TOW (& answer)…

The question for the week was what is a bonga?  A bonga is the Santal (a group from India) name for an evil spirit who lives in the hills, trees, or rivers.  Bongas are usually female.  The bonga figures in numerous Santal folktales. 

The question (and answer) were found on page 155 of volume 1 of Funk & Wagnall’s Standard Dictionary of Folklore Mythology and Legend.  The book in question has a copyright date of 1949.