Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanganyika

/tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ganyi-ka
IPA: /tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.

name

A former British mandate and territory in East Africa, in existence from 1916 to 1961.

name

An independent country that existed between 1961 and 1964, coterminous with the former British territory, which became most of Tanzania.

name

A province (Tanganyika Province) in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Capital: Kalemie, which borders the lake.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-cànga Proto-Sabaki *-canga Proto-Sabaki *-canganya Swahili -changanya Swahili -changanyikader. English Tanganyika After Lake Tanganyika, from Swahili changanyika (“to mix”) which might have meant where the water of the rivers mix.

Origin

Source language: Swahili

Word Breakdown

Root: changanyika

Derived Forms

Tanganyikan Tanzania

Phrases

German East Africa

Frequently Paired Words

German East Africa

Synonyms

Lake Tanganyika

Questions

How do you pronounce tanganyika?: The recorded pronunciation is /tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/.
What does tanganyika mean?: Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
Where does tanganyika come from?: It is traced to Swahili.

How to pronounce tanganyika

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “tanganyika”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “tanganyika”.
Repeat and practice — Say “tanganyika” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.