mganga

English · Kiswahili

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

mganga

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Kongo nganga (“doctor”).

noun waganga

class i native doctor; a person who uses African medicinal traditions

In English

witch doctor person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"mganga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/mganga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mganga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mganga

Chicago

"mganga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mganga.

BibTeX

@misc{mganga_2026,
  title = {mganga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mganga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}