Nyamata
Bunyoro · mortal · mythic · Recorded classification
Nyamata, daughter of the underworld-king Nyamiyonga, wife of the last Batembuzi king Isaza and mother of Isimbwa. Through her, Nyamiyonga is grandfather of the Bacwezi founder Ndahura. Named in the bunyoro_nyamiyonga entry, which records that the daughter of Nyamiyonga, Nyamata, was the mother of Isimbwa.
Parentage
- paternal: Nyamiyonga
Children
Domains
- ancestry lineage
Powers
- Bear Isimbwa, link between Batembuzi and Bacwezi
Epithets
- Nyamata Daughter of the underworld-king Nyamiyonga, wife of Isaza, mother of IsimbwaRoscoe, The Bakitara or Banyoro (1923) (secondary)
Relations
- spouse: IsazaWife of the last Batembuzi king Isaza; mother of their son Isimbwa.Fisher, Twilight Tales of the Black Baganda (1911) (secondary)
- mother of: IsimbwaMother of Isimbwa, father of the Bacwezi founder Ndahura.Roscoe, The Bakitara or Banyoro (1923) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Fisher, Twilight Tales of the Black Baganda (1911) (secondary); Roscoe, The Bakitara or Banyoro (1923) (secondary)
- daughter-of-Nyamiyonga-and-mother-of-Isimbwa: Roscoe, The Bakitara or Banyoro (1923) (secondary)