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5-letter words (3 found)

AMONG,MANGO,NGOMA,

4-letter words (8 found)

AGON,MANG,MANO,MOAN,MONA,MONG,NOMA,OGAM,

3-letter words (16 found)

AGO,GAM,GAN,GOA,GON,MAG,MAN,MNA,MOA,MOG,MON,NAG,NAM,NOG,NOM,OMA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AG,AM,AN,GO,MA,MO,NA,NO,OM,ON,

You can make 37 words from ngoma according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ngoma

ngoma gnoma nogma ongma gonma ognma ngmoa gnmoa nmgoa mngoa gmnoa mgnoa nomga onmga nmoga mnoga omnga monga gomna ogmna gmona mgona omgna mogna ngoam gnoam nogam ongam gonam ognam ngaom gnaom nagom angom ganom agnom noagm onagm naogm anogm oangm aongm goanm oganm gaonm agonm oagnm aognm ngmao gnmao nmgao mngao gmnao mgnao ngamo gnamo nagmo angmo ganmo agnmo nmago mnago namgo anmgo mango amngo gmano mgano gamno agmno magno amgno nomag onmag nmoag mnoag omnag monag noamg onamg naomg anomg oanmg aonmg nmaog mnaog namog anmog manog amnog omang moang oamng aomng maong among goman ogman gmoan mgoan omgan mogan goamn ogamn gaomn agomn oagmn aogmn gmaon mgaon gamon agmon magon amgon omagn moagn oamgn aomgn maogn amogn

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Definitions and meaning of ngoma

ngoma

Etymology

From Swahili ngoma (“dance”).

Noun

ngoma (plural ngomas)

  1. A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.

Derived terms

  • ngoma drum

Anagrams

  • Gamon, Mogan, among, ang mo, goman, mango

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ᵑɡɔ̀mǎ/
As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mote class which includes mũtĩ, gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), gĩthaka, kĩnya, kĩrũũmi, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrũthi, njagĩ, njohi, nyũmba, etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

ngoma class 9/10 (plural ngoma)

  1. spirit of the deceased
  2. (Christianity) devil
    Synonym: caitani

Derived terms

(Idioms)

  • ngoma cia aka

See also

  • roho

References

Kituba

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Noun

ngoma

  1. drum

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Noun

ngoma class 9 (plural ngoma)

  1. drum

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Noun

ngoma class 9 (plural ngoma class 10)

  1. drum (musical instrument)

See also

  • mutumba

Sotho

Verb

ngoma

  1. to clasp, to buckle

Swahili

Alternative forms

  • goma

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋɡɔma/

Noun

ngoma (n class, plural ngoma) or ngoma (ma class, plural mangoma)

  1. (music) drum
  2. dance
    Synonym: dansi

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.

Noun

ngoma class 9 (plural tingoma class 10)

  1. drum (musical instrument)

Tumbuka

Noun

ngoma class 9 (plural ngoma class 10)

  1. maize, corn

Source: wiktionary.org