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Anwuma

Nzema · Nzema, Western Region, Ghana · Concept

The Nzema word for the sky or heavens. The Nzema Bible opens 'Mɔlebɛbo ne Nyamenle bɔle anwuma nee aze' ('In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth', Gen 1:1), and the Lord's Prayer begins 'Yɛ Ze mɔɔ wɔ anwuma' ('Our Father who is in heaven').

In the Nzema Bible, God creates anwuma, the heavens, together with the earth.

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