the First Ancestress
Lozi · deity · mythic founding · Recorded classification
First-ancestress tier; child of the creator pair, hence 'scion'. Through her daughter Mbuyuwamwambwa the kingship descends to the first Litunga, Mboo.
Parentage
- parent: the Withdrawing Creator
- parent: the Moon
Children
Domains
- ancestral sovereignty
Sources
- Mwambwa, daughter of Nyambe and Nasilele, stands at the head of the Lozi royal genealogy; her name means 'she who is spoken of'.: Mainga, M. (1973). Bulozi under the Luyana Kings. London: Longman. (secondary)