nanga

From Acholi naŋa.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnaŋə/

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, page 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.

• Anang, ganna, ngana

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nanga (intransitive)

1. to produce, bear fruit

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nanga (transitive)

1. must, need, require

• IPA^(key): /naŋa/
• Hyphenation: na‧nga
• Rhymes: -aŋa

nanga

1. (geography) confluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)

From Persian لنگر (langar).

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nanga (n class, plural nanga)

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