1. Nriju afo nwamgwe na eme na nkunye.
ENGLISH- Satisfactory feeding of an orphan happens by eventuality.
2. Egbe na nwaokuko anaghi azu otu ahia.
ENGLISH- Kite and chicken can never do transactions in the same market square.
3. Onye nwanne ya rere, mgbaputa ya na esi ezigbo ike.
ENGLISH- Whoever that was sold out by his brother, his redemption is often very difficult to achieve.
4. Ebe onye ara ga aga di otutu, tinyere egwu ndi oga agba n'uzo; ma ndi nke oga agba n'oma ohia.
ENGLISH- A mad person has too many places to attend; including the dances he will indulge at the roads and as well in the market square.
5. Ome enyi, meta onye di mma enyi maka olulu.
ENGLISH- Whosoever that makes friendship should endeavor to engage with a good person for sake of marriage.
6. Ugwo buzuo ochakee.
ENGLISH- When an eagle matures fully, it's colour will glamour.
7. Ngwere na achu nwa ukpana kpacharakwa anya ya maka nwaobu ngwere.
ENGLISH- A lizard that chases after grasshopper should be weary of a hulk.
8. Mmadu agaghi ekworo na obughi dinta na agba anu, were hapu mgbada ka obiri n'azu ulo ya.
ENGLISH- For the simple reason that someone is not a hunter that kills animals is not enough for him to allow an antelope to dwell at the back of his hut.
9. Agwo mmadu huru n'ime nro na abukama eke nwe ohia.
ENGLISH- A snake that someone sees in his dream is often recounted to be a python.
10. Ewu nwuru n'ime oba abughi aguru gburu ya.
ENGLISH- Any goat that was found dead in a barn was never killed by hunger.
11. Achuwa diochi, ogbaa ajo oso, agaa chere ya n'ukwu nkwu ona echu.
ENGLISH- When a palm wine tapper outruns his chasers, they will go and wait for him at the base of the palm tree he taps.
12. Anaghi agba aka achu anu na ata aru.
ENGLISH-They do not chase after an animal that bites with bare hands.
13. Afa agbara n'abali na adiwa ka abali.
ENGLISH- Any divination that was carried out in the night often appears like a night.
14. Anya okwa na eche akwu ya.
ENGLISH- The eyes of a wild fowl guides after its nest.
15. Onye emere n'ndu, jiri anya ya huru.
ENGLISH- Any person that was humiliated while alive should use his eyes to watch over it.
16. Onye buru mmadu uzo siwe ite, na eburu ya uzo enwe mkpomkpo ite.
ENGLISH- Whosoever that started cooking with pots ahead of another must have scrabble pots before him.
17. Agu bata n'ime ohia, mgbada achiri obi n'aka.
ENGLISH- If a lion eventually enters into a forest, antelope will develop a pounding heart.
18. Ekele anwuna ekwere Onye Nze agaghi eme ya ka oghara inwu anwu.
ENGLISH- A greeting of endless life given to a Reverend Nze tittle holder cannot withhold him from seeing death.
19. Oji rue ulo, okoo ebe osiri bia.
ENGLISH- When kolanut finally arrives at home, it will speak of where it came from.
20. Ndumodu ana enye nwa nwere nne: ka nwa na enweghi nne ji amara ihe.
ENGLISH- An advise offered to a child with a mother is the same advice that a motherless child often uses to equip himself.
21. Nwata nna ya dunyere ori, na ejiri ukwu amawa uzo.
ENGLISH- Any child that is send to steal by his father often uses leg to breakthrough the door.
22. Eburu dike rue n'onu ili, ndu aguwa ya.
ENGLISH- When a warrior is carried close to a graveside, he will become hungry of living.
23. Onye akporo ashi were aka dogbue agu, asi na obu agu ndu tagburu.
ENGLISH- When a man with people's hatred devours a lion with bare hands, the news will circulate that the lion was eaten to death by worms.
24. Nwanyi chowa nwunye di ya okwu, osi ya nye ya mmanu ka ya jiri juo nkpuru nkwu.
ENGLISH- When woman wants to make trouble with her mate of the same husband, she will ask her to give her palm oil for her to use to chew palm nuts.
25. Obu ka aghotachaa ihe nile utu miri n'elu mere enwe jiri were azu daarue ala.
ENGLISH- It is for the reason of plucking all apple nuts on a tree that made a monkey to fall down to the ground with its broad back.
