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Meaning of "Shangaan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHANGAAN

Shangaan  [ˈʃaŋɡɑːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHANGAAN

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shangaan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHANGAAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shangaan

Tsonga people

The Tsonga people are a Bantu ethnic group of Southern Africa inhabiting the southern coastal plain of Mozambique, parts of Zimbabwe and Swaziland, and Mpumalanga and Limpopo Province of South Africa. They numbered some 4.6 million in the late 20th century. The word Shangaan is a name given to the people of Gaza Empire by their founder King Soshangane Manukuso Nxumalo derived from Soshangane.

Definition of Shangaan in the English dictionary

The definition of Shangaan in the dictionary is a member of any of the Tsonga-speaking Bantu peoples settled in Mozambique and NE Transvaal, esp one who works in a gold mine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHANGAAN


Afghanistan
æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn
Akan
ˈɑːkɑːn
Azerbaijan
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn
Balikpapan
ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn
barn
bɑːn
Bhutan
buːˈtɑːn
chagan
kɑːˈɡɑːn
Dingaan
ˈdɪŋɡɑːn
Iran
ɪˈrɑːn
Kalgan
ˈkɑːlˈɡɑːn
khan
kɑːn
Kyrgyzstan
ˈkɪəɡɪzˌstɑːn
Oman
əʊˈmɑːn
Pakistan
ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn
Sudan
suːˈdɑːn
Taiwan
ˈtaɪˈwɑːn
Tajikistan
tɑːˌdʒɪkɪˈstɑːn
Turkmenistan
ˌtɜːkmɛnɪˈstɑːn
Tzigane
tsɪˈɡɑːn
Uzbekistan
ˌʌzbɛkɪˈstɑːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHANGAAN

Shan State
shan´t
shanachie
shandies
Shandong
shandry
shandrydan
shandy
shandygaff
Shang
shanghai
shanghaier
Shango
Shangri-la
shank
Shankar
Shankara
Shankaracharya
shankbone
Shankly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHANGAAN

balmacaan
Bataan
bobbejaan
Canaan
leguaan
naan
paan
samaan
skokiaan
Talibaan
water leguaan

Synonyms and antonyms of Shangaan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Shangaan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHANGAAN

Find out the translation of Shangaan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Shangaan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Shangaan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Shangaan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shangaan
570 millions of speakers

English

Shangaan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Shangaan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Shangaan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Shangaan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Shangaan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Shangaan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Shangaan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shangaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shangaan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Shangaan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Shangaan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nganjuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Shangaan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Shangaan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शंंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Shangaan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shangaan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Shangaan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Shangaan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Shangaan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Shangaan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Shangaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Shangaan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Shangaan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Shangaan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHANGAAN»

The term «Shangaan» is normally little used and occupies the 119.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHANGAAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Shangaan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Shangaan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Shangaan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHANGAAN»

