nyanga

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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

Noun

nyanga

(uncountable) Pride
(countable) A proud person.

Derived terms

nang

Related terms

yanga

Descendants

→ English: nang

Verb

nyanga

To walk proudly and provocatively.

References

Cassidy, Frederic Gomes; Le Page, Robert Brock, editors (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 326

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɲɐŋɐ]

Adjective

nyanga

(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^?

(transitive) to cure

Inflection

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