ngoma

See also: ng'oma

English

Noun

ngoma (plural ngomas)

1. A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.

Derived terms

• ngoma drum

Anagrams

• Gamon, Mogan, among, ang mo, goman, mango

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Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡɔ̀mǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mote class which includes mũtĩ, gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), gĩthaka, kĩnya, kĩrũũmi, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrũthi, njagĩ, njohi, nyũmba, etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

ngoma class 9/10 (plural ngoma)

1. spirit of the deceased
2. (Christianity) devil

   Synonym: caitani

Derived terms

(Idioms)

• ngoma cia aka

See also

• roho

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Mwani

Noun

ngoma class 9 (plural ngoma)

1. drum

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Swahili

Alternative forms

• goma

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Noun

ngoma (n class, plural ngoma) or ngoma (ma class, plural mangoma)

1. (music) drum
2. dance

Synonyms

• (dance): dansi

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Tumbuka

Noun

ngoma class 9 (plural ngoma class 10)

1. maize, corn