Igbos come show your proverbs skills (Page 6)

osimiri adi ghi eri onye ona ahu ghi uku ya anya.....the river dose not drawn some one it did not see his legs

Posted: at 28-06-2010 06:17 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

eneke siri na kemgbe mmadu mutara agbaba agbafio agbafio/ akwusi a kwusi, nya onwe ya mutara ofebe ebeghi ebe
the bird said that since human beings have learnt to run after it/ chase after it without pausing, it has now learnt to fly without perching

ndi bi n'ulô ugegbe anaghi ama okwute
people that live in glass houses do not throw stones

ndi bi n'usô ulô uka, na-abia "late",mgbe nile
those that live near the church, are always late for service

Posted: at 28-06-2010 06:20 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

agbisi gba ike....... 

if ant bite ur yansh..................

Posted: at 28-06-2010 11:15 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

agwa nti ma onu gi mgbe aga ebu, ebu kete ya la isi ---------- its implies that any ear that refused to hear enters the grave with the head.

Posted: at 29-06-2010 11:10 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Mmiri do na eju dooro nwa nkita......The water in the snail-shell is for the kitten

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Posted: at 29-06-2010 03:00 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

onye aturu ilu kuwara ya, ego ejiri luo nne ya furu efu.

means if someone told you a proverb and explain it to u, the dowry paid on ur mother's head is for nothing.

Posted: at 29-06-2010 05:42 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Aku fecha  odara awo - what surely goes up must come down

Posted: at 29-06-2010 07:09 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

Otu onye ana si unu abiala - Great one (mighty one)

Posted: at 29-06-2010 07:15 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

egbo ogu onye ujoo ana abha

Posted: at 29-06-2010 08:23 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

what a senseless post

Posted: at 30-06-2010 01:01 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac