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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 9:31pm On Nov 04, 2008
lol
rubi a dim nma.
Echelon,onye dere akwukwo ilu ahu?kedu aha akwukwo ilu ahu?
Ilu koro m badly.
Obama Obinna bu onye nmeri cheesy
Mortiple,udo o dikwa?Kashiff,kedu?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 9:59pm On Nov 04, 2008
Aha akwukwo ahu bu "Ka Anyi Sua Igbo". M bata port harcourt ka m lee anya na ya gwa gi onye dere ya. Udo
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:17pm On Nov 04, 2008
Dalu.
I noghi na base gi?ole ebe i gara?zutaram achicha na okpa ma ilotawa.
Njem gi gazie nke oma.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 12:51am On Nov 05, 2008
lol
echetanam otu ilu grin
Onye ndi mmuo na akuru egwu o na agba matakwa na egwu ndi mmuo bu egwu onwu
one who is dancing to the songs of the spirits should not forget that the songs of the spirits are the songs of death
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 8:20am On Nov 05, 2008
ifyalways:

lol
echetanam otu ilu grin
Onye ndi mmuo na akuru egwu o na agba matakwa na egwu ndi mmuo bu egwu onwu
one who is dancing to the songs of the spirits should not forget that the songs of the spirits are the songs of death

Ify I disagree  grin

It is:
Nwata a na-akuru usurugada o na-agba makwara na usurugada bu egwu ndi mmoo
A child that is dancing to the tune of "usurugada" should know that it is the dance of the spirits!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by Mortiple(m): 6:01pm On Nov 05, 2008
@Echelon na Ifyalways,
Ilu unu abuo dabara adaba!

@Rubi, anam ahu oru aka gi na ebe a, onye agoziri agozi ka ibu!

Onye ana agwo ibi, afo ya na eto, udele na akpoya oku na ajo ohia.
He who is being treated Elephantitis of the Scrotum (ibi) and his tommy begins to protrude, apparently, vultures are inviting him from the evil forest.

Onye si nani ya biri, cheta mgbe nka!

Idi be anyi, birikwe nu!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:48pm On Nov 05, 2008
lmao
Echelon cheesy
Rubi kiss kiss kiss o dikwa more than egwu na itunanya,aka Chukwu no na ya.Ekele diri Chukwu wink cool
@Topic,Onye turu okwute na ahia ya chetakwa na o nwere ike itu nne ma o bu nna ya na isi.
He who throws a stone aimlessly in the mkt should not forget that it might end up hitting his mum/dad
Mortiple,o gini na eme?
Kashiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif undecided
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 7:45am On Nov 13, 2008
Ify aha onye dere Ka "Anyi Sua Igbo" bu Okeke Jerry Chika
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:55pm On Nov 13, 2008
Igbo ndi oma ekene!

Ify, echelon, mortiple, kashif, rubi, na ndi ozo, ana m asi na Chukwu kere mmadu chekwa ba unu n'ile okachasi n'oge onwa christmas a na abia abia.


Nwata nna ya dara ibi, akpa amu adighi acha ya n'anya
A child that his father is suffering from elephantasis of the scrotum is never afraid of scrotum
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 8:20pm On Nov 20, 2008
A friend just told me that:

O buro e kwechaa igba, e tiwaa afo
You don't break the stomach after making the drum

Please any better translation? Igbo a dikwa egwu!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:06pm On Nov 22, 2008
echelon:

Ify aha onye dere Ka "Anyi Sua Igbo" bu Okeke Jerry Chika
dalu.a zigom ozi maka ya.
@Topic,ihe nkita ji eso onye afo ukwu bu maka na o buru na o gboghi agbo o ga anyu anyu.
dogs dey follow man with a protruding tummy because if he does not vomit,he surely would excrete sumtin for am grin
anyhow,anyhow,sumtin must drop !
@Rubi,Echelon,Mortiple,kashiff na Youngies,otu ihunanya. kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:59pm On Nov 23, 2008
ifyalways:

dalu.a zigom ozi maka ya.
I may send you a photocopy of it by fedex if you so wish.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 4:25pm On Nov 23, 2008
echelon:

I may send you a photocopy of it by fedex if you so wish.
haa,its not yet my buffday and gifts are pouring in kiss kiss kiss kiss
Eche i wud be more than delighted.ole otu a ga esi mee ya undecided
ntim di down cheesy
@mmadu nile,uka oma nu.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:39pm On Nov 23, 2008
ifyalways:

ole otu a ga esi mee ya undecided

sending ur contact address to me by email should suffice.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 12:24pm On Nov 25, 2008
Echelon o ginikwa ka ina send?

