"yanga" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjaŋɡa/ Forms: yanga dem [plural], yanga [quantified]
Etymology: Possibly from or related to nyanga, from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”). Possibly influenced by Spanish yanga (“carelessly; without necessity”). Compare Proto-Bantu *-yȧng- (“dance in joy”) and Kongo -yangalala (“be happy”). Etymology templates: {{der|jam|men|nyanga||ostentation; showing off}} Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”), {{cog|es|yanga||carelessly; without necessity}} Spanish yanga (“carelessly; without necessity”), {{cog|bnt-pro|*-yȧng-||dance in joy}} Proto-Bantu *-yȧng- (“dance in joy”), {{cog|kg|-yangalala||be happy}} Kongo -yangalala (“be happy”) Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=yanga}} yanga, {{jam-noun}} yanga (plural yanga dem, quantified yanga)
  1. A dance with a fast rhythm.
    Sense id: en-yanga-jam-noun-Q2eS3CCe

Verb

IPA: /ˈjaŋɡa/
Etymology: Possibly from or related to nyanga, from Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”). Possibly influenced by Spanish yanga (“carelessly; without necessity”). Compare Proto-Bantu *-yȧng- (“dance in joy”) and Kongo -yangalala (“be happy”). Etymology templates: {{der|jam|men|nyanga||ostentation; showing off}} Mende nyanga (“ostentation; showing off”), {{cog|es|yanga||carelessly; without necessity}} Spanish yanga (“carelessly; without necessity”), {{cog|bnt-pro|*-yȧng-||dance in joy}} Proto-Bantu *-yȧng- (“dance in joy”), {{cog|kg|-yangalala||be happy}} Kongo -yangalala (“be happy”) Head templates: {{head|jam|verb|10=|head=yanga}} yanga, {{jam-verb}} yanga
  1. To walk or dance provocatively.
    Sense id: en-yanga-jam-verb-5Xrt9rhi Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
     
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