Difference between revisions of "yanga"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From ''Hausa'':
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From Hausa ''yanga''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
 
* Make person dey waka wit [[shakara]].
 
* Make person dey waka wit [[shakara]].
:* {{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.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| All di girls wey enta di room just carry dey do '''yanga''' anyhow.| (NSC_2020, All the girls who entered the room were just haughty.)}}
:* {{ux|dv| Dis your '''yanga''' no be here.|(NSC_Agnes_2020, This your strutting is out of this world.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Dis your '''yanga''' no be here.|(NSC_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 di guy later.|(NSC_Agnes_2020, (That girl is only playing hard to get, she will still date the guy later.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Na '''yanga''' dat girl dey make, she go still fall for di guy later.|(NSC_2020, (That girl is only playing hard to get, she will still date the guy later.)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====

Revision as of 06:33, 26 December 2022

Naija

Etymology

From Hausa yanga

Pronunciation

  • jàŋgá

Play Play

Adjective

  • All di girls wey enta di room just carry dey do yanga anyhow.  —  (NSC_2020, All the girls who entered the room were just haughty.)
  • Dis your yanga no be here.  — (NSC_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_2020, (That girl is only playing hard to get, she will still date the guy later.)

Synonyms

shakara, denge

Translations

  • English: strutting, showoff