nyanga
Jamaican Creole
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnyanga (plural nyanga dem, quantified nyanga)
- (uncountable) Pride
- (countable) A proud person.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: nang
Verb
editnyanga
- To walk proudly and provocatively.
References
edit- 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)
editNoun
editnyangá
Pitjantjatjara
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editnyanga
- (demonstrative) this; this one
Derived terms
edit- nyangakutu (“over here, around here”)
- nyanganpa (“these, these ones”)
- nyangangka (“here”)
- nyangatja (“here, right here”)
See also
editXhosa
editVerb
edit-nyanga?
- (transitive) to cure
Inflection
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