Naga (Angami) supreme creatress, classed as deity. Documented in J.H. Hutton's standard 1921 monograph. The name is built on the feminine birth-suffix '-pfü'; she is the high creator above the terhoma/terhuomia (lesser spirits). Tradition label 'Naga' per the brief; sub-tradition Angami.
Domains
creation
birth and fate
Powers
give birth to humankind and the world
Epithets
Kepenuopfü
Sources
Hutton, J.H. 'The Angami Nagas, with Some Notes on Neighbouring Tribes' (London: Macmillan, 1921)
Angami Naga ethnographic surveys (ICNA; The Criterion), accessed June 2026
Angami Naga ethnographic survey, accessed June 2026: missionaries translated 'terhoma' as 'satan'