mganga

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English

Etymology

From Swahili mganga.

Noun

mganga (plural mgangas or waganga)

  1. An African medicine man.

Anagrams

Swahili

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Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Kongo nganga (doctor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mganga class I (plural waganga class II)

  1. native doctor; a person who uses African medicinal traditions

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