The names of the various different versions are: Oware (Ghana), Ayò (Yoruba), Awalé (Ivory Coast), Wari (Mali), Ouril or Uril (Cap Verde), Warri (Caribbean), Wali (Dagbani), Adji (Ewe), Nchọ (Igbo), Woure (Senegal) and Awélé (Ga).
Die Namen der Varianten dieses Spiels lauten also: Oware (Ghana), Ayò (Yoruba), Awalé (Elfenbeinküste), Wari (Mali), Ouril oder Uril (Kap Verde), Warri (Karibik), Wali (Dagbani), Adji (Ewe), Nchọ (Igbo), Woure (Senegal) und Awélé (Ga).