Awale - Awele

Ebizwa nangokuthi i-Awélé, i-Oware, i- Awale ingumdlalo wamadlozi womndeni wakwaMancala, ogxile emlandweni namasiko e-Afrika. Lo mdlalo, osuthathe iminyaka, uhlanganisa ndawonye abadlali ababili eduze kwephinifa elinezimbobo ezingu-8 namabhola angu-64, enikeza umuzwa wokudlala ohehayo nonamasu.

Emhlabeni wemidlalo yaseMancala, u-Awalé ugqama ngobulula nokujula kwawo, ekhumbula amasiko ka-Omweso, Bao, Ikibuguzo noma Igisoro eMpumalanga naseNingizimu Afrika.

Indawo yomdlali ngamunye inqunywa umugqa wezimbobo eziseduze kakhulu naye, futhi umgomo omkhulu uwukuthwebula amabhola esimbangi, ngaleyo ndlela kumncishe noma yikuphi ukudlala.

Phakathi komndeni ocebile wemidlalo yaseMancala, u-Awalé uthola indawo yakhe eduze nabazala bakhe abanjengo-Ayo, uKisoro noma u-Ouril, ngamunye eletha ubuqili bakhe namagugu amasiko.

Imvelaphi yemidlalo ye-Mancala isuka emuva e-Ethiopia yakudala, ngesikhathi sombuso we-Aksum, ngaleyo ndlela ifakazela ukubaluleka kwayo nokuqina kwayo phakathi namakhulu eminyaka. Gxila emlandweni nangokwesiko nge-Awalé, umdlalo oweqa imingcele futhi ohlanganisa abadlali phakathi nesikhathi nendawo.