Etymology

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Today it means: A traditional Sotho witch doctor. Full definition →

Tswana ngaka ← Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà
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The story

  1. Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀gàngà
  2. Tswanangaka
  3. English todayngaka

Borrowed from Tswana ngaka. Doublet of inyanga and mganga.

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