神人かみんちゅ

noun

shrine maiden; female shaman

Ryukyuan term for a woman who serves the gods, often acting as a medium or performing rituals. Distinct from mainland Japanese 巫女 (miko).

• 沖おき縄なわでは、かみんちゅが神しん事じを執とり行おこなう。

  In Okinawa, the kaminchu performs Shinto rituals.