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Syncretic Afro-Cuban religion
regarded as material manifestations of ancestral or nature deities known as mpungu. The nganga will typically contain a wide range of objects, among the most
Palo_(religion)
Settlement in Namibia
Mpungu is a settlement and a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society in the Mpungu Constituency in the Kavango West Region in Northern
Mpungu
Traditional religion of the Baluba people
Bantu peoples of Central Africa. Their creator deity's name is Kabezya-Mpungu. The Baluba people are also known as the Luba people Its adherents believe
Baluba_religion
Association football club in Belgium
Fernandez 76 MF BEL Jelle Driessen 79 FW FIN Djoully Nzoko 80 FW COD Elie Mpungu Kongolo 81 GK BEL Vic Debusschere 82 GK BEL Olivier Vliegen 84 DF BEL
KRC_Genk
1928 film
Nzambi Mpungu is a 1928 Belgian film, directed by Ernest Genval and made as part of the Genval Cinematographic Mission. The goal of the Genval Cinematographic
Nzambi_Mpungu_(film)
Ugandan Mental health programme developer
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu (born 1974) is a professor, researcher, epidemiologist and psychiatrist at the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine
Etheldreda_Nakimuli-Mpungu
Creation myths of various cultures
Genesis creation (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Rastafari) Kabezya-Mpungu Māori myths Mbombo Ngai Popol Vuh Coatlicue Enûma Eliš Greek cosmogonical
List_of_creation_myths
Bakongo god
Nzambi Ampungu (also Nzambi, Nzambi Mpungu, Nzambi Sundidi, Nzambi Ampungu Tulendo) is the Supreme God, eternal Sky Father and God of the Sun (fire) in
Nzambi_Ampungu
Genus of Asian apes
Kongo word mpongi or other cognates from the region: Lumbu pungu, Vili mpungu, or Yombi yimpungu. The orangutan was first described scientifically in
Orangutan
Electoral constituency in the Kavango West region of northern Namibia
Mpungu is a constituency in the Kavango West region of Namibia. It had a population of 20,787 in 2011, up from 18,660 in 2001, and 9,121 registered voters
Mpungu_Constituency
Branch of Candomblé religion
supreme and creative god is Nzambi (also called Nzambi Ampungu and Nzambi Mpungu). Below him are the Jinkisi or Minkisi, deities of Bantu mythology. These
Candomblé_Bantu
Bakongo goddess
SAGE Publications. pp. 120–124, 165, 166, 361. ISBN 9781412936361. "Nzambi Mpungu and the Race between Moon and Sun". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2023-05-28
Nzambici
American nu metal band
him from being with the band. 23-year-old German bassist Samuel Gerhard Mpungu replaced Rivers for the tour. Limp Bizkit offered several concerts in the
Limp_Bizkit
a list of fire deities. Nyambe, god of the sun, fire and change Nzambi Mpungu (Kalûnga), god of the sun, fire, sky and change Ra, fire god of the sun
List_of_fire_deities
mythology Symbols Sun Ethnic group Boloki • Bantu Equivalents Roman Jupiter Bakongo Nzambi Mpungu Igbo Chukwu Egyptian Amun-Ra Bantu Nyambe Akan Nyame
Njambe_(god)
Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
1980 Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya 4 May 1980 Paride Taban 4 May 1980 Roger Mpungu 4 May 1980 Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon 4 May 1980 Dominique Kimpinde Amando
Pope_John_Paul_II
history in various forms. The following is a list of solar deities: Nzambi Mpungu, Kongo god of the Sun and creation Nyambe, the Bantu god of the Sun and
List_of_solar_deities
Water spirit in Kongo religion
an Afro-Cuban religion called Palo, bisimbi are called both Nkitas and Mpungus (also spelled Ampungus). They are similar to Kongo nature spirits that
Simbi
Town in Kavango West, Namibia
600°E / -17.617; 18.600 Country Namibia Region Kavango West Constituency Mpungu Constituency Established 1820 Government • Mayor Erastus Kandjimi (SWAPO)
Nkurenkuru
African water spirit
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo
Mami_Wata
Kxʼa dialect continuum spoken in southern Africa
Otyolo area of Northeastern Owambo. Northern (ǃXũũ) Mpungu ǃXũũ occurs in the Tondoro and Mpungu area of the north-western Kavango and presumably in adjacent
ǃKung_languages
Syncretic Bakongo Catholic movement
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo
Antonianism
include the Bantu particle ng (nk); some examples are Nyambe (Bantu), Nzambi Mpungu (Bakongo), Nzambici (Bakongo), Ruwa (Chagga), Mulungu (Wayao, Chewa, Akamba
Bantu_religion
American bassist (1977–2025)
transplant. In absentia, live bass duties were covered by Samuel Gerhard Mpungu and Tsuzumi Okai. He was voted Best Bass Player at the 2000 Gibson Awards
Sam_Rivers_(bassist)
Sacred symbol in Bakongo spirituality
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga
Kongo_cosmogram
Traditional religion of the Bakongo people
Vanishing Wife, The Antelope and the Leopard, Nzambi and Humanity, and Nzambi Mpungu's Ambassador, etc. Due to the Atlantic slave trade, Bakongo religion was
Kongo_religion
Entity that created the universe
creates the Trimurti. The Bakongo people traditionally believe in Nzambi Mpungu, the Creator God, whom the Portuguese compared to the Christian God during
Creator_deity
Bakongo religious watery boundary between the living and dead
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga
Kalûnga_Line
Spiritual practices, traditions and beliefs
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga
Hoodoo_(spirituality)
Belief that there is only one God
of Congo ). It is based on the belief in a supreme God called Nzambi a Mpungu Tulendo, an abstract, formless entity representing the cycle of the Nza
Monotheism
Kalumba Kianda Kibuka Mebege Mukasa Mukuru Muisa Mwari Njambe Nyambe Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzame Ruwa Spirits Jengu Mami Wata Nkisi Nkondi Shetani Simbi Concepts
Niombo
Name list
reputed to be an illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu (born 1974), Ugandan professor, researcher, epidemiologist and psychiatrist
Etheldreda_(given_name)
Title of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo
Manikongo
1123 5559 Moses ǁGaroëb 11078 7150 1592 391 585 94 94 30 29 1015 22058 Mpungu 5384 478 109 86 14 18 14 3 3 154 6263 Mukwe 4766 1420 324 1599 68 31 32
2024 Namibian general election
2024_Namibian_general_election
Former Region in Namibia
the region. Kavango comprised nine constituencies: Kahenge Kapako Mashare Mpungu Mukwe. Ndiyona Rundu Rural East Rundu Rural West Rundu Urban Electorally
Kavango_Region
School in Masaka, Masaka District, Uganda
Motto Knowledge is Treasure Established 1954 Principal Hajji Musa Musokee Mpungu Enrollment 3,700+ (2023) Athletics Rugby, soccer, track, tennis, volleyball
Masaka_Secondary_School
Goddess representing motherhood or fertility
Nzambici, was the female counterpart of the Sky Father and Solar god, Nzambi Mpungu. Originally, they were seen as one spirit with one half male and the other
Mother_goddess
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo
Order_of_Christ_(Kongo)
Sky deity who represents the Sun
adopted the Aten during the reign of Akhenaten. In Kongo religion, Nzambi Mpungu is the Sky Father and god of the Sun, while that his female counterpart
Solar_deity
a mortal. Moni-Mambu: trickster in Kongo tales. He was son of Nzambi a Mpungu (according to some legends). Mwindo: demigod from Nyanga people. Ntikuma
List_of_demigods
Burundian clergyman and bishop
Church Catholic Church In office 1 July 1994 – 5 May 2001 Predecessor Roger Mpungu Successor Joachim Ntahondereye Previous post Coadjutor Bishop of Muyinga
Jean-Berchmans_Nterere
need to know - Tuko.co.ke". www.tuko.co.ke. Retrieved 25 January 2026. Mpungu, Pauline. "Italian construction boss now a wanted man in Kenya". Al Jazeera
Arror and Kimwarer Dam scandal
Arror_and_Kimwarer_Dam_scandal
Bakongo rain goddess
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo
Bunzi
Latin Catholic diocese in Burundi
2002) Bishop Jean-Berchmans Nterere (1 July 1994 – 5 May 2001) Bishop Roger Mpungu (6 March 1980 – 1 July 1994) Bishop Nestor Bihonda (5 September 1968 – 25
Roman Catholic Diocese of Muyinga
Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Muyinga
Public university in Kampala, Uganda
2000 Ebola outbreak Rose Nakasi, computer scientist Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu, psychiatrist and epidemiologist Christine Obbo, socio-cultural anthropologist
Makerere_University
Akan Supreme god
Bono Fante • Afro-Caribs Genealogy Spouse Asase Yaa Children Bia • Tano/Tano Equivalents Roman Jupiter Bakongo Nzambi Mpungu Egyptian Amun Igbo Chukwu
Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma
Politics of Namibia
Constituency Kavango West Kapako Kapako 27,823 Mankumpi Satotwa 6,910 created 2013 Mpungu Katwitwi 21,098 Musese Rupara 13,659 Ncamagoro Ncamagoro 8,449 Ncuncuni
