Moloi

Quick meaning: Moloi is a noun meaning (Southern Africa) A magician, witch, wizard, or other magic-user, especially in traditional tribal society.

Meaning

(Southern Africa) A magician, witch, wizard, or other magic-user, especially in traditional tribal society.

Example Sentences

At dead of night the baloi issue forth from their homes.

And time and again they have told me one thing – this woman is not a moloi.

Sometimes the moloi conceals a bundle of rags containing "doctored" roots and other substances in the eaves of his victim's hut […]

The graves of Basuto chiefs are kept secret lest certain more or less imaginary witches and wizards called Baloi, who haunt tombs, should get possession of the bones and work magic with them.

Word Forms

• molois

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include muti, jomo, mojo, muthi, mugu, mlungu.

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