angu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese angu, from Yoruba à ń gún (“we are pounding”) or Fon agǔ (“pounded yam”).
Noun
angu (plural angus)
- (cooking) A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.
Afar
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *nuuk. Cognates include Iraqw isaangw, Sidamo unuuna, Saho angu and Jiiddu eenge (“breast”). Related to Somali nuug / dhuuq (“to suck”), Egyptian snq (“to suck”), Akkadian 𒂊𒉈𒆪 (enēqu, “to suck”), Hebrew ינק (yanaq, “to suck”), Hausa nono (“breast”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈɡu/ [ʔʌŋˈɡʊ]
- Hyphenation: an‧gu
Noun
angú f (plural anguugá f)
Declension
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “angu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 29
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Laboya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaːŋu]
Verb
angu
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “angu”, in Lamboya word list[2], Leiden: LexiRumah
Maore Comorian
Adjective
-angu (declinable)
- my (first-person singular possessive adjective)
See also
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | -angu | -atru | ||
| 2nd person | -aho | -anyu | ||
| 3rd person | -ahe | -awo | ||
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Yoruba à ń gún (“we are pounding”) or Fon agǔ (“pounded yam”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: an‧gu
Noun
angu m (plural angus)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: angu
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Probably from Fon àgun (“gruel”), Yoruba àgún (“gruel”).[1] Cognate of Portuguese angu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aŋu/, [a̠ŋu], [ɑ̟ŋu]
Noun
angu
- angu (firm porridge or cake made of maize flour)
References
- ^ Norval Smith (2009) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 468.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Adjective
-angu (declinable)
- my (first-person singular possessive adjective)
- 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[3], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, , pages 243–249, stanza 6:
- نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ
- Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.
- Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.
Inflection
| Noun class | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| m-wa class(I/II) | wangu | wangu |
| m-mi class(III/IV) | wangu | yangu |
| ji-ma class(V/VI) | langu | yangu |
| ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | changu | vyangu |
| n class(IX/X) | yangu | zangu |
| u class(XI) | wangu | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
| pa class(XVI) | pangu | |
| ku class(XVII) | kwangu | |
| mu class(XVIII) | mwangu |
See also
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | -angu | -etu | ||
| 2nd person | -ako | -enu | ||
| 3rd person | -ake | -ao (animate) -ake (inanimate) | ||
Yao
Etymology
Cognate with Swahili -angu, Maore Comorian -angu and Chichewa -anga.
Determiner
-angu
- my, first-person singular possessive determiner.