thread sha.
I wud make d thread interesting in my own special way cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy wink cool


nisisiyi, Eti mi gboro si Yoruba e tori punctuation ti o n fisi.
You see, your yoruba is actually good lol

I no post am again jor.
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 8:40pm On Apr 18, 2010
A pe ko to Jeun, Kii n jeun Ibaje - A person that's last to eat, does not eat spoilt food.

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Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 9:09pm On Apr 18, 2010
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nisisiyi, Eti mi gboro si Yoruba e tori punctuation ti o n fisi.
You see, your yoruba is actually good lol

I no post am again jor.

Pekele,pekele arugbo je gbese.
so afta al dat swag wey i give u ,u stil refuse to post.
i wud slice ur ear next time tongue tongue tongue tongue
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 9:59pm On Apr 18, 2010
Idowuogbo:

Pekele,pekele arugbo je gbese.
so afta al dat swag wey i give u ,u stil refuse to post.
i wud slice your ear next time tongue tongue tongue tongue
Wetin you be now? Peter?
Se eti mi je ponmo mi? grin
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Idowuogbo(f): 10:10pm On Apr 18, 2010
^Madam kofo ,i wan replay mike tyson.
am sure ur ear go sweet wella
behave oo angry angryu don strt ur menopause , i loff mi wife bin respectful o wink wink
Re: Yoruba Idioms: Owe Yoruba, Itunmo Re Ati Lilo Re by Nobody: 10:12pm On Apr 18, 2010
kini mo so to fo bi e ninu nau?
lol igba wo lo fe mi sile?
You know I no fit disrespect you lipsrsealed grin

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