English
Etymology
Coined by Julian Palmer.
Pronunciation
Noun
changa (uncountable)
- (slang) A smokable blend of dimethyltryptamine and an MAOI to extend the drug experience in duration and intensity.
2016, Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Clancy Cavnar, Alex K. Gearin, editors, The World Ayahuasca Diaspora: Reinventions and Controversies[1], Routledge, →ISBN:Smoked in bongs, pipes, and joints in living rooms, by rivers, on mountaintops, under wattle trees, and at festivals around the globe, changa use has proliferated.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Galician-Portuguese changa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃanɡa/ [ˈt͡ʃãŋ.ɡa]
- Rhymes: -anɡa
- Syllabification: chan‧ga
Noun
changa f (plural changas)
- job of a porter
- (Rioplatense, Paraguay) odd job
- (Andalusia, Cuba) joke
- (colloquial) a small-time barter
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Adjective
-changa (declinable)
- young (in the early part of life or growth)
- (of a moon) new
Declension
Inflected forms of -changa
| Noun class
|
singular
|
plural
|
| m-wa class(I/II)
|
mchanga
|
wachanga
|
| m-mi class(III/IV)
|
mchanga
|
michanga
|
| ji-ma class(V/VI)
|
changa
|
machanga
|
| ki-vi class(VII/VIII)
|
kichanga
|
vichanga
|
| n class(IX/X)
|
changa
|
changa
|
| u class(XI)
|
mchanga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| pa class(XVI)
|
pachanga
|
|
| ku class(XVII)
|
kuchanga
|
|
| mu class(XVIII)
|
muchanga
|
|
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-changa (infinitive kuchanga)
- to collect, gather
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -changa
|
| Positive present
|
-nachanga
|
| Subjunctive
|
-change
|
| Negative
|
-changi
|
| Imperative singular
|
changa
|
|
| Infinitives
|
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
changa
|
| Plural
|
changeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huchanga
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichanga
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuchanga
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanga)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninachanga/nachanga
|
tunachanga
|
| 2nd person
|
unachanga
|
mnachanga
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anachanga
|
wanachanga
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nachanga
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -changi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sichangi
|
hatuchangi
|
| 2nd person
|
huchangi
|
hamchangi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hachangi
|
hawachangi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -changi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachanga
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tachanga
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -change)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nichange
|
tuchange
|
| 2nd person
|
uchange
|
mchange
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achange
|
wachange
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -change
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sichange
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngechanga
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singechanga
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalichanga
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalichanga
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanga)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nachanga
|
twachanga
|
| 2nd person
|
wachanga
|
mwachanga
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achanga
|
wachanga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wachanga
|
yachanga
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lachanga
|
yachanga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chachanga
|
vyachanga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yachanga
|
zachanga
|
| u(XI)
|
wachanga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwachanga
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pachanga
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwachanga
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mechanga
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshachanga
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jachanga
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kichanga
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipochanga
|
| Consecutive
|
kachanga / positive subject concord + -kachanga
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kachange
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nichanga
|
-tuchanga
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuchanga
|
-wachanga/-kuchangeni/-wachangeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mchanga
|
-wachanga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uchanga
|
-ichanga
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lichanga
|
-yachanga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kichanga
|
-vichanga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ichanga
|
-zichanga
|
| u(XI)
|
-uchanga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuchanga
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pachanga
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muchanga
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jichanga
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changa- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-changaye
|
-changao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-changao
|
-changayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-changalo
|
-changayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-changacho
|
-changavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-changayo
|
-changazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-changao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-changako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-changapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-changamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yechanga
|
-ochanga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ochanga
|
-yochanga
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lochanga
|
-yochanga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chochanga
|
-vyochanga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yochanga
|
-zochanga
|
| u(XI)
|
-ochanga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kochanga
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pochanga
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mochanga
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms