karanga
See also: Karanga
English
Etymology
Maori karanga
Noun
karanga (plural karangas)
- In Māori culture, an exchange of calls that forms part of the pōhiri.
- 2003, Hirini Moko Mead, Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values, page 122:
- A karanga expert from within the manuhiri ope responds to the first karanga of the tangata whenua and indicates who they are.
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Anagrams
- karagan
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese carango. Cognate with Kabuverdianu korótchi.
Noun
karanga
- louse
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
karanga (n class, plural karanga)
- soft groundnut, peanut
- Synonym: njugunyasa
- clubs (suit of cards)
- Synonyms: pao, mavi ya mbuzi
See also
| Suits in Swahili · ng'anda (see also: karata, karata za kucheza) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| makopa | uru | shupaza, majembe | pao, pau, karanga, mavi ya mbuzi |
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ˈra.ŋa/
Verb
karanga
- (intransitive) to lie on one's back
- Antonym: kailome
Conjugation
| Conjugation of karanga (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | takaranga | makaranga | akaranga | |
| 2nd person | nakaranga | fakaranga | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ikaranga | dakaranga | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nakaranga, karanga | fakaranga, karanga | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics