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What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Morbeta11(op): 8:55am On Oct 17, 2025
What's this called in your native language?🤔

Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Sonnobax15(m): 8:59am On Oct 17, 2025
lipsrsealed
I no really know....But back then,na "cocofee" we dey call am for area grin

The funniest and nostalgic part was that we would unshell many of them and put them on a can of water...And automatically the water would change its color and we'd assume it to be FANTA cheesy.
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Stephenmouka: 9:01am On Oct 17, 2025
Morbeta11:
What's this called in your native language?🤔
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Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by zoedew: 9:05am On Oct 17, 2025
Morbeta11:
What's this called in your native language?🤔
Imumu in Yoruba.Imumu in Yoruba.Imumu in Yoruba.
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Jennyclay(f): 9:11am On Oct 17, 2025
I don’t know
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by brain54(m): 9:22am On Oct 17, 2025
Grew up calling it isegun...

Don't know what language that is!
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Nobody: 10:14am On Oct 17, 2025
Vitamin c🤣
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Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Telltruth123: 10:16am On Oct 17, 2025
Awinn
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by oloriooko(m): 10:24am On Oct 17, 2025
exactly!
Telltruth123:
Awinn
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Smitaro100(m): 12:31pm On Oct 17, 2025
Na Ncheku I know am as.. not so sure of d spelling tho.. smiley
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Rajahbite(m): 12:53pm On Oct 17, 2025
Ukuk
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Saturnalia(m): 1:29pm On Oct 17, 2025
Telltruth123:
Awinn
You got it. I love it like kilode.
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by LordIsaac(m): 4:56pm On Oct 17, 2025
Baking ido grin
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Pootle: 5:25pm On Oct 17, 2025
licky licky

that how we know it back then in AJ
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by njokuuche77(m): 8:52pm On Oct 17, 2025
African velvet tamarind fruit
Ncheku
Liki liki
grin
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by grandstar(m): 8:52pm On Oct 17, 2025
I have no idea what it's called.

I have eaten it and it's okay.
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by atobs4real(m): 8:52pm On Oct 17, 2025
It is called Awin in Yoruba dialect
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by thisisit: 8:53pm On Oct 17, 2025
E NO DEY MY PLACE... E NO GET NAME
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by psalmson001: 8:53pm On Oct 17, 2025
Amughe

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Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by davmore750(m): 8:53pm On Oct 17, 2025
We call it icheleku in Igbo
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Donpeak(f): 8:53pm On Oct 17, 2025
Nneghi
Awin
Dawadawa

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Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Privatepart00: 8:53pm On Oct 17, 2025
shocked shocked shocked

Is called ichekwu by Igbos
There's many trees of it here
Is long I tasted it since the roof of my throat pains me after licking it and drinking water

Security use because of this do me something with my friends back then in primary school grin grin

This what many mothers in Igboland buy for their kids when they go to market

But it can dirty the house without remedy
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Benjaniblinks(m): 8:53pm On Oct 17, 2025
licki licki
That's all I could remember
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Gokuuuuuu(f): 8:54pm On Oct 17, 2025
Stamiyan Buri
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
I no really know....But back then,na "cocofee" we dey call am for area grin

The funniest and nostalgic part was that we would unshell many of them and put them on a can of water...And automatically the water would change its color and we'd assume it to be FANTA cheesy.
Stamiyan Buri
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by chipet67(m): 8:54pm On Oct 17, 2025
We call it jagabuntos wayawaya
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Gbadugbakun(m): 8:54pm On Oct 17, 2025
We call it kogini koko.

Don't ask me where I'm from.
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by Oladikpo1975: 8:54pm On Oct 17, 2025
Echekwu
Or ichekwu depends on your Igbo dialect
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by BrokenTV: 8:54pm On Oct 17, 2025
Mgbechelekwu in Igbo language
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by wallrichy: 8:55pm On Oct 17, 2025
Everyone born and bred in the South West especially Lagos State knows it as Awin which Ofcourse is a Yoruba name.......so sweet die....... 😂



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Telltruth123:
Awinn
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by kennedymonk(m): 8:55pm On Oct 17, 2025
Good fruit - Bakin ido or something like that
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by SAMAJ: 8:55pm On Oct 17, 2025
Ahin. Ijesha. aaaaaaaaaasaaaa
Re: What's This Called In Your Native Language? by femi4: 8:55pm On Oct 17, 2025
Morbeta11:
What's this called in your native language?🤔
Awin
The natural vitamin C
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