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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by baby124: 10:16pm On Mar 18, 2013
Adie
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Fhemmmy: 3:31pm On Mar 19, 2013
Yoruba - Adie or Adiye, i think tongue
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by InvertedHammer: 3:32pm On Mar 19, 2013


Igbo: Nnekwu

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by EzePromoe: 3:34pm On Mar 19, 2013
Nne okuko
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by ifyfaith: 3:35pm On Mar 19, 2013
dayokanu:

Are you Tapa like Tpia?

Akuko is male i.e cock, the picture is a Hen.
yea
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 3:35pm On Mar 19, 2013
Afam4eva: Okuko - Igbo

Okuko is a general term for all chickens male and female. However, this specific female type is called nnekwu in Igbo specifically Anioma dialect of the Igbo language and I believe it is the universal Igbo term for female chicken.

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by buklan4realyah(f): 3:36pm On Mar 19, 2013
Tolexander: adire is a tie and dye in yoruba.


Adiye/Adie or Ediye/edie.

Adie mi
eyi ti mo ra
losan ojo kan
emi ko mo pe
o ti je lo
o ko si koto
ojo si pa

hmmmmmmm! na je ile o simi u attend bro. nice one grin
baba ba mi gbe
gbigbe ti mo gbe

gbigbon lo n gbon
mo dana si lara
ara re si ya
o ye mewa
o pa mesan
o fikan de ile
bi omode koku
agba ni n da
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by boron10(m): 3:36pm On Mar 19, 2013
Ika: Nnekwu
While the male is okpa

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Kassidy90(m): 3:36pm On Mar 19, 2013
Obi diye.....or adiye obi in yoruba
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Lakayana: 3:38pm On Mar 19, 2013
In my dialect it is ofoni
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by boron10(m): 3:38pm On Mar 19, 2013
Kassidy90: Obi diye.....or adiye obi in yoruba
Or adiye oko
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Costa2000(m): 3:39pm On Mar 19, 2013
IN IGBO
HEN = NNEKWU
C.OCK = OKE OKPA OR OKO OKPA.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 3:41pm On Mar 19, 2013
Effurun-orhór
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by happynwa(f): 3:42pm On Mar 19, 2013
SlyIg: From your tribal dialect, lets share the common name for this bird.
THIS FOWL GOOD TO CHOP
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by njideoby(f): 3:43pm On Mar 19, 2013
It is called Nnekwu in Igbo languaguage
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 3:43pm On Mar 19, 2013
The hen is well fed and looks good.... Her Oga is doing a good job grin grin wink wink

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by duddexeng(m): 3:44pm On Mar 19, 2013
Uhwe in Ebira
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Jaybloke: 3:46pm On Mar 19, 2013
In Ibo language, this one I§ called.....Ekuke AKA Okuko Igbo
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by theripper: 3:47pm On Mar 19, 2013
Na FOWL we dey call am but the "L" dey silent during pronunciation.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by nasspresi: 3:50pm On Mar 19, 2013
Tolexander: adire is a tie and dye in yoruba.


Adiye/Adie or Ediye/edie.

Adie mi
eyi ti mo ra
losan ojo kan
emi ko mo pe
o ti je lo
o ko si koto
ojo si pa
baba ba mi gbe
gbigbe ti mo gbe

gbigbon lo n gbon
mo dana si lara
ara re si ya
o ye mewa
o pa mesan
o fikan de ile
bi omode koku
agba ni n da
Tolexander: adire is a tie and dye in yoruba.


Adiye/Adie or Ediye/edie.

Adie mi
eyi ti mo ra
losan ojo kan
emi ko mo pe
o ti je lo
o ko si koto
ojo si pa
baba ba mi gbe
gbigbe ti mo gbe

gbigbon lo n gbon
mo dana si lara
ara re si ya
o ye mewa
o pa mesan
o fikan de ile
bi omode koku
agba ni n da
Tolexander: adire is a tie and dye in yoruba.


Adiye/Adie or Ediye/edie.

Adie mi
eyi ti mo ra
losan ojo kan
emi ko mo pe
o ti je lo
o ko si koto
ojo si pa
baba ba mi gbe
gbigbe ti mo gbe

gbigbon lo n gbon
mo dana si lara
ara re si ya
o ye mewa
o pa mesan
o fikan de ile
bi omode koku
agba ni n da
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by AnanseK(m): 3:51pm On Mar 19, 2013
This qualifies to called - dakwalwa.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Kirinwa: 3:55pm On Mar 19, 2013
Afam4eva: Okuko - Igbo

This should be LAYERS.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by seguun(m): 3:57pm On Mar 19, 2013
coogar:

what's this one? cöck or hen?
Na wa o! This one may be called a dinochick in english. grin
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 3:58pm On Mar 19, 2013
That is Nnekwu Okuko in igbo
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Odunharry(m): 3:58pm On Mar 19, 2013
ediye
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by AGgal(f): 4:03pm On Mar 19, 2013
Bikoghi
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by feminineA: 4:03pm On Mar 19, 2013
Local chicken- ediye ibile
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 4:04pm On Mar 19, 2013
InvertedHammer:

Igbo: Nnekwu
huh? which Igbo is this one? nnekwu what?
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by dulphines: 4:04pm On Mar 19, 2013
It is called Nneku in my dialet.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by dulphines: 4:05pm On Mar 19, 2013
ItsModella:
huh? which Igbo is this one? nnekwu what?

Delta Igbo - ANIOMA's
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Kirinwa: 4:07pm On Mar 19, 2013
coogar:

tell me about chickens.....

If really you wished to learn I'll first advise you change your attitude.You argue blindly. That Ode. Cock you showed the picture. Does it in any way resemble what Op posted? angry

NOW FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WHAT OP POSTED IS A HEN.A LAYER-THE TYPE THAT LAYS EGGS. KAPISH?
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Irunmole(m): 4:08pm On Mar 19, 2013
Graphy: Effurun-orhór

Uvwie (Urhobo), Effurun town- Orhor as in Or Hur.

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