26. Ose oji anaghi aga ije ihere.
ENGLISH- Alligator pepper do not undertake a shyful journey.
27. Nwata anaghi ejiri oso agbaba n'ala onuru gburu nna ya.
ENGLISH- A child do not hurriedly run into the parcel of land that he heard that took the life of his father.
28. Aku nwata jiri gbagbue nnunnu bu okenye piara ya.
ENGLISH- An arrow that a child used to kill a bird was sharpened by an elder.
29. Nku di n'mba na eghere mba nri.
ENGLISH- The quantity of firewood in a community is enough for all the cookings in the community.
30. Ihe otu mba na aso aso ka mba ozo na eri.
ENGLISH- What a community forbids eating is the same thing that another community uses to celebrate festival.
31. Onye kpotara nwanyi n'egwu onwa amaghi na ikpota nwanyi na ara ahu.
ENGLISH- He who got a wife from a moonlight game do not know the difficulty associated with getting a wife.
32. Ihe ana anochitere diochi bu na inu mmanya, anaghi anochitere ya n'ida elu nkwu.
ENGLISH- A palm wine tapper can only be represented when drinking of palm wine, but he cannot be represented when falling from palm tree.
33. Ugwo anaghi ebe n'aja.
ENGLISH- Eagle do not perch on the sand.
34. Aku soro nwata, ndi okenye ejegbue onwe ha na ozi.
ENGLISH- When wealth associates a child, elders will die while running errands.
35. Nkita nyara akpa baa ohia, nsi nile di n'ohia agwu.
ENGLISH- If a dog fastens a bag and moves into bush, all faeces inside the bush will eventually be exhausted.
36. Apari kwugbara oke osisi, omee oke ohia.
ENGLISH- When shrubs coils all over a mighty tree, it will form a thick forest.
37. Aka ose adighi mma n'anya.
ENGLISH- Hand soiled with pepper is not good for the eye.
38. Oburu na ezeji rutu oru n'oba, ya weputakwanu ohere gatu ikwu nne ya, nihi na oburu na oso chuwa ya, obughi n'oba ya ka oga agbagbu.
ENGLISH- When a famous yam producer does much works in his barn, let him take a break and endeavor to visit the homestead of his mother because when he is pursued, he will not run into his barn for safety.
39. Anu ulo anaghi atu egwu nkita.
ENGLISH- Home animal does not have fear over the presence of a dog.
40. Agadi nwanyi sie nti wuo ikpo aja, ebute ozu ya n'ofe ya.
ENGLISH- If an old woman stubbornly jumps across a dwarf wall, her corpse will be carried across it.
41. Nwata bulie nna ya elu, ogodo awushie ya anya.
ENGLISH- When a child lifts his father up, his father's apron will cover his eyes.
42. Aku zue onu, iro alaa.
ENGLISH- When wealth is shared equitably, envy will be a thing of the past.
43. Onye choro ihu eze mforo agadi nwanyi, nye ya mmanya gbara uka.
ENGLISH- Whosoever wants to have a glimpse of the fallen teeth of old woman should offer her a spoilt wine.
44. Nnekwu nwe ije, umu ya enwere oso.
ENGLISH- Mother hen is customary with walking while its chicken are known with running.
45. Okenye mia onu akwa, umuntakiri ebegbue onwe ha na akwa.
ENGLISH- When an elder opens his mouth as intending to cry, children will burst into an uncontrollable crying.
46. Ifu uzo bu ihuwa uzo ama.
ENGLISH- To loose the road path is to keep marks of the road way.
47. Ogu ju nkita isi, otaa onye nwe ya.
ENGLISH- When fighting becomes excess to a dog, it will bite its owner.
48. Obiara igbum, gbue onwe ya abughi ajo ogwu.
ENGLISH- He who come to kill me but eventually kill himself is never a bad charm.
49. Ofo gburu ji, Ofo gburu ede, mana, emerem gini gburu Ofo.
ENGLISH- Holy effigy destroyed yam, holy effigy also destroyed cocoyam but innocent destroyed a holy effigy.
50. Elelia nwaite, ogbonyua oku.
ENGLISH- If a small clay pot is overlooked, it will boil excessively and quench the fire.
51. Onye gbawaranu si chuwa ya.
ENGLISH- Whosoever that started running called for his pursuit.
52. Onye gbue onye ya na ya kwu eme njem, nani ya akwuru jewe.
ENGLISH- Whoever that killed the person that is to accompany him to embark on a journey, he will have to make the journey all alone.
53. Onye gbalahuru mmiri ozuzo agaghi agbalahu ikuku so ya.
ENGLISH- He who escape being beaten up by rainfall can never escape from its wind.
54. Ana emezi Onye ngwota akidi maka ubochi ozo.
ENGLISH- They use to treat a preparer of porridge beans fairly for sake of another day.
55. Onye tara ose bu onye na anu ufu ya.
ENGLISH- He who chews pepper is the one that feels of its pepperish taste.
56. Agbara anaghi ekuru ibe ya nwa.
ENGLISH- Oracle does not carry baby for another oracle of its type.
57. Anaghi ebu ihe dabara n'anya alaba ura.
ENGLISH- It is impossible to carry something that fell into an eye and go to sleep.
58. Okenye mepee ike ya n'ogbo, umuntakiri egbojue ya aja.
ENGLISH- When an elder exposes his anus in the public square, children will fill it with lump of sand.
59. Ama ana ebite aku, ana eme ya ngafe.
ENGLISH- The compound that have enough wealth to be borrowed is often ignored and been passed by.
60. Nwanyi ugwo di, anaghi esichapu ya na ofe oma.
ENGLISH- Wife that is living with husband's hatred cannot clear that through cooking of delicious soup.
61. Ana aturu nwata aka n'onwa, anya ya ana ele nani mkpisi aka.
ENGLISH- When a child is being shown a moon, he will be watching at the finger only.
62. Oburu na nwata soro Okenye mee njem ataghi oji, otaa ose oji.
ENGLISH- If a child that accompany an elder to embark on a journey did not eat kola nut, he will eat alligator pepper.
63. Ebule gbachaa oso nile di ya n'ukwu, agu egbue ya.
ENGLISH: When a ram exhausts its running ability in its legs, lion will devour it.
64. Ihe ana emere nwanyi ka ejiri mee ya mma bu ihe eji emegbu ya emegbu.
ENGLISH: What is done to please a woman is often seen as for humiliating her.
65. Onye koro nwanyi onu oyiyi nkirika akwa bu di luru ya ka okoro ya.
ENGLISH: He who abuses a woman of wearing tartared clothes gave the abuse directly to her husband.
66. Ogbue ojiri ije gburu onye na enweghi mmadu, Ogbue onye nwere mmadu, ogbagbue onwe ya n'oso.
ENGLISH: A killer that kills and gently walks away killed a person that has no kinsmen, if he eventually kills a person that has kinsmen, he will die running.
67. Onwere ihe ana ewepu n'anu tupu eriwe ya.
ENGLISH: There is something that is been removed from a meat before eating it
68. Egbue anu nwanyi na anaghi eri, nnu na ose ako uko n'ulo.
ENGLISH: When an animal that is forbidden for a woman to eat is killed, both salt and pepper will never be available in the house.
69. Awo kakpoo, oyie akiri.
ENGLISH: When a toad becomes old and wrinkled, it will look like a frog.
70. Oke wie azi, ibe ya ana aso ya aso.
ENGLISH: When a rat shaves its hairs, others rats will be distancing from it.
71. Ukwara na akwa nwa-enwe na akwa osisi ono n'elu ya.
ENGLISH: Cough that is convulsing a monkey is as well convulsing the tree that is carrying it.
72. Onu riri udele eriala ajo anu.
ENGLISH: Any mouth that eats vulture has invariably eaten evil meat.
73. Ewu ajo ube na ebetara ibe ya nri.
ENGLISH: The goat that constantly cries often attracts feeds to others.
74. Na ji adighi n'oba, ede adighi n'oba: obu ihe ana agwa nwa loro uwa.
ENGLISH: That there is no yam in the barn, there is no cocoyam in the barn; is such what is expected to tell a child that has come to the world.
75. Onye onya ya magburule nwa-ururu amaghi na nwa-ururu na agba ajo oso.
ENGLISH: He whose trap caught up a hare for him do not realize that hare is a fast runner.
76. Nkweke ga amata ozo, mana ozo ga ala.
ENGLISH: A big log of wood will hit at a gorilla but gorilla must escape.
77. Ijiji na enweghi onye ndumodu na eso ozu ala n'ili, ekpogide ya aja.
ENGLISH: A fly that has no adviser often enters into a grave and been buried along with corpse.
