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sangoma

/ -ˈɡɔːmə, sæŋˈɡəʊmə /

noun

  1. a witch doctor, healer, or herbalist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sangoma1

from Zulu isangoma
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One witness during the trial had alleged this was to a traditional healer, known in South Africa as a "sangoma", who wanted Joshlin for "her eyes and skin".

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Ms Lombaard alleged that Smith told her she had done "something silly" and sold Joshlin to a traditional healer, known in South Africa as a "sangoma".

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She took the stand last Thursday and over three days detailed the events in the lead up to Joshlin's disappearance that involved a traditional healer, known in South Africa as a "sangoma".

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She was caught up in a maelstrom of rumours and media reports incorrectly identified her as a traditional healer, or sangoma.

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It’s a practice he honed through his training as a sangoma, a traditional spiritual healer, and it is essential to his craft.

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