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Ahuru m na unu atughari go ebe ndi okorobia na ndi inyom na amata onwe ha.
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Ehe now, inwere okwu? 
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A huru enwe n'olee ohia?
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- Lit. Translation: What bush did [they] see chimp (abi na monkey)?
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now translate am figuratively 
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06-19-2005, 06:08 PM
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A huru enwe n'olee ohia? now translate am figuratively |
Never heard the saying before. Actually, it's more of a question that'll have to be based on the reciever's reaction prior to the quest.
That said, I'm stuck! Can't think of any good figurative translation that flows with it.
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Ihe unu na ede hia na etwist tongue, lol
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Never heard the saying before. Actually, it's more of a question that'll have to be based on the reciever's reaction prior to the quest.
That said, I'm stuck! Can't think of any good figurative translation that flows with it.
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nna eh...this one Pete dara and omaghi learner like me can never marara the ansa...ngwa NTB kowa nu ihe this one meaniri.
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nna eh...this one Pete dara and omaghi learner like me can never marara the ansa...ngwa NTB kowa nu ihe this one meaniri.
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Bia okwa ugbua bu ututu na Perth? I ga anonu oru already, and oyi na atu dia ubua kwa.
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A huru enwe n'olee ohia?
now translate am figuratively |
We know that one will never see a monkey in a bush. The above idiom stands for no way or no hope.
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06-19-2005, 09:57 PM
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We know that one will never see a monkey in a bush. The above idiom stands for no way or no hope.
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Ok, I thought of it that way, but then where does Monkey live? Isn't it na ohia?
Does Igbo language have different translations for "Bush" and "Forest"?
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nna eh...this one Pete dara and omaghi learner like me can never marara the ansa...ngwa NTB kowa nu ihe this one meaniri.
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Kedu ihe i meaniri sef? Nne, ah otagh i m the thing o, ya mere m ji givuo up.
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Kedu ihe i meaniri sef? Nne, ahotaghi m the thing o, ya mere m ji givuo up.
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ihem meaniri is that ma nwa afo azighi/ aghotaghi ihe ahu, obu 'isi okporoko' like anyi ka aghota ya? 
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Ok, I thought of it that way, but then where does Monkey live? Isn't it na ohia?
Does Igbo language have different translations for "Bush" and "Forest"?
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Which Ohia, Forest or Bush for Nigeria have you seen a Monkey in? (lol)
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06-20-2005, 02:34 PM
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ihem meaniri is that ma nwa afo azighi/ aghotaghi ihe ahu, obu 'isi okporoko' like anyi ka aghota ya? |
I kp or o onwe gi "isi okporoko"? Haha, never heard that expression in ages! 
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06-20-2005, 02:37 PM
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Which Ohia, Forest or Bush for Nigeria have you seen a Monkey in? (lol)
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Nnem, I don't understand o. But, I do know that the trees they live on are found in the forest.
I mean, that's where we see them mgbe ob ula anyi lara village for ekeresimesi. So, biko kowatiate.
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