78. Agu kwesiri ighota na dinta biara oriri n'ulo ya ga eji nshi na akpa ya wee bia.
ENGLISH- Lion suppose to know that the hunter that pay him a visit must come with poison in his pocket.
79. Oge obula nwaolugbo di na udi mgbako, imara na oke no nso.
ENGLISH- Whenever a cat is positioned in a calculative mood, there must be rat around the corner.
80. Na anu lara n'onya abughi na olaala n'ohia.
ENGLISH- That an animal escaped from a trap does not mean that it has escaped from the bush.
81. Mgbe obula ewu mmadu furu, ushi ofe ndi agbata obi ya abanye na nyocha.
ENGLISH- When someone's goat got missing, the aroma of his neighbor's soup becomes suspicious.
82. Na mmadu edeweghi nshi n'ulo ya abughi oge onye iro ya biara oriri n'ulo ya.
ENGLISH- That a man does not keep poison in his house is not applicable when his enemy come for dinner in his house.
83. Anaghi esinye anu n'oku, nkita alaba ura.
ENGLISH- A dog does not retire to sleep when meat is being cooked on fire.
84. Oria gburu enyi bidoro n'ala ala afo ya.
ENGLISH- The sickness that killed an elephant started right deep inside its stomach.
85. Ijiji na awuari n'ihu akiriko ga echetakwa na iwe di udude n'obi.
ENGLISH- The fly that hankers at the front of cobwebs must be weary of spider's anger.
86. Osa rurule n'odu igu no na mmapu.
ENGLISH- The squirrel that has arrived at the tongue of palm frond is at the verge of jumping out.
87. Oburu na anu lara n'onya hu osisi gbagoro agbago, ogbawara oso.
ENGLISH- When an animal that escaped from trap comes across a bent log of wood, it will run for its dear life.
88. Nwaokuko egbe n'ebu na ebe akwa ka umu uwa nuru olu ya: obughi na ihe ji ya ga ahapu ya aka.
ENGLISH- A chicken that is carried away by kite cries for the people to hear its voice but not that what hold it will eventually release it.
89. Ugbaka gbara maka na ibe ya agbaala na agba na erughi eru.
ENGLISH- A locust bean seed that bursts simply because others of its kind have bursted will burst prematurely.
90. Nwata gbara ndi okenye okwute, wee gbagbue n'ogburu akwa nne ya ga echere otiti ihe ma nne ya gawa ahia.
ENGLISH- child that throw stone on elders and run into his mother's apron will risk being beaten when his mother will be away to market.
91. Nwata na acho ilo mkpuru udala ga eburu uzo mara ka onu ike ya ha.
ENGLISH: A child that intends to swallow a seed of apple must first inspect the size of his anus.
92. Nwoke obula nwanyi dagudoro, ihe dagudoro ya siri ezigbo ike.
ENGLISH- Any man that is fallen upon by a woman, what falls upon him is something very strong.
93. Ogu bie, dike anuo ugwu mmanya.
ENGLISH- When war finally comes to an end, a warrior will be dished of a half cup of palm wine.
94. Ndi na eche enyi ha nwanyi na anu uda ukwu ukpana mmuo.
ENGLISH- Men that wait upon their maiden friends hears the sounds of the feet tips of grasshoppers.
95. Onye na akuru onye ara egwu soro buru onye ara.
ENGLISH- Whoever that beats rhythms for a mad person is also a mad person.
96. Omegbu nwamgwe, oga akpo ndi nke ya ala ala-mmuo?
ENGLISH- He who humiliates orphan, will he journey to the land of the dead with his own children?
97. Agadi nwanyi anaghi aka nka n'egwu omara agba.
ENGLISH- An old woman does not grow old over a dance step that she knows how to dance.
98. Onye agwo turu hu isi ngwere di n'onu, ogbawara oso.
ENGLISH- If a person that has been bitten by snake encounters a head of lizard in a hole, he will runaway for his life.
99. Anaghi eji onu agwa oshi nti na ahia esule.
ENGLISH- They do not use mouth to tell a deaf person that market has commenced.
100. Agha akara akaa anaghi eri nwamgworo.
ENGLISH- A discussed war does not take the life of a cripple.
101. Nwata hu nwata ibe ya ona egbuli, ogu aguwa ya.
ENGLISH- When a child comes across his mate that he defeats in fight, he will be longing for fighting.
