Nsenene (Grasshopper) Clan
- Totem
- Grasshopper (nsenene)
- Secondary totem
- A locust that feeds on young plantain shoots (nabangogo)
The Nsenene clan takes the grasshopper as its omuziro, the primary totem. Its akabbiro, the secondary totem, is recorded as a locust that feeds on young plantain shoots (Nabangogo). Drawn from Roscoe (1911); this page grows as further sources are reviewed.
Roscoe (1911), listing the clans of Buganda with their totems, records the grasshopper (Nsenene) as the omuziro of this clan, with a locust that feeds on young plantain shoots (Nabangogo) as its akabbiro. Spelling follows Roscoe’s 1911 transcription and awaits native-speaker review.
Sources
- John Roscoe (1911). The Baganda: An Account of Their Native Customs and Beliefs.
- Apolo Kaggwa (1901). Basekabaka be Buganda.