Nyambi

Nyambi is a mythical deity of the Hambukushu tribe of Northwestern Botswana. Nyambi is known as a creator, or a supreme being.

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. He was know to be living on earth with his wife, her name was Nasilele. A creation of Nyambi named Kanonu was killing animals, Nyambi knew that animals should not be killed.

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.