ENGLISH- Satisfactory feeding of an orphan happens by eventuality.
2. Egbe na nwaokuko anaghi azu otu ahia.
ENGLISH- Kite and chicken can never do transactions in the same market square.
3. Onye nwanne ya rere, mgbaputa ya na esi ezigbo ike.
ENGLISH- Whoever that was sold out by his brother, his redemption is often very difficult to achieve.
4. Ebe onye ara ga aga di otutu, tinyere egwu ndi oga agba n'uzo; ma ndi nke oga agba n'oma ohia.
ENGLISH- A mad person has too many places to attend; including the dances he will indulge at the roads and as well in the market square.
5. Ome enyi, meta onye di mma enyi maka olulu.
ENGLISH- Whosoever that makes friendship should endeavor to engage with a good person for sake of marriage.
6. Ugwo buzuo ochakee.
ENGLISH- When an eagle matures fully, it's colour will glamour.
7. Ngwere na achu nwa ukpana kpacharakwa anya ya maka nwaobu ngwere.
ENGLISH- A lizard that chases after grasshopper should be weary of a hulk.
8. Mmadu agaghi ekworo na obughi dinta na agba anu, were hapu mgbada ka obiri n'azu ulo ya.
ENGLISH- For the simple reason that someone is not a hunter that kills animals is not enough for him to allow an antelope to dwell at the back of his hut.
9. Agwo mmadu huru n'ime nro na abukama eke nwe ohia.
ENGLISH- A snake that someone sees in his dream is often recounted to be a python.
10. Ewu nwuru n'ime oba abughi aguru gburu ya.
ENGLISH- Any goat that was found dead in a barn was never killed by hunger.
11. Achuwa diochi, ogbaa ajo oso, agaa chere ya n'ukwu nkwu ona echu.
ENGLISH- When a palm wine tapper outruns his chasers, they will go and wait for him at the base of the palm tree he taps.
12. Anaghi agba aka achu anu na ata aru.
ENGLISH-They do not chase after an animal that bites with bare hands.
13. Afa agbara n'abali na adiwa ka abali.
ENGLISH- Any divination that was carried out in the night often appears like a night.
14. Anya okwa na eche akwu ya.
ENGLISH- The eyes of a wild fowl guides after its nest.
15. Onye emere n'ndu, jiri anya ya huru.
ENGLISH- Any person that was humiliated while alive should use his eyes to watch over it.
16. Onye buru mmadu uzo siwe ite, na eburu ya uzo enwe mkpomkpo ite.
ENGLISH- Whosoever that started cooking with pots ahead of another must have scrabble pots before him.
17. Agu bata n'ime ohia, mgbada achiri obi n'aka.
ENGLISH- If a lion eventually enters into a forest, antelope will develop a pounding heart.
18. Ekele anwuna ekwere Onye Nze agaghi eme ya ka oghara inwu anwu.
ENGLISH- A greeting of endless life given to a Reverend Nze tittle holder cannot withhold him from seeing death.
19. Oji rue ulo, okoo ebe osiri bia.
ENGLISH- When kolanut finally arrives at home, it will speak of where it came from.
20. Ndumodu ana enye nwa nwere nne: ka nwa na enweghi nne ji amara ihe.
ENGLISH- An advise offered to a child with a mother is the same advice that a motherless child often uses to equip himself.
21. Nwata nna ya dunyere ori, na ejiri ukwu amawa uzo.
ENGLISH- Any child that is send to steal by his father often uses leg to breakthrough the door.
22. Eburu dike rue n'onu ili, ndu aguwa ya.
ENGLISH- When a warrior is carried close to a graveside, he will become hungry of living.
23. Onye akporo ashi were aka dogbue agu, asi na obu agu ndu tagburu.
ENGLISH- When a man with people's hatred devours a lion with bare hands, the news will circulate that the lion was eaten to death by worms.
24. Nwanyi chowa nwunye di ya okwu, osi ya nye ya mmanu ka ya jiri juo nkpuru nkwu.
ENGLISH- When woman wants to make trouble with her mate of the same husband, she will ask her to give her palm oil for her to use to chew palm nuts.
25. Obu ka aghotachaa ihe nile utu miri n'elu mere enwe jiri were azu daarue ala.
ENGLISH- It is for the reason of plucking all apple nuts on a tree that made a monkey to fall down to the ground with its broad back.
