"mʊ̀gàngà" meaning in Proto-Bantu

See mʊ̀gàngà in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bàgàngà [class-2, plural]
  1. witch doctor, medicine man Tags: class-1, reconstruction
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "koh",
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      "text": "Koyo (C24): ŋgàŋgà"
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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            "1": "nso",
            "2": "ngaka"
          },
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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            "2": "ngaka"
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "witch doctor, medicine man"
      ],
      "id": "en-mʊ̀gàngà-bnt-pro-noun-Y~Zs3x3B",
      "links": [
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        [
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      "tags": [
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        "reconstruction"
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  "word": "mʊ̀gàngà"
}
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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            "2": "-"
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          "expansion": "Basaa",
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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      "text": "Southern Bantu:"
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "bnt-ngu"
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          "expansion": "Nguni:",
          "name": "desc"
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            "1": "ss",
            "2": "-"
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          "expansion": "Swazi",
          "name": "cog"
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            "1": "ss",
            "2": "inyanga"
          },
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
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      "depth": 3,
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            "1": "zu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Zulu",
          "name": "cog"
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          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "inyanga"
          },
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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      ],
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    {
      "depth": 3,
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            "1": "nso",
            "2": "-"
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          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
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            "1": "nso",
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          },
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
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    {
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      "depth": 3,
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            "1": "tn",
            "2": "-"
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          "args": {
            "1": "tn",
            "2": "ngaka"
          },
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
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      "text": "Tswana (S31): ngaka"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bàgàngà",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Bantu",
  "lang_code": "bnt-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀gàngà",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Bantu class 1 nouns",
        "Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Bantu lemmas",
        "Proto-Bantu nouns",
        "Proto-Bantu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "bnt-pro:People"
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      "glosses": [
        "witch doctor, medicine man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "witch doctor",
          "witch doctor"
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          "medicine man",
          "medicine man"
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        "reconstruction"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "mʊ̀gàngà"
}

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