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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:58am On Aug 30, 2008
Echelon,Nwakaibe,Rubi . . . O putara na Mbediogu anyi a nwuola? sad sad
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 2:08pm On Aug 30, 2008
Mbediogu ga-adi. Just that typing the stories ain't easy. It's not like typing a proverb wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 11:56pm On Aug 30, 2008
Mbe is still alive time is not on anyones side time!!! time!!!! time!!!! you know mbe's story is always long
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:49pm On Sep 02, 2008
What is this about mbe, o gini mere nwa mbe?

Agwo turu mbe, o turu okpokoro
The snake that struck a tortoise is only decipating energy of its shell
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 5:40pm On Sep 02, 2008
youngies:

What is this about mbe, o gini mere nwa mbe?

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-137332.0.html

benefitofdoubt.com grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 5:50pm On Sep 02, 2008
Oh I see, expect me there soon



proveverything.net wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 11:10am On Sep 08, 2008
Nkita daalu nwanne ya, nwanne ya a daalu ya
If the dog falls for its kin, its kin falls for it too

hope you understand
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:16am On Sep 08, 2008
Yea I understand, because

Aka nri kwo aka ekpe, aka ekpe akwo aka nri
If the right hand washes the left hand, the left hand in turn washes also the right hand
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 5:22pm On Sep 10, 2008
Ihe okuko ji n'ebe abughi ka ihe n'eme ya hapu ya aka obu ka uwa nuru olu ya
A hen is not crying so that what is holding her will leave her but that the whole world will hear her
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:31pm On Sep 13, 2008
@Rubi na Echelon,i cant find the mbediogu thread ozo sad N'ezie okwu,oge adighizikwa for mbe ugbua,lol oku di over grin grin
ole Mortiple na Kashiff?onye o bula di busy ugbua.o ga adiri anyi nile nma.
@Youngies,iwe gi adila oku wink agha ebigo sef cheesy cheesy
@all weekend oma nu. no ilu embarassed
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:09am On Sep 15, 2008
ifyalways:

@Rubi na Echelon,i can't find the mbediogu thread ozo sad N'ezie okwu,oge adighizikwa for mbe ugbua,lol oku di over grin grin
ole Mortiple na Kashiff?onye o bula di busy ugbua.o ga adiri anyi nile nma.
@Youngies,iwe gi adila oku wink agha ebigo sef cheesy cheesy
@all weekend oma nu. no ilu embarassed

Ify iwe m adighizikwa oku maka na: wink

Ejighi m ujo ara nwanyi ajadu, n'ihi na amara m na ebe di ya jere tere aka
I am not afraid screwing a widow, because I am certain that the journey her husband has embarked is very far
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:15pm On Sep 15, 2008
Youngies oooooooooooooooooooooooh ma o burukwa ugbo oloko.lol
rubi,Echelon,Mortiple na Kashiff,unu agbawala ekeresimesi owu ugbua?
ehen,Mortiple i lotana njem i gara na oge gara aga?ole breadi m? grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 9:28am On Sep 16, 2008
Ifymgbenile,

Chineke kere elu igwe na ala
Ma ihe anya na-ahu, ma ihe anya n'adighi ahu
O nwere otutu ihe O nyere anyi dika onyinye
Mana ufodu oge, anyi adighi eweda anya n'ala

Anyi adighi ahuta iberibe agbam ume;
Agbam ume puru iche n'etiti anyi
Bu nke nwere ike i me ka obi anyi lota.
Mmanu ndu di oke onu ahia ma I nweghi ya

Ufodu ihe itu n'anya na-agbagwoju anya
Ufodu n'eme ka anyi juo si "nke a/ onye a si ebe?"
Otutu ihe di nke ego n'apughi izuta;
I gaghikwa ahu ha ebe a kposara ha n'ahia

Ify bu omuma atu ihe m na-acho ikwu maka ya
Oburu na o nwere ihe m na-achosi ike,
Oburukwa na o nwere ihe m ga-acho ka e mee,
Obu ka anyi dum na-ahuta tredia dika Ify,

Odi onye obula choro ntapi?

