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A 60-ANTHOLOGICAL PROVERBS OF THE ENUANI PEOPLE WITH LITERAL MEANINGS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPILED BY DR. EMEKA ESOGBUE

 

A 60-ANTHOLOGICAL PROVERBS OF THE ENUANI PEOPLE WITH LITERAL MEANINGS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPILED BY DR. EMEKA ESOGBUE

1. Proverb: Anya nabo adi afu okuku na ada

Meaning: Two eyes do not see a chicken at a fall

2. Proverb: Wa dia agwa ochi nti na aya su

Meaning: The deaf is never told that war has started

3.Proverb:  Ji nmadu ka ewu na eli

Meaning: It is the yam that belongs to a human being that the goat eats

4. Proverb: Ashia di nma le owea

Meaning: A good commodity sells itself

5.Proverb:  Ebe esu no nwu obulu inyea

Meaning: Wherever the millipede dies becomes its grave

6. Proverb: Agadi na ekwu, onu na eshi, ekpe ogabu obua kokoloko

Meaning: When the old is cautioning, he is neglected but when it materializes, the consequence is clear

7. Proverb: Mbekwu akor na inu

Meaning: There is no troublesome situation that a particular person is not involved

8. Proverb: Onye nwe unor mali ebe ona eshi mmili

Meaning: The owner of the house knows the source of the leakage

9. Proverb: Okpo igbudu ashia iyi agupu ho nnea

Meaning: One who abuses en entire population of people has not excluded his mother

10. Proverb: Obuho mbosi nwata la nwuye dibia ka oda ibi

Meaning: It is not the day that one commits an offence that he receives the reward

11. Proverb: Chidikeji wa jia akalu ubosi

Meaning: One should never be too quick to criticize

12. Anya adia fu nti

Meaning: The eyes do not see one's eyes

13. Proverb: Aka de be azu mgbakor

Meaning: Hands kept the coiled the fish

14. Proverb: Iwe bute nkalu

Meaning: It is envy that invites condemnation

15. Proverb: Dibia kwusie ife di na akpa, omea ofeke

Meaning: If the native doctor discloses everything inside his bag, he becomes ordinary

16. Proverb: Egwu ofu onye bu ala

Meaning: The dance of only one person is madness

17. Enu na tulu mbekwu, osi na oji nwayor eje

Meaning: If the tortoise is facing hardship, it says it prefers to walk slowly

18. Proverb: Onye ga eji oku ka oku ji anyu

Meaning: The argument over who will hold the light is the reason the light quenches

19. Proverb: Akwukwo nne ewu kuli ka nwaa na akuli

Meaning: It is the leaf the mother goat chews that the offspring also chews

20:  Nwata nweli ohu ya na ohu ayili

Meaning: When a child gets what he desires, he gets temporary satisfaction

21. Proverb: Akasi sie ike, wa akpalaa uku ugba

Meaning: a difficult situation requires a drastic measure

22: Proverb: Wa kpakpa gbado ute, waa lahu alahu

Meaning: When there is agreement, the goal is easily attained

23. Proverb: Onye ya li ife okwu omea ujo

Meaning: It is fear that makes one to deny his words

24. Proverbs: Oshimili lie onye, olie ogwua

Meaning: When the river a man, he drowns his charm

25. Proverb: Onye ji onyea na ani, ji onwea

Meaning: Anyone who is holding his victim on the ground is holding himself   roverrov

26. Proverb: Oji nwannea je izu, ji onwea jea

Meaning: He summoned his brother or sister to a meeting summoned himself

27. Proverb: Nwanne onye adi abu oyia

Meaning: One's relative is never his friend

28. Proverb: Okei gba sia, oche li ibea

Meaning: One is soon as grown as grown his fellow man

29. Proverb: Mbosi nke nwanne, oyi anaa

Meaning: Brotherhood is more valuable than friendship

30. Proverb: Mmili ma li ogbe na wu ogbe ahu

Meaning: The rain that beats the tree truck, washes it clean

31. Ewu ka ahu usia, okaa ahu ugbolo

Meaning: An offender must expect the consequences of his actions

32. Agwor ofu onye fu bu eke

Meaning: The snake that one person sees can be exaggerated to be a python

33. Proverb: Wa adia eji kwa oge enyi ozu

Meaning: Burial is never on daily basis

34. Okuku nyua ahulu, ani achua osor

Meaning: When the chicken fart, the ground pursues it

35. Ife ga egbu ugo di na akwu

Meaning: What is kill the eagle is in the palm fruit

36. Osa bute, obuteli ubea

Meaning: When the squirrel causes problem, it invites it to the trap

37. Proverb: Wa ga chu odudu ka ota onye?

Meaning: When the tsetse fly is driven away, who will it bite?

38. Proverb: Odudu beli na njor, uche ka wa ji egbue

Meaning: Care is needed to kill the tsetse fly perched on one's body

39. Proverb: Ile oma ka ejinea ji ali ogwu

Meaning: The snail climbs the thorn with its good tongue

40. Proverb: Onu na ekwuni ma li onye onaa gwa

Meaning:  The mouth that speaks knows who it is referring to

41. Proverb: Ewu na ogboa yi ata igo

Meaning: The goat relates with its mate

42. Proverb: Nwata nwe okpa mana bea okei ka ona kpa

Meaning: The child may own the cock but it is indirectly owned by father

43. Proverb: Onye ajuju adia fu uzo

Meaning: The one that asks questions never gets missing

44. Onye ji ife nwata nwe nie aka, aka lobe ilo, onwedea aka

Meaning: Whoever seizes what belongs to a child, when he starts feeling pain in his hand, he will bring it down

45. Proverb: Onwe ho ife si enu ada na ti wea odo

Meaning: Nothing falls from the sky that is capable of breaking the mortar

46. Proverb: Ife li nni, ya lacha ofe

Meaning: What ate the food should lick the soup

47. Proverb: Wa ka lu sia abana, wa su nya na nni

Meaning: After condemning the water yam, they eat it

48. Proverb: Onye muba omuta

Meaning: When one begins to learn, he soon learns

49. Proverb: Ife onye nwepu anya ka ibea meneshie

Meaning: Not being interested in a thing is the reason, his mates became more experienced in it  

50. Proverb: Ike gwu onye na su nni, ochuba ijiji

Meaning: If the one pounding food is tired, he begins to pursue flies

51. Proverb: Ofufu anya mgbada ka ogbu gbue

Meaning: To sight an antelope is more essential than to kill it

52. Proverb: Dike li ife onye ujo

Meaning: The warrior ate what belonged to the fearful

53. Proverb: Onu di nma gba akwa mmili

Meaning: Good words make attracts favour

54. Proverb: Ofu obi bu ike

Meaning: One mind is strength

55. Proverb: Dioche adia kwusi ife ofu na enu nkwu

Meaning: The palm wine tapper does not reveal everything he sees on the palm tree

56. Proverb: Aka mesi ike obue ogalanya, wa dia ebu ogalanya na okwu onu

Meaning: If one works hard ne becomes wealthy. One cannot become wealthy by mere words of the mouth

57. Proverb: Onu no na uno mali ife zu na ashia

Meaning: The mouth at home that witnessed transactions that took place in the market

58. Proverbs: Di na nwuye lu uno gbado li okwu

Meaning: Misunderstanding is to be expected from husband and wife

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59. Proverb: Anu gbaa ajo oso, wa gbaa ajo egbe

Meaning: The shooting of the animal is determined by the move made by the animal

60. Proverb: Onye lote onwu omea nwayo

Meaning: When one remembers death, he gets sober

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