Ngai

Japanese: Ngai
Ngai

...The institution disappeared during the colonial period, but circumcision of young boys and girls is still practiced. Religion is centered on reliance on a single god, Ngai (who is also worshipped by the neighboring Kamba and Masai peoples), and on rites to the ancestors of families and clans. According to myth, Ngai is the creator of the world, and created Mount Kenya as a miraculous sign. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ngai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この組織は植民地時代に消滅したが,青年男女の割礼は現在でも行われている。宗教は唯一神ヌガイNgai(近隣のカンバ族,マサイ族も同名の神を崇敬している)への依存と家族や氏族の祖霊に対する祭祀を中心とする。神話によるとヌガイは世界の創造主であり,奇跡のしるしとしてケニア山をつくった。…

※「Ngai」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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