Mwami

Mwami (pronounced [mwɑmi, mŋɑmi]) is an honorific title common in parts of Central and East Africa:

As Chief

Mwami may mean husband, administrative chief, or Mr. in Luganda language
Mwami may mean tribal chief in Kirundi (Ha and Hangaza tribes of Western Tanzania)
Mwami may mean tribal chief in Kinyarwanda
Mwami may mean tribal chief in Nande language
Mwami may mean tribal chief in Lega language
Mwami may mean tribal chief in Luhya language
Mwami may mean tribal chief in Tonga language, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe

Mwami may refer to the King of Rwanda
Mwami may refer to the King of Burundi
Mwami may refer to the King of Buha Kingdom in Kigoma Region, Western Tanzania and a notable king is Elifas Robert from Manyovu.
Mwami may refer to any of the traditional chiefs of all kingdoms in the North Kivu, South Kivu and Maniema provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mwami may refer to the traditional chiefs of the "Bantu Botatwe" of Zambia; namely, the Ila people, the Lenje people and the Tonga people of Malawi
The Luhya people of Western Kenya may refer to their supreme ruler as "Mwami", meaning "King".

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