Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/
mʊ̀gàngà
This Proto-Bantu entry contains
reconstructed terms and roots
. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly
attested
, but are hypothesized to have existed based on
comparative
evidence.
Proto-Bantu
Noun
*mʊ̀gàngà
class
1
(
plural
*bàgàngà
class
2
)
[
1
]
witch doctor
,
medicine man
Descendants
Northeast Bantu:
Great Lakes Bantu:
Luganda
(
J15
):
omuganga
Rwanda-Rundi
(
J61/62
):
umuganga
Northeast Coast Bantu:
Swahili
(
G42
):
mganga
Kikuyu-Kamba:
Embu
(
E52
):
muganga
Bemba
(
M42
):
ng’anga
Nyasa:
Chichewa
(
N31
):
ng'anga
Koyo
(
C24
):
ŋgàŋgà
Kongo
(
H16
):
nganga
Shona
(
S10
):
n'anga
Basaa
(
A43a
):
nganga
Southern Bantu:
Nguni:
Swazi
(
S43
):
inyanga
Zulu
(
S42
):
inyanga
Sotho-Tswana:
Northern Sotho
(
S32
):
ngaka
Sotho
(
S33
):
ngaka
Tswana
(
S31
):
ngaka
References
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Entry 1332 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3