nyanga

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Borrowed from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲaŋɡa/

Noun

nyanga (plural nyanga dem, quantified nyanga)

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

Derived terms

• nang

Related terms

• yanga

Descendants

• → English: nang

Verb

nyanga

1. To walk proudly and provocatively.

References

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →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

• nyara
• pala

Xhosa

Verb

-nyanga^?

1. (transitive) to cure

Inflection

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