List of constituencies of Namibia
List_of_constituencies_of_Namibia
Grave sculptures from Zaire and Angola
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo
Tumba_(Kongo)
Surname list
1975), Ugandan obstetrician, gynecologist, and academic Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu (born 1974), Ugandan epidemiologist, psychiatrist, and academic Helen Nakimuli
Nakimuli
Kongo spiritual healer
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga
Nganga
1390–1914 state in Central Africa; Portuguese vassal from 1857
with great influence on the council. They were led by the Mwene Nzimba Mpungu, a queen-mother, usually being the king's paternal aunt. The next most powerful
Kingdom_of_Kongo
River Epukiro River Daneib River Khaudom River Nhoma River Okavango River Mpungu River Omatako Omuramba Otjozondjou River Tsauchab Zebra River Tsondab River
List_of_rivers_of_Namibia
Deity that represents the Moon
and moon goddess Nzambici is the female counterpart of the sun god Nzambi Mpungu. Metztli, Coyolxauhqui and Tēcciztēcatl are all lunar deities in the Aztec
Lunar_deity
Mariental: 22001 Rehoboth: 22008 Stampriet: 22003 Divundu: 19002 Rundu: 19001 Mpungu: 18002 Nkurenkuru: 18001 Ausspannplatz: 10017 Auas Valley: 10018 Bachbrecht:
Postal_codes_in_Namibia
Ugandan musician, filmmaker and advocate (born 1995)
delay G.U.N Sabalwanyi Blessing Yodiyodi Kalosaa Balongo Kabaka New man Mpungu Ggulu Alleluya Her Let her know Over and Above Your girl Go to school Askari
Anne_Nassanga
Pungo Andongo (also known as the siege of Pungo Andongo or the battle of Mpungu-a-Ndongo), was a military engagement in what is today Angola between Portugal
Battle_of_Pungo_Andongo
Constituency Oniiwe Onkumbula Oshigambo Oshivelo Tsintsabis Uuyoka Bunya Kahenge Mpungu Ncamangoro, administrative centre of Ncamangoro Constituency Rupara Tondoro
List of villages and settlements in Namibia
List_of_villages_and_settlements_in_Namibia
be/nl/nieuws/6229/jong-genk-versterkt-zich-met-jonge-congolese-aanvaller-elie-mpungu-kongolo https://www.krcgenk.be/nl/nieuws/6223/juwensley-onstein-verlaat-krc-genk
List of Belgian football transfers winter 2025–26
List_of_Belgian_football_transfers_winter_2025–26
Ephemeral river in the Kalahari Desert
fossil river courses such as the Eiseb, Epukiro, Omatako, Khaudom, Nhoma, Mpungu and Otjozondjou are among the main alluvial features interrupting the sandy
Eiseb_River
Protective spirits in Bakongo religion
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga
Nkisi
Secondary School, Ondando, Oshikoto Region Himarwa Ithete Secondary School, Mpungu, Kavango West Haudano Secondary School (formerly called Okalongo Senior
List_of_schools_in_Namibia
Settlement in Kavango West, Namibia
43000°E / -17.39917; 18.43000 Country Namibia Region Kavango West Constituency Mpungu Elevation 1,113 m (3,652 ft) Time zone UTC+2 (SAST) Climate BSh
Katwitwi
Hospital in Western Region, Uganda
area. The hospital serves the population in three sub-counties of Kayonza, Mpungu and Kanyantorogo in Kanungu District. There are few other decent health
Bwindi_Community_Hospital
Annual award for women scientists
Nepal Magaly Blas [es], public health specialist, Peru Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu, psychiatric epidemiologist, Uganda Ghanya Naji Mohammed Al-Naqeb, nutritional
OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award
OWSD-Elsevier_Foundation_Award
Religious statue in the Congo, Africa
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga
Nkondi
Hospital in Kampala, Uganda
Whilst working at the hospital n the early 2000s, Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu noticed a large number of HIV/AIDS patients were being admitted with serious
Butabika_Hospital
Term used in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mamba Muntu Mbantilanda Mbenza Mboze Mbumba Moni-Mambu Ngonde Ntangu Nzambi Mpungu Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga
Espiritismo
Electoral constituency in the Kavango West region of northern Namibia
area of this constituency, including the town of Nkurenkuru, was part of Mpungu Constituency in the Kavango Region. As in all Kavango West constituencies
Nkurenkuru_Constituency
B14 from Grootfontein to Gobabis, 389 km (242 mi). B15 from Tsumeb to Mpungu, 133 km (83 mi). In 2018, there were about 393,062 cars registered in Namibia
