Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀gàngà

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Noun

*mʊ̀gàngà class 1 (plural *bàgàngà class 2)

1. witch doctor, medicine man

Descendants

• Northeastern Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): omuganga
    • Kinyarwanda: umuganga
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): mganga
  • Thagiicu:
    • Embu (E52): muganga
• Bemba (M42): ng’anga
• Nyasa:
  • Chichewa (N31): ng'anga
• Koyo (C24): ŋgàŋgà
• Kongo (H16): nganga
• Shona (S10): n'anga
• Basaa (A43a): nganga
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Swazi (S43): inyanga
    • Zulu (S42): inyanga