nyanga

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Borrowed from Mende nyanga (ostentation; showing off).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲaŋɡa/

Noun

nyanga (plural: nyanga dem or nyangas dem, quantified: nyanga)

  1. (uncountable) Pride
  2. (countable) A proud person.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: nang

Verb

nyanga

  1. To walk proudly and provocatively.

References

  • Richard Allsopp, editor, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1996 (2003 printing), →ISBN, page 411
  • Cassidy, Frederic Gomes; Le Page, Robert Brock, editors (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 326

Lala (South Africa)

Noun

nyangá

  1. moon

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲɐŋɐ]

Adjective

nyanga

  1. (demonstrative) this; this one

Derived terms

  • nyangakutu (over here, around here)
  • nyanganpa (these, these ones)
  • nyangangka (here)
  • nyangatja (here, right here)

See also

Xhosa

Verb

-nyanga?

  1. (transitive) to cure

Inflection

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