“Onye ga-eri awọ ya rikwea nke gbara agba, akpọkwanụ ya 'ori awọ', ya zaa!”
Editorial:
This was given us by Sir Clement, with a wry twist ... he said ' Onye ga-eri awọ, rịkwea nke Chineke tere mmanụ ' - which means - If you are going to eat frogs, be sure to eat one which the creator God has anointed with oil, he was being jocular - but the classic speaking is as given us above. Which when given in full: Means - if you will eat frogs, be sure to eat a fat one, so that when folks call your name out and say 'There goes the frog-eater' - you can answer with a healthy pride. Which was Igbo's way of 'You better be sure, make rock solid before committing yourself to a given course of action or inaction. (Smile here) . An instance of re-editing - a live rendition of our language.
Contributed By Clement Iheanyị Nwabor, Enugu Ukwu
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