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