"mganga" meaning in Swahili

See mganga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mganga.flac Forms: mganga class I [canonical], waganga class II [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Kongo nganga (“doctor”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀gàngà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà, {{cog|kg|nganga||doctor}} Kongo nganga (“doctor”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mganga class I (plural waganga class II)
  1. native doctor; a person who uses African medicinal traditions Wikipedia link: sw:mganga Categories (topical): Medicine, Occupations Related terms: -ganga, uganga, daktari, mchawi
    Sense id: en-mganga-sw-noun-uHDsa3vE Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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