Igqira
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Igqira is a noun meaning (South Africa) A traditional tribal diviner or spiritual healer.
Meaning
(South Africa) A traditional tribal diviner or spiritual healer.
Example Sentences
He said: ‘It is the igqira—the diviner. There are mafufunyana—evil spirits—in this house!’
“I went to see the witchdoctor, the igqira. And he spoke to the izinyanya, the spirits of the ancestors.”
The following day, the proceeds of his first job in his pocket, Sizwe took his parents to town and into the consiulting room of the most famous and respected igqira in Lusikiski.
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