different between sangoma vs isangoma

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu isángoma (“diviner, witch doctor, sangoma”), possibly from i- + sa- (prefix meaning ‘of’) + íngoma (“dance song performed at a festival; hymn”). The English word is cognate with Afrikaans sangoma, Swazi sángoma.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sæ?????m?/, /-????-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sæ???o?m?/, /-???-/
• Rhymes: -??m?, -??m?
• Hyphenation: san?go?ma

Noun

sangoma (plural sangomas)

1. (South Africa and other parts of Southern Africa) A (usually female) traditional healer or herbalist, or witch doctor.

   Synonym: isangoma

Translations

References

Further reading

• traditional healers of Southern Africa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu isangoma.

Noun

sangoma (plural sangomas)

1. A sangoma, a witch doctor.

Swazi

Etymology

Derived from ingoma.

Noun

sángoma 7 (plural tángoma 8)

1. sangoma, witch doctor

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

English

Etymology

See sangoma.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /isæ?????m?/, /-????-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /isæ???o?m?/, /-???-/
• Rhymes: -??m?, -??m?
• Hyphenation: isan?go?ma

Noun

isangoma (plural isangomas or izangoma)

1. Synonym of sangoma

Translations

References

Anagrams

• angiomas

Zulu

Etymology

Derived from ingoma. A plausible derivation is sa- + ingoma "like a drum."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isán?o?ma/

Noun

isángoma 7 (plural izángoma 8)

1. sangoma, witch doctor, diviner

Inflection

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “-angoma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “-angoma (3.2.9.9)”