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Afrikan Language Institute => Afrikan Language Resources => Topic started by: Akua Ma'at on Apr 11, 2012, 04:07 PM

Title: Igbo Proverbs-gctid50551
Post by: Akua Ma'at on Apr 11, 2012, 04:07 PM
Nwaanyi muta ite ofe mmiri mmiri, di ya amuta ipi utara aka were suru ofe.

Li: If a woman decides to make the soup watery, the husband will learn to dent the foofoo before dipping it into the soup.

Exp: one should learn to change tactics to suit a situation
Title: Igbo Proverbs-gctid50552
Post by: Akua Ma'at on Apr 11, 2012, 04:09 PM
A chuo aja ma a hughi udele, a mara na ihe mere be ndimmuo.

Lit: If the vulture fails to hover at the end of a sacrifice, then you know that something happened in the land of spirits.

Exp: The regulars must be around otherwise something is amiss.
Title: Igbo Proverbs-gctid50553
Post by: Akua Ma'at on Apr 11, 2012, 04:32 PM
Ugo chara  acha adi(ghi) echu echu

Lit: A mature eagle feather will ever remain pure.

Exp: One well trained will stand the test of time.
Title: Igbo Proverbs-gctid50554
Post by: Akua Ma'at on Apr 11, 2012, 04:34 PM
Nwunye awo si na di atoka uto, ya jiri nuta nke ya kworo ya n'azu.

Lit: The female toad said that husband is so sweet that when she got married, she carried her husband permanently on the back.

Exp: A humorous proverb used in cajoling women into loving their husbands.
Title: Igbo Proverbs-gctid51937
Post by: MfonPtah on Jun 16, 2012, 06:57 PM
All f these proverbs should be made into a song!
Title: Igbo Proverbs-gctid51946
Post by: Akua Ma'at on Jun 16, 2012, 09:09 PM
That would be blacktastic!
Title: Igbo Proverbs-gctid85767
Post by: Mani Kongo on Jun 28, 2013, 05:23 PM
Si kele onye nti chiri; enu anughi, ala anu.

Lit: Salute the deaf; if the heavens don't hear, the earth will hear.

Exp: Let us do the correct thing, there are those who will understand.