(South Africa) A teacher or preacher.
(South Africa) A teacher or preacher.
One of the chiefs on his return said, 'Know, O Moruti (missionary), that I have not killed any man, and I ordered my son to let a woman go free whom he had captured.'
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A South African term — drawn from Zulu and other Nguni languages — for traditional African medicine, including herbal remedies, roots, animal parts, and other ingredients prescribed by traditional healers. Muti plays a significant role in everyday healthcare and spiritual practice across southern Africa. While the word is neutral and widely used, it occasionally appears in darker contexts involving illegal or dangerous practices. In everyday South African speech, however, it simply means the medicine a traditional healer has prepared for you.
(South Africa) Traditional African medicine.
(South Africa, mostly, as a form of address) Someone in authority, a master or leader, especially among Sotho-speakers.
(South Africa) Something big or powerful; a whopper; a hell of a thing.