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What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Alikaxon(m): 10:58pm On Dec 31, 2013
It is called Ahua ohun in my Agbor dialect. Yours?
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Pelummy(f): 11:15pm On Dec 31, 2013
Its called ODUN TITUN in yoruba dialect
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Alikaxon(m): 11:34pm On Dec 31, 2013
Pelummy: Its called ODUN TITUN in yoruba dialect
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Suzie0(f): 12:03am On Jan 01, 2014
Is called 'Afor ohuru' in Igbo language mean while, happy new year!

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Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by AbdulAdam56(m): 12:14am On Jan 01, 2014
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Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Alikaxon(m): 12:25am On Jan 01, 2014
Suzie 0.:
Is called 'Afor ohuru' in Igbo language mean while, happy new year!
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Saraben(f): 12:27am On Jan 01, 2014
new year of course
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Alikaxon(m): 12:52am On Jan 01, 2014
Saraben: new year of course
u must be 4rm England

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Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by bigfrancis21: 6:37am On Jan 01, 2014
Aro ofuu in my native Anambra dialect or in Onitsha dialect.
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by donphilopus: 8:36am On Jan 01, 2014
Irayi owo wa - My Edo Lingua.
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Sealeddeal(m): 9:10am On Jan 01, 2014
Aho ofuu.....Igbo/Nnewi
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by Fulaman198(m): 5:22pm On Jan 01, 2014
Hitaande jam e kisal, means Happy New Year in Fulani language (Fulfulde).
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by CriminalIbos: 6:31pm On Jan 01, 2014
[size=20pt]odun tuntun!!..Yoruba!!! [/size]
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by OdenigboAroli(m): 11:28pm On Jan 02, 2014
Aro Ofuu .....pure Igbo.

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Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by ChinenyeN(m): 3:53am On Jan 03, 2014
Afo Ohnuu in general communication with other people, but ahnuwaa (or awhnuaa) owhnuu if I want to get dialectal.
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by tonychristopher: 10:49am On Jan 03, 2014
Alikaxon: It is called Ahua ohun in my Agbor dialect. Yours?


just the same like us

ahu ohu



but thought agbor ain't one of us igbos

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Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by olisaokere(m): 3:48pm On Jan 03, 2014
tonychristopher:


just the same like us

ahu ohu



but thought agbor ain't one of us igbos

And from the similarity in dialects of agbor and yours,what do you think?
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by ChinenyeN(m): 4:09pm On Jan 03, 2014
What is wrong with the two of you? Don't bring that your endless debating into this thread.
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by olisaokere(m): 4:39pm On Jan 03, 2014
ChinenyeN: What is wrong with the two of you? Don't bring that your endless debating into this thread.

Lol...Tony lets not get Agbotaen and the rest worked up
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by AndreUweh(m): 12:03am On Jan 04, 2014
Afọ ọhụrụ in Isinweke (Igbo).
Re: What Is "New Year" Called In Your Local Dialect? by AndreUweh(m): 12:04am On Jan 04, 2014
tonychristopher:


just the same like us

ahu ohu



but thought agbor ain't one of us igbos
They are one of us.

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