Kalunga
deity Chokwe single tradition · 3
Kalunga is the god of fire and change among the Chokwe and in the Kingdom of Ndongo. He is also another name for Nzambi Ampungu. He is associated with the spark of fire that begot all life in the universe.
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- syncretized with
- Nzambi Ampungu
- co occurs with
- Katonda, Ggulu, Kitaka, Kiwanuka, Nambi, Warumbe, Wanga, Owazi, Bunzi, Chicamassichinuinji, Dinganga, Funza, Funzi, Kimbazi, Kuitikuiti, Lubangala, Lusiemo, Lusunzi, Makanga, Ma Kiela, Mamba Muntu, Mbantilanda, Mbenza, Mboze, Mbumba, Moni-Mambu, Mpulu Bunzi, Ngonda, Ntangu, Na Ngutu, Nzazi, Nzumbi, Simbi bia Maza, Mukasa, Wanema, Musisi, Kibuka
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“Among other Central African Bantu peoples, such as the Chokwe, and in the Kingdom of Ndongo, Nzambi Ampungu was also called Kalunga, the god of fire and change.”
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“Kalunga”
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