Nyambi is a mythical
deity of the Hambukushu tribe of Northwestern
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
The myth tells how people were created from molten rock. It says that Nyambi required people to pass through a fire for purification after creation.
According to myth, dark skinned people passed through slowly while light skinned people passed through quickly. The Hambukushu also believe that Nyambi created animals from the same molten rock.
African mythology
Botswana culture
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