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Nkisi

spirit or object inhabited by a spirit in the mythology of the Congo Basin
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Nkisi

Summary

Nkisi ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Nkisi's image is recorded as Figure protectrice nkishi-Songye-Musée africain de Namur (1).jpg[2].
  • Nkisi's subclass of is recorded as legendary figure[3].
  • Nkisi's subclass of is recorded as mythical character[4].
  • Nkisi's subclass of is recorded as divinity[5].
  • Nkisi's part of is recorded as Candomblé[6].
  • Nkisi's Commons category is recorded as Nkisi[7].
  • Nkisi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06n880[8].
  • Nkisi's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300262566[9].
  • Nkisi's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/nkisi[10].

Why It Matters

Nkisi ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[1] Nkisi has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Nkisi is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . repositorio.ufba.br. Retrieved . repositorio.ufba.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Nkisi. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/nkisi
MLA “Nkisi.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/nkisi.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_nkisi_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Nkisi}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/nkisi}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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