nganga

French

Etymology

From a (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  language.

Noun

nganga m (plural nganga)

1. An African witch doctor or specialist in traditional medicine.

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records enganga as an equivalent of English guinea-fowl in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nganga and Swahili kanga etc. as its equivalents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡàᵑɡáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

nganga class 9/10 (plural nganga)

1. guinea fowl

References

• “nganga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 10, 33.

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Kongo

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Swahili mganga.

Noun

nganga

1. witch doctor

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Lindu

Noun

nganga

1. (anatomy) mouth

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Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋa.ŋaʔ/

Noun

nganga

1. combination of betel nut, chewing tobacco, and a little lime wrapped in a betel leaf prepared for chewing

Synonyms

• (prepared betel for chewing): hitso, mam-in

Related terms

• buyo
• ikmo
• itmo
• mama
• samat

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ŋa.ˈŋa/

Noun

nganga

1. act of opening the mouth