wanga

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wanga¹

noun

  1. class xi, no plural starch vyakula vya wanga

wanga²

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bàdanga, repetitive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-bàda (“to count”).

verb -wanga · kuwanga · kutowanga · wanga · wangeni

  1. to count, to calculate

wanga³

verb -wanga · kuwanga

  1. to ache in pain

wanga⁴

verb -wanga · kuwanga

  1. to do magic / witchcraft

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"wanga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/wanga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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wanga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wanga

Chicago

"wanga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wanga.

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@misc{wanga_2026,
  title = {wanga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/wanga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-wanga.flac.