Mpungu
Congolese
A Mpungu is a Congolese spirit. The plural is Kimpungulu. These spirits form the pantheon of the Afro-Cuban spiritual tradition, Palo. The term Nkisi is sometimes used as a synonym for Mpungu, but technically a Nkisi is an object that contains a Mpungu.
Lucero; Nkisi
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