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Sorcery and witchcraft – Learn the Lingala Language

Vocabulary[edit | edit source]

  • kindoki – sorcery
  • liloki – magic
  • ndoki – sorcerer
  • nganga nkisi – fetish priest
  • mami wata – a siren, femme fatale or water spirit who promises access to material wealth in return for human lives
  • nganga – a ritual
  • specialist nkisi – charms
  • sheta/chor – witch children – from the French ‘sorcier’
  • ndoto – dream
  • zabolo – the devil 

Source[edit | edit source]

https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf

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