baloi
/bʌˈlɔɪ/(also baloyi) South African
noun
In southern Africa (in Sotho and Tswana society): practitioners of magic or witchcraft.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John Mackenzie (1835–1899), missionary in Africa. From Sotho and Tswana baloi from ba-, plural class prefix + -loi (from loya to bewitch).