English Explanatory Dictionary

ngaka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Sotho witch doctor.

Word forms

ngaka ngakas dingaka

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà Tswana ngakabor. English ngaka Borrowed from Tswana ngaka. Doublet of inyanga and mganga.

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