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

Ng͠nondu (Kikuyu): A ewe, which is also used as a sacrifice on certain occasions.

Ngunga (Kikuyu): Caterpillars.

Njohi (Kikuyu): Native beer, usually made from sugar cane.

Nzama (Kamba): Council of elders.

Njama (Kikuyu): A consultation by the elders; the proceedings are generally secret.

Rika (Kikuyu): Generation—age grade.

Rathi (Swahili): Happiness, blessing—generally used of a formal blessing. Kuwarathi—to be satisfied or content with. [[308]]

Rukwaru (Kikuyu): A strip of goat skin bound on the waist of a person to signify that he has duly performed a certain ceremony.

Ruenji (Kikuyu): A razor.

Ruoro (Kikuyu): Knife used for branding cattle.