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mganga

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EtymologyEdit

From Swahili.

NounEdit

mganga (plural mgangas or waganga)

  1. An African witch doctor.

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SwahiliEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

mganga (m-wa class, plural waganga)

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

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