Sungka is a popular game in the Philippines. It involves dropping small stones or cowrie shells into large holes on a long canoe-shaped board.
sung·kâ
“mancala”
This game is called mancala in the US. It is also known as “count and capture” or “sowing game” in English. The latter moniker is because seeds are sometimes used instead of shells or stones. Filipinos ordinarily use cowrie shells.
sungkaan
the board
sungkaan
the playing of the game
“Sungka Sungkaan”
a fun name for the game
(doubling syllables sounds fun in Tagalog!)
The two home bowls are called bahay (“house”).
Other words used by Filipinos when playing sungka: subi (going “up”), sigay
In Indonesia, tsiko seeds are used in this game, which Indonesians call congkak.
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
sungkâ: laro ng dalawang tao na naghuhulog ng bató o sigay sa 14 bútas ng kahoy na parihabâ
sungkàan: kahoy na parihabâ at may 14 bútas, ginagamit sa paglalaro ng sungka
Sungka has fourteen holes plus the two heads. My Sungka was purchased in the Philippines in 1971, 50 years ago. Filipinos play with cowry shells, not stones. Your photo is a Mancala game, not Sungka.