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Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by lannre(m): 1:37pm On Nov 06, 2012
Please what is goldenseal leaf called in yoruba or any other Nigeria language. Kindly pin:502B33A2
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by sigba(f): 1:39pm On Nov 06, 2012
Uta. Igbo.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by begwong: 1:39pm On Nov 06, 2012
hey,dis is ngathaik in ma dialect..
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by ebamma(m): 1:40pm On Nov 06, 2012
ikang akpo in efik language

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Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by babseg(m): 1:41pm On Nov 06, 2012
odumchi: Katapọt.

no its kataPLATE grin grin grin
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by KINGwax(m): 1:41pm On Nov 06, 2012
StarFlux: Sprettert (Norwegian). English word for it I think is slingshot.
well, sorry for the english word, you're wrong. The english word is catapult not slingshot. A sling itself is not primary used for small stones
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by EzePromoe: 1:46pm On Nov 06, 2012
Shollypopz: lol @ katapot!!

I don't know what it's called in Yoruba

That's the advantage the person in the village has over person who lives in the city tongue
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by GraceEzeh(f): 1:48pm On Nov 06, 2012
Y-string
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by naffysa(f): 1:51pm On Nov 06, 2012
Offfaa
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Super1759: 1:51pm On Nov 06, 2012
StarFlux: Sprettert (Norwegian). English word for it I think is slingshot.
tunapawizzy: i'm from England, we call it catapult
which one are we going to take now?
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Freiburger(m): 1:54pm On Nov 06, 2012
We call it Duncan Mighty - I Don't Give A Shot grin grin
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Super1759: 1:54pm On Nov 06, 2012
sigba: Uta. Igbo.
chaii, chineke mere gi ebere. Are you sure you are igbo?

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Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by elnino3(m): 1:55pm On Nov 06, 2012
In ibibio we call it ikang okpo

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Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by TonySpike: 1:55pm On Nov 06, 2012
This is more like a type of Ofa in Yoruba language.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Abujafood: 1:57pm On Nov 06, 2012
OP,

It is mother tongue not Mother's Language or Mother's tongue!

It's called KataPoot!

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Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by EzePromoe: 2:00pm On Nov 06, 2012
el_nino: In ibibio we call it ikang okpo
Why you dey curse me na angry
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by fadamekus(m): 2:02pm On Nov 06, 2012
Ròbbà in Imo
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by elnino3(m): 2:02pm On Nov 06, 2012
Eze Promoe:
Why you dey curse me na angry
How I carry curse you
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Sike(m): 2:07pm On Nov 06, 2012
Shollypopz: lol @ katapot!!

I don't know what it's called in Yoruba
OFA
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Nuezha(m): 2:08pm On Nov 06, 2012
seunfly: It is called ófáa ó ni robá, you can also call it kànàkànà in yoruba language.
It's takotako
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by jites(m): 2:12pm On Nov 06, 2012
Catapot in Delta state, well urhobo
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by hamsky: 2:13pm On Nov 06, 2012
Its called "dank'o" in hausa.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by samkel(m): 2:18pm On Nov 06, 2012
ofa.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by slimming: 2:19pm On Nov 06, 2012
seunfly: It is called ófáa ó ni robá, you can also call it kànàkànà in yoruba language.
u try
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Remii(m): 2:19pm On Nov 06, 2012
tunapawizzy:
ofa

ofa is arrow and bow is orun (aw run - rere)
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by chakula: 2:21pm On Nov 06, 2012
hamsky: Its called "dank'o" in hausa.

you are absolutely right. BTW are you a Huasa? grin grin grin
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by akinalex(m): 2:22pm On Nov 06, 2012
tako boun
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by madamebebe(f): 2:23pm On Nov 06, 2012
Bash Me: Akpa Amu in Igbo tongue
. Onye ala!! grin
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by charlsecy4(m): 2:23pm On Nov 06, 2012
slimyem: Its called "Tatibahun" in my dialect..

As if we all knew your dialect!
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by elothaddi(m): 2:25pm On Nov 06, 2012
JallowBah:

Lol.

I see..I am fully norwegian, married to a gambian, enjoyin a naija-forum. Thats life!
@ Jallowbah, Are you related to Jerry Jallow.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by ekereku: 2:26pm On Nov 06, 2012
Katapot in Ogoni
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by pendusky(m): 2:27pm On Nov 06, 2012
in ibibio its called Ikang Okpo, ikang is gun, and okpo is rubber, so put it as 'rubber gun' grin

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