Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nganga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: ngan-ga
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from the Bantu languages.

Etymology

Borrowed from Bantu. This surname is mostly found in Kenya.

Word Breakdown

Root: nanga

Inflected Forms

Ngangas (plural)

Questions

What does nganga mean?: A surname from the Bantu languages.
Where does nganga come from?: Borrowed from Bantu. This surname is mostly found in Kenya.

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