English

Noun

ngaka ‎(plural ngakas or dingaka)

1. A traditional Sotho witch doctor.

Kuku-Uwanh

Noun

ngaka

1. water

Reference

• Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, page 502

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋa.ka/

Noun

ngaka class 9 ‎(plural dingaka)

1. doctor, physician
2. traditional healer, witch doctor

Wangkumara

Noun

ngaka

1. water

Reference

• Luise Hercus, Peter Austin, Yarli Comparative Vocabulary, dans Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch), pages 647-654