ngaka

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noun

A traditional Sotho witch doctor.

OriginTswana ngaka ← Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà →
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Meanings

nounngaka (plural ngakas or dingaka)

plural ngakas · plural dingaka

  1. A traditional Sotho witch doctor.

Origin

  1. Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀gàngà
  2. Tswanangaka
  3. Englishngaka

Borrowed from Tswana ngaka. Doublet of inyanga and mganga.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kagankangaKaangnagak
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APA

ngaka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ngaka

MLA

“ngaka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ngaka. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ngaka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ngaka.

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