mganga
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]mganga (plural mgangas or waganga)
- An African medicine man.
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[edit]Swahili
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Kongo nganga (“doctor”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mganga (m-wa class, plural waganga)
- native doctor; a person who uses African medicinal traditions
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