Transport_in_Namibia
be/nl/nieuws/6229/jong-genk-versterkt-zich-met-jonge-congolese-aanvaller-elie-mpungu-kongolo "Nieuws | KRC Genk Jeugdopleiding". "Jong Genk versterkt middenveld
List of Belgian football transfers summer 2026
List_of_Belgian_football_transfers_summer_2026
c. 1550–1883 coastal kingdom in west Central Africa
believed in God, whom they called "Sambian Ponge" (modern Kikongo: Nzambi a Mpungu) but he claimed they only knew his name and did not wish to know more about
Kingdom_of_Loango
International award given by the BBC
N'Ibamba DRC Social entrepreneur, journalist and activist Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu Uganda Mental health programme developer Vernetta M Nay Moberly United States
100_Women_(BBC)
with great influence on the council. They were led by the Mwene Nzimba Mpungu, a queen-mother, usually being the king's paternal aunt. The next most powerful
Royal Council of the Kingdom of Kongo
Royal_Council_of_the_Kingdom_of_Kongo
District in Western Region, Uganda
sub-counties of Kihihi, Kambuga, Nyamirama, Rugyeyo, Rutenga, Kayonza, Mpungu, Kinaaba, Katetete, Nyakinoni, Nyanga, and Kanyantorogo, and the four town
Kanungu_District
Spiritual forest in Kongo religion
harnessed by a Nganga and in common ceremonies. Afro-Cubans also believe in Mpungus (also spelled Ampungus), or nature spirits, that are similar to bisimbi
Mfinda
Female traditional rulers in Africa
In the old Kingdom of Kongo, a queen mother was known as a Mwene Nzimba Mpungu. She was usually the reigning king's paternal aunt, and was expected to
Queen_mother_(Africa)
1579–1683 series of wars
Pe, primarily against the faction of Hari a Kiluanje with its base and Mpungu a Ndongo, who along with Mubanga, had supported the initial Portuguese-Imbangala
Angolan_Wars
Yūjirō Motora – psychologist Mike Muuss – author of Ping Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu – psychiatrist and epidemiologist George Nemhauser – operations researcher;
List of Johns Hopkins University people
List_of_Johns_Hopkins_University_people
(2004) Nymph: (1973 & 2009) The Nymph (1996) Nymphomaniac (2013) Nzambi Mpungu (1928) O (2001 & 2022) O21 (2014) O Amor Natural (1996) O Baby (1926, 2019
List_of_films:_N–O
National highway of Namibia
Major junctions West end B1 near Oshikango Major intersections B15 near Mpungu B15 near Nkurenkuru East end B8 in Rundu Location Country Namibia Highway
B10_road_(Namibia)
were rendered in Kikongo terms taken directly from Kongo cosmology (Nzambi Mpungu for God, nkisi for holy and moyo for spirit or soul). This in turn, made
Catholic_Church_in_Kongo
Congolese musician (born 1947)
label. The following year, under Franco's Boma Bango label, he released "Mpungu Ya Bolingo" and "Nakoluka Yo Ba Nzela Nioso", while his first smash hit
Youlou_Mabiala
Namibian administrator and politician
During her tenure, Kavango's council completed constituency offices at Mpungu and Ncamagoro and established a regional government office complex in Nkurenkuru
Sirkka_Ausiku
Ugandan law firm
Baroda (U) Ltd in HCT-00-CC-CS-0921-1997 between Bank of Baroda (U) Ltd and Mpungu & Sons Transporters Ltd. In 2012, Kateera & Kagumire represented Uganda
Kateera_&_Kagumire
Region of Namibia
region is subdivided into eight electoral constituencies: Kapako Mankumpi Mpungu Musese Ncamangoro Ncuncuni Nkurenkuru Tondoro In the 2015 regional elections
Kavango_West
Ugandan academic
doi:10.1086/427995. ISSN 0022-1899. PMC 4515766. PMID 15717259. Kiwuwa, Mpungu S.; Charles, Karamagi; Harriet, Mayanja Kizza (2005-11-24). "Patient and
Harriet_Mayanja-Kizza
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Telugu
An Astrologer; Mathematician
Boy/Male
Contemporary
Blend of Ray and Shawn.
Boy/Male
Indian, Malayalam
Son of Sun
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Tamil
Deep insight
Boy/Male
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Khagendra | ககேநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Lord of the birds
Girl/Female
Greek Shakespearean
Joy. Charmain was one of Cleopatra's attendants in Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra'.
Boy/Male
Indian
Friend, Companion, Beloved, Loving
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Biblical
My strength, my kid.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord's Support
Girl/Female
Arabic
Leader
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