tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post3701321520534837401..comments2023-12-09T09:58:49.512+01:00Comments on Amaka's Notepad: Proverbs from Igbo landAmaka's Notepadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11649045186535836818noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-23226349265477312572017-10-28T09:01:58.406+01:002017-10-28T09:01:58.406+01:00Oke oshimmiri anokataghi rie onye
obula nke o na-a...Oke oshimmiri anokataghi rie onye<br />obula nke o na-ahughi ukwu ya anya. (The ocean never swallows a person with whose leg it does not come in contact.)Elijah Onyenmerioguhttps://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ElijahOnyenmeriogunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-60461952439242600892015-08-18T07:21:57.078+01:002015-08-18T07:21:57.078+01:00hello Amaka this is honestly a job well done.could...hello Amaka this is honestly a job well done.could u pls help upload more of this kind.ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585519942036450715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-39843021650186279212014-06-09T18:08:57.799+01:002014-06-09T18:08:57.799+01:00hmmmmm!......interesting read......i'm proudly...hmmmmm!......interesting read......i'm proudly igbo too....was kinda really rusty as a growing kid.....but like old wine, i'm getting better with age! Kele Unpluggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319551362872813653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-76684658464678246362013-11-30T09:54:40.956+01:002013-11-30T09:54:40.956+01:00Atuwaram anya na, o bu so asusu igbo ka anyi nile...Atuwaram anya na, o bu so asusu igbo ka anyi nile ka eji akorita. Mana obi lara m miri na o bu bekee ka anyi ji akorita.Obu gi ihe ntuwara anya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-40932558679534513802013-05-08T23:41:44.142+01:002013-05-08T23:41:44.142+01:00wow dis has really inspired me. I grew up as an ig...wow dis has really inspired me. I grew up as an igbo girl not knowing how to speak igbo cos my parents spoke english to me, but am determined to learn igbo now and i will make sure my own childern spoke igbo to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-86915160845579711662012-11-29T11:50:17.665+01:002012-11-29T11:50:17.665+01:00there is a book called book of jashar,goggle it an...there is a book called book of jashar,goggle it and know more about the igbos .ndeewoo nuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-49721014938251621602012-07-12T01:00:21.329+01:002012-07-12T01:00:21.329+01:00I no sabi speak my language...am ashamd of dis. Pl...I no sabi speak my language...am ashamd of dis. Pls how can i learn it again...help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-22255986875689621572012-01-25T08:27:05.399+01:002012-01-25T08:27:05.399+01:00@ Sugabelly - lol, u've gat to be kidding me! ...@ Sugabelly - lol, u've gat to be kidding me! Na dat proverb you remember???<br />@ Kimqhe - Its ok. Its understandable but you can work on it and you'd see amazing results.<br />@ Che - Nneoma, ihe a ma cha kwa. lol<br />@ Eyesoftruth - You have made me proud! You didnt just say the proverbs, you wrote them flawlessly!!! Biko nu, kuo ro eyesoftruth aka ndi azuru azu (kpa kpa kpakpakpa kpa)<br />@ adebsrk - if i had written the proverbs in igbo, how would the non igbos have an idea what i am talking about? Igbo here know the translation of all proverbs given<br />@ Naija4life - Nna, a na m agbaga na ohere gi ugbua ka m ga hu ihe di ebe ahu ma soro kwa gi ngwa ngwa. Dalu maka otu isi na-eso mAmaka's Notepadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649045186535836818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-33642740713579311152012-01-22T23:37:16.824+01:002012-01-22T23:37:16.824+01:00Nne, dalu. Ibu ezigbo Ada Igbo.
For once I've...Nne, dalu. Ibu ezigbo Ada Igbo.<br /><br />For once I've seen an Igbo blogger proud of our culture. I'm very impressed and I'm your latest follower. I'm inviting you to my blog also.<br /><br />http://www.apenandaheart.blogspot.com/Naija4Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535768349773752809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-9924564004129358352012-01-22T12:07:37.240+01:002012-01-22T12:07:37.240+01:00Disappointed that your Igbo proverbs were written ...Disappointed that your Igbo proverbs were written in English.@adebsrkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532530904290864217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-41259647845665015742012-01-21T12:29:42.673+01:002012-01-21T12:29:42.673+01:00Yippeee!! I love this post and am proudly IGBO!I c...Yippeee!! I love this post and am proudly IGBO!I couldn't speak English (i only spoke igbo) till i got into nursery school and Growing up, my parents made us read igbo bible and pray in igbo at family devotions. some proverbs i remember are <br />1. Awo adighi agba oso ehihie n'efu<br />2. Ejighi anya oma aga uka ekpere<br />3. Nwata kwochaa aka osoro okenye rie nrieyesoftruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069707861399364227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-30771647043801273192012-01-20T21:51:42.612+01:002012-01-20T21:51:42.612+01:00Ukwa ruo oge ya o daaa. Igbo kwenu. :-)
@ kimqhc:...Ukwa ruo oge ya o daaa. Igbo kwenu. :-)<br /><br />@ kimqhc: Don't be too hard on yourself. You can improve on your knowledge of Igbo from now (I'm talking to myself too cos I speak ngirigbo too sometimes. :-D ). I guess you schooled in Lagos for you to be that fluent in Yoruba.Chehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087573646392976170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-46735671460970368032012-01-20T21:28:31.911+01:002012-01-20T21:28:31.911+01:00that's one thing i love about igbo people they...that's one thing i love about igbo people they always know how to speak their language even the ones outside the country.it's a shame i can't speak mine i hate to admit that reallyChantel Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562776764093617568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-86258135061917895892012-01-20T17:42:39.960+01:002012-01-20T17:42:39.960+01:00my dear,i feel ashamed dat i cant speak igbo 4 1 h...my dear,i feel ashamed dat i cant speak igbo 4 1 hr without switcing to english,yet i can converse in 2 other 9ja languages.i even hold a record in my secondary sch as d igbo student to hv passed yoruba.kimqhchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103677168996262800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-66140251891760878202012-01-20T15:53:50.069+01:002012-01-20T15:53:50.069+01:00Yay!!!! I'm Igbo too.
But my favourite prover...Yay!!!! I'm Igbo too.<br /><br />But my favourite proverb has got to be this one:<br /><br />You can scare an old woman with a big penis.<br /><br />Heh hehe.Sugabellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943638849867603413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-25437735754906612532012-01-20T13:52:14.505+01:002012-01-20T13:52:14.505+01:00@ Luciano - wow! didnt know you are igbo oo. Nwann...@ Luciano - wow! didnt know you are igbo oo. Nwanne mmadu<br />@ Maukams, na 'akpu ohu' be the 1st proverb wey enter ur mind abi? lol<br />@ Anon, iseeeee!Amaka's Notepadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649045186535836818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-82458885904344409852012-01-20T12:54:09.110+01:002012-01-20T12:54:09.110+01:00igbo bu ndu!igbo bu ndu!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-69477510677369609882012-01-20T12:30:36.050+01:002012-01-20T12:30:36.050+01:00In my unadulterated dialect as an Arondizuoguian, ...In my unadulterated dialect as an Arondizuoguian, a proverb goes thus: 'akpu ohu n'abo nkutuko nkutuko ya e nwe na nke kuwuru ibe ya'. Meaning: live and let livemaukams.delavegahttp://m.facebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341942318904554541.post-43394406920548530372012-01-20T12:23:14.497+01:002012-01-20T12:23:14.497+01:00I am proudly Igbo too.
i love that your number 3 ...I am proudly Igbo too. <br />i love that your number 3 (okirikiri ka na gba ukwu ose....) took me a long time to undastand that one since i tot ukwu ose is like any other tree.lolLucianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012994261394980556noreply@blogger.com