English Explanatory Dictionary

nkisi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spirit, or an object inhabited by a spirit, in Bantu religious beliefs.

Word forms

nkisi nkisis minkisi nkishi

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ́tɪ̀ Kongo nkisibor. English nkisi Borrowed from Kongo nkisi (“spirit; charm”).

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