karanga

See also: Karanga

English

Etymology

Maori karanga

Noun

karanga (plural karangas)

1. In Māori culture, an exchange of calls that forms part of the pōhiri.
   • 2003, Hirini Moko Mead, Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values, page 122:

     A karanga expert from within the manuhiri ope responds to the first karanga of the tangata whenua and indicates who they are.

Anagrams

• karagan

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese carango. Cognate with Kabuverdianu korótchi.

Noun

karanga

1. louse

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

karanga (n class, plural karanga)

1. soft groundnut, peanut

   Synonym: njugunyasa

2. clubs (suit of cards)

   Synonyms: pao, mavi ya mbuzi

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈra.ŋa/

Verb

karanga

1. (intransitive) to lie on one's back

   Antonym: kailome

Conjugation

Conjugation of karanga (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		takaranga	makaranga	akaranga
2nd person		nakaranga	fakaranga
3rd person	inanimate	ikaranga	dakaranga
	animate
imperative		nakaranga, karanga	fakaranga, karanga

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics