3,646 Abibisika (Black Gold) Points

Rank: Unranked Obibini

According to Wikipedia

“The appearance of her hair ranges from straight, curly to kinky black and combed straight back.[3][4] Incorrectly, mostly western sources have suggested the name “Mami Wata” is pidgin English for “Mother Water” yet this is impossible as the deities existed in Africa long before colonization on the continent allowed English to infiltrate. The Mami Wata name is Ethiopian and Egyptian in origin and is linked to ancient African culture, spiritual belief systems, and folklore. The Ethiopian words “mama” indicated wisdom or truth while “uat-ur” meant ocean water. Additionally, in some early languages of the Sudan “wata” referred to a woman. Commonly thought to be a single entity, the term actually refers to a pantheon of African water deities. These African cultures were matriarchical and though “Mami Wata” can refer to males and females, they are most typically thought of as feminine and often take on a female form in art.”

If Mami Wata is Egyptian and Ethiopian in origin, we would probably see that same divinity in Sudan and other surrounding areas, but we don’t, it’s prominent in West Africa.