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Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Techpik(op): 11:55am On Jul 21, 2022

#ThrowbackThursdays:

what do you call this in your dialect?

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by brosom(m): 11:58am On Jul 21, 2022

Mpa'-naka'( Lamp) grin

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Techpik(op): 12:00pm On Jul 21, 2022

brosom:
Mpa'-naka'( Lamp)

Nna meh

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by brosom(m): 12:04pm On Jul 21, 2022

Techpik:
Nna meh

Nna meh! Is that what u call it?

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Techpik(op): 1:04pm On Jul 21, 2022

brosom:
Nna meh! Is that what u call it?

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Bluezy13(m): 3:45pm On Jul 21, 2022

brosom:
Mpa'-naka'( Lamp)

"Mpa n'aka"
Meaning "to carry for hand".
Igbo language

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Bluezy13(m): 3:47pm On Jul 21, 2022

"Utwene ikang" meaning "to shine light"
Ibibio language cheesy

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Techpik(op): 3:50pm On Jul 21, 2022

Bluezy13:
"Mpa n'aka"
Meaning "to carry for hand".
Igbo language

Kind of funny grin

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Techpik(op): 3:51pm On Jul 21, 2022

Bluezy13:
"Utwene ikang" meaning "to shine light"
Ibibio language

Nice

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by tayo60(f): 4:05pm On Jul 21, 2022

Lanta

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by GraceUnIimitedd(m): 4:23pm On Jul 21, 2022

Bluezy13:
"Utwene ikang" meaning "to shine light"
Ibibio language

iko ikang

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by mhktaryan: 4:30pm On Jul 21, 2022

Atupa or just lantern

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Bluezy13(m): 4:35pm On Jul 21, 2022

GraceUnIimitedd:
iko ikang

Meaning "cup or can of light" cheesy

Ibibio/efik

Funny enough,
"iko" also means "cup or can" in Igbo.
"iko mmiri" means "Cup of water" cheesy

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Ulunne777(f): 5:13pm On Jul 21, 2022

Mpanaka

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by 22o62021: 5:25pm On Jul 21, 2022

Utukpe

My people know the dialect

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by GeneralPula: 5:42pm On Jul 21, 2022

Atupa

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Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Totilopussylick(m): 6:48pm On Jul 21, 2022

GeneralPula:
Atupa

What tribe is it

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by Balerion: 7:32pm On Jul 21, 2022

Atupa in Yoruba

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by etrange: 7:46pm On Jul 21, 2022

Bluezy13:
"Mpa n'aka"
Meaning "to carry for hand".
Igbo language

You're right, that's the orgin/etymology of the name, but it's not really written that way. It now a single word.

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by AlphaBeta130: 8:12pm On Jul 21, 2022

Utukpo

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by 40fy: 8:13pm On Jul 21, 2022

**Good ol' days!!

Re: Throwback Thursdays: What Do You Call This In Your Dialect? by FalseProphet1(m): 8:23pm On Jul 21, 2022

During the biafra war my commander shared it to all of us to use as Torchlights in the night. But we ran out of kerosene and had to rely on moon light to illuminate our path. I became a prophet after that war cos so many people died.

This I have seen

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