nagoma:

You have tried. But I'm amazes at the intellectual bankruptcy on nairaland. No attempt to read or to think at all. So sorry.

I don't know where the name Garri comes from but there is a very old Hausa word Gari (same pronunciation with Garri ). It means any powdery ground material especially foodstuff. Ground grains eg Garin Dawa (guinea corn Garri ) Garin masara ( maize flower) Garin sugar. It can also be other substances eg Garin Magani ( ground medicine like alabukum powder.)
Ground food stuff ((cereal) mixed with water used to be the major diet in the north many centuries ago. This was especially so for travelers who cannot always carry cooked meals. Traveling on horseback on donkeys and trekking takes very long time and required ready fast food. For example nowadays 1hr 15min. Takes you to kano from Zaria. Before 120 years ago it was a standard 5 days journey and you need to take a lot of "garri" with you.
The age of this ancient word in Hausa language can be realized by its occurence in old proverbs and in the naming of towns and villages.
1. "Yaro da Garri Abokin tafiyar manya". Meaning - A young boy who has Garri (powdered cereal) can journey with the elders.
2. Wanda Allah Ya zuba Ma GARInsa nono Ba zai sha da tsamiya Ba. Meaning- who God powers milk in his Garri he will not have to drink it with just tamarind. ( milk with Garri was luxury while tamarind fruit available in the forest can just improve the taste.)
3." Wanka da GARI ba ya maganin yunwa. " Meaning- taking bath with Garri is not a cure for hunger.
Think about the meaning of these 3 old proverbs.
You may also remember an old town in sokoto state called "Shagari"( where a former president comes from.) The name denotes affluence as indicated by a lot of Garri you can drink.

Now,this quite detailed,insightful and plausible.

local name in ibibio-iwa
local name in ekid-nkim udok

LMAyedun: The chemical name is Garrium monosodium glutamate

professor of garriology

nagoma:

You have tried. But I'm amazes at the intellectual bankruptcy on nairaland. No attempt to read or to think at all. So sorry.

I don't know where the name Garri comes from but there is a very old Hausa word Gari (same pronunciation with Garri ). It means any powdery ground material especially foodstuff. Ground grains eg Garin Dawa (guinea corn Garri ) Garin masara ( maize flower) Garin sugar. It can also be other substances eg Garin Magani ( ground medicine like alabukum powder.)
Ground food stuff ((cereal) mixed with water used to be the major diet in the north many centuries ago. This was especially so for travelers who cannot always carry cooked meals. Traveling on horseback on donkeys and trekking takes very long time and required ready fast food. For example nowadays 1hr 15min. Takes you to kano from Zaria. Before 120 years ago it was a standard 5 days journey and you need to take a lot of "garri" with you.
The age of this ancient word in Hausa language can be realized by its occurence in old proverbs and in the naming of towns and villages.
1. "Yaro da Garri Abokin tafiyar manya". Meaning - A young boy who has Garri (powdered cereal) can journey with the elders.
2. Wanda Allah Ya zuba Ma GARInsa nono Ba zai sha da tsamiya Ba. Meaning- who God powers milk in his Garri he will not have to drink it with just tamarind. ( milk with Garri was luxury while tamarind fruit available in the forest can just improve the taste.)
3." Wanka da GARI ba ya maganin yunwa. " Meaning- taking bath with Garri is not a cure for hunger.
Think about the meaning of these 3 old proverbs.
You may also remember an old town in sokoto state called "Shagari"( where a former president comes from.) The name denotes affluence as indicated by a lot of Garri you can drink.

Kudos to the most insightful and intellectual explanation. Good research.

experimentist: *modified*

I had a sleepless night making research jx for you @OP, it original word comes frm Chelsea, Gary Cahil.

Hmmmm

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rhemal:




professor of garriology

nnekamezor: Hmmmm

Hmm, gyal me like your eyes dem a pure white.. And dem lips, dem a

nagoma:

You have tried. But I'm amazes at the intellectual bankruptcy on nairaland. No attempt to read or to think at all. So sorry.

