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How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by slimyem: 10:28am On Jan 05, 2013
Still in the spirit of the season...smiley
Its called "fondugbe" in mine.cheesy
What is this called in yours?

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by hrmkz: 10:33am On Jan 05, 2013
Feeree.

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by pheyikemi: 10:46am On Jan 05, 2013
Fondugbe too. grin

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by free2ryhme: 10:46am On Jan 05, 2013
bloun! bloun ! grin

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by tpia5: 1:50pm On Jan 05, 2013
Its called bomb, gas or explosion in mine.

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Shugamania(f): 4:35pm On Jan 05, 2013
Bolombolo

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by ifyalways(f): 6:20pm On Jan 05, 2013
Bolom-bolom grin

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by OmoAlata(f): 10:24pm On Jan 05, 2013
slimyem:
Its called "fondugbe" in mine.cheesy

Which language is this as I've heard it before. Thanks.

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by pheyikemi: 11:37pm On Jan 05, 2013
Omo Alata:

Which language is this as I've heard it before. Thanks.
. It is Ondo(ondo town) dialect

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by lolaluv1(f): 11:45pm On Jan 05, 2013
I don't think we have a word for it in my language. So we use the common adaptation - blo-blo....
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 10:11pm On Jan 06, 2013
pheyikemi: Fondugbe too. grin
pheyikemi: . It is Ondo(ondo town) dialect
There is an ondo word for that? I swear I have a long way to go..#covers face. cry cry cry

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by aljharem(m): 11:28pm On Jan 06, 2013
efere. Yoruba
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by odumchi: 5:30am On Jan 07, 2013
I know it as "Blom-Blom".

alj harem: efere. Yoruba

Alhaji, it seems as if you have you returned from your hajj. Kedu?

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Afam4eva(m): 6:27am On Jan 07, 2013
blom-blom grin - Is this even Igbo?
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by odumchi: 7:26am On Jan 07, 2013
afam4eva: blom-blom grin - Is this even Igbo?

Lol. There's no natural word for it in the Igbo language simply because it didn't exist in the olden days. If I were to construct a word for it, however, I would say "akpa umo", meaning "bag of air".

Congrats on the new moderator position, by the way.

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Afam4eva(m): 7:27am On Jan 07, 2013
odumchi:

Lol. There's no natural word for it in the Igbo language simply because it didn't exist in the olden days. If I were to construct a word for it, however, I would say "akpa umo", meaning "bag of air".

Congrats on the new moderator position, by the way.
Thanks

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by JallowBah(f): 12:33pm On Jan 07, 2013
Ballong.
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 1:09pm On Jan 07, 2013
JallowBah: Ballong.
What language is this?
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by JallowBah(f): 1:48pm On Jan 07, 2013
moroh: What language is this?

Norwegian.
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Okijajuju1(m): 3:00pm On Jan 07, 2013
Blowmblowm

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Iyoaye1(f): 3:01pm On Jan 07, 2013
It is called kudukudu in ogbomoso dialet.

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by W3xy1(m): 3:04pm On Jan 07, 2013
blom blom
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by YuzedoII: 3:05pm On Jan 07, 2013
Huh?! WTF?! undecided

Where the hell you guys from? Definitely not from London!

And wait, all you fondugbe blomblom babes still be forming and hoarding punny from fresh boys like us??!?! We give up!!!! angry
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by cigie(m): 3:06pm On Jan 07, 2013
Bolom-bolo
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 3:09pm On Jan 07, 2013
BE WARNED !THIS TOPIC IS STRICTLY FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS PLEASE KEEP AWAY- FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 3:09pm On Jan 07, 2013
Shugamania: Bolombolo
its what my siblings n I called it too cheesy
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by sushieater: 3:12pm On Jan 07, 2013
odumchi:

Lol. There's no natural word for it in the Igbo language simply because it didn't exist in the olden days. If I were to construct a word for it, however, I would say "akpa umo", meaning "bag of air".
lol my eyes nearly decieved me there, thought you wrote ''akpa amu''

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 3:13pm On Jan 07, 2013
afam4eva:
Thanks
New moderator? that's a stepping stone towards your counselorship or LGA chairmanship.
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Blackbody20(m): 3:14pm On Jan 07, 2013
Keredugbe.
Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by seedord247(m): 3:14pm On Jan 07, 2013
Iyo-aye:
It is called kudukudu in ogbomoso dialet.

Hmmm.... I sight you.. wink

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 3:15pm On Jan 07, 2013
Fere

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Re: How Is A Balloon Called In Your Dialect? by alfredo4u(m): 3:15pm On Jan 07, 2013
I hereby move a motion dat dis thread be closed. Mod, show us d way to make cash and not baloon.

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