Trinidad & Tobago NLCB
Play Whe Chart
Play Whe History
What we now call Play Whe was once known as Chinapoo, a numbers game played by persons who were influenced by intuition, superstition, dreams and caprice which was originally brought to Trinidad and Tobago by Chinese immigrants, and traditionally called “Whe Whe”.
The game has since been creolised, acquiring words (marks) like Jamette (No. 16 : Low-Class Man or Woman), Crapaud (No. 13 Frog), and Corbeau (No. 11: Vulture). The Symbol of Play Whe is a drawing of the Chinaman jumbie, or Chinapoo. His anatomy is divided into 36 segments, each marked with a mark, partner or spirit number.
Centipede
1. Centipede
Cutlass, Penknife, Small Gun, Key, Pen, Candle, Stick, Smoking, Chain, Cigarettes, Lights, Bar, Glass, Women, Snakes, Scissors, Tailor, Razor, Barber, Head, Old people, Old, Anyhow, Back to Front, Upside down, Wrong side.
Old Lady
2. Old Lady
Woman & Child, Nurses, Women Children, Dogs, Biggest Fire, Lights.
Carriage
3. Carriage
Car, Tire, Bicycle, Airplane, Truck, Van, Hearse, Danger, Doctors, Dead, Fire, Lights, Choir, Crowd, Dancers, Runners, Donkey, Peacock, Fowl, Egg, Breast, Indian Woman.
Dead Man
4. Dead Man
Coffin, Hearse, Fire, Crying, Fresh Dead, Businessman, Blind, Rat.
Parson Man
5. Parson Man
Priest, Pundit, Thief, Gambling Man, Naked, Banking, White People, Indian Man, Teacher, Bishop, Church, Room, Holes, Ground Worm, Snakes, Jumbie, Men, Key Small House, Telephone, Radio.
Belly
6. Belly
Bag, Suitcase, Pot, Pit, Hole, Clothes, Naked Warrior, Stick, Full Bag, Pumpkin, Pregnant Woman, Rabbit, Upside-Down, Sick, Bed, Nurses, Old Woman, Old People, Old.
Hog
7. Hog
Dirty Water, Mud, Digging, Holes, Black Hole, Dirty Clothes, Old Man, Sick Man, Ugly Warrior, Old, Ugly, Sick, Full Bag.
Tiger
8. Tiger
Gold, Indian Man, Lion, King, Warriors, Dogs, Hunting, Fighting, Chest, Temper, Quarreling, Anyhow, Back-to-Front, Upside-Down, Biggest Blood, Medicine, House.
Cattle
9. Cattle
Milk, Calf, Grass, Biggest Water, Buffalo, Bison, Meat, Warrior, Madman.
Monkey
10. Monkey
Boy Child, Children, Teasing, Pelting Stones, Climbing, Swimming, Football, Cricket, Jockeys, Gentlemen, Dancing, Singing, Organ, Carnival, Playing Mas, Gestures, antics, Crazy, Biggest Drunkard, Sick, Thief.
Corbeau
11. Corbeau
Doctor, Gentleman, King, Policeman, Jackass, Black Pants, Black Jackpot, Black, Obeah Man, Half-Half, Anyhow, Back-to-Front, Upside-Down, Wrong-Side, Crowd, Birds, Feathers, Duck.
King
12. King
Tie Pin, White Man, Governor, Inspector, Sergeant, Saga Boy, Biggest Snake, Hog, Coins, Silver Money, Men, Doctors, Ears, Face, Crying, Bathing, Clear Water, Sea.
Crapaud
13. Crapaud
Girl Child, Children, Playing/Hearing Music, Singing, Choir, Women, Gentlemen, Doctors, Medicine, Right Hand, Obeah Man, Fire, Fowl, Hiding, Sitting, Squatting, Muscles, Shell, Cockroach, Ugly, Faeces, Dirty Water, Well.
Money
14. Money
Ears, Butterfly, Honey, Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Jewels, Glass, Bank with Money, Paper Money, Leaves, Upside-Down, Wrong-Side, Saddle, Mouth.
Sick Woman
15. Sick Woman
Sick Women, Pregnant Woman, Glass, Silver, Bush, Leaves, Climbing Trees.
Jamette
16. Jamette
Cosquel, Women, Troublemaker, Prostitute, Quarrelling, Cursing, Rowdiness, Confusion.
