Bugid Y Aiba is a

loa ( ), also called loa or loi, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive their identities in part from deities venerat ...

of war in Vodou, especially in Haiti and

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Etymology

Bugid Y Aiba is

Arawak The Arawak are a group of indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean. Specifically, the term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to the Lokono of South America and the Taíno, who historically lived in the Great ...

in origin, inherited from the Haitian and Puerto Rican

Taíno The Taíno were a historic indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the pri ...

ancestors from their three principal deities: ''Bugia'', ''Bradama'', and ''Aiba''.According to the Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge, by C.S Rafanisque

References

Haitian Vodou gods War gods {{Deity-stub