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Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by gare(f): 12:42pm On Jan 05, 2019
On a Lighter tone

Buhari ---- Failure

Osho baba ---Ugly

Wike---- Cutlass

Gandollars--- Dollars stuffed in Agbada

Obi --- China

Akpabio --War saw

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Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by Gaddafithe2nd(m): 12:43pm On Jan 05, 2019
Even the word Africa was coined from the by the Berbers and Egyptians.
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by Youngpo413: 12:44pm On Jan 05, 2019
Mbakara?
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by tstx(m): 12:45pm On Jan 05, 2019
24hoursreporter:
Africa is indeed a great continent.

Shut up ur useless mouth

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Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by Elzak(m): 12:46pm On Jan 05, 2019
White dem no put "mumu" na?
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by oebakare: 12:52pm On Jan 05, 2019
agbada too. check your dictionary
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by Toosure70: 12:52pm On Jan 05, 2019
the word afonja is from ewedu republic.

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Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by adegeye38(m): 12:58pm On Jan 05, 2019
sanmtiago:
what kind of civilization are you talking about voodoo I suppose
Egyptian civilization
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by 24hoursreporter: 1:02pm On Jan 05, 2019
pally123:
I am Ibibio and I don't know what 'bucra', means. It certainly doesn't mean, 'white man'. You may need to check up the spelling again though

Its Buckra bro!
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by Ethannathan(m): 1:02pm On Jan 05, 2019
Calabash - southern Africa
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by hotspec(m): 1:06pm On Jan 05, 2019
post=74472583:
Civilization started from Africa........

Argue with your PVC.
Oponu. is civilization an African word? stop smoking suya smoke, u will not listen
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by id911(m): 1:09pm On Jan 05, 2019
pally123:
I am Ibibio and I don't know what 'bucra', means. It certainly doesn't mean, 'white man'. You may need to check up the spelling again though

I'm from Oron and I've never heard of that word too. Don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by wiseone28: 1:10pm On Jan 05, 2019
pally123:
I am Ibibio and I don't know what 'bucra', means. It certainly doesn't mean, 'white man'. You may need to check up the spelling again though
Same with me i can't even comprehend what that means grin

Ibibio called white ppl Mbakara
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by id911(m): 1:11pm On Jan 05, 2019
24hoursreporter:


Its Buckra bro!

Nothing like that in any Akwa Ibom or Cross River language
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by goslowgoslow(m): 1:11pm On Jan 05, 2019
Na only names we sabi invent no technology.
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by id911(m): 1:14pm On Jan 05, 2019
wiseone28:

Same with me i can't even comprehend what that means grin

Ibibio called white ppl Mbakara


Don't mind him... Maybe he was referring to a different language or people
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by wiseone28: 1:14pm On Jan 05, 2019
gare:
On a Lighter tone
Buhari ---- Failure
Osho baba ---Ugly
Wike---- Cutlass
Gandollars--- Dollars stuffed in Agbada
Obi --- China
Akpabio --War saw
Shut up Warsaw is the capital of Poland

Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by grandstar(m): 1:14pm On Jan 05, 2019
Chimpanzee as well

Zombie too
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by Youngearnny(m): 1:22pm On Jan 05, 2019
IROKO... I guess it's originated from West Africa...
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by gare(f): 1:30pm On Jan 05, 2019
wiseone28:

Shut up Warsaw is the capital of Poland

Akapbio has collected the sole rights
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by uglodoh(f): 1:32pm On Jan 05, 2019
wiseone28:

Same with me i can't even comprehend what that means grin

Ibibio called white ppl Mbakara

It is possible for the word to originate from the efik\ibibio language. The white man when trying to pronounce Mbakara might not know how to pronounce it well.
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by Sleekfingers: 1:32pm On Jan 05, 2019
sukerefakere:
embarassed
Yes it started from Africa.

Of course, it started from Africa..... But the question is..... Is Africa civilized? The answer is no....
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by saintkeppy(m): 1:53pm On Jan 05, 2019
24hoursreporter:


Its Buckra bro!
. Definitely not!

Mbakara is Akwa-Cross term for whites(oyibo) or originated from white man country.
When we say 'mma mbakara' we are referring to a white lady/woman from a foreign country.

Note 'Afia' also means white, we describe a fair complexioned lady/woman in Akwa-Cross as 'Afia mma'

Obio mbakara(Yankee, white country) means obodo oyibo in igbo language
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by pally123: 1:53pm On Jan 05, 2019
wiseone28:

Same with me i can't even comprehend what that means grin

Ibibio called white ppl Mbakara
Let the OP read this and know what we call the white people
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by saintkeppy(m): 2:04pm On Jan 05, 2019
id911:


I'm from Oron and I've never heard of that word too. Don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about
.

Nnda! Sala dighi?
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by Govo4me2u(m): 2:06pm On Jan 05, 2019
ceejayMAX:
What about oyibo grin
Na Abino grin
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by sukerefakere(m): 2:19pm On Jan 05, 2019
Sleekfingers:


Of course, it started from Africa..... But the question is..... Is Africa civilized? The answer is no....
you didn't notice the sarcasm
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by gabbasin: 2:19pm On Jan 05, 2019
Ebola
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by doctore212(m): 2:22pm On Jan 05, 2019
Buckra... abeg I wan ask. The Efik/ibibo refer to white or fair people as Mbakara I stand to be corrected.
Re: 7 World Famous Words That Originated In Africa by TommyAnthem(m): 2:48pm On Jan 05, 2019
No 2, is totally wrong,
"jouer jouer" is a French word that was used to describe their first encounter with African shrines which was now later known as juju. "jouer jouer" means play play....ie the shrines looks so funny to the French so they refared to it as "play play" thing.

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