Pigeon
17. Pigeon
White, Fowl, Pretty Birds, Flowers, Love, Lions, Kissing, Lovemaking, Naked Person, Mad Person, Married Person, Children, Nurse, Dogs, Young Girl, Letter, Forgetting, Sailor, Sailor Band, Crowd.
Water Boat
18. Water Boat
Sailing, Bathing, Sea, Pond, Hold, River, Water Hose, Children, Chinese, Fowl, Iguana, Crocodile, Teeth, Coffin, Box, Crying, Medicine, Glass, Half-Half.
Horse
19. Horse
Dancers, Runners, Running, Racing, Saddle, Danger, Head, Trimming Hair, Face, Ears, Dressing, Selling, Merchant, Crazy Mad, Sick, Forgetting.
Dog
20. Dog
Police, FBI, Lions, Commands, Arguing, Crazy/Mad, Thief, Bandit, Merchant, House, Jamette, Boy child.
Mouth
21. Mouth
Teeth, Hole, Talking, Arguing, Cursing, Water Hose, Salesman, Merchant, Danger, Runners, Dancers, Horse, Cats.
Rat
22. Rat
Thief, Rotten Teeth, Nose, Right Foot, Blind Mice, Hiding, Holes, business Premises, Business Man, Drunkard, Naked, Torn Clothes, Tight Shoes, Clothes, Shoes, Cleaning House, Teacup, Medicine, Sick, Half-Half.
House
23. House
Church, Big House, Hosay, Elephant, Bank, Hotel, Offices, Hospital, Old Woman, Sick, Drunk.
Queen
24. Queen
Eating Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Picking Fruits, Rotten Fruit, Old, Sickness, Crying, Old People, Quarreling, Jamette, Women, Silver Money.
Morrocoy
25. Morrocoy
Shell, Van, Locked / Enclosed House, Child, Thief, Ugly, Hard Back, Saddle, Falling Down, Rocks, Drum Beating, Fire, Light, Priest, King, Print.
Fowl
26. Fowl
Fete, Anniversary, Birthday, Singing, Playing Music, Ears, Choir, Parson, Crowd, Confusion, Arguing, Jamette, Creole Fowl, Hen Fowl, Duck, Turkey, Feather, Neck, Face, Head, Crazy/Mad, Old, Old People, Last.
Little Snake
27. Little Snake
Stick, Cane, Bamboo, Cutlass, Rifle, Rope, Wire, Line, Short Road, Left Foot, Bathing, Nakedness, Liming, Winning, Parson, Medicine, Lions.
Red Fish
28. Red Fish
Chinese, Red, Drinking Rum, Drunkenness, Cock Fowl, King, Parson, Jamette, Bathing, Swimming, Fishes, Catching, Blood, Cleaning, Eating, Receiving Gift.
Opium Man
25. Morrocoy
Shell, Van, Locked / Enclosed House, Child, Thief, Ugly, Hard Back, Saddle, Falling Down, Rocks, Drum Beating, Fire, Light, Priest, King, Print.
House Cat
30. House Cat
Inside House, Drawers, Money, Gold, Ripe, Yellow, Gold Cat, Petty Thief, Stealing, Crying, Begging, Church, Crowd, Lights.
Parson Wife
31. Parson Wife
Teacher, Nurse, Woman Praying, Forgetting, Big Jamette, Dancers, Women, Brown, White, Hospital, Beggars.
Shrimp
32. Shrimp
Fig, Iron, Bullet, Bottle, Snake, Male Genitals, Nakedness, Dirtiness, Bathing, Drinking Rum, Crowd.
Spider
33. Spider
Hairy Person, Lion, Hair, Beard, Bush, Grass, Nest, Bed, Grave, Cobweb, Cleaning House, Small House, Net, Crab, Shrimp, Paper Money, Party, Bicycle, Hood, Half-Half.
Blind Man
34. Blind Man
Eyes, Glasses, Owls, Bats, Blind Mice, Reading, Writing, Egg, Paper Money, Begging, Sleeping, Blind Institute, Cloud, Visitor, Stranger, Searching, Danger, Shooting, Bull, Deer, Goad, Runners, Crowd, Cemetery.
Big Snake
35. Big Snake
Vines, Long Road, River, Travelling, Old Dead, Man Come, Visitor, Party, Bursting(Bussing) Bamboo, Big Money, Gold Chain, King, Hole.
Donkey
36. Donkey
Bridge, sea, River, Well, Hole with Water, Deep, Female Genitals, Naked, Rider, Jackass, Braying, Laughing, Posy, Night Pan, Cemetery.
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