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22/09/2026

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JIRIM WORD OF THE DAY Neere = Grinding Stone 🪨From the hill to the village hut! 😄These stones were traditionally used ar...
15/08/2026

JIRIM WORD OF THE DAY
Neere = Grinding Stone 🪨

From the hill to the village hut! 😄

These stones were traditionally used around the hills, but today some pieces have been brought home for domestic use.

Here is our little village girl doing serious work, grinding groundnut paste like someone who already has a family to feed. 😂🥜

No electricity, no blender, no problem — just stone, groundnut and village strength! 💪🏽

Village technology may be old, but it still gets the job done. 😂




JIRIM WORD OF THE DAYMamsíwé ké zéépáyí = Happy Birthday 🎂🍾🥳Say a word of prayer for this handsome Jirim boy, he is a ye...
07/07/2026

JIRIM WORD OF THE DAY

Mamsíwé ké zéépáyí = Happy Birthday 🎂🍾🥳

Say a word of prayer for this handsome Jirim boy, he is a year older today.🎂🥳🍾❤️

Thank you all for your love, prayers, encouragement, and for joining us on this beautiful journey of learning and preserving the Jirim language and culture.

May we continue to grow together, share more stories, laugh more, and keep Jirim alive for generations to come. ❤️

If you have a Jirim, Chamba, Mumuye, Kam, Tiv, Jukun, or any other tribal friend, do well to connect them with this page.
Together, let's grow the Jirim community, preserve our language, and proudly share our culture with the world. ❤️🌍

JIRIM WORD OF THE DAYVúhra = Black Plum 🫐🌳Vúhra is an indigenous tree crop widely found across the woodlands of Jirim co...
23/06/2026

JIRIM WORD OF THE DAY

Vúhra = Black Plum 🫐🌳

Vúhra is an indigenous tree crop widely found across the woodlands of Jirim communities and the savannahs of tropical Africa.
The tree produces sweet, dark edible fruits that are highly valued for their traditional medicinal and nutritional properties.

Now for the funny part 😂

The Jirim people don't eat Vúhra because of its medicinal value. They eat it because they believe it helps clean the teeth and makes them whiter. 😁✨

So, in the early morning, before some children even think about breakfast, they are already in the nearby forest looking for Vúhra for their "tooth washing." 😂

The fruit is very sweet... but there's a small problem.

The snakes also know it is sweet. 🐍😅

So every Vúhra expedition is part fruit gathering, part wildlife adventure.

Jirim Riddle of the Day

"I have given you, why are you still looking at me?" 👀

Please drop your answers below!

First person with correct answer gets a reward... and no, the reward is not a snake from the Vúhra tree. 🤣🌳🐍






JIRIM WORD OF THE DAYTóó'wúr Yúrí = Father's Day 👴🏽🍻Father's Day is a modern English celebration for appreciating father...
21/06/2026

JIRIM WORD OF THE DAY

Tóó'wúr Yúrí = Father's Day 👴🏽🍻

Father's Day is a modern English celebration for appreciating fathers.

For the Jirim people, however, things are done a little differently. 😄

Traditionally, there is no special day for living fathers. Instead, there is a day for honoring the ancestors, the fathers, mothers, and elders who have passed on and are believed to continue watching over the land and their descendants.

During the first harvest festival, the first ripe groundnuts, corn, yams, and other crops are offered before people begin enjoying the harvest. Plenty of b**r is brewed, food is prepared, and a big celebration follows. 🌽🥜🍠🍺

In the old days, if you had unfinished business with your father before he passed away, this was your chance to settle it.

Sometimes, after the elders summoned the ancestors, your father might listen to your complaint... and then reply:

"My child, I have heard you. But first, where is the b**r?" 😂🍺

The Jirim people believe ancestors deserve great honor because they continue to watch over the family, the farms, and the community.

And if you needed advice, you could brew b**r, call the elders, and ask them to help consult the ancestors.

Imagine going for ancestral advice and your father starts by asking why you still haven't weeded your farm properly. 🤣🌾

Quote of the Day

"A person who remembers their ancestors never walks alone; the footsteps behind them are older than the road ahead."

😄 Village Joke of the Day

In Jirim tradition, if you ask your ancestor for wealth, good health, success, and wisdom all at once, don't be surprised if the first answer is:

"My child, slow down. Even when drinking b**r, we don't swallow the calabash too!" 🍺😂

Happy father's day to every father out there and to those that are trying to become.🥳🎁❤️

Follow our page and let's continue learning Jirim together! 🙏🏽😅






20/06/2026

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JIRIM WORD OF THE DAYLíwé = Win 🏆🐢🐇Interestingly, Líwé means "to eat" in Jirim, but it can also mean "to win" a game.For...
19/06/2026

JIRIM WORD OF THE DAY

Líwé = Win 🏆🐢🐇

Interestingly, Líwé means "to eat" in Jirim, but it can also mean "to win" a game.

