Mayeyi

Mayeyi (1861)

The Mayeyi even Mayayi , more rarely Yeyi or Bayei are a clan of the Lozi in Namibia .

The Mashi are among the Caprivians who live in the Zambezi region in the far northeast of the country.

They are led by a king , the Shikati , who has been Boniface Lutibezi Shufu since 1993 . He heads the traditional administration with its headquarters in Sangwali .

The cultural highlight of the Mayeyi is the annual Batshara Batshapi .

literature

• Manfred O. Hinz: Customary Law Ascertained: The customary law of the Owambo, Kavango, and Caprivi Communities of Namibia , Namibia Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft , Windhoek 2010, ISBN 978-39416-02-51-9 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mayeyi celebrate cultural heritage. New Era, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2020.