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Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Audinowing(m): 3:13pm On Nov 06, 2012
Its called ítú in Idoma language.

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Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Nobody: 3:14pm On Nov 06, 2012
kheart: so u mean ''gwapa'' aint it right name? Cos dat what hausa's in kd call it.

both of you are right, some call it gwafa (not "gwapa" there is no 'P' in Hausa alphabet)while some call it "bakan danko" . I think it is a matter of dialect
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Revolva(m): 3:23pm On Nov 06, 2012
I don't even know it jare
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Agbo2(m): 3:24pm On Nov 06, 2012
Apaja in my yoruba dialect.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Toktee(m): 3:24pm On Nov 06, 2012
We call it "donko" in Tiv dialect.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Toktee(m): 3:28pm On Nov 06, 2012
We call it "donko" in Tiv language
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Nobody: 3:32pm On Nov 06, 2012
'Gwafa' in Hausa
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by chidyke77(m): 3:36pm On Nov 06, 2012
Doti
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Ninilowo(m): 3:40pm On Nov 06, 2012
seunfly: It is called ófáa ó ni robá, you can also call it kànàkànà in yoruba language.

Ayalo ede ni Roba. Kanakana is the real yoruba name. E kuu ise oga mi.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by iykak47: 3:41pm On Nov 06, 2012
Cee pee
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by madamebebe(f): 3:47pm On Nov 06, 2012
Bash Me:

Ngwanu, lemme rephrase it then. Amu N'ime Akpa.... how about dat? smiley
. Isi adiro gi mma tongue
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by sammy329(m): 3:53pm On Nov 06, 2012
Offa (Yoruba)
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by danjohn: 3:53pm On Nov 06, 2012
Ignorance is really a disease. Do you know that I actually thought that Katapot was an English word? SMH
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by aminho(m): 3:53pm On Nov 06, 2012
gofa in hausa
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by megxo(m): 3:55pm On Nov 06, 2012
sigba: Uta. Igbo.
dats arrow>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tongue
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by OdenigboAroli(m): 3:56pm On Nov 06, 2012
Soundmind: "nja roba" in Enugu Ezike dialect
Enugu Ezike is a town in Enugu State

You copied "roba" from the English word "rubber". Now,tell us what its called in ur dialect again, and please do it in Igbo.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by nagoma(m): 3:59pm On Nov 06, 2012
hamsky: Its called "dank'o" in hausa.

Also "Baasusa" in some areas.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by montero4relo(m): 4:02pm On Nov 06, 2012
ROBA O TALAGBANOR - IDOMA LANGUAGE
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by chucky234(m): 4:06pm On Nov 06, 2012
Ndokwa/Ukwuani people call it: NPOTU or KATAPOT
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by olly4life: 4:11pm On Nov 06, 2012
Ciracues in Haiti
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by sauceEEP(m): 4:12pm On Nov 06, 2012
its called nsi egbe in igbo....
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by BashMe1(m): 4:12pm On Nov 06, 2012
madame_bebe: . Isi adiro gi mma tongue

If am wrong, correct me na embarassed
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Lawconfessor(f): 4:17pm On Nov 06, 2012
Bash Me:

If am wrong, correct me na embarassed




Yeye
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Lawconfessor(f): 4:17pm On Nov 06, 2012
Bash Me:

If am wrong, correct me na embarassed




Yeye dey worry U die

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Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by scantee(m): 4:17pm On Nov 06, 2012
Is called katapot in Enugu o
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by eliznkiru: 4:18pm On Nov 06, 2012
katapot
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by slam7000(m): 4:18pm On Nov 06, 2012
sauceEEP: its called[b] nsi egbe [/b]in igbo....


nsi egbe is gun powder[mixture of charcoal,sulphur and potassium nitrate]

katapot or roba in some parts of Anambra and Enugu
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by Emmyk(m): 4:19pm On Nov 06, 2012
that's OFA(re-do). ha! I remember we often use iron bed stuffs too to do it ooh, that one we use rubber taht is often used to pack money.. ohhh! I was a max man with this stuff. wounded human being and animals with it. Lawd have mercy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by hardbody: 4:26pm On Nov 06, 2012
odumchi: Lol that's what we call it where I come from. We don't have an indigenous name for it, atleast not one that I know of.

You are dead correct. I am aware because i am from there too.
Re: How Do You Call It In Your Mother Language? by hardbody: 4:28pm On Nov 06, 2012
danjohn: Ignorance is really a disease. Do you know that I actually thought that Katapot was an English word? SMH

The English word is Catapult.

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