Igbo bu Igbo, Kashif na-ekele unu nile, Kachaaaaaaaa nu!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by rubi(f): 2:53pm On Sep 16, 2008
Kashif:

Ifymgbenile,

Chineke kere elu igwe na ala
Ma ihe anya na-ahu, ma ihe anya n'adighi ahu
O nwere otutu ihe O nyere anyi dika onyinye
Mana ufodu oge, anyi adighi eweda anya n'ala

Anyi adighi ahuta iberibe agbam ume;
Agbam ume puru iche n'etiti anyi
Bu nke nwere ike i me ka obi anyi lota.
Mmanu ndu di oke onu ahia ma I nweghi ya

Ufodu ihe itu n'anya na-agbagwoju anya
Ufodu n'eme ka anyi juo si "nke a/ onye a si ebe?"
Otutu ihe di nke ego n'apughi izuta;
I gaghikwa ahu ha ebe a kposara ha n'ahia

Ify bu omuma atu ihe m na-acho ikwu maka ya
Oburu na o nwere ihe m na-achosi ike,
Oburukwa na o nwere ihe m ga-acho ka e mee,
Obu ka anyi dum na-ahuta tredia dika Ify,

Odi onye obula choro ntapi?

Igbo bu Igbo, Kashif na-ekele unu nile, Kachaaaaaaaa nu!




Okwu agwula Ify di toooooooo much ya gazie kiss

@ Ndi Igbo si oburu na analu nwa nne alu eje mu mba eje ime ole
If it is possible to marry your siblings what I am going to a foreign country to do
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 1:48am On Sep 18, 2008
Kashif:

Ifymgbenile,

Chineke kere elu igwe na ala
Ma ihe anya na-ahu, ma ihe anya n'adighi ahu
O nwere otutu ihe O nyere anyi dika onyinye
Mana ufodu oge, anyi adighi eweda anya n'ala

Anyi adighi ahuta iberibe agbam ume;
Agbam ume puru iche n'etiti anyi
Bu nke nwere ike i me ka obi anyi lota.
Mmanu ndu di oke onu ahia ma I nweghi ya

Ufodu ihe itu n'anya na-agbagwoju anya
Ufodu n'eme ka anyi juo si "nke a/ onye a si ebe?"
Otutu ihe di nke ego n'apughi izuta;
I gaghikwa ahu ha ebe a kposara ha n'ahia

Ify bu omuma atu ihe m na-acho ikwu maka ya
Oburu na o nwere ihe m na-achosi ike,
Oburukwa na o nwere ihe m ga-acho ka e mee,
Obu ka anyi dum na-ahuta tredia dika Ify,

Odi onye obula choro ntapi?

Igbo bu Igbo, Kashif na-ekele unu nile, Kachaaaaaaaa nu!



lol
u just butuelam ala humbled ugbu a.
we all did it together ! e chefula na ihe mere amiri jiri gba ofufu bu maka na anyukoro ya onu wink
@rubi,i sokwa kiss dalu.
Mazi Echelon,Youngies embarassed ,Kashiff,Nwakaibe,Mortiple . . .Ya gazie !
@Topic,Onu a koro nwa mgbei/ogbenye bu chi ya ka a na abara sad
he whos insulting/looking down on a pauper/destitute/less privileged is looking down on their god/God.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 8:02am On Sep 18, 2008
ifyalways:

lol
u just butuelam ala humbled ugbu a.
we all did it together ! e chefula na ihe mere amiri jiri gba ofufu bu maka na anyukoro ya onu wink
@rubi,i sokwa kiss dalu.
Mazi Echelon,Youngies embarassed ,Kashiff,Nwakaibe,Mortiple . . .Ya gazie !
@Topic,Onu a koro nwa mgbei/ogbenye bu chi ya ka a na abara sad
he whos insulting/looking down on a pauper/destitute/less privileged is looking down on their god/God.

