Kotu-baendum → German. Kotu-baendum ("tying up the enclosures") is a mancala game, which is played in Sri Lanka. The game was first described by Henry Parker in 1909. It is almost exclusively played by women, especially at the season of New Year. An average game takes about 30 moves. Perhaps, Kotu-baendum was influenced by Layli Goobalay as in the opposite direction the Somali game of Bosh probably derived from Indian mancala games.