Bikokwa kpukwam isi akpuru Albert wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 8:14pm On Nov 26, 2008
youngies:

Bikokwa kpukwam isi akpuru Albert wink

O kwa ya? A si na

E mee nwata ka e mere ibe  ya, obi a di ya mma
A child becomes happy when what's done for others is also done for hime

Ilu Igbo
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by fdigital(m): 9:09pm On Nov 26, 2008
ha-sena okuko nyoo ahuru ala chuwaya oso. . . . . whenever a fowl farts lt start running away from ground
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:15am On Nov 27, 2008
But don't forget na asi na onwu na egbu nwa okuko na esi n'elu abia

The agent of death that normaly kills the chicken most times comes from the sky
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 11:27pm On Dec 02, 2008
echelon:

sending ur contact address to me by email should suffice.
]iwe adila gi,a noghim ya kemgbe.
A gam eme ka i siri kwuo ASAP.dalu kiss
@Youngies,i juta isi nkita i ga eji agba ya eme gini? cheesy
Mortiple,Kashiff na Rubi,happpy ekeresimesi kiss kiss
unu anyi a ga ala kwa ala igbo?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 12:58pm On Dec 06, 2008
ifyalways:

]iwe adila gi,a noghim ya kemgbe.
Iwe kwa? grin O rubeghi otu ahu. hee hee

Ilu Igbo:

Mmiri ugo jiri kwo aka ka ugbana jiri wu aru
The water used to wash hands by the eagle is the same water the egret used to bath

The meaning of this is indepth. Who can decipher?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 3:28pm On Dec 08, 2008
echelon:

Iwe kwa? grin O rubeghi otu ahu. hee hee

Ilu Igbo:

Mmiri ugo jiri kwo aka ka ugbana jiri wu aru
The water used to wash hands by the eagle is the same water the egret used to bath

The meaning of this is indepth. Who can decipher?




Echelon Ilua di omimi.
Ihulanu otu ihe uwa siri diri undecided
onwere onye ga ata chi ya ma o bu chi ibe ya uta?I guess the egret is even thankful na o nwetara mmiri o jiri saa ahu not even minding na o bu nke Ugo kwoo aka.
I pray that we all ga a bu ugo na ebe o bula anyi no MANA O burugodi na o nwere ka o siri di,anyi a buru ugbana. . . . .lets still be thankful.
ugbana can't change it hence hes gladly accepted and living happily with it.
okwa ka m siri hota di ilu undecided,theres room for corrections wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 10:26am On Dec 10, 2008
Emmm, sister Ify, nkowa gi adighi bad at all, but I can only illustrate further:

The ilu as I understand it, is about showing the disparity between the eagle and the egret. We all know how clean white the egret is, but it doesn't come near to the poise, elegance, grace and aura of the eagle. Ya mere, you can imagine, mmiri ugo jiri kwo aka, still ugbana is very grateful to eji ya awu aru. cool

I hope I have added more to the confusion wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 6:39pm On Dec 11, 2008
Lol youngies. Idikwa funny  grin.

Ify, your explanation is one way to look at it.

Another one that is subtle is this:

Whatever you do in life, people will always complain. Whether you are fair- or dark- complexioned, people will complain. So do what you know is right after due consultations and do what you want to do, then let people talk. They'll talk anyway.

Hope I have not added to the confusion like Oga Youngies  cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by chika98: 8:06pm On Dec 11, 2008
Bia youngies,  obu gi no na foto ahu?? Imakwara mma ooo grin

Ndi igbo na asi "onye ajuru aju anaghi aju owe ya"

Also " onweghi etu egbe ji fe anaghi ahu afo ya"
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:39pm On Dec 13, 2008
chika98:

Bia youngies, obu gi no na foto ahu?? Imakwara mma ooo grin

Ndi igbo na asi "onye ajuru aju anaghi aju owe ya"

Also " onweghi etu egbe ji fe anaghi ahu afo ya"

I guess na i bu nwa ada makwara mma ooo, cheesy thanks anyway

Ala adighi mma bu uru ndi nze
The elders are at advantage when there problem in the land
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:48pm On Dec 18, 2008
Hmmmmm, why has everybody deserted this thread? Guess peeps are all busy elsewhere . . .

But I let us all remember that:

Ana eme ogu ana emekwa oru, maka alota ogu aga eri nri
When getting ready for war, effort should also be put in preparation of food, cos when you return from war, u will need to eat.

Igbo makanu!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by echelon(m): 8:32pm On Dec 19, 2008
That's if you return alive  tongue cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 10:09pm On Dec 20, 2008
echelon:

That's if you return alive tongue cheesy
grin grin grin
happy ekeresimesi mmadu dum
Rubi kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss
Nwakaibe kiss kiss kiss
Echelon kiss kiss kiss
Youngies kiss kiss kiss kiss
Mortiple kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss
Kashiff kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss
Presido kiss kiss undecided
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 11:21am On Dec 22, 2008
Lol. . .

Ify Kashif has the longest kiss, why? wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by ifyalways(f): 6:24pm On Dec 22, 2008
Youngies,ole nwa baby na enwe gi ife obu?gini ka a na enye gi sef? cheesy
I dont know why Kashiff got the longest nsusu cheesy u really want to know? tongue
kedu? kiss
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mecylee(f): 3:25pm On Dec 24, 2008
CHA,CHA,CHA I GBO KWENU, Igbo sina nwayi otile ukwu ana atu egwu abuighi yana ewu na ekpu, (MEANING THAT) No matter how fearful a woman yhash may look like, it does not mean that is a got that sleeps with her cool
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by slimfine(f): 8:37pm On Dec 24, 2008
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.

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.

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