Pilolo

Pilolo

game

Country of origin	Ghana
Described at URL	https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/here-are-some-classic-local-games-from-back-in-the-day.html

 

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Pilolo nye gota fefe aɖe si wowɔna le Ghana ɖeviwo dome. Ŋkɔa ƒe Eŋlisigbe me gɔmeɖeɖe ŋutɔŋutɔe nye "ɣeyiɣi si woadi". Ðevi eve alo esi wu nenemae ƒoa Pilolo fefea. Zi alesi xexlẽmea le dzidzim ɖe edzii la, dzidzɔ kple dzonɔameme be woaɖu dzi la dzina ɖe edzi. Wozãa nu abe ati ene wu eye ati agbɔsɔsɔme si woazã la nɔ te ɖe ɖeviawo ƒe xexlẽme dzi.

Ame si mekpɔa gome le eme o la ɣlaa atiawo esime gomekpɔlawo miã ŋku alo womele teƒe ɖeka o. Emegbe gomekpɔla la doa ɣli be "pi-lo-lo", emegbe gomekpɔlawo ƒua du tso woƒe bebeƒea be yewoadi nua. Wofia nuwuƒe aɖe si wòle be woaɖo atikplɔa ɖa be woanye aʋadziɖula. ^[1]

Ele be ame nadze aɖaŋu, alé ŋku ɖe nu ŋu eye wòabi ɖe afisi woɣla nua ɖo. Ame gbãtɔ si kpɔe la ƒua du le adzame yia nuwuƒea hafi xlɔ̃a nu ame mamlɛawo le agbagbadzedze sesẽ aɖe megbe. Emegbe wolénɛ ɖe mɔ̃ dzi ne woɖo nuwuƒea. ^[2]

Woƒoa fefea le ɖevi eve alo esi wu nenema dome. Ne ɖevi ewo tso nya me be yewoafe la, wotiaa ɖevi ɖeka be wòanye fefea ƒe ŋgɔnɔla. Kplɔla la dia ati suesuesuewo. Fefea dzea egɔme ne kplɔla la gblɔ na ɖevi bubuawo be woaɣla wo ɖokui. Kplɔla la kpɔa egbɔ be wodze ŋgɔ gli alo bia tso ame aɖe si be wòalé ŋku ɖe wo ŋu ale be woagaɖe ŋku ɖe wo ŋu o. 

Kplɔla ate ŋu aɣla atiawo ɖe kpewo te, ɖe ati kpuiwo tame, ɖe gbe me, alo agblẽ ɖeka ɖe anyigba le ɖevi siwo le lalam la ŋkume tututu gɔ̃ hã. Zi geɖe la, woɣlaa atiawo ɖe teƒe si le bɔbɔe gake wo kpɔkpɔ mele bɔbɔe o. Ne woɣla atiawo la, kplɔla la doa ɣli be "pilolo", eye ɖeviawo ƒua du yia atikplɔ siwo woɣla la dim. Esi wole atiawo dim la, wodzia ha aɖe. Ha xɔŋkɔ ɖeka si wodzina enye "pilolo yafo be mli", Ghanatɔwo ƒe hadzidzi si gɔmee nye "pilolo womekpɔ mɔ be ame aɖeke nafa avi o". Ðevi si ke ɖe atikplɔa ƒe akpa sue aɖe ŋu gbã la ate ŋu awɔ abe ɖe mekpɔe o ene alo ate ŋu afɔe kabakaba ne ame mamlɛawo mele ekpɔm o eye wòaƒu du aɖaka asi kplɔla la ŋu. Ele be ame mamlɛawo hã nawɔ nenema ke. Emegbe wotsɔa dzesi aɖe naa ɖevi si kpɔ ati la.

1. ↑ "Elikem Kumordzie releases fashion film, 'Pilolo', promoting culture and new clothing line - MyJoyOnline". Retrieved 2026-01-13.
2. ↑ "From 'Chaskele' to 'FIFA' - Games that 'indomie' kids may never experience". ghanaweb.com. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.