Bunyoro Clans & Totems – Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom (Official Website)

May 22, 2018
Posted by: Communications
Category: General

The following clans have the bush-buck (Ngabi) as their totem

1. Babiito (Royal Clan)	12. Abahemba
2. Bachaki	13. Abaziraija
3. Abahyakwa	14. Abagorongwa
4. Abalyebeki	15. Abapasisa
5. Abanywagi	16. Abagaya
6. Ababworo	17. Abatabi
7. Abakwonga	18. Abahemba
8. Abadwalo	19. Abatwairwa
9. Abajagara	20. Abapina
10. Abagomba	21. Abasengya
11. Abamwolo	22. Abatembe

The following clans have two totems. In addition to avoiding the bush buck totem, they also avoid Malegyo (rain water from the roof of a house).

Bachaki
Abangamwoyo	Abacwera
Abacwa	Abasiita
Abagweri	Abasengya
Abagumba	Abalisa
Ababombora	Abagimu
Abandikasa	Abalega
Abahangwe	Abaligira
Abategwa	Ababworo

The following clans have their totems (Omuziro) dealing or related to the Cow.

Clan	Totem
Abanyakwa	Ngobe, cow with short straight horns.
Abasita	Busito, pregnant cow
	Ente Emira, cow which has drunk salt water.
Ababyasi	Busito, pregnant cow
Abacwezi	Busito, pregnant cow
	Ente Emira, cow which has drunk salt water.
Ababemba	Busito, pregnant cow
Abasaigi	Nkira, tail-less cow.
Abasingo	Mulara, black cow with white strips down face and back.
Abasingo	Ntimba, brown and black cow.
Abangoro	Mulara, (they split from Abasingo because their companion had killed a man and they feared the consequences).
Abami	Mpuga, spotted cow.
Abagimu	Mpuga, spotted cow.
Abayanja	Kitale, white cow.
Abakwakwa	Ngobe, cow with short straight horns.
Abatwa	Milch cow.
Abanyonza	Ntimba, brown and black cow.
Abaranzi	Ntimba, brown and black cow.
Abalisa	Ntimba, brown and black cow.
Abagahe	Ntimba, brown and black cow.
Abafunjo	Ngobe, cow with short straight horns.
Abalebeki	Ngobe, red and white cow.
Abagimu	Ngobe, red and white cow.
Abaligira	Ntimba, brown and black cow.
Ababworo	Ngobe, brown and white cow.

The following is a list of various clans and their avoidance objects (Omuziro).

Clan	Totem
Ababworo	Omutima, heart of animal
Abanyama	Omutima, heart of animal
Abasita	Muka, dew on grass.
Abaosara	Butweke, woman who enters a kraal, solicits the owner’s son and bears a child to him.
	She must never enter the kraal of the clan again and have any member converse with her.
	Butweke also means a girl who is pregnant.
Abagabu	Ntuha, Crested Crane.
Abagabu	Kawaisomba, geret cat.
Abasaigi	Njobe, a certain animal.
Abasengya	Orulimi, tongue of animals.
Abaregeya	Nkobe, monkey.
Abaregeya	Musokiso, bird – these separated from the Abasengya.
Abakaikya	Kagoma, the large eagle – bird that carries away small goals and like animals, and birds.
Abasonde	Rubeibere, Cock.
Abanyonza	Nyonza, bird.
Abaraha	Akanyamasole, wagtail.
Abaraha	Akatenge – tedge.
Abayaga	Kanyamunkonge, bird.
Ababiiro	Ndahi, guinea -fowl.
Abanana	Ndahi, guinea -fowl.
Abahenga	Kagondo, small black water bird.
Abanyampaka	Kagondo, small black water bird.
Abaiegeya	Ndegeya, bird.
Ahengo	Leopard skin, these separated from Abasingo due to a quarrel over a skin. The skin which caused the havoc became their new totem.
Abasaizina	Mhogo, buffalo.
Abafumambogo	Mbogo, buffalo.
Abafunjo	Munyerere.
Abairuntu	Njojo, elephant
Abanyama	Isereke, woman who is a stranger and is nursing a female child.
Abakimbi	Isereke.
Abayangwe	Nkende, grey monkey.
Abayangwe	Nkobe, large monkey.
Abahinda	Nkende.
Abagweju	A house burned down.
	The place is avoided and no vessels from such a house should be used by the member of the clan.
Abatongo	Amara, the stomach of animals.
Abafumambogo	Nsenene, grasshopper.
Abasonga	Nsenene, grasshopper.
Abahango	Nsenene, grasshopper.
Abayaga	Nsenene, grasshopper.
Abayaga	Oburo, millet
Abayaga	Guswera, a fly.
Abasambo	Obutweke, pregnant girl.
Abasambo	Nkuuku, kind of peas.
Abasuli	Mbuzi, goat.
Abakame(i)	Aki wakame, Hare.
Abasogo	Akaibo Kateirwe ha mutwe(basket put on the head).
Abagombi	Akaibo Kateirwe ha mutwe(basket put on the head).
Abagombi	Biwetu, sugar cane.
Abachubo	Guchu. kind of fish.
Abagere	Njoza, an antelope.
Ababopi	Ekigongoro, centipede.
Abazazi	Guchu, kind of fish.
Abaisanja	Epo, kind of Antelope.
Abaduka	The old skin of a drum
Abaho	Kalogi, fungus growing on trees.
Abasihiri	Ebihunna-Mayuni, Yams.
Abahembo	Kaibo Masa, empty basket.
Abahamba	Ensonga, a certain plant.
Abakorwa	totem not known.
Abaseke	totem not known.
Abagonza	totem not known.
Ababaki	totem not known.
Abasindika	totem not known.
Abaginga	totem not known.