Mbo mangaiko "Mangaiko" originates from the term "angaika" (to go back and forth). "Akengike" is a compound term formed from a- (a prefix which implies power), kenge (the okapi), and -ike (a feminine suffix implying timidness). A word used to refer to either a gay person or a culturally specific gender role among the Mbo people. akengike Nkumbi Initiation: Ritual and Structure Among the Mbo of Zaïre