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The Religious Beliefs of the Eghāp.
| Tribe. | Name of Deity. |
| Ba-fut. | N-dshiembok. |
| Ba-nyañ. | N-dang, N-dan. |
| Ba-taña. | N-djambi, N-yambo. |
Amongst the coastal tribes there is general belief in the deity called Ō-basi.
| Tribe. | Name of Deity. |
| Ba-rondō. | A-wasi. |
| Ba-kwiri. | Ō-basi. |
| N-gōlō. | Ō-wase. |
| Ba-kundu. | Ō-wasi. |
| Ba-rombi-M-bonge. | A-basi. |
| Ekoi. | Ō-basi or A-wasi. |
| Nde or Atam. | E-sōwŏ, O-sōwō. |
An examination of the vocabularies in Johnston's recent work[1] reveals how very wide-spread is the distribution of the first form. It is to be found as far south as Barotseland and Hereroland. It is clear that whatever the philological evidence means there is a good field for research in determining the religious beliefs of this vast area. In any case, there seem to be differences of opinion concerning the attributes of this high god, and they are referred to by Kolbe,[2] Bentley,[3] Miss Kingsley,[4] le Garrec,[5] Trilles,[6] le Roy[7] and Avelot.[8]
- ↑ Johnston, H. H. (Sir), A Comparative Study of the Bantu and Semi-Bantu Languages, Oxford, 1919.
- ↑ Kolbe, F. W., An English-Herero Dictionary, Capetown, 1883.
- ↑ Bentley, W. H. (Rev.), A Dictionary and Grammar of the Kongo Language, 1887.
- ↑ Kingsley, M. H. (Miss), West African Studies, 1902.
- ↑ Le Garrec, E., Rencontre de deux Civilisations.
- ↑ Trilles, R. P., "Chez les Fang," Miss. Cath., Tome xxx., 1898.
- ↑ Trilles, R. P., "Les légendes des Bana-Kanioka et la folk-lore bantou," Anthropos, Bd. v. 1910.
- ↑ Roy, le, La Religion des Primitifs, Paris, 1909.
