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Meaning of abatagati in English:

abatagati

(also abatakati, abathagathi, abathakathi)

Pronunciation /əˌbatəˈɡɑːti/

noun

South African

  • With plural agreement. Especially among the Nguni peoples: witches or wizards as a class; practitioners of evil magic.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Xhosa abathakathi and its cognate Zulu abathakathi practitioners of magic collectively from aba-, plural class prefix + thakathi witch, wizard.