I'm a keen studier of narcissism. Is there a term for this phenomenon in any African language?

By the way, it is VITAL that you understand what narcissism is before you can attempt to answer this one.

Cheers guys.

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism

Nigeria is home to millions of narcissists and manipulators who prey on others and rely on their victims' general decency (which they consider a weakness), to keep them ensnared in their web of lies and dominance.

Many, including yours truly, have dealt with narcissists, and have not known what to term the condition existing among such people up till we discovered the term narcissism, and studied it. And instantly related the traits described therein to the personalities we connected to them.

Your dad, mum, sister, brother, wife, husband, friend, etc, could be a narcissist, if nothing you do ever seems to please the person, and he/she always seems to have a 'flaw' on your part to point out, or publicly mock you, and when confronted, claim they were ''only joking'', and that you are 'overreacting' etc (this is called gaslighting - a tactic of making you doubt yourself/reality/judgement) etc etc.

A narcissist believes they are inherently superior to you, and will react very badly if you challenge that belief in some way. They will try to return you to that space of inferiority to them by some comment or behaviour/action. To return to 'balance'.

They will fake anger in order to intimidate you, if you refuse a particular request or manipulation. They feel entitled to your compliance.

Narcissists never apologise, and never admit they were wrong on any issue. If they do so, it is a pretence to gain something.

Narcissists have no EMPATHY. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another person's shoes and feel their pain/stress in a given situation.

Narcissists lie, and lie, and lie.... They feel no moral need to tell the truth at all if it suits them to lie or exaggerate.

The best way to deal with narcissists according to experts is to go NO CONTACT. When you do so, be prepared for the narcissist to smear your image among others. That's a price you must pay for breaking free from them, as they can't handle rejection. But it's a price well worth it, to preserve your sanity and to protect your soul.