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inyanga

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In Zulu communities, a traditional doctor or healer

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Africa

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà Zulu ínyangabor. English inyanga Borrowed from Zulu ínyanga, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Doublet of mganga and ngaka.