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Wiktionary

  1. Ngainoun

    any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong

  2. Etymology: The Cantonese romanization of any of three different surnames: 魏, 危, and 倪

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  1. Ngai

    Ngai (also called Múrungu or Enkai) is the monolithic Supreme God in the spirituality of the Kikuyu (or Gikuyu) and the closely related Embu, Meru and Kamba groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania. Ngai is creator of the universe and all in it. Regarded as the omnipotent God, the Kikuyu, Embu, Meru, Kamba and the Maasai of Kenya worshiped Ngai facing the Mt. Kirinyaga (Mount Kenya) while prayers and goat sacrificial rituals were performed under the sacred Mugumo tree (a fig tree species). Occasions which may warrant sacrifice or libation include times of drought; epidemics; during planting and harvesting; and human life stages such as birth, marriage and death.

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  1. Ngai

    Ngai is the supreme God in the religions of the Kamba, Kikuyu and Maasai nationalities of Kenya. According to the Kikuyu beliefs, he lives on the holy mountain Kirinyaga. According to the Kamba, he lives somewhere in a hiding place and no one knows where. The Maasai of Kenya in their creation narrative recount the origin of humanity to be fashioned by the Creator Enkai from a single tree or leg which split into three pieces. To the first father of the Maasai, he gave a stick. To the first father of the Kikuyu, he gave a hoe. To the first father of the Kamba, he gave a bow and arrow. Each son survived in the wild. The first father of the Maasai used his stick to herd animals. The first father of the Kikuyu used his hoe to cultivate the ground. The first father of the Kamba used his bow and arrow to hunt. Although Maasai people have also converted to Christianity, many still practice their traditional religion. The Maasai believe that he is the god of the sun, love and was the creator of the world; in another one of their traditions, this god married Olapa.

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  1. ngai

    Ngai (other names: Engai, Enkai, Mweai or Mwiai) is the monolithic Supreme God in the spirituality of the Kamba and Kikuyu (or Gikuyu) of Kenya.[1] Ngai is creator of the universe and all in it. Regarded as the omnipotent God,[2] the Kikuyu worshiped Ngai facing the Mt. Kirinyaga (Mount Kenya) while prayers and goat sacrificial rituals were performed under the sacred Mugumo tree (a fig tree species). Occasions which may warrant sacrifice or libation include times of drought; epidemics; during planting and harvesting; and human life stages such as birth, marriage and death.[2][3] Ngai was often referred to as "Mwene Nyaga" meaning (the Owner of the mountain). Kenyan anthropologist, later president, Jomo Kenyata notes that: "In prayers and sacrifices Ngai is addressed by the Gikuyu as Mwene-Nyaya (possessor of brightness)." He went on to write that: "This name is associated with Kare-Nyaga (the Gikuyu name for Mount Kenya), which means: That which possesses brightness, or mountain of brightness."[4][5] According to Kikuyu creation myth, Ngai created humanity, first man called Gikuyu and first woman called Mumbi. Ngai created a mountain "As his resting place when on inspection tour and as a sign of his wonders."[6] Gikuyu and Mumbi bore nine daughters who became the origins of 9 clans of Kikuyu people. "The names of the main clans are: (1)Acheera; (2) Agachiko; (3) Airimo; (4) Amboi; (5) Angare; (6) Anjiro; (7) Angoi; (8) Ethaga; (9) Aitherando." [6]


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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NGAI

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ngai is ranked #17392 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ngai surname appeared 1,623 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Ngai.

    94.5% or 1,535 total occurrences were Asian.
    2.5% or 41 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.6% or 26 total occurrences were White.
    1% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for ngai »

  1. naig

  2. inga

  3. gain

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ngai in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ngai in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of ngai in a Sentence

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    Ngai Tahu was there from the beginning and they're still there.

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