yanga

Naija

Etymology

From: Hausa

Pronunciation

• jāŋgá

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Adjective

1. na wen woman dey waka wit shakara.

   • {{ux|dv|All de girls wey enta de 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.| Agnes_2020. (This your strutting is out of this world.)

2. na wen pesin dey hard to get

   • {{ux|dv|Na yanga dat girl dey make, she go still fall for de guy later.| Agnes_2020. (That girl is only playing hard to get, she will still date the guy later.)

Synonyms

shakara, denge

Translations

• English: strutting showoff