26. Ose oji anaghi aga ije ihere.
ENGLISH- Alligator pepper do not undertake a shyful journey.
27. Nwata anaghi ejiri oso agbaba n'ala onuru gburu nna ya.
ENGLISH- A child do not hurriedly run into the parcel of land that he heard that took the life of his father.
28. Aku nwata jiri gbagbue nnunnu bu okenye piara ya.
ENGLISH- An arrow that a child used to kill a bird was sharpened by an elder.
29. Nku di n'mba na eghere mba nri.
ENGLISH- The quantity of firewood in a community is enough for all the cookings in the community.
30. Ihe otu mba na aso aso ka mba ozo na eri.
ENGLISH- What a community forbids eating is the same thing that another community uses to celebrate festival.
31. Onye kpotara nwanyi n'egwu onwa amaghi na ikpota nwanyi na ara ahu.
ENGLISH- He who got a wife from a moonlight game do not know the difficulty associated with getting a wife.
32. Ihe ana anochitere diochi bu na inu mmanya, anaghi anochitere ya n'ida elu nkwu.
ENGLISH- A palm wine tapper can only be represented when drinking of palm wine, but he cannot be represented when falling from palm tree.
33. Ugwo anaghi ebe n'aja.
ENGLISH- Eagle do not perch on the sand.
34. Aku soro nwata, ndi okenye ejegbue onwe ha na ozi.
ENGLISH- When wealth associates a child, elders will die while running errands.
35. Nkita nyara akpa baa ohia, nsi nile di n'ohia agwu.
ENGLISH- If a dog fastens a bag and moves into bush, all faeces inside the bush will eventually be exhausted.
36. Apari kwugbara oke osisi, omee oke ohia.
ENGLISH- When shrubs coils all over a mighty tree, it will form a thick forest.
37. Aka ose adighi mma n'anya.
ENGLISH- Hand soiled with pepper is not good for the eye.
38. Oburu na ezeji rutu oru n'oba, ya weputakwanu ohere gatu ikwu nne ya, nihi na oburu na oso chuwa ya, obughi n'oba ya ka oga agbagbu.
ENGLISH- When a famous yam producer does much works in his barn, let him take a break and endeavor to visit the homestead of his mother because when he is pursued, he will not run into his barn for safety.
39. Anu ulo anaghi atu egwu nkita.
ENGLISH- Home animal does not have fear over the presence of a dog.
40. Agadi nwanyi sie nti wuo ikpo aja, ebute ozu ya n'ofe ya.
ENGLISH- If an old woman stubbornly jumps across a dwarf wall, her corpse will be carried across it.
41. Nwata bulie nna ya elu, ogodo awushie ya anya.
ENGLISH- When a child lifts his father up, his father's apron will cover his eyes.
42. Aku zue onu, iro alaa.
ENGLISH- When wealth is shared equitably, envy will be a thing of the past.
43. Onye choro ihu eze mforo agadi nwanyi, nye ya mmanya gbara uka.
ENGLISH- Whosoever wants to have a glimpse of the fallen teeth of old woman should offer her a spoilt wine.
44. Nnekwu nwe ije, umu ya enwere oso.
ENGLISH- Mother hen is customary with walking while its chicken are known with running.
45. Okenye mia onu akwa, umuntakiri ebegbue onwe ha na akwa.
ENGLISH- When an elder opens his mouth as intending to cry, children will burst into an uncontrollable crying.
46. Ifu uzo bu ihuwa uzo ama.
ENGLISH- To loose the road path is to keep marks of the road way.
47. Ogu ju nkita isi, otaa onye nwe ya.
ENGLISH- When fighting becomes excess to a dog, it will bite its owner.
48. Obiara igbum, gbue onwe ya abughi ajo ogwu.
ENGLISH- He who come to kill me but eventually kill himself is never a bad charm.
49. Ofo gburu ji, Ofo gburu ede, mana, emerem gini gburu Ofo.
ENGLISH- Holy effigy destroyed yam, holy effigy also destroyed cocoyam but innocent destroyed a holy effigy.
50. Elelia nwaite, ogbonyua oku.
ENGLISH- If a small clay pot is overlooked, it will boil excessively and quench the fire.
51. Onye gbawaranu si chuwa ya.
ENGLISH- Whosoever that started running called for his pursuit.
