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What do you called this in your language?

This one na fruit abi herbal nuts!
Those ones that abokis usually hawk on trays!

What is that? Have never seen Anything like this

It is called plenty fingers fruit

It's called Ako in Bini

We called it monkey blockus back in the day

I haven't seen it before

That's Nmimi

Yes, you're spot on. Nmimi is what we call it in my local dialect.

pipnator00:
That's Nmimi

We called it Umimi in our dialect,
It very peppery when eaten, especially when it has not yet ripen to that colour.

I used to detest it when I was small but now I enjoy eating it.

Spreadlove8888:
We called it Umimi in our dialect,
It very peppery when eaten, especially when it has not yet ripen to that colour.

I used to detest it when I was small but now I enjoy eating it.

Really? What tribe is that?

We call it mmimi.

Opipi in igala

Diamond098454:
I haven't seen it before

As them born you for Cincinnati...how you go know?

Mmimi

eat the flesh the nuts inside will make you cry if you accidentally chew them.

Bouncingbabyboy:
We called it monkey blockus back in the day

Okhon .. The seeds can burn one's tongue

In Edo state it is generally known as pepper fruit

It's called mmimi. Comes in green and red colours. It's peppery and the red ones are sweeter

Me and my mum always eat it, so hot on the tongue. I love it anyway. Yoruba call it gbęrę

I think it is Nkarika in my language Ibibio

Someone has said it in Igbo, what about other tribe?

Umimi in my language. Hhhhhh

Fruit for the elders. In Akwa Ibom, they call it Nkalika—if I’m spelling that right! That’s actually where I tried it for the first time.

In my dialet its call "Nkarika"

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omorr fruits dey sha, visit Jos green farms and be wowed

The name is Pepper fruit

Kyn4life:
In my dialet its call "Nkarika"

Akwa ibom right? That was where I heard that word first.

Spreadlove8888:
We called it Umimi in our dialect,
It very peppery when eaten, especially when it has not yet ripen to that colour.

I used to detest it when I was small but now I enjoy eating it.

Dialets are differences in same base Language

Like in Igboland Anambra calls something IFE.
Abia calls it IHE.
Same language but different dialects.

You mean Ur own language, so maybe call it Native language NOT dialect.

Massive difference.

Ako or Igberi.

Pepper fruit to kids of nowadays.

Thatsammie:
Yes, you're spot on. Nmimi is what we call it in my local dialect.

Which language?
Bini?
You guys should be specific so that others can learn.