MAGIC WORDS Zengawii Origins: Zengawii is a nonsense word meant to capture the mystique of African tribal rituals. It appears in several novels for young adults by Henry Winkler. Common Magician's Applications: Restoration. For example: "There's this one trick Frankie does where he cuts a rope in two pieces and drops it into a top hat. He waves a magic wand over the hat and says, 'Zengawii,' which is his magic word he learned in Zimbabwe. When he pulls the rope out of the hat, it's back in one piece!"12 In Literature: • Henry Winkler, Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (200 ), I Got a D in Salami (200 ), The Night I Flunked My Field Trip (2004), and Day of the Iguana (200 ) Zeph-a-ni-ah Origins: Zephaniah means "'the Lord conceals,' 'the Lord protects,' or, possibly, 'God of darkness.'"1 Facts: This word is equivalent to open sesame. In Literature: • "She could . . . tell you the essential words needed to get you through magic doors and portals. But it was up to you to spell them correctly or you could not enter. . . . Zoe said the magic word 'Zeph-a-ni-ah.' Luke then had to spell it; his first couple of times were wrong. Then finally he got it right, 'Ze-p-h-a-n-i-a-h.' Within a second after the spelling, they were safely through the portal." -- Ted Lazaris, Dragon Man: The Adventures of Luke Starr (2002) Zi-Ana Meanings: • Heavenly life • Spirit of the Heavens -- George Stephen Goodspeed, A History of the Babylonians and Assyrians (1902) 12 Henry Winkler, The Night I Flunked My Field Trip (2004) 1 Wikipedia (2007)