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🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang

People of the equatorial forest; the bwiti tradition is practiced with deep reverence.

🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇨🇲 CameroonFang

Customs they practice

1 recorded rite, each with its steps and its WHY.

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Bwiti · the Fang initiation tradition

The spiritual discipline of the Fang and neighbouring peoples of Gabon, centred on initiation with the sacred iboga plant under strict elder guidance: a night-long passage seeking the ancestors.

🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang

Names from this tradition

14 names in the decoder, meaning first.

Mvé

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peace

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Akou

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born on Monday

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Mang

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strength

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Ngui

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life

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Essono

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God's gift

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Meba

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love

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Zoulé

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prosperity

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Komo

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born during harvest

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Nguema

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he who is strong

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Mengue

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gratitude

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Oyono

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he who brings joy

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

Ekomo

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he who perseveres

Given name🇬🇦 🇬🇶 🇨🇲Fang (Gabon, Cameroon)

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Kin & neighbours

🇳🇬 🇳🇪Fulani (Fulɓe)🇨🇲Grassfields peoples (Bamiléké and kin)🇷🇼 🇨🇩Banyarwanda🇨🇩 🇨🇬Bakongo🇨🇩Baluba