wanga

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English

Noun

wanga (plural wangas or wanga)

  1. (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 English

Noun

wanga

  1. 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

  1. cheek

Declension

Declension of wanga (neuter n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative wanga wangun
accusative wanga wangun
genitive wangen, wangin wangōno
dative wangen, wangin wangōm, wangōn

Descendants

  • German: Wange

References

  1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
  2. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

Noun

wanga (u class, no plural)

  1. starch
    vyakula vya wanga ― carbohydrates

Etymology 2

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

Verb

-wanga (infinitive kuwanga)

  1. to count, to calculate
Conjugation
Conjugation of -wanga
Positive present -nawanga
Subjunctive -wange
Negative -wangi
Imperative singular wanga
Infinitives
Positive kuwanga
Negative kutowanga
Imperatives
Singular wanga
Plural wangeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwanga
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwanga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwanga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawanga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawanga/nawanga tunawanga
2nd person unawanga mnawanga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawanga wanawanga
other classes positive subject concord + -nawanga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wangi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwangi hatuwangi
2nd person huwangi hamuwangi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawangi hawawangi
other classes negative subject concord + -wangi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawanga
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
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewanga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwanga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwanga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awanga)
Singular Plural
1st person nawanga twawanga
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.

Etymology 3

Verb

-wanga (infinitive kuwanga)

  1. to ache in pain

Etymology 4

Verb

-wanga (infinitive kuwanga)

  1. to do magic / witchcraft
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