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igqira

igqira noun: a traditional tribal diviner or spiritual healer.

Noun

igqira

  1. (South Africa) A traditional tribal diviner or spiritual healer.
    • He said: ‘It is the igqira—the diviner. There are mafufunyana—evil spirits—in this house!’1963, Anna Margaretha Louw, 20 Days that Autumn
    • “I went to see the witchdoctor, the igqira. And he spoke to the izinyanya, the spirits of the ancestors.”1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 357

Questions about igqira

What does igqira mean?
Igqira means a traditional tribal diviner or spiritual healer.
What part of speech is igqira?
Igqira is a noun.

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