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Mancala meaning

Any of various board games, common throughout Africa and Asia, in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits.

Using Mancala

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various board games, common throughout Africa and Asia, in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits.
  • In the example corpus, mancala often appears in combinations such as: mancala games.

Context around Mancala

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

traditional 1× row 1× larger 1×

Often after:

games 3× playing 1×

Sentence patterns with Mancala

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a larger mancala playing population 1× anything like mancala 1× feature of mancala games although 1× mancala has also 1× of traditional mancala games are 1× three row mancala games is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although more than 1× however accurate dating 1× mancala has also 1× multiple laps or 1× objective the objective 1× the united states 1×

Common sentence endings:

although not universal 1× anything like mancala 1× germany schloss weikersheim 1× mancala playing population 1× than one game 1× their front row 1×

Words around Mancala

Just before it in the word index:

manca 5 manc 2 manbun 2 manbot 4 manboobs 2 manbij 60

Just after it in the word index:

mancao 3 mancap 2 mancari 2 mancave 2 mance 21 mancelona 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Mancala

  • In this selection, "mancala" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, traditional, row, larger, games and playing stand out and add context to how "mancala" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a larger mancala playing population and anything like mancala. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mancala" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mancala

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The United States has a larger mancala-playing population. (9 words)

Multiple laps or relay sowing is a frequent feature of mancala games, although not universal. (15 words)

Mancala has also been found in Serbia, Greece ("Mandoli", Cyclades) and in a remote castle in southern Germany ( Schloss Weikersheim ). (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Objective The objective of most two- and three-row mancala games is to capture more stones than the opponent; in four-row games, one usually seeks to leave the opponent with no legal move or sometimes to capture all counters in their front row. (44 words)

However, accurate dating of this graffiti seems to be unavailable, and what designs have been found by modern scholars generally resemble games common to the Roman world, rather than anything like mancala. (32 words)

Although more than 800 names of traditional mancala games are known, some names denote the same game, while some names are used for more than one game. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

Although more than 800 names of traditional mancala games are known, some names denote the same game, while some names are used for more than one game.

However, accurate dating of this graffiti seems to be unavailable, and what designs have been found by modern scholars generally resemble games common to the Roman world, rather than anything like mancala.

Mancala has also been found in Serbia, Greece ("Mandoli", Cyclades) and in a remote castle in southern Germany ( Schloss Weikersheim ).

Multiple laps or relay sowing is a frequent feature of mancala games, although not universal.

Objective The objective of most two- and three-row mancala games is to capture more stones than the opponent; in four-row games, one usually seeks to leave the opponent with no legal move or sometimes to capture all counters in their front row.

The United States has a larger mancala-playing population.

Common combinations with mancala

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mancala" in a sentence?
An example: "Although more than 800 names of traditional mancala games are known, some names denote the same game, while some names are used for more than one game." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "mancala" from authentic English texts.
What does "mancala" mean?
Mancala means: Any of various board games, common throughout Africa and Asia, in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits.
How many example sentences with "mancala" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "mancala", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.