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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | From | + | From ''Hausa'': |
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * jàŋgá |
<sm2>Pcm-ng-yanga.f.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yanga.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
<sm2>Pcm-ng-yanga.m.ogg</sm2> | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yanga.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Make person dey waka wit [[shakara]]. |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| All | + | :* {{ux|dv| All di girls wey enta di room just carry dey do '''yanga''' anyhow.| (Agnes_2020, All the girls who entered the room were just haughty.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Dis your '''yanga''' no be here.|NSC_Agnes_2020, | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dis your '''yanga''' no be here.|(NSC_Agnes_2020, This your strutting is out of this world.)}} |
* When pesin dey play hard to get. | * When pesin dey play hard to get. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Na '''yanga''' dat girl dey make, she go still fall for | + | :* {{ux|dv| Na '''yanga''' dat girl dey make, she go still fall for di guy later.|(NSC_Agnes_2020, (That girl is only playing hard to get, she will still date the guy later.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 17 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From Hausa:
Pronunciation
- jàŋgá
Adjective
- Make person dey waka wit shakara.
- All di girls wey enta di room just carry dey do yanga anyhow. — (Agnes_2020, All the girls who entered the room were just haughty.)
- Dis your yanga no be here. — (NSC_Agnes_2020, This your strutting is out of this world.)
- When pesin dey play hard to get.
- Na yanga dat girl dey make, she go still fall for di guy later. — (NSC_Agnes_2020, (That girl is only playing hard to get, she will still date the guy later.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: strutting, showoff