"n'anga" meaning in Shona

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Noun

Forms: n'anga [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀gàngà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà Head templates: {{sn-noun|n'anga|9}} n'anga class 9 (plural n'anga class 10)
  1. witch doctor, medicine man Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-n'anga-sn-noun-Y~Zs3x3B Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Shona dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-06 using wiktextract (6c02f21 and 0136956). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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