Yard games
Eré of each tongue.
Not one generic game painted over every language. Ayọ̀, Okwe, Dara, Bao, Adji — and the counting, hop, find, and clap of the yard.
Yoruba Igbo Hausa Ogu (Egun) Swahili Spanish French Arabic Portuguese
Playable
Adji
The seed board
Drop seeds house to house. Say ɖokpó, àwè, àtɔ̀n as you go.
Playable
Kànkàn
Counting
Hear the number. Tap the Gùngbè word. Watch the marks.
Playable
Ɖó nùkún
Hide the eyes
Count to wǒ. Then tap the face that hid.
Playable
Àfɔ ɖokpó
One-foot hop
Tap the boxes in order. Say the Gùngbè number as you land.
Playable
Àlɔ
Clap the hands
Hear the number. Clap that many times.
Yard later
Kàn
Skipping rope
Ask an adult to turn a rope. Count ɖokpó, àwè, àtɔ̀n as you jump.
Yard later
Kàn gbé
Pebbles
Share the stones. No grabbing.
Yard later
Yí
Spinning top
If you have a top, spin it and say yí.
Yard later
Kà
Thread / cat’s cradle
A loop of yarn and two pairs of hands. Ask nɔ̀ the pattern she knows.
Yard later
Hwèví kànkàn
Count the catch
With an adult at the market or the creek, count hwèví in Gùngbè. Not a screen sitting.