Eré · Yoruba

Sùwẹ̀

Hopscotch · 4–8 min

Boxes on the ground, one stone, hop on ẹsẹ̀ kan (one foot). Also called tẹ̀ẹ̀lẹ́ in some towns.

Why. Body, number, and turn-taking.

1. Ya àpótí ọ̀kan sí ẹ̀wá ní ilẹ̀. — Draw boxes one to ten on the ground.
2. Ìpele 1: fó ọ̀kan sí ẹ̀rin. Ìpele 2: àrún sí ẹ̀wá. — Stage 1: hop 1–4. Stage 2: 5–10.