“Ukwu na-aga wam wam, anya na-aga wam wam na-afụ ya.”
Literally, Hips that sway find a ready spectacle in eyes that rove ...
The lady sage who gave us this proverb interprets this proverb this way: This is about, discretion. 'In a nutshell' she says; 'Walls have ears.'
In other words
Others say that the proverb also means that there is justice for every action, so that a person who having committed a wrong, thinks they have got away with it, thinks wrongly. There is an intuition and a power so strong in Igbo land (some say Chukwu, some say Chineke) which accords to every action a just recompense and to every good one, a reward.
Proverb contributed By Obioma Ofoegbu, Igboukwu, Anambara State.
In other words
If those hips sway in an untoward way
If those roving eyes go too far astray
Lips part, tongues wag and react
And other consequences joint the act
If those roving eyes go too far astray
Lips part, tongues wag and react
And other consequences joint the act
Others say that the proverb also means that there is justice for every action, so that a person who having committed a wrong, thinks they have got away with it, thinks wrongly. There is an intuition and a power so strong in Igbo land (some say Chukwu, some say Chineke) which accords to every action a just recompense and to every good one, a reward.
Proverb contributed By Obioma Ofoegbu, Igboukwu, Anambara State.
Angles and Shades [Interpretations and Explications] Variously by, Obioma Ofoegbu, Kelechi Isiodu, Sam Duru, Mbieri.
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