Eré · Ogu (Egun)

Adji

The seed board · 8–15 min

Gbe adji (adjito): twelve houses, four seeds. Sow, count, gather. Gùngbè counting in the hand — not Yoruba ònkà pasted on.

Why. Number and patience of the lagoon yard. The Gbe board, not a borrowed name.

1. Sín àfɔ́ wɛ nyí tówé. — The bottom row is yours.
2. Xɔ ɖokpó ɖokpó nɔ ɖó kàn ɛ̀nɛ̀. — Each house starts with four seeds.
3. Tẹ xɔ tówé. Kɔn yì ɖyɔ. — Tap your house. Sow to the right.
4. Mɛ e kɔn ko kpó ɛ̀nɛ̀ (24) wɛ ɖu. — First to twenty-four wins.