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Pomba Gira

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Pomba Gira

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Kimbundu pambu ia njila (“crossroads”). Compare Swahili njia panda (“crossroad”). The "r" instead of an "l" in "Gira" also happens in other languages. Such cognates include Kikuyu njĩra, Chichewa njira, and Mwani njira.

Proper noun

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Pomba Gira

  1. an Afro-Brazilian spirit evoked by practitioners of Umbanda and Quimbanda in Brazil
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