(i) They create a sense of security for the community.
(ii) They intercede for the community's needs to God.
(iii) They are guardians of morality and punish those who break taboos and customs.
(iv) They are consulted during the rites of passage to give blessings.
(v) They act as mediators between the living and God.
(vi) They inquire about the family affairs so as to find out what is going on and act accoedingly.
(vii) They give instructions to the family as to what should be done in certain areas affecting it.
(viii) They rebuke or warn the living of the impending punishment for those who have failed to honour their obligations to them.
(ix) They request for an animal sacrifice to be offered to them.
(x) They appear to people in dreams and visions to deliver messages from the spirit world.
(xi) They have provided people with land on which they depend for food, building, as dwelling and burial places.
(xii) They provide people with a sense of identity.
(xiii) They are the guardians of religious and cultural practices of the community
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