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Ngai (Engai, Enkai, Mweai, Mwiai) is the Supreme God in the religions of the Kamba and Kikuyu of Kenya. The deity lives on the holy mountain Kirinyaga (Mount Kenya).

According to creation myth, humanity was fashioned by Ngai from a single tree which split into three pieces.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Leeming, David A. (2009). Creation Myths of the World (2nd ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-59884-174-9. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)