Bantu Beliefs and Magic / With particular reference to the Kikuyu and Kamba tribes of Kenya Colony; together with some reflections on East Africa after the war

by C. W. Hobley

Muturi, singular; aturi, plural (Kikuyu): A smith.

Mundu Mugo (Kikuyu): Medicine man.

Murogi (Kikuyu): Medicine man who deals in black magic.

Muburi (Kikuyu): Goat.

Ngoma (Kikuyu): Ancestral spirit.

Ngoma (Swahili): A dance. This word is also widely used by up-country natives.

Njele (Swahili): A half gourd used as a domestic utensil for drinking water, gruel or milk.

Nzeli or nzele (Kamba): A half gourd used as a domestic utensil for drinking water, gruel or milk.

Nthele, singular; anthele, plural (Kamba): Young married man.

Ndorume (Kikuyu): A ram, a favourite form of sacrifice.