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izangoma

izangoma is the plural of isangoma.

Meaning of isangoma

Noun

isangoma (plural isangomas or izangoma)

  1. Synonym of sangoma.
    • In this The Story of the Zulus, p. 80, Mr. Gibson translates izangoma 'witch-doctors'. [...] Father Bryant adds that inyanga is 'another title' of the isangoma. The vague use of the English word 'witch-doctor' may be responsible for these confusions.1934, J[oseph] D[aniel] Unwin, “Notes and References”, in Sex and Culture, London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, →OCLC, § 420, page 550
    Synonyms:
    sangoma

Questions about izangoma

What is izangoma the plural of?
Izangoma is the plural of isangoma.

Words near izangoma in the dictionary

  1. izakaya
  2. izakayas
  3. Izalco
  4. Izanagi
  5. Izanami
  6. izangoma
  7. izar
  8. izard
  9. Izard County
  10. izards
  11. izars

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