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The Yoruba hide-and-seek game, its sung call-and-response opening, its rules, and the Òrò imagery embedded in the chant that most players no longer connect to the masquerade tradition it names.

Àlọ́ àpamọ̀ are Yorùbá verbal riddles framed as interactive call-and-response contests that test metaphorical wit, observational logic, and cultural knowledge before evening storytelling.