I don't know where the name Garri comes from but there is a very old Hausa word Gari (same pronunciation with Garri ). It means any powdery ground material especially foodstuff. Ground grains eg Garin Dawa (guinea corn Garri ) Garin masara ( maize flower) Garin sugar. It can also be other substances eg Garin Magani ( ground medicine like alabukum powder.)
Ground food stuff ((cereal) mixed with water used to be the major diet in the north many centuries ago. This was especially so for travelers who cannot always carry cooked meals. Traveling on horseback on donkeys and trekking takes very long time and required ready fast food. For example nowadays 1hr 15min. Takes you to kano from Zaria. Before 120 years ago it was a standard 5 days journey and you need to take a lot of "garri" with you.
The age of this ancient word in Hausa language can be realized by its occurence in old proverbs and in the naming of towns and villages.
1. "Yaro da Garri Abokin tafiyar manya". Meaning - A young boy who has Garri (powdered cereal) can journey with the elders.
2. Wanda Allah Ya zuba Ma GARInsa nono Ba zai sha da tsamiya Ba. Meaning- who God powers milk in his Garri he will not have to drink it with just tamarind. ( milk with Garri was luxury while tamarind fruit available in the forest can just improve the taste.)
3." Wanka da GARI ba ya maganin yunwa. " Meaning- taking bath with Garri is not a cure for hunger.
Think about the meaning of these 3 old proverbs.
You may also remember an old town in sokoto state called "Shagari"( where a former president comes from.) The name denotes affluence as indicated by a lot of Garri you can drink.

wanan gaskiya ne.. Garri is derived from Hausa..

Garri is originally spelt 'gari' and it is from ijebu (of the Yoruba stock).

the white man added another 'r' to emphasise the 'r' sound, just as they did to Otta, Ebute Metta, Otto, Owerri, Warri, etc

experimentist: Hmm, gyal me like your eyes dem a pure white.. And dem lips, dem a

i cee...merci

urbanidris:
dhulqarnain...1st time I'm seen someone using the name...I only read it in quran...nice name bro!

Thanks.

nnekamezor: i cee...merci

I checked you next door u not there

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Rest in peace buddy...But you still shoulda specified the time you would die should you have lost (which you did). You're still gon die, mate. And so will I...

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Yomieluv: Its a slang "Ngari" by the native of Nigeria,then its now pronounced as "garri" cos most people can't pronounce. "Ngarri". Then you won't believe it that I don't know what am typing...

Chai. Imagine I fell for this gabble sha !

experimentist: I checked you next door u not there

experimentist: I checked you next door u not there

experimentist: I checked you next door u not there

i dey there ooo....i don see u oooo....:p

nnekamezor: [color=#990000][/color] i dey there ooo....i don see u oooo....:p

me nuh see yuh.. Show ur sef na. Shei u can drink garri?

datguru: Garri na ibo language

true talk. others just immitating.

Garri is d chemical nomenclature of grinded cassava, its called garium tetraclorosulphate Vi bicarbonate. Other wise known as garrium sulphate

iluvweed: Gay-rium Sulphate.............

you are so on point, let me help with gayrium sulphate, GSO 4

Garri is Yoruba name, reason(s):
a. The whites don't refine cassava by frying so no name for it. i.e. fufu, tuwo.
b. The End-product of cassava which is garri goes further in Yoruba to Eba but other tribe in Nigeria don't have another name for Eba but garri. Though Fufu can be to Igbo's and Cassava Tuwo to Hausa's.
I STAND TO BE CORRECTED.

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Shehucom: its suprising that all d tribes in nigeria call it that general name. BTW na why southerners dey call EBA self garri

The correct nomenclature is "Garri" for the cassava flour (the one you soak and drink) and "Eba" for the caked or moulded one (the one you prep with hot water and goes with stew)

Garri is from latin word of garrinisim is from nageria language

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It's was gotten off that snail character in SpongeBob,names Garri.
Hope that helps?

I just googled the word and wiki was talking more about Ghana and some west African countries. I felt so insulted considering how much garri I consumed between 89 and 94 in marist comprehensive academy. What insolence!

Op i resemble u google abi i b chiefpriest??

English name is called cassava flakes. And local name garri.

omartins: Garri is Yoruba name, reason(s):
a. The whites don't refine cassava by frying so no name for it. i.e. fufu, tuwo.
b. The End-product of cassava which is garri goes further in Yoruba to Eba but other tribe in Nigeria don't have another name for Eba but garri. Though Fufu can be to Igbo's and Cassava Tuwo to Hausa's.
I STAND TO BE CORRECTED.

Tuwo is not made from cassava. But rice or maize.