English
Noun
wanga (plural wangas or wanga)
- (voodoo) A magic spell or charm.
1953, Maya Daren, The Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 117:All magic is performed under his patronage, whether it be the medicinal, protective paquet, or the less benevolent wanga.
2008, Stephan Palmié, Africas of the Americas, page 364:Not all wanga contain the enslaved spirits of the dead, but they work best if they do.
2011, Mark Juergensmeyer, editor, The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions, page 549:Love charms are the most common type of wanga.
Anagrams
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wangā, from Proto-Germanic *wangô.
Noun
wanga f
- jaw
- cheek
Inflection
Declension of wanga (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
| case
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
wanga
|
wanga, wangon
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| accusative
|
wanga, wangon
|
wanga, wangon
|
| genitive
|
wangon
|
wangono
|
| dative
|
wangon
|
wangon
|
Descendants
References
- “wanga”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Noun
wanga
- genitive plural of wang
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wangô. Compare Old Saxon wanga (“cheek”), Old English wange, Old Norse vangi (“cheek, temple”), Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍉 (*waggō), Italian guancia (“cheek”).
Noun
wanga n
- cheek
Declension
Declension of wanga (neuter n-stem)
| case
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
wanga
|
wangun
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| accusative
|
wanga
|
wangun
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| genitive
|
wangen, wangin
|
wangōno
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| dative
|
wangen, wangin
|
wangōm, wangōn
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Descendants
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
wanga class XI (no plural)
- starch
- vyakula vya wanga ― carbohydrates
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *-bàdanga, repetitive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-bàda (“to count”).
Verb
-wanga (infinitive kuwanga)
- to count, to calculate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wanga
|
| Positive present
|
-nawanga
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| Subjunctive
|
-wange
|
| Negative
|
-wangi
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| Imperative singular
|
wanga
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuwanga
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| Negative
|
kutowanga
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
wanga
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| Plural
|
wangeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huwanga
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liwanga
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuwanga
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawanga)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninawanga/nawanga
|
tunawanga
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| 2nd person
|
unawanga
|
mnawanga
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anawanga
|
wanawanga
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nawanga
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wangi)
|
|
|
Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siwangi
|
hatuwangi
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| 2nd person
|
huwangi
|
hamuwangi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hawangi
|
hawawangi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -wangi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tawanga
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tawanga
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wange)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niwange
|
tuwange
|
| 2nd person
|
uwange
|
muwange
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
awange
|
wawange
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -wange
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siwange
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngewanga
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singewanga
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliwanga
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliwanga
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awanga)
|
|
|
Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nawanga
|
twawanga
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| 2nd person
|
wawanga
|
mwawanga
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
awanga
|
wawanga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wawanga
|
yawanga
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lawanga
|
yawanga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chawanga
|
vyawanga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yawanga
|
zawanga
|
| u(XI)
|
wawanga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwawanga
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pawanga
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwawanga
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mewanga
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshawanga
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jawanga
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kiwanga
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipowanga
|
| Consecutive
|
kawanga / positive subject concord + -kawanga
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kawange
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-niwanga
|
-tuwanga
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuwanga
|
-wawanga/-kuwangeni/-wawangeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-muwanga
|
-wawanga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uwanga
|
-iwanga
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liwanga
|
-yawanga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiwanga
|
-viwanga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-iwanga
|
-ziwanga
|
| u(XI)
|
-uwanga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuwanga
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pawanga
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muwanga
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jiwanga
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wanga- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-wangaye
|
-wangao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-wangao
|
-wangayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-wangalo
|
-wangayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-wangacho
|
-wangavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-wangayo
|
-wangazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-wangao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-wangako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-wangapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-wangamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wanga)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yewanga
|
-owanga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-owanga
|
-yowanga
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lowanga
|
-yowanga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chowanga
|
-vyowanga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yowanga
|
-zowanga
|
| u(XI)
|
-owanga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kowanga
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-powanga
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mowanga
|
|
|
|
| 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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Etymology 3
Verb
-wanga (infinitive kuwanga)
- to ache in pain
Etymology 4
Verb
-wanga (infinitive kuwanga)
- to do magic / witchcraft