Not documented for a Vietnamese plant/earth spirit called ngải in the supplied materials. The provided Wikipedia source documents a distinct entity named Ngai as the central creator deity among the Gĩkũyũ and related East African peoples; that Ngai is described there as creator of the universe and recipient of rituals under a sacred tree (Mugumo). The other supplied items use similar letter sequences as a Māori tribal name (Ngāi Tahu) and as a Vietnamese honorific (Ngài Hộ Tông) but do not give any origin story for a Vietnamese sorcery spirit called ngải.
No descriptions of the appearance of a Vietnamese ngải are present in the provided sources. The supplied materials do not describe physical characteristics for a plant/earth spirit under the label ngải.
No documented abilities, behaviors, or sorcery functions for a Vietnamese ngải appear in the supplied sources. The only agency described in the sources is that of Ngai (East African deity), who is propitiated through prayers and sacrifices in response to communal needs; this is not evidence about a Vietnamese ngải.
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- [1]Ngai (Wikipedia). Wikipedia, 'Ngai' — notes Ngai as central deity of Gĩkũyũ and related peoples; ritual prayers and sacrifices under the Mugumo; ceremonies tied to droughts, epidemics, agricultural cycles, birth, marriage, death.wiki
- [2]Ōtautahi Revealed Pt 2 (archive.org). Archive text referencing Ngāi Tahu in the context of Christchurch redevelopment (uses 'Ngāi' as part of the iwi name Ngāi Tahu).other
- [3]Đại Tần: Quả Nhân Doanh Chính, Chế Tạo Chư Thiên Tiên Tần (archive.org). Archive item in Vietnamese that uses the orthographic sequence 'Ngài' in non-spirit contexts (literary usage).literary
- [4]Những kinh sách do Ngài Hộ Tông dịch thuật hoặc biên soạn (archive.org). Vietnamese archive listing Buddhist texts attributed to 'Ngài Hộ Tông', showing 'Ngài' functioning as an honorific/title in monastic contexts.other