Igbo proverbs and English meaning
Igbo | English |
Agbara raa nsi, A gwa ya osisi e ji tuo ya | If a deity begins to show off, You tell him the tree with which it was carved |
A na agwa nti ma o geghi, E bere isi; e bere nti | When the ear is warned to listen and it doesn’t listen, when the head is cut off, the ear also gets cut off |
Isi kote ebu, o gbaa ya | The head that attracts the wasp, Gets the sting |
Anuo chaa ngwo, Akpo ya okpokoro | When the palm wine from a palm tree is finished, people call the tree an empty log |
E liwe uzo liwe ehi, onye nwere uche atoro uzo ghara ehi | When presented with the choice of a road and a cow, the wise will choose the road instead the cow |
A gbara aka na-azo ala, Onye ji ji ana-akonye | When one is in dispute over a piece of land without the require resources (yam/money), the party with the resources (yam/money) starts making use of the land in question |
