Mami Wata - Names of Mami Wata

Names of Mami Wata

State / Territory / Region Name used
Benin Mawa-Lisu (sometimes seen as an aspect of Mami Wata)
Brazil Yemanya (or Yemaya; becoming popularly identified with the spirit)
Republic of the Congo Kuitikuiti, Mboze, Makanga, Bunzi, Kambizi
Colombia Mohana, Madre de agua
Cuba Yemanya (or Yemaya; becoming popularly identified with the spirit)
Democratic Republic of the Congo La Sirène, Madame Poisson, Mamba Muntu
Dominica Maman de l'Eau, Maman Dlo, Mama Glo
Guinea Mamy Wata
French Guiana Mamadilo
Ghana Maame Water
Grenada Mamadjo
Guadeloupe Maman de l'Eau, Maman Dlo
Guyana Watramama
Haiti La Sirène, Erzulie, Simbi (latter two becoming identified with the spirit)
Jamaica River Mama, River Maiden
Martinique Lamanté, Manman Dlo
Netherlands Antilles Maman de l'Eau, Maman Dlo
Nigeria Owumiri (Igbo: Lady of the waters), Obanamen or Oba n'amen {among the Benin of Edo State, means King/Queen of the waters,}, Yemoja{yoruba version}
Suriname Watermama, Watramama
Trinidad and Tobago Maman de l'Eau, Maman Dglo, Maman Dlo, Mama Glow

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