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Nzambi or Njambi, which the missionaries translated into God, as
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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You will only get the worst of the palaver and show your ignorance before the wise Nzambi.
The Curious Book of Birds Abbie Farwell Brown 1899
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He determined to go and see Nzambi, the wise witch princess, about the matter.
The Curious Book of Birds Abbie Farwell Brown 1899
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Anyambi, Nyambi, Nzambi, Anzam, Nyam, Ukuku, Suku, and Nzam, but a better investigation shows that Nzam of the Fans is practically identical with Suku south of the Congo in the Bihe country, and so on.
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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Nzambi or Njambi, which the missionaries translated into God, as
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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What I can say about zombies in Voodoo is that the word does seem to come from a West African word, Nzambi, which was the name of a God ( "Voodoo Zombies").
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But I can stand it no longer, and I am on the way to Princess Nzambi to hold a palaver about it. "
The Curious Book of Birds Abbie Farwell Brown 1899
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