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376 Amongst the coastal tribes there is general belief in the deity called Ō-basi.

An examination of the vocabularies in Johnston's recent work reveals how very wide-spread is the distribution of the first form. It is to be found as far south as Barotseland and Hereroland. It is clear that whatever the philological evidence means there is a good field for research in determining the religious beliefs of this vast area. In any case, there seem to be differences of opinion concerning the attributes of this high god, and they are referred to by Kolbe, Bentley, Miss Kingsley, le Garrec, Trilles, le Roy and Avelot.