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What Do They Call Twins In Your Tribe: Let's Learn by micronut(m): 10:10am On Nov 06, 2015
To be a twin is a divine gift from the Lord. He molds two babies at the same time in their mother's womb. These babies are rare and when blessed with, they do come with bundle of joy. And because of rareness, they are most often give special names.
- Like in Yoruba where i come from, they are called "Ejire" or "Ibeji" while they can be singly called "Taiwo and Kehinde" or Kenny.

- The father is called Ba'beji (Baba ibeji) or Ban'biu... While the Mother is Iya ibeji..or Eye-Ubeji (Ijesha) or Uye-Ubeji (Ekiti)

So tell Us? Do you usually have Twins in your tribe too?

- Like Taiwo and Kenny! What are Names for twins in your tribe?

Lets learn.

TGIF

cc: Lalasticlala, ishlove, seun,odumchi,Fulaman198,bigfrancis21

Re: What Do They Call Twins In Your Tribe: Let's Learn by Donbabajay12(m): 10:11am On Nov 06, 2015
Re: What Do They Call Twins In Your Tribe: Let's Learn by Nobody: 10:49am On Nov 06, 2015
Twins - Abi'eva. Odion/Akhere/Obhokhan.

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Re: What Do They Call Twins In Your Tribe: Let's Learn by hahn(m): 11:00am On Nov 06, 2015
Beavis and butthead

Dumb and dumber

Tweedledee and tweedledumd

Seun and Tonto Dike

Ibo and Biafra

Yoruba and amala

Hausa and provision

up and down

grin
Re: What Do They Call Twins In Your Tribe: Let's Learn by menabae(f): 11:39am On Nov 07, 2015
Called them ejime in my lang

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