Head of the Fang creator triad Nzame–Mebere–Nkwa. Cognate forms (Zambe, Nsambe) occur across Beti-Pahuin (Bulu, Ewondo). Typed deity (supreme creator).
Domains
creation
rulership and power
sky
Powers
creates the world and destroys it when humanity rebels
appoints a chief to rule over the animals
orders the heavenly bodies and sets the cosmos in motion