Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small harp having but three or four strings, used by the negroes of Africa; a negro harp.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Just wanted to send a quick note letting everyone know that "mang fii rek" I'm here only - a response to "how are you" - nanga def - in Olof, the new language I'm learning...
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Sa caparito hohocom sa nabubuhai, at sa nanga matai na tauo.
Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593.
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Ipanalangin sa dios ang nabubuhai at ang nanga matai na christiano.
Doctrina Christiana The first book printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593.
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In a moment, Duling realized that the girl was gone, and that he was holding in his arms a nanga-bush, full of thorns.
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The nest was of grass, feathers, and odds and ends in a hole in a nanga (_Mesua coromandeliana_) stump, about 25 feet from the ground.
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A third instrument called "the laced _nanga_" formed of dark wood, in the shape of a tray, had three crosses in the bottom, and was laced with one string, seven or eight times, over bridges at either end.
Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
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There is another stringed instrument, called the _zeze_, somewhat similar to the _nanga_.
Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
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After resting his spear against the roof of his hut, he took a _nanga_ from under his arm and began playing, his wild yet gentle music and words attracting a number of admirers.
Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
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PeggyG - > Room 1 I'd love to have a shirt like that!! nanga - > Room 1 free and fair elections?
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PeggyG - > Room 1 there are valuable things on YouTube but if you don't use a headset it would be disruptive to others alicebarr - > Room 1 hey do have to use headsets nanga - >
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from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A small harp having but three or four strings, used by the negroes of Africa; a negro harp.
May 1, 2016