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oware

/əˈwɑːri/

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Borrowed from Akan ɔware.

noun awari · owari · wari · warri

uncountable A board game of the mancala family which originated in Africa, and is reputedly the oldest game in the world.

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noun board game of mancala family

Français	awalé, awélé

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@misc{oware_2026,
  title = {oware},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oware},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}