| Nkima | |
|---|---|
 Tarzan & Nkima (Filmation series) | |
| First appearance | Tarzan and the Lost Empire |
| Created by | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Portrayed by | Jiggs (1935 film) |
| Voiced by | Lou Scheimer |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Monkey |
| Gender | Male |
Nkima is a fictional character in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels, and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly comics. His name comes from either the word N'kima ('monkey' in the Mbugu language, a regional dialect of Swahili), or, after the Meru language nickname for Ugali, a dish popular in Kenya and Tanzania made from maize flour (if the latter, it would be similar to a European giving a child the nickname 'donut' -- a playful, condescending-yet-benevolent term of endearment).