nanga

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See also: ñanga

English

Etymology

From Acholi naŋa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nanga (plural nangas)

  1. (music) A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa.
    • 1950, Roslyn Rensch, The harp: from Tara's halls to the American schools:
      The "shoulder harp" or "nanga" had a boat-shaped sound chest.
    • 1975, Sibyl Marcuse, A survey of musical instruments, p. 403:
      The nanga of Nubia is similar; here also, long wooden pegs prevent the strings from slipping.
    • 1986, Okot p'Bitek, Artist, the Ruler:
      The artist uses his voice, he sings his laws to the accompaniment of the nanga, the harp; he twists his body to the rhythm of the drums, to proclaim his rules.

Anagrams

Swahili

nanga

Etymology

From Persian لنگر (langar).

Noun

nanga (n class, plural nanga)

  1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom)
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