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Camagu

Camagu is a South African way (Zulu and Xhosa) of making spiritual interactions. It is referenced in all doings connected to ancestors.

Well known person who has a related name the the Xhosa musician and song writer Camagwini, also her songs are spiritually motivated.

Respect
The term can be used as a way of greeting respectfully, camagu nkosi yam - greetings my lord. Camagu can also be used as a way of respectfully agreeing, camagu gqirha lam - indeed my doctor. The lower ranked people (younger or lower cultural rankings) use the word to show appreciational respect to the higher ranked personnel.

Praise
Poets and people in general use the word Camagu as a way of praising highly respected individual such as royals, elders etc, camagu kumkani – praise be to the king. The

Ancestral affiliation
Xhosa and Zulu people use camagu as they communicate with their ancestors. When doing rituals such as intonjane, whereby an animal (usually a goat or sheep) is slaughtered to perform the ritual, the word camagu is very important, the animal is stabbed around the belly button with a spear. When it bleats out loud the elders shout camagu meaning that the ancestors have responded.

Christian affiliation
Xhosa Christians use Camagu as a form of worshipping God, Camagu kuThixo wethu – glory be to our God. In some Xhosa bibles the word is used as a direct translation of my Lord or my God. The word is multiple times referenced in interactions with God.