angu

See also: Angu

English

Angu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese angu, from Yoruba à ń gún (“we are pounding”) or Fon agǔ (“pounded yam”).

Noun

angu (plural angus)

1. (cooking) A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.

Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *nuuk. Cognates include Iraqw isaangw, Sidamo unuuna, Saho angu and Jiiddu eenge (“breast”). Related to Somali nuug / dhuuq (“to suck”), Egyptian snq (“to suck”), Akkadian 𒂊𒉈𒆪 (enēqu, “to suck”), Hebrew ינק (yanaq, “to suck”), Hausa nono (“breast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɡu/ [ʔʌŋˈɡʊ]
• Hyphenation: an‧gu

Noun

angú f (plural anguugá f)

1. breast

Declension

Declension of angú
absolutive	angú
predicative	angú
subjective	angú
genitive	angú
Postpositioned forms l-case angúl k-case angúk t-case angút h-case angúh

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “angu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004), Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 29
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Chungli Ao

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “See STEDT”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˥.ŋu˩/, [a˥.ŋu˩]

Verb

angu

1. to see
2. to find, get
   • 1967, “Luke 1:30”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:

     Tetsübuma, Mari, kechiaser Tsüngrem nungi nai taochi nguogo.

     Do not fear, Mary, because you have found mercy with God.

Inflection

Inflection of angu (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	angu	mangu
	Perfect	nguogo	menguogo
Present	Simple	angur	mangur
	Progressive	ngudar ngudagi	mengudar mengudagi
Future/infinitive		angutsü	mangutsü
Imperative		nguang	tangu
Present participle		ngua	mengui
Conditional		ngura ngurabang	mengura mengurabang

Further reading

• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 18
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 123

Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːŋu]

Verb

angu

1. to guard

   Synonym: ĵawa

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “angu”, in Lamboya word list‎^[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Maore Comorian

Adjective

-angu (declinable)

1. my (first-person singular possessive adjective)

See also

Maore Comorian possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-atru
2nd person			-aho	-anyu
3rd person			-ahe	-awo

Portuguese

Angu

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba à ń gún (“we are pounding”) or Fon agǔ (“pounded yam”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: an‧gu

Noun

angu m (plural angus)

1. (Brazil, cooking) angu (Brazilian dish)

Derived terms

• angu de caroço
• tem caroço nesse angu

Descendants

• → English: angu

Further reading

• “angu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “angu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Fon àgun (“gruel”), Yoruba àgún (“gruel”). Cognate of Portuguese angu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋu/, [a̠ŋu], [ɑ̟ŋu]

Noun

angu

1. angu (firm porridge or cake made of maize flour)

Swahili

Etymology

Cognate with Yao (Africa) -angu (“my”), Maore Comorian -angu (“my”), Chichewa -anga (“my”) and Tooro -ange (“my”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

-angu (declinable)

1. my (first-person singular possessive adjective)
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[3], translation from R. Allen (1946), “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:

     نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ

     Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.

     Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

Inflection

Inflected forms of -angu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	wangu	wangu
m-mi class(III/IV)	wangu	yangu
ji-ma class(V/VI)	langu	yangu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	changu	vyangu
n class(IX/X)	yangu	zangu
u class(XI)	wangu	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pangu
ku class(XVII)	kwangu
mu class(XVIII)	mwangu

See also

Swahili possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-etu
2nd person			-ako	-enu
3rd person			-ake	-ao (animate) -ake (inanimate)

Yao (Africa)

Etymology

Cognate with Swahili -angu, Maore Comorian -angu and Chichewa -anga.

Determiner

-angu

1. my, first-person singular possessive determiner.

Derived terms

• jwangu (“Class 1 first-person singular possessive determiner”)
• syangu (“Class 10 first-person singular possessive determiner”)
• wangu (“Class 3 first-person singular possessive determiner”)

See also

Yao possessive adjectives

	singular	plural or formal
1st person	-angu	-etu
2nd person	-awo	-enu
3rd person	-akwe	-awo