Agwa bu mma nwanyi

Character is a woman's radiance.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 7:55pm On Sep 18, 2008
Daalu nu soo. Ndi nwe m na ndi m nwe. O bu eziokwu ka unu na-ekwu. A si na:

Etoo dike na nke o mere, o mekwaa ozo
When a strong man is thanked for his deeds, he does more

Ifeoma daalu.

Umu afrika a siwo anyi kwapu n'ala Pitakwa: Lee anya ebe a
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:03pm On Sep 18, 2008
Echelon,ihea dikwa serious angry angry angry
bikokwa zerekwa ngbo sad ,lotakwa ala igbo.o naghi ara ahu,o riawa ahu sad
i hope na Kashiff alotana undecided
Chukwu mere anyi ebere,obodo anyi a nwere nnukwu K-leg. angry
@Topic,a na agwo ibi,o na eto afo. o bu ndi Mend ka o bu FG bu ibi in this case? angry
cant translate.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 9:07am On Sep 19, 2008
Ify, A lotala m; daalu

Eche, matakwa n'obu nganga ka okenye ji agbara efi oso

MEND, chetakwa na agwo turu mbe turu okpokoro
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:51am On Sep 19, 2008
Udo diri umu Igbo!

echelon:

Daalu nu soo. Ndi nwe m na ndi m nwe. O bu eziokwu ka unu na-ekwu. A si na:

Etoo dike na nke o mere, o mekwaa ozo
When a strong man is thanked for his deeds, he does more

Ifeoma daalu.

Umu afrika a siwo anyi kwapu n'ala Pitakwa: Lee anya ebe a
Echelon mara na:
Onwu aka kwara nkwa ya jiri kwue
The drum sounded because the hand hit it
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by A40(m): 11:21pm On Sep 19, 2008
Emperoh this is your thread please come and show your Igbotic skills
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:34pm On Sep 20, 2008
ifyalways:

bikokwa zerekwa ngbo sad ,lotakwa ala igbo.o naghi ara ahu,o riawa ahu sad

This reminds me of this war song:

I si m gbalagaaa oooo, I si m gbalaga?
I si m gbalagaaa oooo, I si m gbalaga?

Bebi I si m gbalaga, onye ga-akwazi mgbo ma awusa bia?
Bebi I si m gbalaga, onye ga-akwazi mgbo ma awusa bia?
lol

Agaghi ekworo mgbagbu ghara ogu!
We shall not, because of the danger of being shot, fail to go to war

BTW: Kashif, never knew you were a poet? are you on facebook?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:26pm On Sep 20, 2008
roflmao
Echelon,ole mgbe e tiri egwu a?anyway,o putara na ihe a dila nma na side gi,lol ebe i nwere efe i cheta egwu tongue
hmmn,ebe anyi kwubegoro ogwu egwu,o nwere egwu m nuru,a chorom imata onye tiri ya na afa egwu ahu.a nuchara m ebe m mmadu na agu ya,o dikwam uto na nti kama onye na agu ya a maghi aha ma o bu onye tiri ya sad lee ebe m nutara:
sometimes e dey good,at times e dey bad
sometimes e go better,at times e dey worse
sometimes e go be like say u escort people come this world
Ogologo nma agha,Jehovah bu ogololgo nma agha kiss kiss kiss

Biko egwu ahu di uto,o nwere onye mara egwu a ma o bu onye tiri ya?
@Topic,Ogbu opi na eficha/ehicha imi.
The person that is blowing the whistle is entitled to clean his nose
weekendi oma nu.Kashiif nno.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by robby1(m): 8:32pm On Sep 20, 2008
Ah this thread still growing? lol.

@topic
Onye kpuchiri aka n'ike ya nyuo ahuru, onwe ya ka onyuru ya.

"He that covers his buttocks and farts has just farted on him self!" cheesy

My dad used that alot on me when i used to hide my result from him in hight school days. lol
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 8:37pm On Sep 20, 2008
hmmn
Tufia !,onye nyuru ahuru ebe a? cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Robby,nno,i so na ndi pacesetters threadia cool mana o buruzia ahuru ka i jiri lota? embarassed
anyway,igbo sikwa na
ahuru na aka nma n'ike onye nkuzi,umu akwukwo nyuo,utari alawa elu
its always accepted for a teacher to fart but once students attempt to fart,the canes would all come flying out
robby,welcome back,gi na ike ahuru gi cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by robby1(m): 9:14pm On Sep 20, 2008
lol. ify. hapu mu na ike m oh. E tiri'm ozo na ebe anyi. Ike ahuru 1 of bende l.g.a
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:20pm On Sep 20, 2008
hehe.
burukwa ike ahuru gi gawa embarassed
I bu onye Bende?ndi okpowo tongue
anyway,o di nma,Ike ahuru 1 of bende,Otele mere way 1 of Arogod lga na ekele gi grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 2:22pm On Sep 21, 2008
ifyalways:

roflmao
Echelon,ole mgbe e tiri egwu a?anyway,o putara na ihe a dila nma na side gi,lol ebe i nwere efe i cheta egwu tongue
Nwanne nna m nwoke gwara anyi na ha na-agu egwu a tupu ha abanye ihu agha. These songs are normally make-shift. To build morale.

ifyalways:

sometimes e dey good,at times e dey bad
sometimes e go better,at times e dey worse
sometimes e go be like say u escort people come this world
Ogologo nma agha,Jehovah bu ogololgo nma agha kiss kiss kiss

Biko egwu ahu di uto,o nwere onye mara egwu a ma o bu onye tiri ya?


Amaghi m. I choola ya na youtube?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:55am On Sep 22, 2008
@Echelon,ole otu m ga esi acho ya na youtube?a maghim aha egwu ahu ma o bu aha onye ma o bu ndi tiri ya angry
@all izu uka ohuru oma. kiss
@Topic,ijiji nti ike na eso ozu ala
the stubborn fly ends up in the grave with the corpse
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 10:30am On Sep 22, 2008
ifyalways:


sometimes e dey good,at times e dey bad
sometimes e go better,at times e dey worse
sometimes e go be like say u escort people come this world
Ogologo nma agha,Jehovah bu ogololgo nma agha kiss kiss kiss

Biko egwu ahu di uto,o nwere onye mara egwu a ma o bu onye tiri ya?
@Topic,Ogbu opi na eficha/ehicha imi.
The person that is blowing the whistle is entitled to clean his nose
weekendi oma nu.Kashiif nno.

Ify, aha egwu ahu bu "Ogologo Mma Agha". Onye tiri ya bu Timaya (A NigerDeltan). Echetaghi m aha efere egwu (album) ahu cry Obu n'afo gara aga ka O tiri ya.

Ngaghari ngaghari ka E ji ere nwa mkpi
A he goat is sold by moving around
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Kashif(m): 10:37am On Sep 22, 2008
echelon:


BTW: Kashif, never knew you were a poet? are you on facebook?

Echelon, I am sure I woun't pass for a poet; just put down what came to my mind (it happens sometimes). On facebook, no, I am not.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:27pm On Sep 22, 2008
Kashif:

Ify, aha egwu ahu bu "Ogologo Mma Agha". Onye tiri ya bu Timaya (A NigerDeltan). Echetaghi m aha efere egwu (album) ahu cry Obu n'afo gara aga ka O tiri ya.

Ngaghari ngaghari ka E ji ere nwa mkpi
A he goat is sold by moving around
kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss
Chukwu gozie gi.a gawalam youtube already cheesy
egwu ahu a togbuolam mana onye m nuru ya na onu a maghi aha onye tiri ya,Dalu Kashiff kiss
@Topic,Ibe ama onye ukwu
a prophet is not recognized at his hometown undecided
i doubt though ma ihe a bu ilu undecided

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