For today, let's talk about an old Jirim tale: The Race Between Tortoise and Hare.

Mr. Hare was always mocking Tortoise in the community.
He would tell everybody:

"Look at him! The slowest animal in the whole world!" 😂

Tortoise became tired of the disrespect and challenged Hare to a race competition.
The kingdom agreed, and preparations began.

Now, Tortoise had twelve children. The night before the race, he gathered them and said:

"Tomorrow is not just a race. We are racing to recover our family's respect. The animals see us as underdogs (Nyínbóktó).
This race will not be won by muscles, it will be won by intelligence." 😎

Then he revealed his plan.

He took his twelve children to the race route and hid them one after another in bushes all the way to the finish line.

"Whenever Hare shouts 'Tortoise!', the child nearest to him should answer. Then the next one ahead should answer the next time. Let Hare think I am flying!" 😂

Race day arrived.

The race started and Hare ran confidently.

After some distance he shouted:

"Tortoise!"

From ahead came the answer:

"Yes, I am here!"

Hare was shocked and increased his speed. 🏃🏽‍♂️💨

A little later he shouted again:

"Tortoise!"

Another voice answered even farther ahead:

"I am here!"

Now Hare began to panic.

He ran faster.

Again and again he called.

Again and again Tortoise answered from somewhere ahead. 😂

At this point Hare was running like somebody who heard free food was being shared at the village square. 🍲🏃💨

He pushed himself harder and harder until, before reaching the finish line, poor Hare collapsed from overspeeding.

And so, Mr. Tortoise was declared the winner of the race. 🏆🐢

Meanwhile, Tortoise was somewhere under a tree smiling and saying:

"I told you it was going to be intelligence work." 😄




Jirim Word of the DayNībóktó = Underdog ⚽🐇An underdog is someone people underestimate. They are expected to lose, so whe...
18/06/2026

Jirim Word of the Day

Nībóktó = Underdog ⚽🐇

An underdog is someone people underestimate. They are expected to lose, so when they win, the whole village starts asking questions 😂

In Jirim communities, the word Nībóktó became popular during farm work competitions.
Since farming was the main competition, anyone who could not keep up with the others might earn this title.

There is a funny Jirim tale about a hare 🐇.

Because Hare lost a race to Tortoise, people already saw him as a Nībóktó.
He could not win a race, and he could not win a farm competition either.
Yet somehow he convinced the king's daughter to marry him 😂

Every morning he would tell his wife:

"My wife, I am going to the farm."

Then he would disappear into the bush, find a cool shady tree, and spend the day relaxing far away from the hot sun 🌞😴

In the evening he would return home acting exhausted:

"Please prepare hot water for me. Farm work is not easy!"

His wife, believing he had worked hard all day, would boil water for him 😂

Then harvest season came.

Suddenly Hare started "working" at night and returned with bags of ripe groundnuts.
His wife thought she had married the hardest-working man in the kingdom 😄

Unfortunately, the king later discovered that Hare's "night farming" was actually taking place in the king's own farm! 🤣

So while everyone else was planting and sweating during the season, Hare was sleeping under a tree waiting for harvest time.

Moral of the Story

Being an underdog is not a problem.

The problem is trying to succeed through shortcuts.

A true Nībóktó surprises people not by tricks, but through hard work, patience, and determination.

💡 Quote of the Day

"If you spend planting season sleeping under a tree, don't be surprised during the harvest period you will end up in someone's farm." 😂🌾

Follow our page and let's learn Jirim together!🙏🏽🥰






Sunset between the Lóm Tíírí (fermented locust bean tree).We have been chasing the sun since morning 😅📸Every time we tho...
07/06/2026

Sunset between the Lóm Tíírí (fermented locust bean tree).

We have been chasing the sun since morning 😅📸

Every time we thought we had the perfect shot, the sun would quietly move and say, "Try again later." 😂😂

But we think this is the best one so far.

Maybe the sun finally got tired of running from Jirim Photographer 😄🌅


Happy Jukun Youth Day! 🎉Today we celebrate the strength, pride, and cultural richness of the Jukun people, rooted in the...
17/04/2026

Happy Jukun Youth Day! 🎉

Today we celebrate the strength, pride, and cultural richness of the Jukun people, rooted in the great Kwararafa Kingdom 👑

May the youth continue to preserve the heritage, language, and traditions that make the culture so unique and powerful 💯

Keep the fire burning, keep the culture alive 🔥🌍
Wishing all Jukun youths a joyful and meaningful celebration!

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