"nyanga" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɲaŋɡa/ Forms: nyanga dem [plural], nyanga [quantified]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”). Etymology templates: {{bor|jam|men|nyanga||ostentation; showing off}} Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”) Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=nyanga}} nyanga, {{jam-noun}} nyanga (plural nyanga dem, quantified nyanga)
  1. (uncountable) Pride Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nyanga-jam-noun-jFdMm5rW Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 44 4 52
  2. (countable) A proud person. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-nyanga-jam-noun-OzGR7oG0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nang Related terms: yanga

Verb

IPA: /ˈɲaŋɡa/
Etymology: Borrowed from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”). Etymology templates: {{bor|jam|men|nyanga||ostentation; showing off}} Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”) Head templates: {{head|jam|verb}} nyanga, {{jam-verb}} nyanga
  1. To walk proudly and provocatively.
    Sense id: en-nyanga-jam-verb-g69shYv5 Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 37 15 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 44 4 52
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nang"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "nang",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: nang",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: nang"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyanga dem",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyanga",
      "tags": [
        "quantified"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "2": "nouns",
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    },
    {
      "args": {},
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      "name": "jam-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "yanga"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "44 4 52",
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        }
      ],
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        "Pride"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyanga-jam-noun-jFdMm5rW",
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        [
          "Pride",
          "pride"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Pride"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A proud person."
      ],
      "id": "en-nyanga-jam-noun-OzGR7oG0",
      "links": [
        [
          "proud",
          "proud"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A proud person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɲaŋɡa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyanga"
}

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      "name": "bor"
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        "To walk proudly and provocatively."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "walk",
          "walk"
        ],
        [
          "proudly",
          "proudly"
        ],
        [
          "provocatively",
          "provocatively"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɲaŋɡa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyanga"
}
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    "Jamaican Creole terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Jamaican Creole verbs",
    "Pages with 4 entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nang"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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          "expansion": "→ English: nang",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "bor"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyanga dem",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyanga",
      "tags": [
        "quantified"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "jam",
        "10": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nyanga (plural nyanga dem, quantified nyanga)",
      "name": "jam-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "yanga"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Jamaican Creole uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pride"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pride",
          "pride"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Pride"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Jamaican Creole countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A proud person."
      ],
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        [
          "proud",
          "proud"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A proud person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɲaŋɡa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyanga"
}

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    "Jamaican Creole terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Jamaican Creole verbs",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”).",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "jam",
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      "name": "head"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nyanga",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "To walk proudly and provocatively."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "walk",
          "walk"
        ],
        [
          "proudly",
          "proudly"
        ],
        [
          "provocatively",
          "provocatively"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɲaŋɡa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyanga"
}

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