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Nommo  

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  • In West Africa, the Dogon people of Mali believe that the African concept of Nommo, the power of the spoken word, carries an energy that produces all life and influences everything from destiny to the naming of children. By human utterance or through the spoken word, human beings can invoke a kind of spiritual power. [Source: Encyclopedia of African Religion; Nommo]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XFLDG886-L

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