Congkak is short for Main Congkak (in Indonesia: Congklak; attention: "congkak" means in Indonesian "arrogant"!). Congklak is Indonesian for "cowrie shell", but some people believe that actually the name of the game originated from the word congak, which in old Malay Language means mental calculation (without writing it down). Congkak is a popular mancala game in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia. Minor variations are played on Java (Dakon), the Philippines (Sungka), the Marianas (Chongka'), southern Thailand (Tungkayon), the Maldives (Ohvalhu) and Sri Lanka (Chonka).