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Garri
The word Garri originates from the Hausa Language in West Africa. It is used to describe any powdery material, especially foodstuff, such as flour grains, e.g., Garin Dawa (guinea corn flour), Garin masara (maize flour), and Garin sukkhari (sugar), and particularly fried tapioca. It can also be used for ground substances, as in Garin Magani (powdery medicine). Types of flour foodstuffs mixed with water used to be a major part of the diet in the Hausa lands and almost all parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Liberia for many centuries. They were used by travellers in particular, who were often unable to carry cooked meals. Traveling on horseback or donkeys and trekking took a very long time and so required readily-available fast food. For example, while now it might take 75 minutes to go to Zaria from Kano, 120 years ago it was a 5-day journey, and so one needed to take a large amount of garri. The age of this ancient word in Hausa language can be realized by its occurrence in old proverbs and in the naming of towns and villages. Yaro da garri abokin tafiyar manya. "A young boy who has garri (powdered cereal) can journey with the elders." Wanda Allah ya zuba ma garin nono ba zai sha da tsamiya Ba. "Who God powers his garri with milk, will not have to drink it with just tamarind." (Milk with garri was a luxury while tamarind fruit available in the forest can just improve the taste.) Wanka da garri ba ya maganin yunwa. "Taking a bath with garri is not going to cure hunger."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Garri in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Garri in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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