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What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by SlyIg(f): 4:02pm On Mar 18, 2013
From your tribal dialect, lets share the common name for this bird.

Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by SlyIg(f): 4:05pm On Mar 18, 2013
In Efik, Annang to be precise. We call it 'uman unen'.

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Afam4eva(m): 4:18pm On Mar 18, 2013
Okuko - Igbo

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by dayokanu(m): 4:21pm On Mar 18, 2013
Adiye or Adire
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Afam4eva(m): 4:22pm On Mar 18, 2013
dayokanu: Adiye or Adire
Adire is a cloth.

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Tolexander: 4:33pm On Mar 18, 2013
dayokanu: Adiye or Adire
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

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by dayokanu(m): 4:34pm On Mar 18, 2013
Afam4eva:
Adire is a cloth.

Yoruba is a tonal language and it depends on the tone it comes out

Ogun means drug, Ogun means war, Ogun means Inheritance, ogun means 20, Ogun is also a river, Ogun is also a god of iron

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by dayokanu(m): 4:35pm On Mar 18, 2013
Tolexander: adire is a tye and dye in yoruba.


Adiye/Adie or Ediye/edie.

Adire (Chicken) with the tone (re-do-re) Adire is (do-do-re)

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 4:39pm On Mar 18, 2013
dayokanu:

Adire (Chicken) with the tone (re-do-re) Adire is (do-do-re)
Not disputing, depending on where you're from. Yoruba language could be very complicated.

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Tolexander: 4:39pm On Mar 18, 2013
dayokanu:

Adire (Chicken) with the tone (re-do-re) Adire is (do-do-re)
k! Seems i have forgotten ogbomoso dialect has a slight deviation from ife.

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by coogar: 4:43pm On Mar 18, 2013
SlyIg: From your tribal dialect, lets share the common name for this bird.

akuko!

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by dayokanu(m): 4:45pm On Mar 18, 2013
coogar:

akuko!

Are you Tapa like Tpia?

Akuko is male i.e cock, the picture is a Hen.

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by coogar: 4:50pm On Mar 18, 2013
dayokanu:

Are you Tapa like Tpia?

Akuko is male i.e cock, the picture is a Hen.

the pic is a cöck, open your eyes!

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by armyofone(m): 5:10pm On Mar 18, 2013
Okuku


ummmm, memories of animal abuse where they slice their neck and peel their feather after deeping them in hot water and fry them in hot oil.
cry cry

Such a nice feathery pet.

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Tolexander: 5:55pm On Mar 18, 2013
coogar:

the pic is a cöck, open your eyes!
why do you derive pleasure in just arguing with people?

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by maclatunji: 6:42pm On Mar 18, 2013
coogar:

the pic is a cöck, open your eyes!

Definitely a well-fed hen.

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by maclatunji: 6:44pm On Mar 18, 2013
armyofone: Okuku


ummmm, memories of animal abuse where they slice their neck and peel their feather after deeping them in hot water and fry them in hot oil.
cry cry

Such a nice feathery pet.

I agree, chickens make great pets as much as they make great food and I am not being sarcastic here.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by coogar: 6:47pm On Mar 18, 2013
Tolexander: why do you derive pleasure in just arguing with people?

it sharpens the wit!

maclatunji:
Definitely a well-fed hen.

lmao@ well-fed
how is a cöck different. i have seen the specimen in the picture mount a hen.....how then can it be female or are there lesbian hens around these days?
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by dayokanu(m): 6:49pm On Mar 18, 2013
coogar: lmao@ well-fed
how is a cöck different. i have seen the specimen in the picture mount a hen.....how then can it be female or are there lesbian hens around these days?

Are you also into chicken p0rn? You need TB Joshua cheesy

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by coogar: 6:50pm On Mar 18, 2013
dayokanu:
Are you also into chicken p0rn? You need TB Joshua cheesy

chicken pörn?
they were doing their business live n direct near my palmwine joint in enugu.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 6:54pm On Mar 18, 2013
This domesticated bird is now a family member on the family section? undecided

grin

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Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by SlyIg(f): 7:22pm On Mar 18, 2013
Vikin: This domesticated bird is now a family member on the family section? undecided

grin
Better off in the political section, huh?
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by CrazyMan(m): 7:29pm On Mar 18, 2013
Afam4eva: Okuko - Igbo
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 7:34pm On Mar 18, 2013
SlyIg:
Better off in the political section, huh?

More like food section.... cheesy

But not bad if in politics! Cos sometimes it's used not as food but bird politics in population density cheesy
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by biolabee(m): 7:36pm On Mar 18, 2013
Saw this specimen bomb the blakburn - burmley game

i think its a hen though.. c.ocks have longer necks and have a longer comb

Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by coogar: 7:44pm On Mar 18, 2013


what's this one? cöck or hen?
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by biolabee(m): 7:46pm On Mar 18, 2013
coogar:
what's this one? cöck or hen?

This is a BIG C.OCK c.ock grin cheesy cheesy
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by maclatunji: 7:49pm On Mar 18, 2013
coogar:

what's this one? cöck or hen?

That one na abami... na to tear race if you see that one.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by maclatunji: 7:52pm On Mar 18, 2013
coogar:

it sharpens the wit!



lmao@ well-fed
how is a cöck different. i have seen the specimen in the picture mount a hen.....how then can it be female or are there lesbian hens around these days?

You know little about chickens.
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by Tolexander: 7:55pm On Mar 18, 2013
coogar:

it sharpens the wit!
nice anyway! u just refused to be serious



coogar:
lmao@ well-fed
how is a cöck different. i have seen the specimen in the picture mount a hen.....how then can it be female or are there lesbian hens around these days?
maybe they were trying to imitate you and that guy!
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by coogar: 7:58pm On Mar 18, 2013
maclatunji:
You know little about chickens.

tell me about chickens.....
Re: What Do You Call This Domesticated Fowl In Your Dialect? by SlyIg(f): 10:09pm On Mar 18, 2013
Vikin:

More like food section.... cheesy

But not bad if in politics! Cos sometimes it's used not as food but bird politics in population density cheesy
can you help me tell our oga in this section to help us move it to the right section pls?

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