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Ambui
Ambũi
KikuyuPatrilineal lineageTotem: Fish
How they identify
Man (singular)Ambũi
Origin story & oral tradition
Descended from Wambui. Spies of the land who also sought leadership positions.
Totem & taboos
  • Cannot marry within the Ambũi muhiriga
  • Cannot eat fish
  • Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Naming conventions
Named after Wambũi, a daughter of Mumbi.
Sub-clans

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Sources
  • Kenyatta, Jomo. Facing Mount Kenya (1938)
  • Wanjau, Gakaara wa. Mihiriga ya Agikuyu (1967)
Clan totem
Fish
Parent ethnic group
Kikuyu
Agikuyu
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At a glance
Clan nameAmbui
EndonymAmbũi
Ethnic groupKikuyu
LineagePatrilineal
TotemFish
Taboos3 documented
Sub-clans0 documented
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