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Nkima (Monkey) Clan

Totem
Vervet monkey (enkima)

The Nkima clan takes the vervet monkey as its totem. This page is an editorial starting point and will grow as sources are reviewed.

The Nkima clan is recorded among the clans of Buganda, with the monkey as its totem (Roscoe, 1911).

Sources

  1. John Roscoe (1911). The Baganda: An Account of Their Native Customs and Beliefs.
  2. Apolo Kaggwa (1901). Basekabaka be Buganda.