Karanga

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Ka·ran·ga

(kə-räng′gə)
n. pl. Karanga or Ka·ran·gas
1. A member of a Bantu people inhabiting southeastern Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique.
2. The dialect of Shona spoken by the Karanga.
[Shona -karanga as in Chikaranga, the Karanga dialect of Shona.]
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karanga

(kəˈræŋə)
n
(Anthropology & Ethnology) a call or chant of welcome, sung by a female elder
vb
(Anthropology & Ethnology) (intr) to perform a karanga
[Māori]
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