"marabaraba" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Shangaan: marabaraba Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} marabaraba (uncountable)
  1. An African board game, still played regularly. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Morabaraba Translations (board game): mafuvha (Venda)
    Sense id: en-marabaraba-en-noun-Hl2bckeQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Venda translations
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          "text": "The murals, themselves subject to the cycle of nature and life, are an impermanent art, requiring annual renewal because they are washed off by the rain. Some mural designs depict objects such as women's coiffure, initiation masks or the board for marabaraba, a popular game like checkers, van Wyk said. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/archives/vol20/vol20_iss6/record2006.17.html"
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