52. Onye gbue onye ya na ya kwu eme njem, nani ya akwuru jewe.
ENGLISH- Whoever that killed the person that is to accompany him to embark on a journey, he will have to make the journey all alone.
53. Onye gbalahuru mmiri ozuzo agaghi agbalahu ikuku so ya.
ENGLISH- He who escape being beaten up by rainfall can never escape from its wind.
54. Ana emezi Onye ngwota akidi maka ubochi ozo.
ENGLISH- They use to treat a preparer of porridge beans fairly for sake of another day.
55. Onye tara ose bu onye na anu ufu ya.
ENGLISH- He who chews pepper is the one that feels of its pepperish taste.
56. Agbara anaghi ekuru ibe ya nwa.
ENGLISH- Oracle does not carry baby for another oracle of its type.
57. Anaghi ebu ihe dabara n'anya alaba ura.
ENGLISH- It is impossible to carry something that fell into an eye and go to sleep.
58. Okenye mepee ike ya n'ogbo, umuntakiri egbojue ya aja.
ENGLISH- When an elder exposes his anus in the public square, children will fill it with lump of sand.
59. Ama ana ebite aku, ana eme ya ngafe.
ENGLISH- The compound that have enough wealth to be borrowed is often ignored and been passed by.
60. Nwanyi ugwo di, anaghi esichapu ya na ofe oma.
ENGLISH- Wife that is living with husband's hatred cannot clear that through cooking of delicious soup.
61. Ana aturu nwata aka n'onwa, anya ya ana ele nani mkpisi aka.
ENGLISH- When a child is being shown a moon, he will be watching at the finger only.
62. Oburu na nwata soro Okenye mee njem ataghi oji, otaa ose oji.
ENGLISH- If a child that accompany an elder to embark on a journey did not eat kola nut, he will eat alligator pepper.
63. Ebule gbachaa oso nile di ya n'ukwu, agu egbue ya.
ENGLISH: When a ram exhausts its running ability in its legs, lion will devour it.
64. Ihe ana emere nwanyi ka ejiri mee ya mma bu ihe eji emegbu ya emegbu.
ENGLISH: What is done to please a woman is often seen as for humiliating her.
65. Onye koro nwanyi onu oyiyi nkirika akwa bu di luru ya ka okoro ya.
ENGLISH: He who abuses a woman of wearing tartared clothes gave the abuse directly to her husband.
66. Ogbue ojiri ije gburu onye na enweghi mmadu, Ogbue onye nwere mmadu, ogbagbue onwe ya n'oso.
ENGLISH: A killer that kills and gently walks away killed a person that has no kinsmen, if he eventually kills a person that has kinsmen, he will die running.
67. Onwere ihe ana ewepu n'anu tupu eriwe ya.
ENGLISH: There is something that is been removed from a meat before eating it
68. Egbue anu nwanyi na anaghi eri, nnu na ose ako uko n'ulo.
ENGLISH: When an animal that is forbidden for a woman to eat is killed, both salt and pepper will never be available in the house.
69. Awo kakpoo, oyie akiri.
ENGLISH: When a toad becomes old and wrinkled, it will look like a frog.
70. Oke wie azi, ibe ya ana aso ya aso.
ENGLISH: When a rat shaves its hairs, others rats will be distancing from it.
71. Ukwara na akwa nwa-enwe na akwa osisi ono n'elu ya.
ENGLISH: Cough that is convulsing a monkey is as well convulsing the tree that is carrying it.
72. Onu riri udele eriala ajo anu.
ENGLISH: Any mouth that eats vulture has invariably eaten evil meat.
73. Ewu ajo ube na ebetara ibe ya nri.
ENGLISH: The goat that constantly cries often attracts feeds to others.
74. Na ji adighi n'oba, ede adighi n'oba: obu ihe ana agwa nwa loro uwa.
ENGLISH: That there is no yam in the barn, there is no cocoyam in the barn; is such what is expected to tell a child that has come to the world.
75. Onye onya ya magburule nwa-ururu amaghi na nwa-ururu na agba ajo oso.
ENGLISH: He whose trap caught up a hare for him do not realize that hare is a fast runner.
76. Nkweke ga amata ozo, mana ozo ga ala.
ENGLISH: A big log of wood will hit at a gorilla but gorilla must escape.
77. Ijiji na enweghi onye ndumodu na eso ozu ala n'ili, ekpogide ya aja.
ENGLISH: A fly that has no adviser often enters into a grave and been buried along with corpse.
