Oral shelves
Moonlight tales and the arts of the mouth.
Yoruba Igbo Hausa Ogu (Egun) Swahili
People of the night
Zangbeto
Night watch
Zangbeto are the night-people who walk the town after dark to keep it safe. They wear a tall raffia house. We learn the name and the respect — we do not play priest.
The tall drum
Satọ
The Gbagli drum
Satọ is a very tall drum in Badagry. Two drums, like twins. People dance around them. We learn the name and that it is royal — not a classroom drum to bang.
Literacy shelf
Wemá
The written page
Gungbe has its own Wikipedia. That means children can read their language on a page — not only hear it. We learn a few lines.
The water road
Tɔ̀
Lagoon work
Badagry is on the lagoon. People fish. They make salt. They take boats to Porto-Novo. We learn the water words.