1. Carnochan,
J., and Belonwu Iwuchukwu. An Igbo Revision Course. Oxford
University Press, 1963, '67, '76. Chapter 2, “Igbo Literature,” pp.
28-37, lists 100 proverbs and provides usage examples for 8 of them.
2. Davids, P. K.
(Mrs.). Ilulu Igbo -- N’ime Igbo: The Text Book of Igbo
Proverbs. University Publishing Co., Onitsha, 1980. More
than 1,000 proverbs. She gives the Igbo, the literal English translation,
and an example of usage.
3. Njoku, John
E. Egberebulam. A Dictionary of Igbo Names, Culture and Proverbs.
University Press of America, 1978. Pp. 55-90. 107 proverbs
with brief explanations.
4. Njoku, John
E. Egberebulam. The Igbos of Nigeria: Ancient Rites, Changes
and Survival. The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, NY, 1990.
Vol. 14 in African Studies series. Chapter X, “Proverbs, the Testimony
of Culture,” pp. 211-239, lists 393 proverbs with English translations.
5. Obi, Goddy A.
O. Amamihe: A Revision Course in Igbo. Oxford
University Press, Ibadan, 1978. Pp. 8-14. Proverbs given in
illustrative stories. All in Igbo language.
6. Ogbalu, F. C.
Ilu Igbo (The Book of Igbo Proverbs). University Publishing
Co., 2d ed., 1965. Printed by Varsity Press, Onitsha. Over
1,000 proverbs in Igbo, grouped by topic, some with English translations.
7. Ogbalu, F. Chidozie.
School Certificate/G.C.E. Igbo. University Publ. Co., Onitsha,
& Thomas Nelson (Nigeria) Ltd, 1974. Pp.151-159. Lists
100 proverbs with English translations, not necessarily literal.
8. Okonkwo, M.
N. A Complete Course in Igbo Grammar. 3d Ed. Macmillan
Nigeria, 1977/1979. Lesson 24, “Igbo Proverbs,” pp. 107-115.
Lists 100 proverbs and the subjects with which they are connected.
9. Penfield, Joyce.
Communicating With Quotes: The Igbo Case. Westport,
Ct.: Greenwood Press, 1983. Much analysis of how proverbs are
used in life situations, plus a list of proverbs.
10. Thomas, W.
Northcote. Anthropological Report on the Ibo-speaking Peoples
of Nigeria, Part III, Proverbs, Narratives, Vocabularies and Grammar.
London: Harrison and Sons, 1913. More than 1,000 proverbs in
Igbo, but printed way before the issuance of Onwu Commission rules of spelling,
so is a bit hard to read. Literal English is given, plus interpretation.