78. Agu kwesiri ighota na dinta biara oriri n'ulo ya ga eji nshi na akpa ya wee bia.
ENGLISH- Lion suppose to know that the hunter that pay him a visit must come with poison in his pocket.
79. Oge obula nwaolugbo di na udi mgbako, imara na oke no nso.
ENGLISH- Whenever a cat is positioned in a calculative mood, there must be rat around the corner.
80. Na anu lara n'onya abughi na olaala n'ohia.
ENGLISH- That an animal escaped from a trap does not mean that it has escaped from the bush.
81. Mgbe obula ewu mmadu furu, ushi ofe ndi agbata obi ya abanye na nyocha.
ENGLISH- When someone's goat got missing, the aroma of his neighbor's soup becomes suspicious.
82. Na mmadu edeweghi nshi n'ulo ya abughi oge onye iro ya biara oriri n'ulo ya.
ENGLISH- That a man does not keep poison in his house is not applicable when his enemy come for dinner in his house.
83. Anaghi esinye anu n'oku, nkita alaba ura.
ENGLISH- A dog does not retire to sleep when meat is being cooked on fire.
84. Oria gburu enyi bidoro n'ala ala afo ya.
ENGLISH- The sickness that killed an elephant started right deep inside its stomach.
85. Ijiji na awuari n'ihu akiriko ga echetakwa na iwe di udude n'obi.
ENGLISH- The fly that hankers at the front of cobwebs must be weary of spider's anger.
86. Osa rurule n'odu igu no na mmapu.
ENGLISH- The squirrel that has arrived at the tongue of palm frond is at the verge of jumping out.
87. Oburu na anu lara n'onya hu osisi gbagoro agbago, ogbawara oso.
ENGLISH- When an animal that escaped from trap comes across a bent log of wood, it will run for its dear life.
88. Nwaokuko egbe n'ebu na ebe akwa ka umu uwa nuru olu ya: obughi na ihe ji ya ga ahapu ya aka.
ENGLISH- A chicken that is carried away by kite cries for the people to hear its voice but not that what hold it will eventually release it.
89. Ugbaka gbara maka na ibe ya agbaala na agba na erughi eru.
ENGLISH- A locust bean seed that bursts simply because others of its kind have bursted will burst prematurely.
90. Nwata gbara ndi okenye okwute, wee gbagbue n'ogburu akwa nne ya ga echere otiti ihe ma nne ya gawa ahia.
ENGLISH- child that throw stone on elders and run into his mother's apron will risk being beaten when his mother will be away to market.
91. Nwata na acho ilo mkpuru udala ga eburu uzo mara ka onu ike ya ha.
ENGLISH: A child that intends to swallow a seed of apple must first inspect the size of his anus.
92. Nwoke obula nwanyi dagudoro, ihe dagudoro ya siri ezigbo ike.
ENGLISH- Any man that is fallen upon by a woman, what falls upon him is something very strong.
93. Ogu bie, dike anuo ugwu mmanya.
ENGLISH- When war finally comes to an end, a warrior will be dished of a half cup of palm wine.
94. Ndi na eche enyi ha nwanyi na anu uda ukwu ukpana mmuo.
ENGLISH- Men that wait upon their maiden friends hears the sounds of the feet tips of grasshoppers.
95. Onye na akuru onye ara egwu soro buru onye ara.
ENGLISH- Whoever that beats rhythms for a mad person is also a mad person.
96. Omegbu nwamgwe, oga akpo ndi nke ya ala ala-mmuo?
ENGLISH- He who humiliates orphan, will he journey to the land of the dead with his own children?
97. Agadi nwanyi anaghi aka nka n'egwu omara agba.
ENGLISH- An old woman does not grow old over a dance step that she knows how to dance.
98. Onye agwo turu hu isi ngwere di n'onu, ogbawara oso.
ENGLISH- If a person that has been bitten by snake encounters a head of lizard in a hole, he will runaway for his life.
99. Anaghi eji onu agwa oshi nti na ahia esule.
ENGLISH- They do not use mouth to tell a deaf person that market has commenced.
100. Agha akara akaa anaghi eri nwamgworo.
ENGLISH- A discussed war does not take the life of a cripple.
101. Nwata hu nwata ibe ya ona egbuli, ogu aguwa ya.
ENGLISH- When a child comes across his mate that he defeats in fight, he will be longing for fighting.
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