Initiation Rank	Gender	Type of Spirit	How Acquired	Spiritual Duties	Method of Divination	Spiritual Limitations
Mamaissii (or)Ahougan/Sofo Hounon	both	4 or more major Vodou +Mami Wata (Mamaissii)	Birth & Inheritance	All Priestly Functions	ALL except Kpele (Opele)	Restricted to personal Taboos Cannot use power to help-self
Ahougan/Sofo (priest)	both	"crown" Vodou*	Birth & (usually) through possession & training	most Priestly Functions	Dsiza (shells/glass metal mixture)/(Buji)	Same as above
Bosomfo(asst priest)	both	"crown" Vodou	possession	Asst to Sofo/Hounon	Buji (Obi)	same as above
Kpedziga(asst priest)	both	"crown" Vodou	possession	Wakes up Vodou can pray on stool	none	cannot divine, heal, initiate etc.,
Vodunsi(priestess or initiate)	both	"crown" vodou	ceremonial possession or birth (Se/Ori)	none. only care for self and serve spirit	none (some obi)	same as above
Trodusi(priestess or initiate to ancestral group.)	both	Ancestral Tro	ceremonial (ancestral) possession	same as Vodunsi	none	same as above
Senterua(attendee of religious ceremony)	both	none	N/A	must adhere to Vodou Laws and abserve taboos	none	can only assist those in possession. Role equivalent to church congregrant

Basic Rank Structure of Mami Wata Initiates

Initiation Rank	Gender	How Acquired	Spiritual Duties	Method of Divination	Spiritual Limitations
Mamaissii Hounon	both	Birth & Inheritance	All Priestly Functions	Primary:Mirror+crown possesson(All)	Restricted to personal Taboos Cannot use power to help-self
Mamaissii Dansi* (or whatever additional vodou)	both	Birth	limited/asst Mamissii Hounon	cowrie (meridilogun)	cannot initiate/most cannot "heal" or divine for others unless born with gift
Mamaissii	both	ceremony	mainly Admin role	none	same as above