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Ngulu is a Bantu language spoken in east-central Tanzania. In 1987 the Ngulu-speaking population was estimated to number 132,000 [1] . The Ngulu language is also called Geja, Kingulu, Nguru, Nguu, or Wayomba.
The Ngulu people, also known as the Geja, Kingulu, Nguru, Nguu, Wayomba, (Swahili collective: Wangulu) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group hailing from Southern Kilindi District, western Tanga Region of Tanzania and Mvomero District of Morogoro Region. The Ngulu population is around 390,000 people.
Ngulu may refer to: Ngulu language, a language of Tanzania; Ngulu people; Ngulu Atoll, an island in the Federated States of Micronesia; Ngulu (weapon), an execution ...
Nguluwan is a mixed language spoken on Ngulu Atoll located between Yap and Palau.The grammar and lexicon are Yapese, but the phonology has been affected by Ulithian.This language is endangered as it only has 50 speakers and that its speakers are shifting to Ulithian.
Ngulu Atoll is a coral atoll of three islands in the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Ngulu extends for 36 kilometers (22 mi) by 22 kilometers (14 mi) with 18 reef segments enclosing a deep central lagoon of 382 square kilometers (147 sq mi).
A Ngulu is an execution sword used by the Bantu peoples (including the Ngombe, Doko, Ngala, etc.) of the Congo Basin. ... 4 languages ...
Some Spirits Heal, Others Only Dance: A Journey into Human Selfhood in an African Village is an anthropological study of the ngulu cult among the Lungu people of Zambia authored by the anthropologist Roy Willis. It was first published in 1999 by Berg Publishers.
In Gamilaraay mythology, Birrangulu (‘face like an axe handle’, from birra ‘axe handle’ and ngulu ‘forehead’) [1] or Birrahgnooloo is a fertility spirit [citation needed] who would send floods if properly asked. [2] She is said to have had a long thin face. [1] Birrangulu is one of two wives of Baiame, [1] [3] with whom she is the ...