Gbamito (Singular), Gbamiye
(Plural) are folk tales told especially at night under the moon. It was a time
when the entire family sits after supper and the story being told usually by
the eldest. Sometimes, it is rotated among members of the family; these
folktales were used to teach lessons, children were expected to learn morals
and values from such tales. At times the stories were told around night fire
especially during harmattam.
Gbamiye were considered very
important part of the lives of the Bachama a.ka Bwatiye people because their
lives sometimes are shaped around the tales. The stories mostly talks of their
ancestors and their way of live while here on earth: Some of these ancestors
were believed to have found the places where you find the Bwatiye people. Among
them are:
Bolki Byemti, Farei, Bosso, to mention a few.
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