Discover the use of Shangaan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Shangaan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
When Bat Was a Bird: And Other Animal Tales from Africa
Shangaan. The Shangaan are believed to have originated in the West African rainforests thousands of years ago, and then migrated eastwards and southwards, eventually settling in what is now the KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa.
Nick Greaves, 2005
2
Violence and Belonging: The Quest for Identity in ...
Mhala immediately affiliated to the Mashangana Territorial Authority in Giyane, and Mapulaneng was forced to affiliate to the Northern Sotho Territorial Authority in 1967, much to the dismay of its Shangaan councillors. The allocation of land to  ...
Vigdis Broch-Due, 2005
3
The Politics of Language and Nation Building in Zimbabwe
Table 3.6: Distribution of the Shangaan Community in Zimbabwe In Zimbabwe, Shangaan is predominantly spoken in Chiredzi district of Masvingo province. Shangaan language speakers are also found in small pockets in such areas as ...
Finex Ndhlovu, 2009
4
From Wilderness Vision to Farm Invasions: Conservation & ...
Thus Shangaan ethnic identity is a complex product of social memories of a romanticised Gaza empire, the shared experience of labour migration, and histories of mobility, which was subsequently codified and fixed by missionaries and ...
William Wolmer, 2007
5
Friends for Life, Friends for Death: Cohorts and ...
Ultimately, sometime in the 1930s, Lunda migrants in Southern Africa would become Shangaan. Shangaan, or Tshangana, was initially a term that referred to a Tsonga-speaking people in Mozambique under Chief Soshangane, some of ...
James Anthony Pritchett, 2007
6
IIED Wildlife and Development Series.
The Shangaan of Mahenye established settlements on the lower reaches of the Save River in 1838-40. These stretched as far south as the Runde-Save junction and across the border into Mo9ambique. When all game became the property of  ...
International Institute for Environmental and Development
7
Where the Cool Warrichi Flows
Mahash gunbearer mentioned in A Game of Cards. mamba a venomous snake famed for its rapid strike (Shangaan). Maviljan Alan Mclndoe's farm. Mastulela nickname given to E.L. Banger by local Shangaan people. It means 'One who ...
Jim Allen, 2003
8
African Dance
The Shangaan-Tsonga people of Mozambique and South Africa are known for their multidimensional dances that bring together music, motion, and social action. For the Shangaan-Tsonga, dance emphasizes social commentary through ...
Kariamu Welsh-Asante, Elizabeth A. Hanley, 2010
9
Tourism, Conservation, and Sustainable Development: Case ...
When all game became the property of the Crflwa in 1B9J, the Shangaan were denied legal access to wildlife and their hunting activities were redefined as poaching. In 1934, an area of land bounded by the Mozambique border, the Runde ...
‎1998
10
Justice Not Silence: Churches facing sexual and gender-based ...
their academic life they encounter passages empowering and emancipating girls, women and men on the effects of gendered violence. An Shangaan academic with a degree, one Zingi, bemoans the fact that very little has been written in his ...
Ezra Chitando, Sophia Chirongoma, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHANGAAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Shangaan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shangaan Electro Pioneer Nozinja Shares The Visuals For 'Baby Do …
South African shangaan electro pioneer Nozinja comes through with the technicolor, computer-generated 3D music video for “Baby Do U Feel Me,” the latest ... «Okayafrica, Jun 15»
2
Nozinja 'Gambles With His Talent' on Major-Label Debut, 'Nozinja …
When journalist and photographer Wills Glasspiegel discovered shangaan electro — a hyper-sped-up, synthesizer-ized interpretation of traditional African music ... «SPIN, Jun 15»
3
How Nozinja Invented Shangaan Electro And Took It To The World
Shangaan electro combined rapid-fire marimba melodies popping off at nearly 190BPM and a blend of chipmunk and soulful vocals. It was a hyper-local scene ... «The FADER, Jun 15»
4
Nozinja – Nozinja Lodge: exclusive album stream
Anyone who knows anything about the rapid-fire strain of South African dance music called Shangaan electro will already be well acquainted with Nozinja. «The Guardian, May 15»
5
Chicago Footwork Producer RP Boo x Nozinja's Shangaan Electro Mix
RP Boo, the producer largely credited for inventing Chicago footwork, dips his toes into the lighting-speed sounds of South Africa's shangaan electro in this ... «Okayafrica, Apr 15»
6
Julius Malema's EFF apologises for 'Shangaan' insult
The EFF has distanced itself from remarks made by its MP, Primrose (spelled Pimrose in the EFF statement) Sonti during Tuesday's debate in Parliament. «Rand Daily Mail, Mar 15»
7
Sonti and Malema's "Shangaan" slur unacceptable - Office of ANC …
The Office of the ANC Chief Whip condemns in the strongest terms the usage of the name of one of our nationalities, Shangaans, by EFF MPs Julius Malema ... «Politicsweb, Mar 15»
8
SABC crew mugging: Four charged
According to the State, interpreters who could translate Bangla, Shangaan, and Zimbabwean Ndebele would be required - firstly to tell the accused their rights, ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
9
Kingdom hopes dashed
The Shangaan community's bid to restore its kingdom suffered another blow as the Constitutional Court ruling yesterday effectively rejected a man's claim to be ... «The New Age Online, Oct 14»
10
Nozinja, South African producer behind Shangaan Electro , speeds …
Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music from South Africa is an amazing listen. Also, can we please take more considerable steps to combat climate change ... «Tiny Mix Tapes, Apr 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Shangaan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shangaan>. Apr 2024 ».
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